Men 1500m Athletics II Olympic Games Paris, France 1900 - Sunday, 15th July - Gold Medal: Charles Bennett, Great Britain
Final 15:30time
1. Charles BennettGBR Great Britain4:06.2 WR
2. Henri DelogeFRA France4:06.6
3. John BrayUSA United States4:09.0
5. David HallUSA United States4:09.2
4. Christian ChristensenDEN Denmark4:09.8
6. Herman WraschtilAUt AustriaUnknown
7-9.Ondřej PuklBOH BohemiaUnknown
7-9. Louis SegondiFRA FranceUnknown
7-9. John RimmerGBR Great BritainUnknown

world Men 1500m History

Venue: Bois de Boulogne. 9 competitors from 6 nations.
World record: 4:09.0 (u) John Bray, United Stats Bayonne, France 30 May 1900
Olympic record: 4:33.2 Edwin Flack, Australia Athens, Greece 7 April 1896
The best milers in Paris were George Orton (CAN), John Cregan and Alex Grant (both USA), but none was entered in the 1500m. Bennett, the AAA champion, set the pace, clocking 1:21.2 for the first 500m lap. The pace slowed up to 2:56 at 1000m, with Deloge on Bennett’s shoulder.
The two duelled for most of the last lap, with Bennett only edging away in the final stages to win by five yards. Photographic evidence shows that the time of 4:06.6 generally credited to Deloge was too generous.
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