Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres
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The men's 1500 metres race, the longest flat-track race on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme, was the last event on 7 April. It was run in one heat, with eight athletes competing. Albin Lermusiaux of France led for most of the race, but was caught by two other runners near the end and finished with only a bronze medal. Teddy Flack won the race, becoming the first Australian Olympic champion. The four Greek athletes trailed the other four athletes, though the records do not indicate in which position the last two finisheds.
Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Teddy Flack |  Arthur Blake United States |
Albin Lermusiaux |
Results
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teddy Flack |
Australia | 4:33.2
|
| 2 | Arthur Blake | United States
| 4:33.6
|
| 3 | Albin Lermusiaux |
France | 4:36.0
|
| 4 | Karl Galle |
Germany | 4:39.0
|
| 5 | Angelos Fetsis |
Greece | Unknown
|
| 6 | Dimitrios Golemis |
Greece | Unknown
|
| 7-8 | Konstantinos Karakatsanis |
Greece | Unknown
|
| Dimitrios Tomprof |
Greece | Unknown |
References
| The 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens Games of the I Olympiad |
| Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics |
| 100 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1500 m | 110 m hurdles | marathon | long jump | triple jump | high jump | pole vault | shot put | discus |
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