Men 1500m Athletics X Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 1932 - Thursday, 4th August - Gold Medal: Luigi Beccali, Italy
Final 15:45time
1. Luigi BeccaliITA Italy3:51.2 OR
2. Jerry CornesGBR Great Britain3:52.6
3. Phil EdwardsCAn Canada3:52.8
4. Glenn CunninghamUSA United States3:53.4
5. Eric NySWE Sweden3:54.6
6. Norwood HallowellUSA United States3:55.0
7. Jack LovelockNZL New Zealand3:57.8
8. Frank CrowleyUSA United States3:58.1
9. Martti LuomanenFIN Finland3:58.4
10.Harri LarvaFIN Finland3:58.4
-. Eino PurjeFIN FinlandDNF
-. Eddie KingCAn CanadaDNS

world Men 1500m History

Venue: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 100,000. 24 competitors from 14 nations.
RoundHAthdate
Heats32403.08
World record:Jules LadoumègueFRA France3:49.2Paris, France, 5 October 1930
Olympic record:Harri LarvaFIN Finland3:53.2Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2 August 1928
Cunningham was fastest in the heats with 3:55.8, with Lovelock (3:58.0) and Beccali (3:59.6) taking the other two races. After Edwards, the 800m specialist, had taken an initial lead in the final, Lovelock led for most of the first lap, passing 400m in 60.5 just ahead of Ny. The lead passed to Cunningham, then Edwards, as the pace slowed to 2:04.5. These two surged ahead of the field at 900m and led by 15m at the bell in 2:51.0, with Cornes in third ahead of Lovelock and Beccali, fifth in 2:53.5. Edwards drove clear of Cunningham with 300m to go (3:07.0), and held the lead till 100m to go, Beccali, timed at 1200m in 3:09.5, began his sprint with 150m to go and surged easily past Cunningham and Cornes, catching Edwards just as the Canadian was beginning to tire. His burst of speed, impressive in itself, was emphasised by the fatigue of those behind him. He won by 10m from Cornes, who caught Edwards as the Italian hit the tape, while Cunningham was fourth, 4m back. Beccali’s time was the then third-fastest ever run.

Heats - Wednesday 03.08 17:15

First 4 from each of 3 Heats advanced to Final.
Heat 1time
1. Glenn CunninghamUSA United States3:55.8Q
2. Jerry CornesGBR Great Britain4:01.0Q
3. Martti LuomanenFIN Finland4:01.5Q
4. Phil EdwardsCAn Canada4:03.5Q
5. Hermenegildo del RossoARG Argentina4:06.0
6. Christian MarkersenDEN Denmark4:06.5
7. Amilio RodríguezMEX Mexico
Heat 2time
1. Jack LovelockNZL New Zealand3:58.0Q
2. Norwood HallowellUSA United States3:58.1Q
3. Eddie KingCAn Canada3:58.6Q
4. Harri LarvaFIN Finland3:58.8Q
5. Paul MartinSUI Switzerland3:59.1
6. Folke SkoogSWE Sweden3:59.6
7. Bill BarwickAUS Australia4:03.5
—. Armando BréaBRA BrazilDNF
Heat 3time
1. Luigi BeccaliITA Italy3:59.6Q
2. Eino PurjeFIN Finland3:59.7Q
3. Eric NySWE Sweden3:59.9Q
4. Frank CrowleyUSA United States4:00.0Q
5. Les WadeCAn Canada4:00.5
6. Pedro OrtízMEX Mexico4:18.0
-. Nestor GomesBRA BrazilDNF
-. Reg ThomasGBR Great BritainDNF
-. Otto PeltzerGER GermanyDNF
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Athletics Los Angeles 1932
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Men 200m
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Men 1500m
Men 5000m
Men 10000m
Men Marathon
Men 110m HurdlesWomen 80m Hurdles
Men 400m Hurdles
Men 3000m Steeplechase
Men 4x100m RelayWomen 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m Relay
Men High JumpWomen High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot Put
Men Discus ThrowWomen Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin ThrowWomen Javelin Throw
Men 50km Walk
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