Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

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{{Infobox Olympic event

| event = Men's 1500 metres speed skating

| games = 1936 Winter

| image = Speed skating pictogram.svg

| image_size = 80px

| caption = Pictogram for speed skating

| alt = Refer to caption

| venue = Riessersee

| date = 13 February 1936

| competitors = 37

| nations = 15

| win_value = 2:19.2

| gold = Charles Mathiesen

| goldNOC = NOR

| silver = Ivar Ballangrud

| silverNOC = NOR

| bronze = Birger Wasenius

| bronzeNOC = FIN

| prev = 1932

| next = 1948

}}

{{Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics}}

The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, 13 February 1936. Thirty-seven speed skaters from 15 nations competed.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1936/SSK/mens-1500-metres.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181245/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1936/SSK/mens-1500-metres.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Speed Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=23 October 2019}}