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Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

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The competition consisted of two rounds, the format used since 1908. The field was larger than in 1920, moving back towards more semifinals with fewer qualifiers from each. Six semifinals were held, with anywhere between 5 and 8 runners in each. The top two runners in each heat advanced to the final,
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of Finland, the first of his 5 gold medals in 1924. He had previously won 3 gold medals and a silver in 1920 in longer distances and would go on to win another gold and 2 more silvers in 1928; this event would be the shortest distance at which Nurmi won a medal. He would race again in the 5000 metres
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Bulgaria, Egypt, India, Mexico, Poland, and Switzerland each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its seventh appearance, the only nation to have competed in the men's 1500 metres at each Games to that point.
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This was the seventh appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Ninth-place finisher
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less than an hour later. Nurmi's victory was Finland's first in the men's 1500 metres. Switzerland also earned its first 1500 metres medal with
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of Finland was dominant in both middle and long distances; he had broken the world record in the 1500 metres a few weeks before the Olympics.
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Less than 45 minutes after his win in this race Nurmi started in the 5000 metre event and also won that gold medal.
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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
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of Belgium was the only finalist from the 1920 Games to return.
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The best two finishers of every heat qualified for the final.
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All semifinals were held on Wednesday, July 9, 1924.
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