| Slno |
Event |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 1 |
1896 |
Edwin FlackAUS-2:11.0 |
Nándor DániHUN-2:11.8 |
Dimitrios GolemisGRE-2:28.0 |
| 2 |
1900 |
Alfred TysoeGBR-2:01.2 |
John CreganUSA-2:01.8 |
David HallUSA-2:03.0 |
| 3 |
1904 |
James LightbodyUSA-1:56.0 |
Howard ValentineUSA-1:56.3 |
Emil BreitkreutzUSA-1:56.4 |
| 4 |
1908 |
Mel SheppardUSA-1:52.8 |
Emilio LunghiITA-1:54.2 |
Hanns BraunGER-1:55.2 |
| 5 |
1912 |
Ted MeredithUSA-1:51.9 |
Mel SheppardUSA-1:52.0 |
Ira DavenportUSA-1:52.0 |
| 6 |
1920 |
Albert HillGBR-1:53.4 |
Earl EbyUSA-1:53.6 |
Bevil RuddSAF-1:54.0 |
| 7 |
1924 |
Douglas LoweGBR-1:52.4 |
Paul MartinSUI-1:52.6 |
Schuyler Enck USA-1:53.0 |
| 8 |
1928 |
Douglas LoweGBR-1:51.8 |
Erik ByléhnSWE-1:52.8 |
Hermann EngelhardGER-1:53.2 |
| 9 |
1932 |
Tommy HampsonGBR-1:49.70 |
Alex WilsonCAN-1:49.9 |
Phil EdwardsCAN-1:51.5 |
| 10 |
1936 |
John WoodruffUSA-1:52.9 |
Mario LanziITA-1:53.3 |
Phil EdwardsCAN-1:53.6 |
| 11 |
1948 |
Mal WhitfieldUSA-1:49.2 |
Arthur WintJAM-1:49.5 |
Marcel HansenneFRA-1:49.8 |
| 12 |
1952 |
Mal WhitfieldUSA-1:49.34 |
Arthur WintJAM-1:49.63 |
Heinz UlzheimerFRG-1:49.78 |
| 13 |
1956 |
Tom CourtneyUSA-1:47.75 |
Derek JohnsonGBR-1:47.88 |
Audun BoysenNOR-1:48.25 |
| 14 |
1960 |
Peter SnellNZL-1:46.48 |
Roger MoensEL-1:46.55 |
George KerrJAM-1:47.25 |
| 15 |
1964 |
Peter SnellNZL-1:45.1 |
Bill CrothersCAN-1:45.6 |
Wilson KiprugutKEN-1:45.9 |
| 16 |
1968 |
Ralph DoubellAUS-1:44.40 |
Wilson KiprugutKEN-1:44.57 |
Tom FarrellUSA-1:45.46 |
| 17 |
1972 |
Dave WottleUSA-1:45.86 |
Yevgeniy ArzhanovUKR-1:45.89 |
Mike BoitKEN-1:46.01 |
| 18 |
1976 |
Alberto JuantorenaCUB-1:43.50 |
Ivo Van DammeBEL-1:43.86 |
Rick WohlhuterUSA-1:44.12 |
| 19 |
1980 |
Steve OvettGBR-1:45.40 |
Sebastian CoeGBR-1:45.85 |
Nikolay KirovBLR-1:45.94 |
| 20 |
1984 |
Joaquim CruzBRA-1:43.00 |
Sebastian CoeGBR-1:43.64 |
Earl JonesUSA-1:43.83 |
| 21 |
1988 |
Paul ErengKEN-1:43.45 |
Joaquim CruzBRA-1:43.90 |
Saïd AouitaMAR-1:44.06 |
| 22 |
1992 |
WilliamTanui KEN-1:43.66 |
Nixon KiprotichKEN-1:43.70 |
Johnny GrayUSA-1:43.97 |
| 23 |
1996 |
Vebjørn RodalNOR-1:42.58 |
Hezekiél SepengRSA-1:42.74 |
Fred OnyanchaKEN-1:42.79 |
| 24 |
2000 |
Nils SchumannGER-1:45.08 |
Wilson KipketerDEN-1:45.14 |
Djabir Saïd GuerniALG-1:45.16 |
| 25 |
2004 |
Yuriy Borzakoviskiy RUS - 1:44.45 |
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi RSA - 1:44.61 |
Wilson Kipketer DEN - 1:44.65 |
| 26 |
2008 |
BUNGEI Wilfred KEN 1:44.65 |
ISMAIL Ismail Ahmed SUD 1:44.70 |
YEGO Alfred Kirwa KEN 1:44.80 |