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Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

January 07, 2023

The men's 1500 metres was an event at the 1960 Summer Olympics, held on 3 and 6 September. Thirty-nine athletes from 25 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Herb Elliott of Australia, the nation's second victory in the 1500 metres and first since 1896. Michel Jazy of France took silver, the third time a French athlete had achieved that mark. Hungary won its first 1500 metres medal with István Rózsavölgyi's bronze.

Men's 1500 metres
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Olympic Athletics
VenueOlympic Stadium
DatesSeptember 3 (final) (heats)
September 6 (final)
Competitors39 from 25 nations
Winning time3:35.6 WR
Medalists
← 1956
1964 →

Summary

The 1500 final was much more of an endurance race than contemporary strategic races. Michel Bernard took the lead from the beginning and dared the field to stay with him. Arne Hamarsland and Jim Grelle struggled as the pack strung out quickly. With two laps to go, Herb Elliott upped the ante, taking the lead and pushing the pace. István Rózsavölgyi was the last to drop off with Jazy close behind Rózsavölgyi. But Elliott was gone, cleanly ahead going into the final lap. Waiting on the final backstretch, his coach Percy Cerutty prearranged that he would wave a yellow towel if Elliott was in danger of being caught from behind or close to the world record. A confused Elliott saw the towel and accelerated, pushing hard to the finish. Elliott's three second victory took an additional half second out of his own world record. His record would last for seven years before being improved upon by Jim Ryun. Behind Elliott, Jazy managed to catch Rózsavölgyi for the silver medal.[2]

Background

This was the 14th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Twelfth-place finisher Merv Lincoln of Australia was the only finalist from 1956 to return, though multiple semifinalists did. Lincoln's countryman Herb Elliott was the "overwhelming favorite" in the race; he had taken the world records in both the 1500 metres and the mile in 1958 and never lost a race at either distance. Lincoln, as well as Michel Jazy of France and István Rózsavölgyi of Hungary (who had both competed in 1956 without making the final), were expected to compete for silver.[1]

Iraq, Israel, Liechtenstein, Rhodesia, Romania, and Tunisia each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its 14th appearance, the only nation to have competed in the men's 1500 metres at each Games to that point.

Competition format

The competition used the two-round format that had been in place since 1908 (except for one three-round version in 1952). There were three heats with 14 or 15 runners each (before withdrawals), with the top three runners in each advancing to the final race; the 9-man final was reduced from previous versions of the competition which used a 12-man final.[1][3]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1960 Summer Olympics.

World record   Herb Elliott (AUS) 3:36.0 Gothenburg, Sweden 28 August 1958
Olympic record   Ron Delany (IRL) 3:41.2 Melbourne, Australia 1 December 1956

During the final, Herb Elliott broke his own world record by 0.4 seconds, running 3:35.6. The top six men in the final all surpassed the old Olympic record.

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 3 September 1960 17:15 Semifinals
Tuesday, 6 September 1960 16:15 Final

Results

Semifinals

The fastest three runners in each of the three heats advanced to the final round.

Semifinal 1

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Herb Elliott   Australia 3:41.50 Q
2 István Rózsavölgyi   Hungary 3:42.15 Q
3 Dyrol Burleson   United States 3:42.40 Q
4 Terry Sullivan   Rhodesia 3:42.96
5 Yevgeny Momotkov   Soviet Union 3:43.80
6 Olavi Salonen   Finland 3:46.57
7 Rudolf Klaban   Austria 3:47.24
8 Arthur Hannemann   United Team of Germany 3:47.57
9 Laurie Reed   Great Britain 3:48.24
10 Joe Mullins   Canada 3:53.45
11 Tomás Barris   Spain 3:56.10
12 Mohamed Gouider   Tunisia 3:58.52
— Zbigniew Orywał   Poland DNF
— Abdul Ghafar Ghafoori   Afghanistan DNS

