Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
Men's 1500 metres at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City | |||||||||
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Date | 18 October 1968 to 20 October 1968 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||||
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | |||
80 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | |||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | |||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | |||
20 km walk | men | |||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | |||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Combined events | ||||
Pentathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men |
These are the official results of the Men's 1500 metres event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. The competition was held on 18 to the 20 of October. The Gold was won by Kenyan Kip Keino, who beat World record holder Jim Ryun, who struggled to adapt to the altitude of Mexico City.[1]
First round
Top 5 in each heat advance to semifinal.
Heat one *
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kip Keino | ![]() | 3:46.96 | |
2 | Bodo Tümmler | ![]() | 3:51.59 | |
3 | John Boulter | ![]() | 3:51.63 | |
4 | Jorge Grosser | ![]() | 3:51.79 | |
5 | Franco Arese | ![]() | 3:51.86 | |
6 | Dave Bailey | ![]() | 3:52.11 | |
7 | Róbert Honti | ![]() | 3:54.95 | |
8 | Rudolf Klaban | ![]() | 3:59.11 | |
9 | Julio Quevedo | ![]() | 4:03.13 | |
10 | Édouard Sagna | ![]() | 4:04.12 | |
11 | Emilio Barahona | ![]() | 4:56.08 |
Heat two *
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Tom Von Ruden | ![]() | 3:59.15 | |
2 | André Dehertoghe | ![]() | 3:59.33 | |
3 | Henryk Szordykowski | ![]() | 3;59.34 | |
4 | Claude Nicolas | ![]() | 3:59.35 | |
5 | Arnd Krüger | ![]() | 3:59.40 | |
6 | Renzo Finelli | ![]() | 3:59.51 | |
7 | Ove Berg | ![]() | 4:00.42 | |
8 | Tom Hansen | ![]() | 4:01.47 | |
9 | Ramasamy Subramaniam | ![]() | 4:06.49 | |
10 | Miguel Núñez | ![]() | 4:23.67 |
Heat three *
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Ben Jipcho | ![]() | 3:46.51 | |
2 | Oleg Rayko | ![]() | 3:46.84 | |
3 | Harald Norpoth | ![]() | 3:47.00 | |
4 | Josef Odložil | ![]() | 3:47.49 | |
5 | Jacky Boxberger | ![]() | 3:47.55 | |
6 | José Neri | ![]() | 3:47.88 | |
7 | Jorge González | ![]() | 3:50.49 | |
8 | Ioannis Virvilis | ![]() | 3:55.57 | |
9 | Xaver Frick, Jr. | ![]() | 4:15.38 | |
10 | Alfredo Cubías | ![]() | 4:32.58 |
Heat four *
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jim Ryun | ![]() | 3:45.80 | |
2 | Hamadi Haddou | ![]() | 3:47.01 | |
3 | Edgard Salvé | ![]() | 3:47.17 | |
4 | Arne Kvalheim | ![]() | 3:47.50 | |
5 | Norm Trerise | ![]() | 3:47.67 | |
6 | Gianni Del Buono | ![]() | 3:48.41 | |
7 | Peter Watson | ![]() | 3:55.41 | |
8 | Maurice Benn | ![]() | 3:56.43 | |
9 | Pekka Vasala | ![]() | 4:08.51 | |
10 | Willie Ríos | ![]() | 4:14.47 | |
11 | Jeff Payne | ![]() | 4:18.92 |
Heat five *
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Marty Liquori | ![]() | 3:52.78 | |
2 | Hansrüedi Knill | ![]() | 3:52.87 | |
3 | John Whetton | ![]() | 3:53.04 | |
4 | Ahmed Issa | ![]() | 3:53.13 | |
5 | Mikhail Zhelobovsky | ![]() | 3:53.23 | |
6 | Matias Habtemichael | ![]() | 3:53.27 | |
7 | Anders Gärderud | ![]() | 3:54.28 | |
8 | Byron Dyce | ![]() | 3:54.65 | |
9 | Jerzy Maluśki | ![]() | 3:54.83 | |
10 | Frank Murphy | ![]() | 3:54.85 | |
11 | Rudi Simon | ![]() | 4:06.97 | |
12 | Arturo Córdoba | ![]() | 5:18.92 |
Semifinal
Top six in each heat advance to final.
Heat one *
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Bodo Tümmler | ![]() | 3:53.66 | |
2 | Jacky Boxberger | ![]() | 3:54.00 | |
3 | Tom Von Ruden | ![]() | 3:54.12 | |
4 | Henryk Szordykowski | ![]() | 3:54.24 | |
5 | Harald Norpoth | ![]() | 3:54.34 | |
6 | Ben Jipcho | ![]() | 3:54.69 | |
7 | Franco Arese | ![]() | 3:54.85 | |
8 | Arne Kvalheim | ![]() | 3:55.32 | |
9 | John Boulter | ![]() | 3:56.13 | |
10 | Edgard Salvé | ![]() | 3:58.16 | |
11 | Mikhail Zhelobovsky | ![]() | 3:59.08 | |
12 | Hamadi Haddou | ![]() | 4:01.70 |
Heat two *
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jim Ryun | ![]() | 3:51.25 | |
2 | Kip Keino | ![]() | 3:51.50 | |
3 | John Whetton | ![]() | 3:52.05 | |
4 | Marty Liquori | ![]() | 3:52.17 | |
5 | Josef Odložil | ![]() | 3:52.53 | |
6 | André Dehertoghe | ![]() | 3:52.57 | |
7 | Oleg Rayko | ![]() | 3:52.73 | |
8 | Ahmed Issa | ![]() | 3:53.26 | |
9 | Hansrüedi Knill | ![]() | 3:53.65 | |
10 | Norm Trerise | ![]() | 3:57.30 | |
11 | Claude Nicolas | ![]() | 4:04.47 | |
12 | Arnd Krüger | ![]() | 4:05.40 | |
Jorge Grosser | ![]() | DNF |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Kip Keino | ![]() | 3:34.91 | OR |
![]() | Jim Ryun | ![]() | 3:37.89 | |
![]() | Bodo Tümmler | ![]() | 3:39.08 | |
4 | Harald Norpoth | ![]() | 3:42.57 | |
5 | John Whetton | ![]() | 3:43.90 | |
6 | Jacky Boxberger | ![]() | 3:46.65 | |
7 | Henryk Szordykowski | ![]() | 3:46.69 | |
8 | Josef Odložil | ![]() | 3:48.69 | |
9 | Tom Von Ruden | ![]() | 3:49.27 | |
10 | Ben Jipcho | ![]() | 3:51.22 | |
11 | André Dehertoghe | ![]() | 3:53.63 | |
12 | Marty Liquori | ![]() | 4:18.22 |
References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
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