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Events
1,500 metres, Men
United States
Results for United States in 1,500 metres, Men
Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Games
Athlete/Team
Placement
1896 Summer Olympics
Arthur C. Blake
2
Silver
1900 Summer Olympics
John Bray
3
Bronze
Dave Hall
4
George Wood
DNS
George Orton
DNS
Wilbur Burroughs
DNS
John Cregan
DNS
Alex Grant
DNS
Edward Mechling
DNS
Arthur Newton
DNS
Harrison Smith
DNS
1904 Summer Olympics
Jim Lightbody
1
Gold
Bill Verner
2
Silver
Lacey Hearn
3
Bronze
David Munson
4
Howard Valentine
7
Harvey Cohn
8
Charles Bacon
9
Bernie Gallagher
DNS
George Bonhag
DNS
Edward Carr
DNS
Alex Grant
DNS
1906 Intercalated Games
Jim Lightbody
1
Gold
James Sullivan
5
George Bonhag
6
Harvey Cohn
8
Charles Bacon
DNS
Howard Valentine
DNS
William Frank
DNS
Eli Parsons
DNS
1908 Summer Olympics
Mel Sheppard
1
Gold
Jim Lightbody
2 h1 r1/2
John Halstead
2 h2 r1/2
Harry Coe
2 h4 r1/2
James Sullivan
AC
Frank Riley
AC h3 r1/2
John Blankenagel
DNS
Floyd Rowe
DNS
George Hoynes
DNS
Gayle Dull
DNS
Lloyd Jones
DNS
Herb Trube
DNS
1912 Summer Olympics
Abel Kiviat
2
Silver
Norm Taber
3
Bronze
John Paul Jones
4
Walter McClure
8
Norman Patterson
3 h3 r1/2
Herbert Putnam
3 h5 r1/2
Lewis Anderson
4 h4 r1/2
Mel Sheppard
AC
Frederick Hedlund
AC
Louis Madeira
AC
Fred McNair
DNS
Wallace McCurdy
DNS
1920 Summer Olympics
Larry Shields
3
Bronze
Joie Ray
8
Edward Curtis
5 h1 r1/2
James Connolly
AC
1924 Summer Olympics
Ray Buker
5
Lloyd Hahn
6
Ray Watson
7
William Spencer
3 h2 r1/2
1928 Summer Olympics
Ray Conger
10
Nick Carter
3 h6 r1/2
Lloyd Hahn
AC h2 r1/2
Sid Robinson
AC h4 r1/2
1932 Summer Olympics
Glenn Cunningham
4
Norwood Hallowell
6
Frank Crowley
8
1936 Summer Olympics
Glenn Cunningham
2
Silver
Archie San Romani
4
Gene Venzke
9
1948 Summer Olympics
Don Gehrmann
8
Roland Sink
4 h4 r1/2
Clem Eischen
6 h2 r1/2
1952 Summer Olympics
Bob McMillen
2
Silver
Warren Druetzler
12
Javier Montez
6 h5 r1/3
1956 Summer Olympics
Ted Wheeler
8 h1 r1/2
Jerome Walters
8 h3 r1/2
Don Bowden
11 h2 r1/2
1960 Summer Olympics
Dyrol Burleson
6
Jim Grelle
8
Pete Close
9 h3 r1/2
1964 Summer Olympics
Dyrol Burleson
5
Tom O'Hara
7 h2 r2/3
Jim Ryun
9 h1 r2/3
1968 Summer Olympics
Jim Ryun
2
Silver
Tom Von Ruden
9
Marty Liquori
12
1972 Summer Olympics
Dave Wottle
4 h1 r2/3
Bob Wheeler
6 h3 r2/3
Jim Ryun
9 h4 r1/3
1976 Summer Olympics
Rick Wohlhuter
6
Mike Durkin
5 h2 r1/3
Matt Centrowitz
6 h1 r1/3
1984 Summer Olympics
Jim Spivey
5
Steve Scott
10
Sydney Maree
DNS
1988 Summer Olympics
Steve Scott
5
Jeff Atkinson
10
Mark Deady
8 h2 r2/3
1992 Summer Olympics
Jim Spivey
8
Steve Holman
9 h1 r2/3
Terrance Herrington
6 h3 r1/3
1996 Summer Olympics
Paul McMullen
9 h2 r2/3
Brian Hyde
9 h1 r1/3
Jason Pyrah
9 h3 r1/3
2000 Summer Olympics
Jason Pyrah
10
Michael Stember
9 h1 r2/3
Gabe Jennings
9 h2 r2/3
2004 Summer Olympics
Grant Robison
12 h1 r2/3
Alan Webb
9 h2 r1/3
Charlie Gruber
9 h3 r1/3
2008 Summer Olympics
Bernard Lagat
5 h2 r2/3
Leo Manzano
11 h2 r2/3
Lopez Lomong
12 h1 r2/3
2012 Summer Olympics
Leo Manzano
2
Silver
Matthew Centrowitz, Jr.
4
Andrew Wheating
8 h1 r2/3
2016 Summer Olympics
Matthew Centrowitz, Jr.
1
Gold
Ben Blankenship
8
Robby Andrews
AC h2 r2/3
2020 Summer Olympics
Cole Hocker
6
Matthew Centrowitz, Jr.
9 h2 r2/3
Yared Nuguse
DNS
2024 Summer Olympics
Cole Hocker
1
Gold
Yared Nuguse
3
Bronze
Hobbs Kessler
5