Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metre event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place between August 1 & August 2.Results
Heats
The top two runners from each of the six heats advanced to the Final Round.
Heat One
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Hans Wichmann | | 4:03.0 |
| 2 | Adolf Kittel | | |
| 3 | József Marton | | |
| 4 | Luigi Becalli | | |
| 5 | Guus Zeegers | | |
| 6 | George Hyde | | |
| 7 | Józef Jaworski | | 4:14.0 |
| 8 | Séra Martin | | |
Heat Two
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Herbert Böcher | | 3:59.6 |
| 2 | William Whyte | | 3:59.9 |
| 3 | Armas Kinnunen | | 4:01.5 |
| 4 | Albert Larsen | | 4:01.5 |
| 5 | Reidar Jørgensen | | 4:01.6 |
| 6 | Jack Walter | | |
| AC | Frédéric du Hen | | DNF |
| AC | Gyula Belloni | | DNF |
| AC | Lloyd Hahn | | DNF |
Heat Three
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Eino Purje | | 4:00.8 |
| 2 | Jules Ladoumègue | | |
| 3 | Stanley Ashby | | |
| 4 | Vilém Šindler | | |
| 5 | Serafín Dengra | | |
| 6 | Luka Predanić | | 4:27.0 |
| 7 | Pete Walter | | |
| 8 | Jan Zeegers | | |
Heat Four
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Paul Martin | | 4:00.8 |
| 2 | Harri Larva | | 4:02.0 |
| 3 | Reg Thomas | | |
| 4 | David Griffin | | |
| 5 | Leopoldo Ledesma | | |
| AC | Sid Robinson | | DNF |
Heat Five
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Ray Conger | | 4:02.6 |
| 2 | Jean Keller | | 4:02.7 |
| 3 | Edvin Wide | | |
| 4 | Otto Peltzer | | |
| 5 | Alex Docherty | | |
| 6 | Reggie Bell | | |
Heat Six
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Cyril Ellis | | 4:01.8 |
| 2 | Hans-Helmuth Krause | | |
| 3 | Nick Carter | | |
| 4 | Leo Helgas | | 4:06.0 |
| 5 | Danie Jacobs | | |
| 6 | Czesław Foryś | | 4:11.5 |
| 7 | Wilhelm Effern | | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| Harri Larva | | 3:53.2 | OR |
| Jules Ladoumègue | | 3:53.8 | |
| Eino Purje | | 3:56.4 | |
| 4 | Hans Wichmann | | 3:56.8 | |
| 5 | Cyril Ellis | | 3:57.6 | |
| 6 | Paul Martin | | 3:58.4 | |
| 7 | Hans-Helmuth Krause | | 3:59.0 | |
| 8 | Adolf Kittel | | 4:00.4 | |
| 9 | William Whyte | | 4:00.4 | |
| 10 | Ray Conger | | | |
| 11 | Jean Keller | | | |
| DNF | Herbert Böcher | | | |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record
