Year Mo Day Location Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
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2024 Aug 10 Paris, FRA Emmanuel Wanyoni KEN Marco Arop CAN Djamel Sedjati ALG
2021 Aug 04 Tokyo, JPN Emmanuel Korir KEN Ferguson Rotich KEN Patryk Dobek POL
2016 Aug 21 Rio de Janeiro, BRA David Rudisha KEN Taoufik Makhloufi ALG Clayton Murphy USA
2012 Aug 09 London, GBR David Rudisha KEN Nijel Amos BOT Timothy Kitum KEN
2008 Aug 23 Beijing, CHN Wilfred Bungei KEN Ismail Ahmed Ismail SUD Alfred Kirwa Yego KEN
2004 Aug 28 Athens, GRE Yury Borzakovsky RUS Mbulaeni Mulaudzi RSA Wilson Kipketer DEN
2000 Sep 27 Sydney, AUS Nils Schumann GER Wilson Kipketer DEN Djabir Saïd-Guerni ALG
1996 Jul 31 Atlanta, USA Vebjørn Rodal NOR Hezekiel Sepeng RSA Fred Onyancha KEN
1992 Aug 05 Barcelona, ESP William Tanui KEN Nixon Kiprotich KEN Johnny Gray USA
1988 Sep 26 Seoul, KOR Paul Ereng KEN Joaquim Cruz BRA Saïd Aouita MAR
1984 Aug 06 Los Angeles, USA Joaquim Cruz BRA Sebastian Coe GBR Earl Jones USA
1980 Jul 26 Moscow, URS Steve Ovett GBR Sebastian Coe GBR Nikolay Kirov URS
1976 Jul 25 Montreal, CAN Alberto Juantorena CUB Ivo Van Damme BEL Rick Wohlhuter USA
1972 Sep 02 Munich, GER Dave Wottle USA Yevhen Arzhanov URS Mike Boit KEN
1968 Oct 15 Mexico City, MEX Ralph Doubell AUS Wilson Kiprugut KEN Tom Farrell USA
1964 Oct 16 Tokyo, JAP Peter Snell NZL Bill Crothers CAN Wilson Kiprugut KEN
1960 Sep 02 Rome, ITA Peter Snell NZL Roger Moens BEL George Kerr WIF
1956 Nov 26 Melbourne, AUS Tom Courtney USA Derek Johnson GBR Audun Boysen NOR
1952 Jul 22 Helsinki, FIN Mal Whitfield USA Arthur Wint JAM Heinz Ulzheimer GER
1948 Aug 02 London, GBR Mal Whitfield USA Arthur Wint JAM Marcel Hansenne FRA
1936 Aug 04 Berlin, GER John Woodruff USA Mario Lanzi ITA Phil Edwards CAN
1932 Aug 02 Los Angeles, USA Tommy Hampson GBR Alex Wilson CAN Phil Edwards CAN
1928 Jul 31 Amsterdam, NED Douglas Lowe GBR Erik Byléhn SWE Hermann Engelhard GER
1924 Jul 08 Paris, FRA Douglas Lowe GBR Paul Martin SUI Schuyler Enck USA
1920 Aug 17 Antwerp, BEL Albert Hill GBR Earl Eby USA Bevil Rudd RSA
1912 Jul 08 Stockholm, SWE Ted Meredith USA Mel Sheppard USA Ira Davenport USA
1908 Jul 21 London, GBR Mel Sheppard USA Emilio Lunghi ITA Hanns Braun GER
1906* May 01 Athens, GRE Paul Pilgrim USA Jim Lightbody USA Wyndham Halswelle GBR
1904 Sep 01 St. Louis, USA Jim Lightbody USA Howard Valentine USA Emil Breitkreutz USA
1900 Jul 16 Paris, FRA Alfred Tysoe GBR John Cregan USA Dave Hall USA
1896 Apr 09 Athens, GRE Edwin Flack AUS Nándor Dáni HUN Dimitrios Golemis GRE
* 1906 is not considered an official Olympic Games
2024 Aug 10 Paris, FRA
