The Men's 1500 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 3:36.60 (A standard) and 3:39.00 (B standard).
The final destination of the medals is still undetermined, due to the initial winner, Rashid Ramzi, testing positive for the blood-booster CERA.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
No new world or Olympic records wer...
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Duration:
- 7 months (2008 — Aug 19, 2008)