Semifinal 2

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Michel Bernard   France 3:42.34 Q
2 Jim Grelle   United States 3:43.65 Q
3 Arne Hamarsland   Norway 3:44.63 Q
4 Brian Kent-Smith   Great Britain 3:46.21
5 Albie Thomas   Australia 3:46.95
6 Siegfried Valentin   United Team of Germany 3:46.99
7 Svavar Markússon   Iceland 3:47.20
8 Alfredo Rizzo   Italy 3:47.56
9 Andrei Barabaș   Romania 3:47.71
10 Muharrem Dalkılıç   Turkey 3:47.18
11 Dhira Phiphobmongkol   Thailand 4:24.4
— Péter Parsch   Hungary DNF
Egon Oehri   Liechtenstein DNF
— Ralph Gomes   Guyana DNS
Roger Moens   Belgium DNS

Semifinal 3

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Dan Waern   Sweden 3:44.18 Q
2 Michel Jazy   France 3:45.03 Q
3 Zoltan Vamoș   Romania 3:45.07 Q
4 Adolf Schwarte   United Team of Germany 3:45.46
5 Lajos Kovács   Hungary 3:46.20
6 Mike Wiggs   Great Britain 3:46.61
7 Merv Lincoln   Australia 3:47.18
8 Evangelos Depastas   Greece 3:48.77
9 Pete Close   United States 3:50.69
10 Olavi Vuorisalo   Finland 3:52.68
11 Stefan Lewandowski   Poland 3:59.75
12 Yair Pantilat   Israel 4:00.14
13 Kassim Mukhtar   Iraq 4:00.33
— Karl Schaller   Switzerland DNS

Final

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
  Herb Elliott   Australia 3:35.6 WR
  Michel Jazy   France 3:38.4
  István Rózsavölgyi   Hungary 3:39.2
4 Dan Waern   Sweden 3:40.0
5 Zoltan Vamoș   Romania 3:40.8
6 Dyrol Burleson   United States 3:40.9
7 Michel Bernard   France 3:41.5
8 Jim Grelle   United States 3:45.0
9 Arne Hamarsland   Norway 3:45.0

References

  1. ^ a b c "1500 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ^ . sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  3. ^ Official Report, pp. 84–87.

