CREATE TABLE table_204_726 (id NUMBER, "rank" NUMBER, "athlete" CLOB, "country" CLOB, "time" CLOB, "behind" NUMBER, "points" NUMBER)

what is the number of 1500 meter runners that came from italy ?
SELECT COUNT("athlete") FROM table_204_726 WHERE "country" = 'italy'
SELECT COUNT("athlete") FROM "table_204_726" WHERE "country" = 'italy'