2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 10, 11, and 13 August.[1] The winning margin was 0.38 seconds.

Men's 1500 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates10 August (heats)
11 August (semifinal)
13 August (final)
Competitors42 from 26 nations
Winning time3:33.61
Medalists
gold medal    Kenya
silver medal    Kenya
bronze medal    Norway
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Summary

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From the gun in the final, the Kenyan team took charge as Elijah Manangoi from the inside and Timothy Cheruiyot from the outside squeezed the pack behind their wall. The third Kenyan, Asbel Kiprop went to his typical position marking the back of the pack. After a moderate lap, controlling the pace, Kiprop moved forward and the two leaders accelerated to a quick five metre breakaway. In the next half lap, that break expanded to 10 metres with only Kiprop able to bridge the gap. Through the next half lap, three men, led by Filip Ingebrigtsen (NOR), followed by Adel Mechaal (ESP) and Sadik Mikhou (BHR) were able to bridge the gap, with Ingebrigtsen able to reach the trailing Kiprop on the inside at the bell. Ingebrigtsen was able to hold the inside, making Kiprop run to the outside through the penultimate turn. Down the backstretch Mechaal was also able to pass Kiprop, who was struggling. The sweep was broken but Cheruiyot and Manangoi were still in front, Cheruiyot holding the leading inside position. Coming off the turn, Manangoi displayed some of his reputed 46 second (400) speed, running past his teammate and on to a 2-metre victory. Three metres behind, Mechaal made a serious move to try to get ahead of Ingebrigtsen, trying to pass in the narrow space on the inside. He got his shoulders as far as Ingebrigtsen's 10 metres prior to the finish but couldn't get by, both men struggling and falling toward the finish line. Ingebrigtsen leaned for the bronze medal position while Mechaal put his hand out onto Ingebrigtsen's back. Ingebrigtsen fell into a sideways somersault after the finish, both finishing just ahead of a fast closing Jakub Holuša (CZE).

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj   MAR 14 Jul 1998 Rome, Italy
Championship 3:27.65 Hicham El Guerrouj   MAR 24 Aug 1999 Sevilla, Spain
World leading 3:28.80 Elijah Motonei Manangoi   KEN 21 Jul 2017 Monaco
African 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj   MAR 14 Jul 1998 Rome, Italy
Asian 3:29.14 Rashid Ramzi   BHR 14 Jul 2006 Rome, Italy
NACAC 3:29.30 Bernard Lagat   USA 28 Aug 2005 Rieti, Italy
South American 3:33.25 Hudson de Souza   BRA 28 Aug 2005 Rieti, Italy
European 3:28.81 Mohamed Farah   GBR 19 Jul 2013 Monaco
Oceanian 3:29.66 Nicholas Willis   NZL 17 Jul 2015 Monaco

The following records were set at the competition:[3]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date
Gibraltarian 3:44.03 Harvey Dixon   GIB 10 Aug 2017

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 3:36.00.[4]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
10 August 20:25 Heats
11 August 20:10 Semifinals
13 August 20:30 Final

Results

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Heats

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The first round took place on 10 August in three heats as follows:[6]

