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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
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The men's 1500 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 3 and 7 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium.[1] Approximately fifty athletes were expected to compete; the exact number depended on how many nations used universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 45 qualifying through time or ranking (1 universality place was used in 2016).[2] 47 competitors from 27 nations competed. Jakob Ingebrigtsen set a new Olympic record on his way to the gold medal, Norway's first medal in the men's 1500 metres. Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya took silver, returning that nation to the podium for the first time since a four-Games medal streak ended in 2008. Josh Kerr earned bronze, Great Britain's first medal in the event since 1988.
Men's 1500 metres at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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![]() Gold medalist Jakob Ingebrigtsen (shown at 2018 European Championship) | |||||||||||||
Venue | Japan National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 3 August 2021 (round 1) 5 August 2021 (semifinals) 7 August 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 47 from 27 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 3:28.32 OR | ||||||||||||
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The winning margin was 0.69 seconds.