Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, August 18, 1920, and on Thursday, August 19, 1920. Twenty-nine runners from 12 nations competed.Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Results
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | | 4:02.2 | Q |
| 2 | | 4:03.2 | Q |
| 3 | | 4:03.7 | Q |
| 4 | | 4:03.8 | |
| 5 | | 4:03.9 | |
| 6 | | | |
| — | | DNF | |
| — | | DNF | |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | | 4:07.0 | Q |
| 2 | | 4:07.2 | Q |
| 3 | | 4:07.4 | Q |
| 4 | | 4:07.7 | |
| 5 | | 4:08.2 | |
| 6 | | | |
| 7 | | | |
| 8 | | | |
Semifinal 3
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | | 4:08.1 | Q |
| 2 | | 4:09.0 | Q |
| 3 | | 4:09.3 | Q |
| 4 | | 4:09.8 | |
| 5 | | 4:11.5 | |
Semifinal 4
René Leray was advanced to the final after being interfered with by Villemson on the final lap.
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | | 4:13.4 | Q |
| 2 | | 4:14.3 | Q |
| 3 | | 4:14.8 | Q |
| 4 | | 4:14.8 | |
| 5 | | 4:15.0 | q |
| 6 | | | |
| — | | DNF | |
| — | | DQ | |
Final
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | | 4:01.8 |
| 2 | | 4:02.3 |
| 3 | | 4:03.0 |
| 4 | | 4:04.6 |
| 5 | | 4:06.3 |
| 6 | | 4:06.4 |
| 7 | | 4:06.6 |
| 8 | | 4:10.0 |
| 9 | | 4:10.3 |
| 10 | | 4:16.5 |
| — | | DNF |
| — | | DNF |
| — | | DNF |
John Zander
Arnold Jackson