Games of the XXX Olympiad - Metric Mile Viewer’s Guide

By Bring Back the Mile

Below we have provided links to the schedule, athletes and related event previews. We will be updating this page through the metric Mile / 1500 meter rounds with results.

Men's 1500 Meters Results - NBCOlympics.com

1500 Meters (3:35.50 / 3:38.00, Olympic "A" and "B" standards)

Olympic Record (3:32.07), Noah Ngeny, Kenya, Sydney 2000
World Record (3:26.00), Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco, 1998
U.S. Record (3:29.30), Bernard Lagat, 2005

Last American gold medal (Mel Sheppard, London 1908)
Last American medal (silver, Leo Manzano, London 2012)
TOTAL MEDALS = 14 (3 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze)
Courtesy Running USA wire

Additional BBTM Facts

• Last time an American medaled in London: Mel Sheppard at the 1908 Olympics Games where he won Gold for the USA in 4:03.4, an Olympic record at the time.
• Manzano & Centrowitz: 1st & 2nd fastest Olympic performances at 1500 meters for the USA. Jim Spivey had the previous fastest mark with a 3:35.55 in 1992 at the Barcelona Games.
• Last time two U.S. men finished in top 5 in an Olympic 1500 meters? 1936 Berlin Games: Cunningham (silver, 3:48.4) & Romani (4th, 3:50.0)
• Top Kenyan in 2012 was 7th. The last time a Kenyan failed to medal was at the 1992 Barcelona Games

Round by Round Information

• First Round: Friday, August 3 - 3:05 PM (EST)
  > Round 1 Results
  > Centrowitz, Manzano, Wheating all qualify for semifinals
   
• Semifinals: Sunday, August 5 - 3:15 PM (EST)
  > Semifinal Results
  > Centrowitz, Manzano qualify for final. First American men since Jason Pyrah in 2000 (10th) to make Olympic finals.
   
• FINALS: Tuesday, August 7 - 4:15 PM (EST)
  > Final Results
  > Manzano kicks ferociously in the last 100 meters to earn a silver medal. Centrowitz finishes 4th in an incredibly well run race.
   

Women's Schedule and Preview - NBCOlympics.com

1500 Meters (4:06.00 / 4:08.90, Olympic "A" and "B" standards)

Olympic Record (3:53.96), Paula Ivan, Romania, Seoul 1988
World Record (3:50.46), Yunxia Qu, China, 1993
U.S. Record (3:57.12), Mary Decker, 1983

Last American gold medal (not yet)
Last American medal (not yet, best U.S. finish, 6th by Shannon Rowbury, 4:11.26, London 2012)
Courtesy Running USA wire

• First Round: Monday, August 6 - 6:45 AM (EST)
  > First Round Results
  > Rowbury makes it on time out of heat one, Simpson keeps it close in heat two nabbing last auto-qaulifying spot and Uceny finishes 2nd in the third heat to move all Americans to the Semis.
   
• Semifinals: Wednesday, August 8 - 2:45 PM (EST)
  > Semifinal Results
  > Rowbury & Uceny automatically qualify out of the first heat, while 2011 World Champion, Simpson, does not qualify out of the semis. 
   
• FINALS: Friday, August 10 - 3:55 PM (EST)
  > Final Results 
  > Rowbury finishes in 6th, highest finish for U.S. woman in Olympic 1500 meter final. Uceny heartbreakingly fell to the track with one lap remaining and did not finish.

Additional Resources

• Athlete Bios, Twitter & Recent News
  > Shannon Rowbury
  > Jenny Simpson
  > Morgan Uceny
  > Matthew Centrowitz
  > Leo Manzano
  > Andrew Wheating
   
• Track & Field News
  > Men's 1500m Preview
  > Women's 1500m Preview
  > Complete Coverage
   
• Letsrun.com
  > Complete Olympic T&F Schedule
  > Middle Distance Rankings
   
• Twitter #Olympics Landing Page
   
• Leomanzano.com - great guide to the 1500 meters including recent history and its format.
   
• Other media - Flotrack.org / Runnerspace.com / Runblogrun.com
   

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