Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres

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The men's 1500 metres was the third-longest of the seven men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 17 October, 19 October, and 21 October 1964. 50 athletes from 34 nations entered, with 7 not starting the first round. The first round was held on 17 October, with the semifinals on 19 October and the final on 21 October.

Contents 1 Medallists 2 Results 2.1 First round 2.1.1 First round, heat 1 2.1.2 First round, heat 2 2.1.3 First round, heat 3 2.1.4 First round, heat 4 2.2 Semifinals 2.2.1 Semifinal 1 2.2.2 Semifinal 2 2.3 Final 3 References

[edit] Medallists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Peter Snell New Zealand	Josef Odložil Czechoslovakia	John Davies New Zealand

[edit] Results

[edit] First round

The top four runners in each of the 4 heats advanced, as well as the next two fastest runners from across all heats.

[edit] First round, heat 1

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Witold Baran	Poland	3:45.3
2	John Davies	New Zealand	3:45.5
3	Dyrol Burleson	United States	3:45.6
4	Ergas Leps	Canada	3:46.4
5	William Mckim	Great Britain and Northern Ireland	3:46.8
6	Hans-Ruedi Knill	Switzerland	3:47.2
7	Denos Adjima Beche	Côte d'Ivoire	3:53.5
8	Basil Clifford	Ireland	3:54.9
9	Neville Myton	Jamaica	3:57.0
10	R. Subramaniam	Malaysia	3:59.4
—	Ahmed Issa	Chad	Did not start
	Nguyet Van Ly	Vietnam	Did not start
	J. G. Neira Carvajal	Colombia	Did not start

[edit] First round, heat 2

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Michel Bernard	France	3:45.4
2	Jurgen May	Unified Team of Germany	3:44.2
3	John Whetton	Great Britain and Northern Ireland	3:44.2
4	James Ronald Ryun	United States	3:44.4
5	Karl-Uno Olofsson	Sweden	3:44.8
6	Olavi Salonen	Finland	3:46.8
7	Francesco Bianchi	Italy	3:47.9
8	E. Yazdanpanah-Barughi	Iran	3:54.8
9	Albert George Thomas	Australia	3:54.9
10	Tira Klai Arngtong	Thailand	4:08.7
—	Muharrem Dalkilic	Turkey	Did not start
	Jean Randrianjatovo	Madagascar	Did not start

[edit] First round, heat 3

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Kipchoge Keino	Kenya	3:45.8
2	Wolf-Dieter Holtz	Unified Team of Germany	3:46.6
3	Tom O'Hara	United States	3:46.7
4	Peter Snell	New Zealand	3:46.8
5	Stig Lindback	Sweden	3:47.1
6	Volker Tulzer	Austria	3:49.0
7	Rolf Jelinek	Switzerland	3:51.2
8	Michel Medinger	Luxembourg	3:51.8
9	Chung Kyo Mo	Korea	3:53.0
10	Hugo Walser	Liechtenstein	3:53.3
11	Anar Khan	Pakistan	3:56.7
—	Michel Jazy	France	Did not start
	Manuel Oliveira	Portugal	Did not start

[edit] First round, heat 4

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Alan Simpson	Great Britain and Northern Ireland	3:42.8
2	Jean Wadoux	France	3:43.0
3	Josef Odložil	Czechoslovakia	3:43.2
4	Eugene Allonsius	Belgium	3:43.3
5	Simo Vazic	Yugoslavia	3:43.7
6	Siegried Valentin	Unified Team of Germany	3:44.9
7	Sebsibe Mamo	Ethiopia	3:45.8
8	Ivan Belitsky	Soviet Union	3:46.7
9	Attila Simon	Hungary	3:49.1
10	Yamaguchi Toichi	Japan	3:56.7
11	Eric Donu Amevor	Ghana	3:58.4
12	Patrick Field	Hong Kong	4:02.6

[edit] Semifinals

The fastest four runners in each of the two semifinals and the fastest remaining runner qualified for the final.

[edit] Semifinal 1

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Peter Snell	New Zealand	3:38.8
2	Witold Baran	Poland	3:38.9
3	Josef Odložil	Czechoslovakia	3:39.3
4	Michel Bernard	France	3:39.7
5	John Whetton	Great Britain and Northern Ireland	3:39.9
6	Wolf-Dieter Holtz	Unified Team of Germany	3:42.3
7	Karl-Uno Olofsson	Sweden	3:44.8
8	Ergas Leps	Canada	3:51.2
9	James Ronald Ryun	United States	3:55.0

[edit] Semifinal 2

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Dyrol Burleson	United States	3:41.5
2	Alan Simpson	Great Britain and Northern Ireland	3:41.5
3	John Davies	New Zealand	3:41.9
4	Jean Wadoux	France	3:41.9
5	Kipchoge Keino	Kenya	3:41.9
6	Eugene Allonsius	Belgium	3:41.9
7	Tom O'Hara	United States	3:43.4
8	Jurgen May	Unified Team of Germany	3:46.8
9	Simo Vazic	Yugoslavia	3:48.3

[edit] Final

Splits were recorded at 400 metres, 800 metres, and 1200 metres. Bernard led after the first lap, Odlozil and Davies were in front after two, and Baran had the lead at the end of the third lap. Snell, who had already successfully defended his 800 metre title, finished strong. He crossed the finish line 1.5 seconds ahead of anyone else.

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time		Lap 1	Lap 2	Lap 3
1	Peter Snell	New Zealand	3:38.1		0:58.8	2:00.7	2:59.5
2	Josef Odložil	Czechoslovakia	3:39.6		0:59.2	2:00.5	2:59.7
3	John Davies	New Zealand	3:39.6		0:59.0	2:00.5	2:59.3
4	Alan Simpson	Great Britain and Northern Ireland	3:39.7		0:58.9	2:01.0	3:00.0
5	Dyrol Burleson	United States	3:40.0		0:58.3	2:01.1	2:59.6
6	Witold Baran	Poland	3:40.3		0:58.7	2:00.8	2:59.4
7	Michel Bernard	France	3:41.2		0:58.0	2:01.3	2:59.7
8	John Whetton	Great Britain and Northern Ireland	3:42.4		0:58.5	2:00.7	2:59.9
9	Jean Wadoux	France	3:45.4		0:59.3	2:01.5	3:00.3

[edit] References

• Official Report

The 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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