2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Venue Ergo Arena
Dates 7 March (heats)
8 March (final)
Competitors 23 from 19 nations
Winning time 3:37.52
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
  2012
2016  
Events at the
2014 IAAF World Indoor
Championships

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Track events
60 m  men   women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m men women
60 m hurdles men women
4×400 m relay men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Heptathlon men

The men's 1500 metres at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 7–8 March 2014.

1500 metres foremost middle distance track event in athletics

The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilometers or approximately ​1516 miles.

2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships 2014 edition of the IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was the fifteenth edition of the international indoor track and field competition, organised by the IAAF. The event was held between 7–9 March 2014 at the Ergo Arena in Sopot, Poland.

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Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)3:31.18 Stuttgart, Germany 2 February 1997
Championship record Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Haile Gebrselassie  (ETH)3:33.77 Maebashi, Japan 7 March 1999
World LeadingFlag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed Moustaoui  (MAR)3:35.00 Stockholm, Sweden 6 February 2014
African record Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)3:31.18Stuttgart, Germany2 February 1997
Asian record Flag of Bahrain.svg  Belal Mansoor Ali  (BHR)3:36.28 Stockholm, Sweden 20 February 2007
European record Flag of Spain.svg  Andrés Manuel Díaz  (ESP)3:33.32 Piraeus, Greece 24 February 1999
North and Central American
and Caribbean record
Flag of the United States.svg  Galen Rupp  (USA)3:34.78 Boston, United States 26 January 2013
Oceanian record Flag of New Zealand.svg  Nick Willis  (NZL)3:35.80Birmingham, Great Britain20 February 2010
South American record Flag of Brazil.svg  Agberto Guimarães  (BRA)3:42.70Piraeus, Greece8 March 1989

Qualification standards

IndoorOutdoor
3:41.00 or 3:58.00 (Mile) 3:34.00

Schedule

Date Time Round
7 March 2014 12:25 Heats
8 March 2014 20:00 Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final. [1]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Wote, Aman Aman Wote Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 3:36.75 Q
2 3 Iguider, Abdalaati Abdalaati Iguider Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:37.83 Q, SB
3 3 Leer, Will Will Leer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:38.02 q
4 3 Birgen, Bethwell Bethwell Birgen Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:38.56 q
5 2 Souleiman, Ayanleh Ayanleh Souleiman Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 3:38.94 Q
6 2 Willis, Nick Nick Willis Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3:39.14 Q
7 3 Ozbilen, Ilham Tanui İlham Tanui Özbilen Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3:39.31 q
8 3 McCarthy, David David McCarthy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 3:39.46
9 2 Kiplagat, Silas Silas Kiplagat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:39.70
10 2 O'Hare, Chris Chris O'Hare Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:40.06
11 3 Mechaal, Adel Adel Mechaal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3:41.27
12 2 Vojta, Andreas Andreas Vojta Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3:42.10
13 2 Brannen, Nathan Nathan Brannen Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 3:42.51
14 2 Krevs, Mitja Mitja Krevs Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 3:43.22 NR
15 1 Tesfaye, Homiyu Homiyu Tesfaye Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3:47.07 Q
16 1 Holuša, Jakub Jakub Holuša Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3:47.20 Q
17 1 Gebremedhin, Mekonnen Mekonnen Gebremedhin Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 3:47.22
18 1 Lomong, Lopez Lopez Lomong Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:48.06
19 1 Emanuel, Lee Lee Emanuel Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:48.09
20 2 Al-Massri, Wesam Wesam Al-Massri Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 3:53.84 NR
21 1 Abdi, Omar Mohamed Omar Mohamed Abdi Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 3:56.52 PB
22 3 Gomez, Aitor Aitor Gomez Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 4:07.34 NR
23 1 Zaizan, Ioan Ioan Zaizan Flag of Romania.svg  Romania R 163.2 [2]

Final

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Souleiman, Ayanleh Ayanleh Souleiman Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 3:37.52
Wote, Aman Aman Wote Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 3:38.08
Iguider, Abdalaati Abdalaati Iguider Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:38.21
4 Ozbilen, Ilham Tanui İlham Tanui Özbilen Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3:39.10
5 Holuša, Jakub Jakub Holuša Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3:39.23
6 Leer, Will Will Leer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:39.60
7 Tesfaye, Homiyu Homiyu Tesfaye Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3:39.90
8 Birgen, Bethwell Bethwell Birgen Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:40.66
9Willis, Nick Nick Willis Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand R 163.3(b) [4]

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References

  1. Heats results
  2. Jostling/Obstruction on the track
  3. Final results
  4. Infringement of the inside border; original time – 3:38.47