2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

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The men's 1500 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 25, 27 and 29 August. The winning margin was 0.23 seconds.

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Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Bernard Lagat
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Rashid Ramzi
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Shedrack Kibet Korir
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998
Championship record Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)3:27.65 Seville, Spain 14 August 1999
World LeadingFlag of the United States.svg  Alan Webb  (USA)3:30.54 Saint-Denis, France 6 July 2007

Schedule

DateTimeRound
August 25, 200711:25 Heats
August 27, 200720:40 Semifinals
August 29, 200722:05 Final

Results

KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedWRWorld recordARArea recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Mehdi Baala Flag of France.svg  France 3:38.65Q
22 Rashid Ramzi Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 3:38.72Q, SB
32 Mohamed Moustaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:39.54Q
42 Shedrack Kibet Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:39.55Q
52 Andrew Baddeley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3:39.60Q
62 Sergio Gallardo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3:39.92Q
72 Nick Willis Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3:40.18q
81 Asbel Kiprop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:40.65Q
91 Alan Webb Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3:40.73Q
101 Juan Carlos Higuero Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3:40.93Q
111 Youssef Baba Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:40.96Q
121 Antar Zerguelaïne Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:40.97Q
132 Juan Luis Barrios Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3:41.05q
142 Fumikazu Kobayashi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3:41.19q
153 Arturo Casado Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3:41.33Q
161 Kevin Sullivan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3:41.39Q
173 Mekonnen Gebremedhin Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 3:41.43Q
182 Sajjad Moradi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3:41.49q
191 Mohammed Shaween Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3:41.58q
203 Bernard Lagat Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3:41.68Q
213 Tarek Boukensa Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:41.71Q
223 Christian Obrist Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3:41.74Q
233 Belal Mansoor Ali Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 3:41.87Q
243 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:41.96q
251 Ivan Heshko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3:42.08
261 Javier Carriqueo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3:42.20
271 Mounir Yemmouni Flag of France.svg  France 3:42.68
282 Deresse Mekonnen Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 3:43.15
293 Abdalaati Iguider Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:43.25
301 Hudson de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3:43.37
313 Mark Fountain Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3:43.51
322 Kamal Boulahfane Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:43.88
333 Byron Piedra Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 3:45.59
343 Gareth Hyett Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3:45.70
352 Leonel Manzano Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3:45.97
361 Ansu Sowe Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 3:50.77 NR
373 Chauncy Master Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 3:55.18
381 Sevak Yeghikyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 4:00.61
393 Hem Bunting Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 4:08.31SB
403 Serdar Nurmyradov Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 4:10.42
412 Saysana Bannavong Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 4:19.80

Semifinals

Qualification: First 6 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Rashid Ramzi Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 3:40.53Q
22 Antar Zerguelaïne Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:40.79Q
32 Arturo Casado Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3:40.83Q
42 Belal Mansoor Ali Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 3:41.01Q
52 Alan Webb Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3:41.08Q
62 Sergio Gallardo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3:41.14q
72 Shedrack Kibet Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:41.15q
82 Juan Luis Barrios Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3:41.17
92 Kevin Sullivan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3:41.27
101 Bernard Lagat Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3:42.39Q
111 Tarek Boukensa Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:42.88Q
122 Christian Obrist Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3:42.93
131 Asbel Kiprop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:42.99Q
141 Andrew Baddeley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3:43.03Q
151 Nick Willis Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3:43.34Q
161 Mohamed Moustaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:43.39
171 Mekonnen Gebremedhin Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 3:43.41
182 Fumikazu Kobayashi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3:43.64
191 Juan Carlos Higuero Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3:44.15q
202 Mohammed Shaween Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3:44.54
211 Sajjad Moradi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3:46.21
221 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4:02.95
231 Youssef Baba Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4:16.23q
1 Mehdi Baala Flag of France.svg  France DSQ

Note: Mehdi Baala originally won the spot in the final but was later disqualified for causing a collision during his race. Additional spots in the final were awarded to Juan Carlos Higuero and Youssef Baba who suffered in that collision.

Final

The finish of the final Osaka07 D5A M1500M Finish.jpg
The finish of the final
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Bernard Lagat Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3:34.77
Silver medal icon.svg Rashid Ramzi Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 3:35.00SB
Bronze medal icon.svg Shedrack Kibet Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:35.04
4 Asbel Kiprop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:35.24PB
5 Tarek Boukensa Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:35.26
6 Antar Zerguelaïne Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:35.29
7 Arturo Casado Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3:35.62
8 Alan Webb Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3:35.69
9 Andrew Baddeley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3:35.95
10 Nick Willis Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3:36.13
11 Belal Mansoor Ali Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 3:36.44
12 Sergio Gallardo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3:37.03
13 Juan Carlos Higuero Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3:38.43
14 Youssef Baba Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:38.78

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