1997 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 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semifinals and the final held on Wednesday 6 August 1997. The winning margin was 0.80 seconds.

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The final was a slow, tactical race from the start, with Morceli tracking El Guerrouj all the way. Estevez tried to slow the pace down even further in the second lap to allow Cacho to save energy for his fast sprint finish. With the whole field still bunched up with 600m to go, El Guerrouj put on a burst of speed which only Morceli and Cacho were able to follow, but eventually, they too were dropped as El Guerrouj wound up the pace faster and faster. Cacho sprinted past Morceli in the home straight, and the dispirited defending champion slowed down towards the finish, allowing Estevez to pip him at the line for the bronze medal.

Results

Heats

HeatRankNameResultNotes
31Flag of Spain.svg  Reyes Estévez  (ESP)3:36.20Q
32Flag of Morocco.svg  Azzeddine Seddiki  (MAR)3:36.40Q
33Flag of Qatar.svg  Mohamed Suleiman  (QAT)3:36.64Q
34Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Graham Hood  (CAN)3:36.69Q
45Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)3:36.72Q
36Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Holman  (USA)3:36.72Q
37Flag of Denmark.svg  Robert Kiplagat Andersen  (DEN)3:36.77q
48Flag of Spain.svg  Fermin Cacho  (ESP)3:37.16Q
19Flag of Algeria.svg  Noureddine Morceli  (ALG)3:37.26Q
110Flag of Russia.svg  Andrey Zadorozhniy  (RUS)3:37.28Q
111Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Mayock  (GBR)3:37.37Q
112Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kevin Sullivan  (CAN)3:37.42Q
413Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Ali Hakimi  (TUN)3:37.43Q
414Flag of France.svg  Nadir Bosch  (FRA)3:37.45Q
415Flag of Italy.svg  Gennaro Di Napoli  (ITA)3:37.50Q
116Flag of Ireland.svg  Niall Bruton  (IRL)3:37.57Q
117Flag of Portugal.svg  Antonio Travassos  (POR)3:37.70q
118Flag of France.svg  Saïd Chébili  (FRA)3:37.75q
319Flag of Croatia.svg  Branko Zorko  (CRO)3:37.99q
420Flag of Algeria.svg  Ahmed Krama  (ALG)3:38.02
121Flag of Uganda.svg  Julius Achon  (UGA)3:38.21
422Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Matthew Yates  (GBR)3:38.34
323Flag of Romania.svg  Alexandru Vasile  (ROM)3:39.01
424Flag of Poland.svg  Piotr Rostkowski  (POL)3:39.52
225Flag of Germany.svg  Rudiger Stenzel  (GER)3:40.17Q
425Flag of the United States.svg  Jason Pyrah  (USA)3:40.17
227Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kevin McKay  (GBR)3:40.25Q
428Flag of Greece.svg  Panagiotis Papoulias  (GRE)3:40.30
229Flag of Morocco.svg  Driss Maazouzi  (MAR)3:40.39Q
230Flag of Spain.svg  Isaac Viciosa  (ESP)3:40.41Q
231Flag of Kenya.svg  Laban Rotich  (KEN)3:40.43Q
232Flag of Russia.svg  Vyacheslav Shabunin  (RUS)3:40.46
233Flag of France.svg  Abdelkader Chekhemani  (FRA)3:41.02
234Flag of Somalia.svg  Mohamed Ibrahim Aden  (SOM)3:41.23
235Flag of Algeria.svg  Ali Saïdi-Sief  (ALG)3:41.48
236Flag of Sudan.svg  Babiker Mohammed Yagoub  (SUD)3:41.54
137Flag of Kenya.svg  John Kibowen  (KEN)3:41.69
238Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  José López  (VEN)3:42.83
139Flag of Hungary.svg  Balázs Tölgyesi  (HUN)3:44.16
140Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Alexis Sharangabo  (RWA)3:44.95
341Flag of Portugal.svg  Luis Feiteira  (POR)3:45.37
442Flag of Ireland.svg  Shane Healy  (IRL)3:50.64
343Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Scott Petersen  (AUS)3:50.65
344Flag of Guam.svg  Brent Butler  (GUM)3:58.29

Semifinals

HeatRankNameResultNotes
21Flag of Algeria.svg  Noureddine Morceli  (ALG)3:38.82Q
22Flag of Spain.svg  Reyes Estevez  (ESP)3:38.86Q
23Flag of Spain.svg  Fermín Cacho  (ESP)3:38.86Q
14Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)3:38.92Q
25Flag of Denmark.svg  Robert Kiplagat Andersen  (DEN)3:38.92Q
26Flag of Kenya.svg  Laban Rotich  (KEN)3:38.92Q
27Flag of France.svg  Nadir Bosch  (FRA)3:39.01q
28Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Graham Hood  (CAN)3:39.13q
19Flag of Qatar.svg  Mohamed Suleiman  (QAT)3:39.15Q
210Flag of Italy.svg  Gennaro di Napoli  (ITA)3:39.45
111Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Ali Hakimi  (TUN)3:39.50Q
112Flag of Germany.svg  Rüdiger Stenzel  (GER)3:39.62Q
113Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Mayock  (GBR)3:39.69Q
114Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kevin Sullivan  (CAN)3:39.84
115Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Holman  (USA)3:39.97
216Flag of Morocco.svg  Driss Maazouzi  (MAR)3:39.99
217Flag of Morocco.svg  Azzeddine Seddiki  (MAR)3:40.15
218Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kevin McKay  (GBR)3:40.21
119Flag of Croatia.svg  Branko Zorko  (CRO)3:41.63
120Flag of France.svg  Saïd Chébili  (FRA)3:41.95
121Flag of Portugal.svg  Antonio Travassos  (POR)3:42.01
222Flag of Russia.svg  Andrey Zadorozhniy  (RUS)3:42.61
123Flag of Ireland.svg  Niall Bruton  (IRL)3:47.51
1Flag of Spain.svg  Isaac Viciosa  (ESP)DNF

Final

RankNameResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)3:35.83
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Spain.svg  Fermín Cacho  (ESP)3:36.63
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Spain.svg  Reyes Estevez  (ESP)3:37.26
4.Flag of Algeria.svg  Noureddine Morceli  (ALG)3:37.37
5.Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Ali Hakimi  (TUN)3:37.51
6.Flag of Qatar.svg  Mohamed Suleiman  (QAT)3:37.53
7.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Graham Hood  (CAN)3:37.55
8.Flag of Denmark.svg  Robert Kiplagat Andersen  (DEN)3:37.66
9.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Mayock  (GBR)3:38.67
10.Flag of Germany.svg  Rüdiger Stenzel  (GER)3:38.82
11.Flag of Kenya.svg  Laban Rotich  (KEN)3:41.27
12.Flag of France.svg  Nadir Bosch  (FRA)3:48.35

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