The men's 1500 metres was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 15, 1900. The race was held on a track of 500 metres in circumference. Nine athletes from six nations competed.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
(*) unofficial
Charles Bennett set a new Olympic record and a new unofficial world record with 4:06.2 minutes.
Bennett, who ...
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The men's 1500 metres was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 15, 1900. The race was held on a track of 500 metres in circumference. Nine athletes from six nations competed.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
(*) unofficial
Charles Bennett set a new Olympic record and a new unofficial world record with 4:06.2 minutes.
Bennett, who had led the entire distance by a small margin over Deloge, broke off in the final lap. He completed the last 500 metres in a time of 1:10.2 to finish with a total time of 4:06.2, an unofficial world record. David Hall finished two yards behind the third placed John Bray.
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