Men 1500m Athletics III Olympic Games Saint Louis, United States 1904 - 3rd September - Gold Medal: James Lightbody, Unitrd States
1. James LightbodyUSA United States4:05.4 WR
2. Frank VernerUSA United States4:06.8
3. Lacey HearnUSA United StatesUnknown
4. David MunsonUSA United StatesUnknown
5. Johannes RungeGeR GermanyUnknown
6. Peter DeerCAn CanadaUnknown
7. Howard ValentineUSA United StatesUnknown
8. Harvey CohnUSA United StatesUnknown
9. Charles BaconUSA United StatesUnknown

world Men 1500m History

Venue: Francis Field. Capp.: 19,000.
9 competitors from 3 nations.
World and Olympic record: 4:06.2 Charles Bennett, Great Britain Paris, France 15 July 1900
Jim Lightbody set a new Olympic record and a new unofficial world record at 4:05.4.
Cohn set the pace, with Deer and Verner his closest followers. As Deer fell back, Lightbody came up, and was in third place with a lap to go. The 800m winner’s long stride took him past the field with 300m remaining, and he won comfortably by six yards, Hearn finished fast to beat Munson, the pre-race favourite, for third.
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