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The men s 1500 metres was an event at the 1960 Summer Olympics held on 3 and 6 September Thirty nine athletes from 25 nations competed 1 The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress The event was won by Herb Elliott of Australia the nation s second victory in the 1500 metres and first since 1896 Michel Jazy of France took silver the third time a French athlete had achieved that mark Hungary won its first 1500 metres medal with Istvan Rozsavolgyi s bronze Men s 1500 metresat the Games of the XVII OlympiadOlympic AthleticsVenueOlympic StadiumDatesSeptember 3 final heats September 6 final Competitors39 from 25 nationsWinning time3 35 6 WRMedalistsHerb Elliott AustraliaMichel Jazy FranceIstvan Rozsavolgyi Hungary 19561964 Contents 1 Summary 2 Background 3 Competition format 4 Records 5 Schedule 6 Results 6 1 Semifinals 6 1 1 Semifinal 1 6 1 2 Semifinal 2 6 1 3 Semifinal 3 6 2 Final 7 ReferencesSummary EditThe 1500 final was much more of an endurance race than contemporary strategic races Michel Bernard took the lead from the beginning and dared the field to stay with him Arne Hamarsland and Jim Grelle struggled as the pack strung out quickly With two laps to go Herb Elliott upped the ante taking the lead and pushing the pace Istvan Rozsavolgyi was the last to drop off with Jazy close behind Rozsavolgyi But Elliott was gone cleanly ahead going into the final lap Waiting on the final backstretch his coach Percy Cerutty prearranged that he would wave a yellow towel if Elliott was in danger of being caught from behind or close to the world record A confused Elliott saw the towel and accelerated pushing hard to the finish Elliott s three second victory took an additional half second out of his own world record His record would last for seven years before being improved upon by Jim Ryun Behind Elliott Jazy managed to catch Rozsavolgyi for the silver medal 2 Background EditThis was the 14th appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics Twelfth place finisher Merv Lincoln of Australia was the only finalist from 1956 to return though multiple semifinalists did Lincoln s countryman Herb Elliott was the overwhelming favorite in the race he had taken the world records in both the 1500 metres and the mile in 1958 and never lost a race at either distance Lincoln as well as Michel Jazy of France and Istvan Rozsavolgyi of Hungary who had both competed in 1956 without making the final were expected to compete for silver 1 Iraq Israel Liechtenstein Rhodesia Romania and Tunisia each made their first appearance in the event The United States made its 14th appearance the only nation to have competed in the men s 1500 metres at each Games to that point Competition format EditThe competition used the two round format that had been in place since 1908 except for one three round version in 1952 There were three heats with 14 or 15 runners each before withdrawals with the top three runners in each advancing to the final race the 9 man final was reduced from previous versions of the competition which used a 12 man final 1 3 Records EditThese were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1960 Summer Olympics World record Herb Elliott AUS 3 36 0 Gothenburg Sweden 28 August 1958Olympic record Ron Delany IRL 3 41 2 Melbourne Australia 1 December 1956During the final Herb Elliott broke his own world record by 0 4 seconds running 3 35 6 The top six men in the final all surpassed the old Olympic record Schedule EditAll times are Central European Time UTC 1 Date Time RoundSaturday 3 September 1960 17 15 SemifinalsTuesday 6 September 1960 16 15 FinalResults EditSemifinals Edit The fastest three runners in each of the three heats advanced to the final round Semifinal 1 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Herb Elliott Australia 3 41 50 Q2 Istvan Rozsavolgyi Hungary 3 42 15 Q3 Dyrol Burleson United States 3 42 40 Q4 Terry Sullivan Rhodesia 3 42 965 Yevgeny Momotkov Soviet Union 3 43 806 Olavi Salonen Finland 3 46 577 Rudolf Klaban Austria 3 47 248 Arthur Hannemann United Team of Germany 3 47 579 Laurie Reed Great Britain 3 48 2410 Joe Mullins Canada 3 53 4511 Tomas Barris Spain 3 56 1012 Mohamed Gouider Tunisia 3 58 52 Zbigniew Orywal Poland DNF Abdul Ghafar Ghafoori Afghanistan DNSSemifinal 2 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Michel Bernard France 3 42 34 Q2 Jim Grelle United States 3 43 65 Q3 Arne Hamarsland Norway 3 44 63 Q4 Brian Kent Smith Great Britain 3 46 215 Albie Thomas Australia 3 46 956 Siegfried Valentin United Team of Germany 3 46 997 Svavar Markusson Iceland 3 47 208 Alfredo Rizzo Italy 3 47 569 Andrei Barabaș Romania 3 47 7110 Muharrem Dalkilic Turkey 3 47 1811 Dhira Phiphobmongkol Thailand 4 24 4 Peter Parsch Hungary DNFEgon Oehri Liechtenstein DNF Ralph Gomes Guyana DNSRoger Moens Belgium DNSSemifinal 3 Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 Dan Waern Sweden 3 44 18 Q2 Michel Jazy France 3 45 03 Q3 Zoltan Vamoș Romania 3 45 07 Q4 Adolf Schwarte United Team of Germany 3 45 465 Lajos Kovacs Hungary 3 46 206 Mike Wiggs Great Britain 3 46 617 Merv Lincoln Australia 3 47 188 Evangelos Depastas Greece 3 48 779 Pete Close United States 3 50 6910 Olavi Vuorisalo Finland 3 52 6811 Stefan Lewandowski Poland 3 59 7512 Yair Pantilat Israel 4 00 1413 Kassim Mukhtar Iraq 4 00 33 Karl Schaller Switzerland DNSFinal Edit Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes Herb Elliott Australia 3 35 6 WR Michel Jazy France 3 38 4 Istvan Rozsavolgyi Hungary 3 39 24 Dan Waern Sweden 3 40 05 Zoltan Vamoș Romania 3 40 86 Dyrol Burleson United States 3 40 97 Michel Bernard France 3 41 58 Jim Grelle United States 3 45 09 Arne Hamarsland Norway 3 45 0References Edit a b c 1500 metres Men Olympedia Retrieved 14 August 2020 Athletics at the 1960 Rome Games Men s 1500 metres sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 28 October 2017 Official Report pp 84 87 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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