Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men’s 1500 metres Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.The men’s 1500 metres event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul South Korea had an entrylist of 59 competitors with four qualifying heats (59) and two semi-finals (26) before the final (12) took place on Saturday October 1 1988. bronze medalist Jens-Peter Herold games 1988 Summer gold medalist Peter Rono next event Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres previous event Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres siler medalist Peter Elliott (athlete) Learn more... Loading...