Men 1500m Hurdles Athletics XIV Olympic Games London 1948 - Friday 06.08 - Gold Medal: Henry Eriksson, Sweden
Finaltime+timet.a.Y
1. Henry ErikssonSWE Sweden3:49.8 3:50.028
2. Lennart StrandSWE Sweden3:50.4+0.403:50.427
3. Wim SlijkhuisNED Netherlands3:50.4+0.483:50.525
4. Václav ČevonaTCH Czechoslovakia3:51.2+1.373:51.426
5. Bergkvist GöstaSWE Sweden3:52.2+2.053:52.128
6. Bill NankevilleGBR Great Britain3:52.6+2.513:52.623
7. Garay SándorHUN Hungary3:54.4+4.633:54.728
8. Don GehrmannUSA United States3:54.5+4.653:54.720
9. Erik JørgensenDEN Denmark3:56.1+6.28 28
10.Josy BarthelLUX Luxembourg3:56.9+7.14 21
11.Marcel HansenneFRA France4:02.0 31
12.Denis JohanssonFIN Finland 20

world Men 1500m History

Venue: Empire Stadium, London.
Competitors: 36; Countries: 22
Strand was hot favourite to win. Despite losing to Bergkvist in the Swedish Trials, the nervy world record holder appeared unbeatable. Bergkvist was the fastest in the heats, but quick times were out of the question for the final, run in a thunderstorm on an already sludgelike track. Hansenne had a brainstorm in the first lap running 58.3, and opening up a 6m gap on the field headed by Gehrmann. The Frenchman came back to the field in the second lap, and after reaching 800m in 2:02.6 was passed shortly after by the three Swedes, led by Eriksson. By the 1200m mark (3:05.0) Eriksson had only Strand for company, but unlike previous encounters he was able to hold off the European Champion, possibly helped by a stronger physique more suited to the difficult London conditions. Strand only held on to silver after bump- ing Slijkhuis as the Dutchman zoomed through on the inside in the last 50m. The official time of 3:50.4 for both men was clearly incorrect when measured against the photo-finish equipment.

Heats- Wednesday 04.08

First 3 from each 4 heats progressed to Final.
Heat 1timet.a.Y
1. Lennart StrandSWE Sweden3:54.23:54.327
2. Erik JørgensenDEN Denmark3:54.2 28
3. Don GehrmannUSA United States3:54.8 20
4. Frits de RuijterNED Netherlands3:55.2 31
5. Olavi LuotoFIN Finland3:58.0 21
6. Henri KleinFRA France3:59.8 28
7. Cahit ÖnelTUR Turkey4:00.0?+0.2020
8. John Joe BarryIRL Ireland4:00.5?+0.7022
9. Cliff SalmondCAn Canada4:16.2?
-. Antero MongrutPER Peru
Heat 2timet.a.Y
1. Wim SlijkhuisNED Netherlands3:52.43:52.825
2. Václav ČevonaTCH Czechoslovakia3:53.0 26
3. Denis JohanssonFIN Finland3:54.0 20
4. Jack HutchinsCAn Canada3:54.4 22
5. Doug WilsonGBR Great Britain3:54.8 28
6. Clem EischenUSA United States4:00.2 21
7. Vasilios MavroidisGRE Greece 21
8. Juan AdarragaESP Spain4:03.7? 24
-. Wilfred TullTTOTTO 30
Heat 3timet.a.Y
1. Henry ErikssonSWE Sweden3:53.83:53.828
2. Bill NankevilleGBR Great Britain3:55.8 23
3. Josy BarthelLUX Luxembourg3:56.4 21
4. Jean VernierFRA France3:57.6 25
5. Melchor PalmeiroARGARG4:01.6
6. Óskar JónssonISL Iceland4:03.2 23
7. Maksut Ä°Ã…Ÿman RızaTUR Turkey 34
-. Bill ParnellCAn CanadaDNF 20
Heat 4timet.a.Y
1. Bergkvist GöstaSWE Sweden3:51.83:51.828
2. Marcel HansenneFRA France3:52.8 31
3. Garay SándorHUN Hungary3:53.0 28
4. Roland SinkUSA United States3:53.2 22
5. Kaare VeflingNOR Norway3:54.6 28
6. Richard MorrisGBR Great Britain3:55.8 27
7. Ingvard NielsenDEN Denmark4:01.7? 23
8. Karl-Heinz HublerSUI Switzerland4:03.0? 19
9. Lee Yun-SeokKORSouth Korea
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index Athletics
London 1948 index
London
Athletics London 1948
Men 100mWomen 100m
Men 200mWomen 200m
Men 400m
Men 800m
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 JumpWomen Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot PutWomen Shot Put
Men Discus ThrowWomen Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin ThrowWomen Javelin Throw
Men 10km Track Walk
Men 50km Walk
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Men Decathlon
Men 100m Decathlon
Men Long Jump Decathlon
Men Shot Put Decathlon
Men High Jump Decathlon
Men 400m Decathlon
Men 110m Hurdles Decathlon
Men Discus Throw Decathlon
Men Pole Vault Decathlon
Men Javelin Throw Decathlon
Men 1500m Decathlon
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