photos from 1500m championship races

World Cup

1977 Steve Ovett

1979 Thomas Wessinghage *

1981 Steve Ovett *

1985 Omar Khalifa

1989 Abdi Bile *

1992 Mohammed Sulaiman *

1994 Noureddine Morceli *

1998 Laban Rotich *

2002 Bernard Lagat *

2006 Alex Kipchirchir *

Continental Cup

2010 Amine Laâlou *

European Championships

1934 Luigi Becali *

1938 Sydney Wooderson

1946 Lennart Strand *

1950 Wim Slijkhuis *

1954 Roger Bannister

1958 Brian Hewson

1962 Michel Jazy *

1966 Bodo Tümmler

1969 John Whetton

1971 Francesco Arese

1974 Klaus-Peter Justus *

1978 Steve Ovett *

1982 Steve Cram

1986 Steve Cram *

1990 Jens-Peter Herold

1994 Fermin Cacho *

1998 Reyes Estévez

2002 Mehdi Baala *

2006 Mehdi Baala *

2010 Arturo Casado *

Olympic Games

1896 Edwin Flack *

1900 Charles Bennett *

1904 James Lightbody *

1908 Mel Sheppard

1912 Arnold Jackson

1920 Albert Hill

1924 Paavo Nurmi

1928 Harri Larva

1932 Luigi Becali

1936 Jack Lovelock

1948 Henry Eriksson

1952 Josy Barthel

1956 Ron Delany

1960 Herb Elliott

1964 Peter Snell

1968 Kipchoge Keino

1972 Pekka Vasala

1976 John Walker

1980 Sebastian Coe

1984 Sebastian Coe

1988 Peter Rono

1992 Fermin Cacho

1996 Noureddine Morceli

2000 Noah Ngeny

2004 Hicham El Guerrouj

2008 Asbel Kiprop

2012 Toufik Makhloufi

World Championships *

1983 Steve Cram

1987 Abdi Bile

1991 Noureddine Morceli

1993 Noureddine Morceli

1995 Noureddine Morceli

1997 Hicham El Guerrouj

1999 Hicham El Guerrouj

2001 Hicham El Guerrouj

2003 Hicham El Guerrouj

2005 Rashid Ramzi

2007 Bernard Lagat

2009 Yusuf Saad Kamal

2011 Asbel Kiprop

2013 Asbel Kiprop

Commonwealth Games

1930-1966: 1 Mile

1930 Reg Thomas *

1934 Jack Lovelock

1938 Jim Alford *

1950 Bill Parnell *

1954 Roger Bannister

1958 Herb Elliott *

1962 Peter Snell *

1966 Kip Keino *

1970 Kip Keino *

1974 Filbert Bayi *

1978 Dave Moorcroft *

1982 Steve Cram *

1986 Steve Cram

1990 Peter Elliott *

1994 Reuben Chesang *

1998 Laban Rotich *

2002 Michael East *

2006 Nick Willis *

2010 Silas Kiplagat *

World Indoor Champs *

1985 Mike Hillardt

1987 Marcus O'Sullivan

1989 Marcus O'Sullivan

1991 Noureddine Morceli

1993 Marcus O'Sullivan

1995 Hicham El Guerrouj

1997 Hicham El Guerrouj

1999 Haile Gebrselassie

2001 Rui Silva

2003 Driss Maazouzi

2004 Paul Korir

2006 Ivan Heshko

2008 Deresse Mekonnen

2010 Deresse Mekonnen

2012 Abdalaati Iguider

2014 Ayanleh Souleiman