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Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games:

Men's 1,500 metres Final

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Events:
Phases:

Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico
Venue(s): University Olympic Stadium, Ciudad de México
Date Started: October 20, 1968
Date Finished: October 20, 1968

Gold: KEN Kip Keino
Silver: USA Jim Ryun
Bronze: FRG Bodo Tümmler

Final

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T(H) T(A)
1 Kip Keino 28 Kenya KEN 3:34.9 3:34.91 OR
2 Jim Ryun 21 United States USA 3:37.8 3:37.89
3 Bodo Tümmler 24 West Germany FRG 3:39.0 3:39.08
4 Harald Norpoth 26 West Germany FRG 3:42.5 3:42.57
5 John Whetton 27 Great Britain GBR 3:43.8 3:43.90
6 Jacky Boxberger 19 France FRA 3:46.6 3:46.65
7 Henryk Szordykowski 24 Poland POL 3:46.6 3:46.69
8 Josef Odložil 29 Czechoslovakia TCH 3:48.6 3:48.69
9 Tom Von Ruden 24 United States USA 3:49.2 3:49.27
10 Ben Jipcho 25 Kenya KEN 3:51.2 3:51.22
11 André Dehertoghe 27 Belgium BEL 3:53.6 3:53.63
12 Marty Liquori 19 United States USA 4:18.2 4:18.22