1. Emmanuel Wanyoni KEN 1:41.19
2. Marco Arop CAN 1:41.20
3. Djamel Sedjati ALG 1:41.50
4. Bryce Hoppel USA 1:41.67
5. Mohamed Attaoui ESP 1:42.08
6. Gabriel Tual FRA 1:42.14
7. Tshepiso Masalela BOT 1:42.82
8. Max Burgin GBR 1:43.84
2021 Aug 04 Tokyo, JPN
1. Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir KEN 1:45.06
2. Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich KEN 1:45.23
3. Patryk Dobek POL 1:45.39
4. Peter Bol AUS 1:45.92
5. Adrian Ben ESP 1:45.96
6. Amel Tuka BIH 1:45.98
7. Gabriel Tual FRA 1:46.03
8. Nijel Amos BOT 1:46.41
9. Clayton Murphy USA 1:46.53
2016 Aug 21 Rio de Janeiro, BRA
1. David Rudisha KEN 1:42.15
2. Taoufik Makhloufi ALG 1:42.61
3. Clayton Murphy USA 1:42.93
4. Pierre-Ambroise Bosse FRA 1:43.41
5. Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich KEN 1:43.55
6. Marcin Lewandowski POL 1:44.20
7. Alfred Kipketer KEN 1:46.02
8. Boris Berian USA 1:46.15
2012 Aug 09 London, GBR
1. David Rudisha KEN 1:40.91 WR,OR
2. Nijel Amos BOT 1:41.73
3. Timothy Kitum KEN 1:42.53
4. Duane Solomon USA 1:42.82
5. Nick Symmonds USA 1:42.95
6. Mohammed Aman ETH 1:43.20
7. Abubaker Kaki Khamis SUD 1:43.32
8. Andrew Osagie GBR 1:43.77
2008 Aug 23 Beijing, CHN
1. Wilfred Bungei KEN 1:44.65
2. Ismail Ahmed Ismail SUD 1:44.70
3. Alfred Kirwa Yego KEN 1:44.82
4. Gary Reed CAN 1:44.94
5. Youssef Saad Kamel BRN 1:44.95
6. Yeimer López CUB 1:45.88
7. Nabil Madi ALG 1:45.96
8. Nadjim Manseur ALG 1:47.19
2004 Aug 28 Athens, GRE
1. Yury Borzakovsky RUS 1:44.45
2. Mbulaeni Mulaudzi RSA 1:44.61
3. Wilson Kipketer DEN 1:44.65
4. Mouhssin Chehibi MAR 1:45.16
5. Wilfred Bungei KEN 1:45.31
6. Hezekiel Sepeng RSA 1:45.53
7. Djabir Saïd-Guerni ALG 1:45.61
8. Ismail Ahmed Ismail SUD 1:52.49
2000 Sep 27 Sydney, AUS
1. Nils Schumann GER 1:45.08
2. Wilson Kipketer DEN 1:45.14
3. Djabir Saïd-Guerni ALG 1:45.16
4. Hezekiel Sepeng RSA 1:45.29
5. André Bucher SUI 1:45.40
6. Yury Borzakovsky RUS 1:45.83
7. Glody Dube BOT 1:46.24
Andrea Longo ITA DQ
1996 Jul 31 Atlanta, USA
1. Vebjørn Rodal NOR 1:42.58 OR
2. Hezekiel Sepeng RSA 1:42.74
3. Fred Onyancha KEN 1:42.79
4. Norberto Téllez CUB 1:42.85
5. Nico Motchebon GER 1:43.91
6. David Kiptoo KEN 1:44.19
7. Johnny Gray USA 1:44.21
8. Lahlou Ben Younès MAR 1:45.52
1992 Aug 05 Barcelona, ESP
1. William Tanui KEN 1:43.66
2. Nixon Kiprotich KEN 1:43.70
3. Johnny Gray USA 1:43.97
4. José Luíz Barbosa BRA 1:45.06
5. Andrea Benvenuti ITA 1:45.23
6. Curtis Robb GBR 1:45.57
7. Réda Abdenouz ALG 1:48.34
Mark Everett USA DNF
1988 Sep 26 Seoul, KOR
1. Paul Ereng KEN 1:43.45
2. Joaquim Cruz BRA 1:43.90
3. Saïd Aouita MAR 1:44.06
4. Peter Elliott GBR 1:44.12
5. Johnny Gray USA 1:44.80
