2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

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The Men's 1500 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 30 and September 1 & 3. The winning margin was 0.23 seconds.

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In the heats, Mehdi Baala, who has a history of this sort of incident, fell flat on his face as the final sprint began. [1] He was eventually advanced by the referees to the semi-finals, where he qualified for the final.

The first semi-final went out slowly and was a strategic race with a bunch finish. Defending champion Yusuf Saad Kamel finished 6th in that semi and failed to make the time qualifier. The second semi went out on a decidedly faster pace bringing the time qualifiers along with the automatic qualifiers. Previous silver medalist Deresse Mekonnen was left behind in the final kick. With Bernard Lagat opting to run the 5,000 metres, no returning medalists made the final, though all current Olympic medalists did make the final.

The final went out at 4 minute mile pace, with Nick Willis leading Matthew Centrowitz and the pack through a 60-second 400, slowing to almost 2:02 by 800. Shortly after that, the Kenyans Asbel Kiprop and Silas Kiplagat moved to the front, chased by Mekonnen Gebremedhin and much of the pack swallowed the early leaders. Centrowitz stepped to the side and followed. As the pack tried to jockey for position, Kiprop refused to relinquish the lead along the rail, even as teammate Kiplagat took the lead on the outside during the backstretch. Kiprop and then Kiplagat continued that way to the finish. Abdalaati Iguider stayed a step behind Kiprop and was in third coming down the home stretch. As he faded, Centrowitz, who had come around the outside followed by Manuel Olmedo moved back up to finish third.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Asbel Kiprop
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)
Silas Kiplagat
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)
Matthew Centrowitz
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)

Records

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 Kenya.svg  Silas Kiplagat  (KEN)3:30.47 Monaco 22 July 2011
African record Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)3:26.00Rome, Italy14 July 1998
Asian record Flag of Bahrain.svg  Rashid Ramzi  (BHR)3:29.14Rome, Italy14 July 2006
North, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of the United States.svg  Bernard Lagat  (USA)3:29.30 Rieti, Italy28 August 2005
South American record Flag of Brazil.svg  Hudson de Souza  (BRA)3:33.25Rieti, Italy28 August 2005
European record Flag of Spain.svg  Fermín Cacho  (ESP)3:28.95 Zürich, Switzerland 13 August 1997
Oceanian record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ryan Gregson  (AUS)3:31.06Monaco22 July 2010

Qualification standards

A timeB time
3:35.003:38.00

Schedule

DateTimeRound
August 30, 201111:20 Heats
September 1, 201119:55 Semifinals
September 3, 201120:15 Final

Results

KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:38.54Q
21 Nick Willis Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)3:39.24Q
31 Yoann Kowal Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)3:39.33Q
41 Diego Ruiz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:39.33Q
51 Mohamed Moustaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:39.35Q
61 Matthew Centrowitz Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:39.46Q
71 Chaminda Wijekoon Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka  (SRI)3:39.61q, NR
83 Amine Laâlou Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:39.86Q
91 Ryan Gregson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)3:40.01q
103 Deresse Mekonnen Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)3:40.08Q
113 Silas Kiplagat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:40.13Q
123 Taoufik Makhloufi Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)3:40.15Q
133 Yusuf Saad Kamel Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)3:40.27Q, SB
143 Ciaran O'Lionaird Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)3:40.41Q
153 Juan Carlos Higuero Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:40.71q
163 Leonel Manzano Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:40.77q
173 Geoffrey Martinson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)3:40.98q
181 Zebene Alemayehu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)3:41.08q
191 James Shane Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:41.17
202 Asbel Kiprop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:41.22Q
212 Mekonnen Gebremedhin Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)3:41.28Q
223 Andreas Vojta Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)3:41.34
232 Abdalaati Iguider Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:41.41Q
242 Manuel Olmedo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:41.78Q
252 Tarek Boukensa Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)3:41.87Q
262 Eduard Villanueva Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)3:41.89Q
273 Hamza Driouch Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)3:42.09
282 Jeffrey Riseley Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)3:42.22
292 Andrew Wheating Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:42.68
302 Dmitrijs Jurkevičs Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)3:42.69
312 Jeroen D'Hoedt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)3:45.54
323 Nabil Mohammed Al-Garbi Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen  (YEM)3:50.17PB
332 Charles Delys Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia  (PYF)3:51.36SB
343 Florian Carvalho Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)3:53.88
351 Sin Sang-min Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)3:55.02
362 Mehdi Baala Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)4:13.10q by Referees
372 Ribeiro Pinto De Carvalho Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste  (TLS)4:30.56PB
1 Mohammed Shaween Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)DNF

Semifinals

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Asbel Kiprop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:36.75Q
22 Tarek Boukensa Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)3:36.84Q
32 Mohamed Moustaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:36.87Q
42 Manuel Olmedo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:36.91Q
52 Eduar Villanueva Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)3:36.96Q, NR
62 Ciaran O'Lionaird Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)3:36.96q
72 Nick Willis Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)3:37.39q
82 Yoann Kowal Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)3:37.44
92 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:37.58
102 Juan Carlos Higuero Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:37.92
112 Deresse Mekonnen Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)3:44.65
122 Chaminda Wijekoon Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka  (SRI)3:44.81
131 Matthew Centrowitz Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:46.66Q
141 Mekonnen Gebremedhin Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)3:46.71Q
151 Silas Kiplagat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:46.75Q
161 Mehdi Baala Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)3:46.87Q
171 Abdalaati Iguider Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:46.89Q
181 Yusuf Saad Kamel Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)3:47.18
191 Amine Laâlou Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:47.65
201 Ryan Gregson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)3:47.89
212 Leonel Manzano Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:47.98
221 Geoffrey Martinson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)3:48.83
231 Diego Ruiz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:49.26
241 Taoufik Makhloufi Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)3:50.86
251 Zebene Alemayehu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)3:51.19

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Asbel Kiprop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:35.69
Silver medal icon.svg Silas Kiplagat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:35.92
Bronze medal icon.svg Matthew Centrowitz Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:36.08
4 Manuel Olmedo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:36.33
5 Abdalaati Iguider Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:36.56
6 Mohamed Moustaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:36.80
7 Mekonnen Gebremedhin Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)3:36.81
8 Eduar Villanueva Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)3:37.31
9 Mehdi Baala Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)3:37.46
10 Ciaran O'Lionaird Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)3:37.81
11 Tarek Boukensa Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)3:38.05
12 Nick Willis Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)3:38.69

References

  1. "Track and Field World Championships: Winners and Losers from Day 4". Bleacher Report .