Английская Википедия:Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
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The men's 1500 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place August 4 and August 6. Thirty-six athletes from 22 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by Swede Henry Eriksson.[2] It was Sweden's first medal in the 1500 metres; Lennart Strand took Sweden's second medal 0.6 seconds later. Willem Slijkhuis earned bronze, with the Netherlands also receiving its first medal in the 1500 metres. Шаблон:TOC limit
Background
This was the 11th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the finalists from the pre-war 1936 Games returned. The 1500 metres landscape had shifted strongly towards Sweden during World War II; the nation had never won an Olympic medal in the sport before the war but was aiming for a sweep in 1948 despite Arne Andersson and Gunder Hägg being declared ineligible professionals. The team in London was Lennart Strand (1946 European champion, world list leader in 1947), Henry Eriksson (1946 European runner-up, second on world list in 1947), and Gösta Bergkvist (third on the world list in 1947).[1]
Iceland, Ireland, South Korea, and Trinidad and Tobago each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its 11th appearance, the only nation to have competed in the men's 1500 metres at each Games to that point.
Competition format
The competition consisted of two rounds, the format used since 1908. The number of semifinals remained at four, with between 7 and 9 runners in each. The top three runners in each heat advanced to the final, resulting in the typical 12-man final race.[1][3]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1948 Summer Olympics.
No world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 4 August 1948 | 16:30 | Semifinals |
| Friday, 6 August 1948 | 17:00 | Final |
Results
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lennart Strand | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:54.2 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 2 | Erik Jørgensen | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:54.2 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 3 | Don Gehrmann | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:54.8 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 4 | Frits de Ruijter | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:55.2 | |
| 5 | Olavi Luoto | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:58.0 | |
| 6 | Henri Klein | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:59.8 | |
| 7 | Cahit Önel | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 4:00.0 | |
| 8 | John Joe Barry | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 4:00.5 | |
| 9 | Cliff Salmond | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 4:16.2 | |
| 10 | Antero Mongrut | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Unknown | |
| — | Hans Streuli | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willem Slijkhuis | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:52.4 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 2 | Václav Čevona | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:53.0 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 3 | Denis Johansson | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:54.0 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 4 | Jack Hutchins | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:54.4 | |
| 5 | Doug Wilson | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:54.8 | |
| 6 | Clem Eischen | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 4:00.2 | |
| 7 | Vasilios Mavroidis | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Unknown | |
| 8 | Juan Adarraga | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 4:03.7 | |
| 9 | Wilfred Tull | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Unknown | |
| — | Bruno Schneider | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr | |
| Adán Torres | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr |
Semifinal 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Eriksson | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:53.8 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 2 | Bill Nankeville | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:55.8 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 3 | Josy Barthel | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:56.4 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 4 | Jean Vernier | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:57.6 | |
| 5 | Melchor Palmeiro | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 4:01.6 | |
| 6 | Óskar Jónsson | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 4:03.2 | |
| 7 | Riza Maksut İşman | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Unknown | |
| — | Bill Parnell | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr | |
| — | Daniel Poyan | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr | |
| Gaston Reiff | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr |
Semifinal 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gösta Bergkvist | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:51.8 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 2 | Marcel Hansenne | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:52.8 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 3 | Sándor Garay | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:53.0 | Шаблон:Abbr |
| 4 | Roland Sink | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:53.2 | |
| 5 | Kaare Vefling | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:54.6 | |
| 6 | Richard Morris | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:55.8 | |
| 7 | Ingvard Nielsen | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 4:01.7 | |
| 8 | Karl-Heinz Hubler | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 4:03.0 | |
| 9 | Lee Yun-seok | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Unknown | |
| — | Raymond Rosier | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Шаблон:Abbr |
Final
The results of the final past the first six places are disputed. The Official Report lists the times and places of the top six runners, but all others are marked simply as "also competed."[3] The table below presents the results as shown by Olympedia, "based on information from Richard Hymans, British athletics statistical expert" and "supplemented . . . by various descriptions from multiple national sources, including a Swedish radio report of the finish of the race, which definitively gives Garay as placing seventh."[1] Below the main table, alternative placements are shown.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Gold1 | Henry Eriksson | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:49.8 |
| Шаблон:Silver2 | Lennart Strand | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:50.4 |
| Шаблон:Bronze3 | Willem Slijkhuis | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:50.4 |
| 4 | Václav Čevona | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:51.2 |
| 5 | Gösta Bergkvist | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:52.2 |
| 6 | Bill Nankeville | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:52.6 |
| 7 | Sándor Garay | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:54.4 |
| 8 | Don Gehrmann | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:54.5 |
| 9 | Erik Jørgensen | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:56.1 |
| 10 | Josy Barthel | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 3:56.9 |
| 11 | Marcel Hansenne | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 4:02.0 |
| 12 | Denis Johansson | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Unknown |
- Alternative placements
| Rank | Olympedia | Kluge[4] | Megede[5] | Шаблон:Abbr[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sándor Garay | Sándor Garay | Don Gehrmann | Erik Jørgensen |
| 8 | Don Gehrmann | Erik Jørgensen | Erik Jørgensen | Don Gehrmann |
| 9 | Erik Jørgensen | Josy Barthel | Denis Johansson | Denis Johansson |
| 10 | Josy Barthel | Don Gehrmann | Josy Barthel | Josy Barthel |
| 11 | Marcel Hansenne | Marcel Hansenne | Marcel Hansenne | Marcel Hansenne |
| 12 | Denis Johansson | Denis Johansson | Sándor Garay | Sándor Garay |
References
Notes
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