6. José Luíz Barbosa BRA 1:46.39
7. Donato Sabia ITA 1:48.03
8. Nixon Kiprotich KEN 1:49.55
1984 Aug 06 Los Angeles, USA
1. Joaquim Cruz BRA 1:43.00 OR
2. Seb Coe GBR 1:43.64
3. Earl Jones USA 1:43.83
4. Billy Konchellah KEN 1:44.03
5. Donato Sabia ITA 1:44.53
6. Edwin Koech KEN 1:44.86
7. Johnny Gray USA 1:47.89
8. Steve Ovett GBR 1:52.28
1980 Jul 26 Moscow, URS
1. Steve Ovett GBR 1:45.40
2. Seb Coe GBR 1:45.85
3. Nikolay Kirov URS 1:45.94
4. Agberto Guimarães BRA 1:46.20
5. Andreas Busse GDR 1:46.81
6. Detlef Wagenknecht GDR 1:46.91
7. José Marajo FRA 1:47.26
8. Dave Warren GBR 1:49.25
1976 Jul 25 Montreal, CAN
1. Alberto Juantorena CUB 1:43.50 WR,OR
2. Ivo Van Damme BEL 1:43.86
3. Rick Wohlhuter USA 1:44.12
4. Willi Wülbeck FRG 1:45.26
5. Steve Ovett GBR 1:45.44
6. Luciano Sušanj YUG 1:45.75
7. Sri Ram Singh IND 1:45.77
8. Carlo Grippo ITA 1:48.39
1972 Sep 02 Munich, GER
1. Dave Wottle USA 1:45.86
2. Yevhen Arzhanov URS 1:45.89
3. Mike Boit KEN 1:46.01
4. Franz-Josef Kemper FRG 1:46.50
5. Robert Ouko KEN 1:46.53
6. Andy Carter GBR 1:46.55
7. Andrzej Kupczyk POL 1:47.10
8. Dieter Fromm GDR 1:47.96
1968 Oct 15 Mexico City, MEX
1. Ralph Doubell AUS 1:44.3 tWR,OR
2. Wilson Kiprugut KEN 1:44.5
3. Tom Farrell USA 1:45.4
4. Walter Adams FRG 1:45.8
5. Jozef Plachý TCH 1:45.9
6. Dieter Fromm GDR 1:46.2
7. Thomas Saisi KEN 1:47.5
8. Ben Cayenne TTO 1:54.3
1964 Oct 16 Tokyo, JAP
1. Peter Snell NZL 1:45.1 OR
2. Bill Crothers CAN 1:45.6
3. Wilson Kiprugut KEN 1:45.9
4. George Kerr JAM 1:45.9
5. Tom Farrell USA 1:46.6
6. Jerry Siebert USA 1:47.0
7. Dieter Bogatzki GER 1:47.2
8. Jacques Pennewaert BEL 1:50.5
1960 Sep 02 Rome, ITA
1. Peter Snell NZL 1:46.3 OR
2. Roger Moens BEL 1:46.5
3. George Kerr WIF 1:47.1
4. Paul Schmidt GER 1:47.6
5. Christian Wägli SUI 1:48.1
6. Manfred Matuschewski GER 1:52.0
1956 Nov 26 Melbourne, AUS
1. Tom Courtney USA 1:47.7 OR
2. Derek Johnson GBR 1:47.8
3. Audun Boysen NOR 1:48.1
4. Arnie Sowell USA 1:48.3
5. Michael Farrell GBR 1:49.2
6. Lon Spurrier USA 1:49.3
7. Émile Leva BEL 1:51,8
8. Bill Butchart AUS 1:52.0
1952 Jul 22 Helsinki, FIN
1. Mal Whitfield USA 1:49.2 tOR
2. Arthur Wint JAM 1:49.4
3. Heinz Ulzheimer GER 1:49.7
4. Gunnar Nielsen DEN 1:49.7
5. Albert Webster GBR 1:50.2
6. Günther Steines GER 1:50.6
7. Reggie Pearman USA 1:52.1
8. Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt SWE 1:52.1
9. Hans Ring SWE 1:54.0
1948 Aug 02 London, GBR
1. Mal Whitfield USA 1:49.2 OR
2. Arthur Wint JAM 1:49.5
3. Marcel Hansenne FRA 1:49.8
4. Herb Barten USA 1:50.1
5. Ingvar Bengtsson SWE 1:50.5
6. Bob Chambers USA 1:52.1
7. Robert Chef d'Hôtel FRA 1:53.0
8. John Parlett GBR 1:53.4
