Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

This was the third appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the runners from 1900 returned. The field again was fairly undistinguished; 1903 and 1904 AAA champion Alfred Shrubb of Great Britain and multiple AAU one-mile champion Alexander Grant of the United States did not compete. David Curtiss Munson, the 1904 AAU champion, was the favorite going into the Games, though Jim Lightbody's victories in the 800 metres and 2590 metres steeplechase made him a likely contender.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/56130 |work=Olympedia |title=1500 metres, Men |access-date=11 August 2020}}

Canada made its first appearance in the event. The United States made its third appearance, the only nation to have also previously competed in 1896 and 1900.

The competition consisted of a single race.

The track was a cinder track The track was a cinder track {{frac|1|3}} mile (536.448m) in length, with one long straightaway.{{cite web |url=http://www.olympedia.org/editions/3/sports/ATH |work=Olympedia |title=Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics |access-date=3 September 2001}}

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

{{World Olympic Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Charles Bennett|GBR}}

| world_mark = 4:06.2 (u)

| world_place = Paris, France

| world_date = 15 July 1900

| olympic_athlete = {{flagathlete|Charles Bennett|GBR|1900 Summer}}

| olympic_mark = 4:06.2

| olympic_place = Paris, France

| olympic_date = 15 July 1900

}}

Jim Lightbody set a new Olympic record and a new unofficial world record at 4:05.4.

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