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Events
1,500 metres, Men
Great Britain
Results for Great Britain in 1,500 metres, Men
Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Games
Athlete/Team
Placement
1896 Summer Olympics
George Marshall
DNS
1900 Summer Olympics
Charles Bennett
1
Gold
Jack Rimmer
AC
1904 Summer Olympics
John Daly
DNS
1906 Intercalated Games
John McGough
2
Silver
Reginald Crabbe
7
Arnold Churchill
AC h1 r1/2
Henry Hawtrey
AC h1 r1/2
Ken Cornwallis
DNS
Reginald MacPherson
DNS
William Anderson
DNS
Francis Edwards
DNS
John Horne
DNS
1908 Summer Olympics
Harold Wilson
2
Silver
Norman Hallows
3
Bronze
Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford
5
Joe Deakin
6
George Butterfield
3 h2 r1/2
John McGough
3 h4 r1/2
Francis Knott
4 h1 r1/2
John Lee
4 h2 r1/2
Josh Smith
5 h1 r1/2
Vincent Loney
AC
George Morphy
DNS
Arthur Robertson
DNS
1912 Summer Olympics
Arnold Jackson
1
Gold
Philip Baker
6
Albert Hare
3 h1 r1/2
William Moore
3 h6 r1/2
Billy Cottrill
3 h7 r1/2
Richard Yorke
4 h5 r1/2
Eddie Owen
AC h3 r1/2
Charles Ruffell
AC h5 r1/2
Fred Hulford
AC h6 r1/2
Bob Hales
DNS
William Crabbie
DNS
Douglas McNicol
DNS
1920 Summer Olympics
Albert Hill
1
Gold
Philip Baker
2
Silver
Duncan McPhee
AC
Arnold Jackson
DNS
1924 Summer Olympics
Henry Stallard
3
Bronze
Douglas Lowe
4
Sonny Spencer
11
Cyril Ellis
3 h6 r1/2
1928 Summer Olympics
Cyril Ellis
5
Stan Ashby
3 h3 r1/2
Reg Thomas
3 h4 r1/2
Reggie Bell
6 h5 r1/2
1932 Summer Olympics
Jerry Cornes
2
Silver
Reg Thomas
AC h3 r1/2
1936 Summer Olympics
Jerry Cornes
6
Bobby Graham
4 h3 r1/2
Sydney Wooderson
AC h4 r1/2
1948 Summer Olympics
Bill Nankeville
6
Doug Wilson
5 h2 r1/2
Dick Morris
6 h4 r1/2
1952 Summer Olympics
Roger Bannister
4
Bill Nankeville
9 h1 r2/3
Len Eyre
6 h2 r1/3
1956 Summer Olympics
Brian Hewson
5
Ian Boyd
8
Ken Wood
9
1960 Summer Olympics
Brian Kent-Smith
4 h2 r1/2
Mike Wiggs
6 h3 r1/2
Laurie Reed
9 h1 r1/2
1964 Summer Olympics
Alan Simpson
4
John Whetton
8
Bill McKim
5 h1 r1/3
1968 Summer Olympics
John Whetton
5
John Boulter
9 h1 r2/3
Maurice Benn
8 h4 r1/3
1972 Summer Olympics
Brendan Foster
5
Ray Smedley
9 h2 r2/3
John Kirkbride
5 h2 r1/3
1976 Summer Olympics
Frank Clement
5
Dave Moorcroft
7
Steve Ovett
6 h1 r2/3
1980 Summer Olympics
Seb Coe
1
Gold
Steve Ovett
3
Bronze
Steve Cram
8
1984 Summer Olympics
Seb Coe
1
Gold
Steve Cram
2
Silver
Steve Ovett
AC r3/3
1988 Summer Olympics
Peter Elliott
2
Silver
Steve Cram
4
Steve Crabb
9 h2 r2/3
1992 Summer Olympics
Kevin McKay
10 h1 r2/3
Matt Yates
12 h2 r2/3
Steve Crabb
9 h1 r1/3
1996 Summer Olympics
John Mayock
11
Tony Whiteman
7 h2 r2/3
Kevin McKay
12 h2 r2/3
2000 Summer Olympics
John Mayock
9
Andy Graffin
10 h1 r2/3
Tony Whiteman
AC h2 r1/3
2004 Summer Olympics
Mike East
6
2008 Summer Olympics
Andy Baddeley
8
Tom Lancashire
7 h2 r1/3
2012 Summer Olympics
Andy Baddeley
8 h2 r2/3
Ross Murray
9 h1 r2/3
2016 Summer Olympics
Charlie Grice
12
Chris O'Hare
10 h2 r2/3
2020 Summer Olympics
Josh Kerr
3
Bronze
Jake Heyward
9
Jake Wightman
10
2024 Summer Olympics
Josh Kerr
2
Silver
Neil Gourley
10
George Mills
11h1 r3/4