9. Niels Holst-Sørensen DEN 1:54.0
1936 Aug 04 Berlin, GER
1. John Woodruff USA 1:52.9
2. Mario Lanzi ITA 1:53.3
3. Phil Edwards CAN 1:53.6
4. Kazimierz Kucharski POL 1:53.8
5. Chuck Hornbostel USA 1:54.6
6. Harry Williamson USA 1:55.8
7. Juan Carlos Anderson ARG
8. Gerald Backhouse AUS
9. Brian MacCabe GBR
1932 Aug 02 Los Angeles, USA
1. Tommy Hampson GBR 1:49.7 WR,OR
2. Alex Wilson CAN 1:49.9
3. Phil Edwards CAN 1:51.5
4. Eddie Genung USA 1:51.7
5. Ned Turner USA 1:52.5
6. Chuck Hornbostel USA 1:52.7
7. Jack Powell GBR 1:53.0
8. Séra Martin FRA 1:53.6
9. Otto Peltzer GER 1:55.0
1928 Jul 31 Amsterdam, NED
1. Douglas Lowe GBR 1:51.8 OR
2. Erik Byléhn SWE 1:52.8
3. Hermann Engelhard GER 1:53.2
4. Phil Edwards CAN 1:54.0
5. Lloyd Hahn USA 1:54.2
6. Séra Martin FRA 1:54.6
7. Earl Fuller USA 1:55.0
8. Jean Keller FRA 1:57.0
9. Ray Watson USA 2:03.0
1924 Jul 08 Paris, FRA
1. Douglas Lowe GBR 1:52.4
2. Paul Martin SUI 1:52.6
3. Sky Enck USA 1:53.0
4. Henry Stallard GBR 1:53.0
5. Bill Richardson USA 1:53.8
6. Ray Dodge USA 1:54.2
7. John Watters USA 1:54.8
8. Charles Hoff NOR 1:56.7
9. Harry Houghton GBR 1:58.0
1920 Aug 17 Antwerp, BEL
1. Albert Hill GBR 1:53.4
2. Earl Eby USA 1:53.6
3. Bevil Rudd RSA 1:54.0
4. Edgar Mountain GBR 1:54.6
5. Don Scott USA 1:56.0
6. Bryan Sprott USA 1:56.4
7. Adje Paulen NED 1:56.4
8. Paul Esparbès FRA 1:58.0
Tom Campbell USA DNF
1912 Jul 08 Stockholm, SWE
1. Ted Meredith USA 1:51.9 WR,OR
2. Mel Sheppard USA 1:52.0
3. Ira Davenport USA 1:52.0
4. David Caldwell USA 1:52.8 e
5. Mel Brock CAN 1:53.0 e
6. Hanns Braun GER 1:53.0 e
7. Hec Edmundson USA
8. Herbert Putnam USA
1908 Jul 21 London, GBR
1. Mel Sheppard USA 1:52.8 WR,OR
2. Emilio Lunghi ITA 1:54.2 e
3. Hanns Braun GER 1:55.2 e
4. Ödön Bodor HUN 1:55.4 e
5. Theodore Just GBR 1:56.4 e
6. John Halstead USA
Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford GBR DNF
Clarke Beard USA DNF
1906* May 01 Athens, GRE
1. Paul Pilgrim USA 2:01.5
2. Jim Lightbody USA
3. Wyndham Halswelle GBR
4. Reginald Crabbe GBR
5. Kristian Hellström SWE
6. Charles Bacon USA
7. Eli Parsons USA
Johannes Runge GER DNF
1904 Sep 01 St. Louis, USA
1. Jim Lightbody USA 1:56.0 OR
2. Howard Valentine USA 1:56.3
3. Emil Breitkreutz USA 1:56.4
4. George Underwood USA
5. Johannes Runge GER
6. Bill Verner USA
1900 Jul 16 Paris, FRA
1. Alfred Tysoe GBR 2:01.2
2. John Cregan USA 2:03.0
3. David Hall USA
4. Henry Deloge FRA
5. Zoltán Speidl HUN
6. John Bray USA
1896 Apr 09 Athens, GRE
1. Edwin Flack AUS 2:11.0
2. Nándor Dáni HUN 2:11.8
3. Dimitrios Golemis GRE 2:28.0
Albin Lermusiaux FRA DNS
e = estimated time
WR = world record
OR = Olympic Record
DNF = did not finish
DNS = did not start