Men 1500m Athletics Olympic Games Amsterdam, Netherlands 1928 - Thursday, 2nd August - Gold Medal Harri Larva, Finland
Finaltime
1. Harri LarvaFIN Finland3:53.2 OR
2. Jules LadoumègueFRA France3:53.8
3. Eino PurjeFIN Finland3:56.4
4. Hans WichmannGER Germany3:56.8
5. Cyril EllisGBR Great Britain3:57.6
6. Paul MartinSUI Switzerland3:58.4
7. Hans-Helmuth KrauseGER Germany3:59.0
8. Adolf KittelTCH Czechoslovakia4:00.4
9. William WhyteAUS Australia4:00.4
10.Ray CongerUSA United StatesUnknown
11.Jean KellerFRA FranceUnknown
-. Herbert BöcherGER GermanyDNF

world Men 1500m History

Venue: Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam 31,600.
43 competitors from 19 nations.
RoundHathdate
Heats64303.08
World Record: Otto Peltzer, Germany 3:51.0 Berlin, Germany 11 September 1926
Olympic Record: Paavo Nurmi, Finland 3:53.6 Paris, France 10 July 1924
Ladoumègue was the fastest entrant with the third best time ever of 3:52.2, but was untested at international level, having improved by more than 11 seconds in 1928. Larva, winner of the Finnish trials in 3:52.6, and Purje - the Finnish number two with a best of 3:53.1 in the same race - were next fastest. As in 1924 there were six heats, with 2 qualifying from each. The principal victims were Edwin Wide (SWE) and world record holder Otto Peltzer (GER), both of whom were beat- en in the slowest heat won by Ray Conger (USA) in 4:02.6. All the heats were tactical affairs, with only one sub-4 clocking by Herbert Böcher (GER), 3:59.6. Larva led for the first lap in the final in 61.0, with Purje then taking over, passing 800m in 2:04.4 and the bell in 2:52.8. Purje still led after three laps in 3:09.8, but Ladoumègue rushed into the lead with 250m to go, and only Larva could respond. The Frenchman led until 20m from the finish, and then Larva edged away leaving Ladoumègue 3m behind at the finish.

Heats - Wednesday 03.08 17:15

First 2 from each of 6 Heats advanced to Final.
Heat 1time
1. Hans WichmannGeR Germany4:03.0Q
2. Adolf KittelTCH CzechoslovakiaUnknownQ
3. Marton JózsefHUn HungaryUnknown
4. Luigi BecalliITa ItalyUnknown
5. Guus ZeegersNED NetherlandsUnknown
6. George HydeAUS AustraliaUnknown
7. Jaworski JózefPOL Poland4:14.0
8. Martin SéraFRA FranceUnknown
-. Gerry CoughlanIRL IrelandDNS
-. Joquin MiquelESP SpainDNS
Heat 2time
1. Herbert BöcherGeR Germany3:59.6Q
2. William WhyteAUS Australia3:59.9Q
3. Armas KinnunenFIN Finland4:01.5
4. Albert LarsenDEN Denmark4:01.5
5. Reidar JørgensenNOR Norway4:01.6
6. Jack WalterCAn CanadaUnknown
-. Frédéric du HenNED NetherlandsDNF
-. Gyula BelloniHUN HungaryDNF
-. Lloyd HahnUSA United StatesDNF
-. Andreas PaourisGRe GreeceDNS
Heat 3time
1. Eino PurjeFIN Finland4:00.8Q
2. Jules LadoumègueFRA FranceUnknownQ
3. Stan AshbyGBR Great BritainUnknown
4. Vilém ŠindlerTCH CzechoslovakiaUnknown
5. Serafín DengraARG ArgentinaUnknown
6. Luka PredanićYUG Yugoslavia4:27.0
7. Pete WalterCAn CanadaUnknown
8. Jan ZeegersNED NetherlandsUnknown
-. Grigorios GeorgakopoulosGRe GreeceDNS
-. Gyulay GáborHUN HungaryDNS
Heat 4time
1. Paul MartinSUI Switzerland4:00.8Q
2. Harri LarvaFIN Finland4:02.0Q
3. Reg ThomasGBR Great BritainUnknown
4. David GriffinCAn CanadaUnknown
5. Leopoldo LedesmaARG ArgentinaUnknown
-. Sid RobinsonUSA United StatesDNF
-. Antonios MangosGRe GreeceDNS
-. Georges BaratonFRA FranceDNS
-. Besim Koşalay ÖmerTUR TurkeyDNS
-. Robert MasinoMON MonacoDNS
Heat 5time
1. Ray CongerUSA United States4:02.6Q
2. Jean KellerFRA France4:02.7Q
3. Edvin WideSWE SwedenUnknown
4. Otto PeltzerGER GermanyUnknown
5. Alex DochertyCAn CanadaUnknown
6. Reggie BellGBR Great BritainUnknown
-. Vasilios StavrinosGRe GreeceDNS
-. Ciro ChapaMEX MexicoDNS
-. Philippe CoenjaertsBEL BelgiumDNS
-. Juichi NagataniJPN JapanDNS
Heat 6time
1. Cyril EllisGBR Great Britain4:01.8Q
2. Hans-Helmuth KrauseGER GermanyUnknownQ
3. Nick CarterUSA United StatesUnknown
4. Leo HelgasFIN Finland4:06.0
5. Danie JacobsZAF South AfricaUnknown
6. Czesław ForyśPOL Poland4:11.5
7. Wilhelm EffernNED NetherlandsUnknown
-. Jesús OyarbideESP SpainDNS
-. Gurbachan SinghINd IndiaDNS
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