Noureddine Morceli is a retired Algerian middle-distance runner. The winner of the 1500 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Morceli won three straight gold medals at that distance at the World Championships in Athletics. He set world records in the 1500 m, mile, 2000m, and 3000 metres. One time during his career, he held six world records at the same time.
Charles Bennett was a British athlete, winner of the 1500 metres at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the first British track and field athlete to become Olympic champion. He was a member of Finchley Harriers which was amalgamated into Hillingdon Athletic Club in 1966.
Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is a Kenyan-American former middle and long-distance runner.
John Thomas Rimmer was a British athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Rimmer won the AAA Championships in 4 miles (6.4 km) at the 1900 AAA Championships. He was born in Birkdale, Merseyside. With two, he jointly held the record for the most Olympic titles in athletics by a British athlete.
Victor Henry Augustus d'Arcy was a British sprint runner who competed at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.
Abel Richard Kiviat was an American track coach, press agent, and highly accomplished middle-distance runner. He won a gold medal in the 3000m team race and a silver medal in the 1500m at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. He was the oldest living American Olympic medalist at the time of his death. He competed for and coached the Irish American Athletic Club, and was later a member of the New York Athletic Club.
Erik Albin Almlöf was a Swedish athlete who specialized in the triple jump. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where he won the bronze medal. Due to World War I no Olympics were held in 1916, but Almlöf returned to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, where he won his second Olympic bronze medal.
William Cottrill was a British athlete who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Ernest Glover was a British athlete who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden.
Carl Johan "Massa" Lind was a Swedish athlete who competed at the 1912, 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, missing the 1916 Games that were cancelled due to World War I.
Emil Edvin Wide was a Swedish middle-distance and long-distance runner.
Kristian Hellström was a Swedish middle-distance runner and a sports administrator. He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games in the 800 m and 1500 m events and finished in fifth and third place, respectively. At the 1908 Summer Olympics, he failed to reach the final of the 800 m event.
George William Hutson was a British athlete who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
The men's 1500 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, August 18, 1920, and on Thursday, August 19, 1920. Twenty-nine runners from 12 nations competed. No nation had more than 4 runners, suggesting the limit had been reduced from the 12 maximum in force in 1908 and 1912. The event was won by Albert Hill of Great Britain, completing his middle-distance double. It was the nation's second consecutive and third overall championship in the men's 1500 metres.
Einar Nilsson was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.
Alfred Georg Mickler was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Clas Thorulf Gille was a Swedish pole vaulter who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
The Irish American Athletic Club was an amateur athletic organization, based in Queens, New York, at the beginning of the 20th century.
Team races at the Summer Olympics were track running competitions contested at the multi-sport event from 1900 to 1924.
Alison Wyeth is an English former middle and long-distance runner.
