2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

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These are the official results of the Men's 1500 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Wednesday 27 August 2003 at 21:00h. The winning margin was 0.54 seconds.

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With all eyes on the world record holder Hicham El Guerrouj, the final started with home team favorite Mehdi Baala taking the lead off the line though he was Reyes Estévez uncharacteristically took the lead and began pushing the pace a half lap into the race. As soon as Estévez began to create some daylight, El Guerrouj covered the move through a 57.70 first lap, but after letting Estévez lead a whole lap El Guerrouj edged ahead. It was 1:56.29 (58.59) after 2 laps with Baala the first to follow El Guerrouj, with Paul Korir and Estévez in such close order drill that Korir stumbled from catching Estévez' legs and losing ground. At the bell in 2:37.87, Fouad Chouki joined what was becoming a breakaway by El Guerrouj, Baala and Estévez. 2:51.28 (54.99) after 3 laps and El Guerrouj accelerated. In the final turn, Chouki accelerated past Estévez, but only Baala had managed to stay close to El Guerrouj. Bala was in perfect position to run around El Guerrouj coming off the turn, instead El Guerrouj accelerated again and got enough of a gap that it was clear he was going to win. Coming off the turn Ivan Heshko was in sixth place. He moved out to lane 3 and began sprinting, challenged by Korir. 50 meters from the finish, Chouki began to run out of gas. Estévez passed him but his hold on the bronze medal position was short-lived as Heshko, Korir and Rui Silva all ran past him before the line. A month after the race, Chouki was disqualified and suspended for having Erythropoietin in his system.

Final

RANKFINALTIME
Med 1.png Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)3:31.77
Med 2.png Flag of France.svg  Mehdi Baala  (FRA)3:32.31
Med 3.png Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ivan Heshko  (UKR)3:33.17
4.Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Korir  (KEN)3:33.47
5.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Rui Silva  (POR)3:33.68
6.Flag of Spain.svg  Reyes Estévez  (ESP)3:33.84
7.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Gert-Jan Liefers  (NED)3:33.99
8.Flag of Russia.svg  Vyacheslav Shabunin  (RUS)3:34.37
9.Flag of Kenya.svg  Isaac Kiprono Songok  (KEN)3:34.39
10.Flag of Spain.svg  Roberto Parra  (ESP)3:35.02
11.Flag of Spain.svg  Juan Carlos Higuero  (ESP)3:38.49
Flag of France.svg  Fouad Chouki  (FRA)DQ

Semi-final

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)3:38.25
2.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Rui Silva  (POR)3:38.37
3.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ivan Heshko  (UKR)3:38.43
4.Flag of Spain.svg  Roberto Parra  (ESP)3:38.51
5.Flag of Russia.svg  Vyacheslav Shabunin  (RUS)3:38.60
6.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Gert-Jan Liefers  (NED)3:38.61
7.Flag of Kenya.svg  Isaac Kiprono Songok  (KEN)3:39.84
8.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Youcef Abdi  (AUS)3:40.13
9.Flag of Italy.svg  Christian Obrist  (ITA)3:41.88
10.Flag of Ireland.svg  Gareth Turnbull  (IRL)3:42.01
11.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kevin Sullivan  (CAN)3:42.33
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Valery Pisarev  (KGZ)DNS


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of France.svg  Mehdi Baala  (FRA)3:39.73
2.Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Korir  (KEN)3:40.08
3.Flag of Spain.svg  Juan Carlos Higuero  (ESP)3:40.29
4.Flag of Spain.svg  Reyes Estévez  (ESP)3:40.75
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Michael East  (GBR)3:40.87
6.Flag of Brazil.svg  Hudson de Souza  (BRA)3:41.12
7.Flag of Algeria.svg  Tarek Boukensa  (ALG)3:41.33
8.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Adrian Blincoe  (NZL)3:41.53
9.Flag of the United States.svg  Jason Lunn  (USA)3:41.71
10.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Michal Šneberger  (CZE)3:42.25
11.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Bert Leenaerts  (BEL)3:43.02
Flag of France.svg  Fouad Chouki  (FRA)DQ

Heats

Held on Saturday 23 August 2003

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Adrian Blincoe  (NZL)3:47.26
2.Flag of France.svg  Mehdi Baala  (FRA)3:47.26
3.Flag of Spain.svg  Reyes Estévez  (ESP)3:47.56
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Jason Lunn  (USA)3:47.62
5.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Gert-Jan Liefers  (NED)3:47.81
6.Flag of Algeria.svg  Tarek Boukensa  (ALG)3:47.88
7.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Youcef Abdi  (AUS)3:48.65
8.Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Valery Pisarev  (KGZ)3:50.89
9.Flag of Malawi.svg  Francis Munthali  (MAW)3:51.61
Flag of Kenya.svg  Bernard Lagat  (KEN)DNS


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)3:42.24
2.Flag of Brazil.svg  Hudson de Souza  (BRA)3:42.51
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Korir  (KEN)3:42.55
4.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ivan Heshko  (UKR)3:42.96
5.Flag of Italy.svg  Christian Obrist  (ITA)3:43.01
6.Flag of Spain.svg  Juan Carlos Higuero  (ESP)3:43.01
7.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kevin Sullivan  (CAN)3:43.27
8.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Michal Šneberger  (CZE)3:43.27
9.Flag of Pakistan.svg  Atta Atta Miran  (PAK)3:51.34


RANKHEAT 3TIME
1.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Rui Silva  (POR)3:41.35
2.Flag of Kenya.svg  Isaac Kiprono Songok  (KEN)3:41.55
3.Flag of Spain.svg  Roberto Parra  (ESP)3:41.57
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Michael East  (GBR)3:41.61
5.Flag of Russia.svg  Vyacheslav Shabunin  (RUS)3:41.63
6.Flag of Ireland.svg  Gareth Turnbull  (IRL)3:41.84
7.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Bert Leenaerts  (BEL)3:42.71
8.Flag of Guam.svg  Neil Weare  (GUM)3:56.64
9.Flag of Somalia.svg  Yahye Abdi Gurre  (SOM)4:10.42
Flag of France.svg  Fouad Chouki  (FRA)DQ

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