The 1500 metres is a middle-distance track event that combines endurance, pace control, and race tactics. Athletes must manage their effort carefully over the distance while retaining enough strength for the closing stages. At the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens, the event was held as a single final without heats, a format common in several early Olympic competitions.
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Shows per-phase results (heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, finals), when this data exists.
| Heat | Lane | Position | Participant | Status | Metric | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 1 | Teddy Flack | FINISHED | 4:33.2 | PARTIAL |
| - | - | 2 | Arthur C. Blake | FINISHED | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | 3 | Albin Lermusiaux | FINISHED | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | 4 | Carl Galle | FINISHED | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | 5 | Angelos Fetsis | FINISHED | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | 5 | Dimitri Tombrof | FINISHED | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | 5 | Dimitrios Golemis | FINISHED | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | 5 | Kostas Karakatsanis | FINISHED | - | PARTIAL |