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Athletics – 1500m
 
Stade de France

Event Medal

FORMAT
Heats, semi-final and final. New repechage round introduced*
Laps of track 3.75
     
ORIGINS
Edwin Flack (AUS) first Olympic men’s winner in 1896. Lyudmila Bragina (URS) takes maiden women’s title at Munich 1972

LEGACY
Sebastian Coe endured intense rivalry with Steve Ovett and Steve Cram.
Coe was one of three double winners

2020 GOLD
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) and Faith Kipyegon (KEN), who retained 2016 title

Sebastian Coe 
GBR
1980, 1984

Tatiana Kazankina 
URS
1976, 1980

Hicham
El Guerrouj 
MAR
2004

Olympic record
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) Tokyo 2020 3:28.32
Faith Kipyegon (KEN) Tokyo 2020 3:53.11
 
World record
Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Rome 1998 3:26.00
Faith Kipyegon (KEN) Florence 2023 3:49.11

Sources: IOC, IAAF Pictures: Getty *Fastest losers’ second chance to qualify © GRAPHIC NEWS