Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

Men's 1500 metres at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue	Francis Field
Dates	September 3
Competitors	9 from 3 nations
Medalists
James Lightbody  United States Frank Verner  United States Lacey Hearn  United States

Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Track events
60 m		men
100 m		men
200 m		men
400 m		men
800 m		men
1500 m		men
110 m hurdles		men
200 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men
2590 m steeplechase		men
4 mile team race		men
Road events
Marathon	men
Field events
Long jump	men
Triple jump	men
High jump	men
Pole vault	men
Standing long jump	men
Standing triple jump	men
Standing high jump	men
Shot put	men
Discus throw	men
Hammer throw	men
56 pound weight throw	men
Combined events
Triathlon	men
All-around	men

The men's 1500 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. 9 runners from 3 nations participated. The competition was held on September 3, 1904.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World Record	4:06.2(*)(**)	Charles Bennett	Paris (FRA)	July 15, 1900
Olympic Record	4:06.2(**)	Charles Bennett	Paris (FRA)	July 15, 1900

(*) unofficial

(**) This track was 500 metres in circumference.

James Lightbody set a new Olympic record and a new unofficial world record with 4:05.4 minutes.

Results

Place	Athlete	Time
1	James Lightbody (USA)	4:05.4 OR
2	Frank Verner (USA)	4:06.8
3	Lacey Hearn (USA)
4	David Munson (USA)
5	Johannes Runge (GER)
6	22x20px Peter Deer (CAN)
7	Howard Valentine (USA)
8	Harvey Cohn (USA)
9	Charles Bacon (USA)