1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

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These are the official results of the Men's 1.500 metres event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 13th August 1995. The winning margin was 1.55 seconds.

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All eyes were on world record holder Noureddine Morceli, who had just improved upon his world record a month earlier. What strategy could beat him? Nobody wanted to try to run fast from the start, Paul McMullen became the early leader and as the largest man in the field, the wind blocker while everybody else was drafting behind. Morceli stayed out of trouble, near the front of the pack, watching around him. After 800 metres Vénuste Niyongabo moved to the outside of McMullen and started to edge forward with Morceli the next man back on the outside marking anybody who dared to get too far in front. With 500 metres to go, Morceli grew impatient and eased into the lead for the bell. The Morceli started to open up his lead. Niyongabo was late to react, giving away a few metres as the lap began and never able to gain any ground. By the home stretch Morceli had more than 10 metres on Niyongabo. Down the home stretch, a 20 year old Hicham El Guerrouj edged by Niyongabo. Morceli slowed before the finish line almost walking across with the gold, the relatively unknown El Guerrouj got the silver and Niyongabo held on for bronze.

Final

RANKFINALTIME
Med 1.png Flag of Algeria.svg  Noureddine Morceli  (ALG)3:33.73
Med 2.png Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)3:35.28
Med 3.png Flag of Burundi.svg  Vénuste Niyongabo  (BDI)3:35.56
4.Flag of Morocco.svg  Rachid El Basir  (MAR)3:35.96
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kevin Sullivan  (CAN)3:36.73
6.Flag of France.svg  Abdelkader Chékhémani  (FRA)3:36.90
7.Flag of Qatar.svg  Mohamed Suleiman  (QAT)3:36.96
8.Flag of Spain.svg  Fermín Cacho  (ESP)3:37.02
9.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gary Lough  (GBR)3:37.59
10.Flag of the United States.svg  Paul McMullen  (USA)3:38.23
11.Flag of Ireland.svg  Niall Bruton  (IRL)3:39.15
12.Flag of Spain.svg  Isaac Viciosa  (ESP)3:41.12

Semi-finals

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of Algeria.svg  Noureddine Morceli  (ALG)3:38.37
2.Flag of Ireland.svg  Niall Bruton  (IRL)3:39.00
3.Flag of France.svg  Abdelkader Chékhémani  (FRA)3:39.08
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kevin Sullivan  (CAN)3:39.23
5.Flag of Spain.svg  Fermín Cacho  (ESP)3:39.35
6.Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Ali Hakimi  (TUN)3:39.40
7.Flag of France.svg  Eric Dubus  (FRA)3:39.73
8.Flag of the United States.svg  Terrance Herrington  (USA)3:39.96
9.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Mayock  (GBR)3:40.20
10.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Christophe Impens  (BEL)3:44.86
11.Flag of Morocco.svg  Azzeddine Sediki  (MAR)3:46.84
Flag of Brazil.svg  Joaquim Cruz  (BRA)DNS


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)3:37.47
2.Flag of Burundi.svg  Vénuste Niyongabo  (BDI)3:37.62
3.Flag of Qatar.svg  Mohamed Suleiman  (QAT)3:37.78
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gary Lough  (GBR)3:37.78
5.Flag of Morocco.svg  Rachid El Basir  (MAR)3:37.96
6.Flag of Spain.svg  Isaac Viciosa  (ESP)3:38.03
7.Flag of the United States.svg  Paul McMullen  (USA)3:38.54
8.Flag of Russia.svg  Vyacheslav Shabunin  (RUS)3:38.61
9.Flag of Uganda.svg  Julius Achon  (UGA)3:39.87
10.Flag of Kenya.svg  Reuben Chesang  (KEN)3:40.63
11.Flag of France.svg  Samir Benfares  (FRA)3:43.19
12.Flag of Denmark.svg  Robert Kiplagat Andersen  (DEN)3:46.41

Qualifying heats

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Ali Hakimi  (TUN)3:48.40
2.Flag of Burundi.svg  Vénuste Niyongabo  (BDI)3:48.58
3.Flag of France.svg  Samir Benfares  (FRA)3:48.64
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Mayock  (GBR)3:48.65
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Paul McMullen  (USA)3:48.70
6.Flag of Croatia.svg  Branko Zorko  (CRO)3:48.83
7.Flag of Somalia.svg  Abdi Bile  (SOM)3:48.86
8.Flag of Germany.svg  Jens-Peter Herold  (GER)3:49.24
9.Flag of Kenya.svg  Jonah Birir  (KEN)3:49.26
10.Flag of Spain.svg  Mateo Cañellas  (ESP)3:49.71
11.Flag of Malta.svg  Xandru Grech  (MLT)3:54.96


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of Algeria.svg  Noureddine Morceli  (ALG)3:42.58
2.Flag of Spain.svg  Fermín Cacho  (ESP)3:43.05
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Reuben Chesang  (KEN)3:43.26
4.Flag of Morocco.svg  Rachid El Basir  (MAR)3:43.29
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kevin Sullivan  (CAN)3:43.41
6.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kevin McKay  (GBR)3:43.87
7.Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Hyde  (USA)3:44.03
8.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Martin Johns  (NZL)3:45.10
9.Flag of Portugal.svg  Luís Jesus  (POR)3:46.43
10.Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  José López  (VEN)3:46.81
11.Flag of Austria.svg  Werner Edler-Muhr  (AUT)3:47.06


RANKHEAT 3TIME
1.Flag of Morocco.svg  Azzeddine Sediki  (MAR)3:38.24
2.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gary Lough  (GBR)3:38.62
3.Flag of France.svg  Eric Dubus  (FRA)3:38.80
4.Flag of Uganda.svg  Julius Achon  (UGA)3:39.04
5.Flag of Ireland.svg  Niall Bruton  (IRL)3:39.27
6.Flag of Brazil.svg  Joaquim Cruz  (BRA)3:39.47
7.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Christophe Impens  (BEL)3:40.37
8.Flag of Germany.svg  Rüdiger Stenzel  (GER)3:40.65
9.Flag of Romania.svg  Ovidiu Olteanu  (ROM)3:43.20
10.Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Nioka Pululu  (ZAI)4:02.68
Flag of Qatar.svg  Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama  (QAT)DNS


RANKHEAT 4TIME
1.Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)3:38.93
2.Flag of Qatar.svg  Mohamed Suleiman  (QAT)3:39.06
3.Flag of Russia.svg  Vyacheslav Shabunin  (RUS)3:39.21
4.Flag of France.svg  Abdelkader Chékhémani  (FRA)3:39.34
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Terrance Herrington  (USA)3:39.40
6.Flag of Spain.svg  Isaac Viciosa  (ESP)3:39.42
7.Flag of Denmark.svg  Robert Kiplagat Andersen  (DEN)3:40.50
8.Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Passmore Furusa  (ZIM)3:41.01
9.Flag of Brazil.svg  Edgar de Oliveira  (BRA)3:41.74
10.Flag of Kenya.svg  Sammy Mutai  (KEN)3:44.57
11.Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Selwyn Kole  (SOL)4:05.07

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