Heat 1 2 3
Start time 20:25 20:37 20:48
Photo finish link link link

The first six in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:[7]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Luke Mathews   Australia (AUS) 3:38.19 Q
2 3 Timothy Cheruiyot   Kenya (KEN) 3:38.41 Q
3 3 Filip Ingebrigtsen   Norway (NOR) 3:38.46 Q
4 3 Jake Wightman   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:38.50 Q
5 3 Homiyu Tesfaye   Germany (GER) 3:38.57 Q
6 3 Adel Mechaal   Spain (ESP) 3:38.99 Q
7 3 Fouad Elkaam   Morocco (MAR) 3:39.33 q
8 3 John Gregorek   United States (USA) 3:39.62 q
9 3 Kalle Berglund   Sweden (SWE) 3:39.62 q
10 3 Benson Seurei   Bahrain (BHR) 3:39.77 q
11 3 Michał Rozmys   Poland (POL) 3:40.28 q
12 2 Sadik Mikhou   Bahrain (BHR) 3:42.12 Q
13 2 Jakub Holuša   Czech Republic (CZE) 3:42.31 Q
14 2 Chris O'Hare   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:42.53 Q
15 2 Ronald Musagala   Uganda (UGA) 3:42.75 Q
16 2 Nick Willis   New Zealand (NZL) 3:42.75 Q
17 2 Robby Andrews   United States (USA) 3:43.03 Q
18 2 Ronald Kwemoi   Kenya (KEN) 3:43.10 q
19 2 Federico Bruno   Argentina (ARG) 3:43.16
20 2 Ryan Gregson   Australia (AUS) 3:43.28
21 2 Marc Alcalá   Spain (ESP) 3:43.28
22 3 Ismael Debjani   Belgium (BEL) 3:43.71
23 3 Harvey Dixon   Gibraltar (GIB) 3:44.03 NR
24 1 Elijah Manangoi   Kenya (KEN) 3:45.93 Q
25 1 Asbel Kiprop   Kenya (KEN) 3:45.96 Q
26 1 Timo Benitz   Germany (GER) 3:46.01 Q
27 1 Abdalaati Iguider   Morocco (MAR) 3:46.03 Q
28 1 Marcin Lewandowski   Poland (POL) 3:46.06 Q
29 1 Jordan Williamsz   Australia (AUS) 3:46.11 Q
30 1 Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad   France (FRA) 3:46.17
31 1 Samuel Tefera   Ethiopia (ETH) 3:46.22
32 1 David Torrence   Peru (PER) 3:46.39
33 1 Ayanleh Souleiman   Djibouti (DJI) 3:46.64
34 1 Josh Kerr   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:47.30
35 1 Abderrahmane Anou   Algeria (ALG) 3:47.38
36 1 David Bustos   Spain (ESP) 3:47.52
37 1 Matthew Centrowitz   United States (USA) 3:48.34
38 2 Benjamín Enzema   Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) 3:48.39
39 3 Erick Rodríguez   Nicaragua (NCA) 3:52.35 SB
40 2 Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu   Athlete Refugee Team (ART) 3:52.78 PB
41 2 Richard Douma   Netherlands (NED) 3:55.36 q
3 Taresa Tolosa   Ethiopia (ETH) DNF
2 Brahim Akachab   Morocco (MAR) DNS
2 Chala Regassa   Ethiopia (ETH) DNS
1 Thiago André   Brazil (BRA) DNS

Semifinals

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The semifinals took place on 11 August in two heats as follows:[8]

Heat 1 2
Start time 20:10 20:20
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The first five in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[9]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Jakub Holuša   Czech Republic (CZE) 3:38.05 Q
2 2 Timothy Cheruiyot   Kenya (KEN) 3:38.14 Q
3 2 Marcin Lewandowski   Poland (POL) 3:38.32 Q
4 2 Chris O'Hare   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:38.59 Q
5 2 Fouad Elkaam   Morocco (MAR) 3:38.64 Q
6 2 Nick Willis   New Zealand (NZL) 3:38.68 q
7 2 John Gregorek   United States (USA) 3:38.68 q
8 2 Jordan Williamsz   Australia (AUS) 3:38.93
9 2 Ronald Kwemoi   Kenya (KEN) 3:39.47
10 2 Homiyu Tesfaye   Germany (GER) 3:39.72
11 2 Kalle Berglund   Sweden (SWE) 3:40.05
12 1 Elijah Manangoi   Kenya (KEN) 3:40.10 Q
13 1 Asbel Kiprop   Kenya (KEN) 3:40.14 Q
14 1 Filip Ingebrigtsen   Norway (NOR) 3:40.23 Q
15 1 Sadik Mikhou   Bahrain (BHR) 3:40.52 Q
16 1 Adel Mechaal   Spain (ESP) 3:40.60 Q
17 1 Abdalaati Iguider   Morocco (MAR) 3:40.76
18 1 Luke Mathews   Australia (AUS) 3:40.91
19 2 Benson Seurei   Bahrain (BHR) 3:40.96
20 1 Jake Wightman   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:41.79
21 1 Ronald Musagala   Uganda (UGA) 3:42.01
22 1 Michał Rozmys   Poland (POL) 3:42.94
23 1 Timo Benitz   Germany (GER) 3:44.38
24 2 Richard Douma   Netherlands (NED) 3:47.74
1 Robby Andrews   United States (USA) DNF

Final

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The final took place on 13 August at 20:30. The results were as follows (photo finish):[10]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Elijah Manangoi   Kenya (KEN) 3:33.61
  Timothy Cheruiyot   Kenya (KEN) 3:33.99
  Filip Ingebrigtsen   Norway (NOR) 3:34.53
4 Adel Mechaal   Spain (ESP) 3:34.71
5 Jakub Holuša   Czech Republic (CZE) 3:34.89
6 Sadik Mikhou   Bahrain (BHR) 3:35.81
7 Marcin Lewandowski   Poland (POL) 3:36.02
8 Nick Willis   New Zealand (NZL) 3:36.82
9 Asbel Kiprop   Kenya (KEN) 3:37.24
10 John Gregorek   United States (USA) 3:37.56
11 Fouad Elkaam   Morocco (MAR) 3:37.72
12 Chris O'Hare   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:38.28

References

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  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "1500 Metres Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "1500 Metres Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "1500 Metres Men − Heats − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  7. ^ "1500 Metres Men − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  8. ^ "1500 Metres Men − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  9. ^ "1500 Metres Men − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  10. ^ "1500 Metres Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.