2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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Venue Oregon Convention Center
DatesMarch 18 (heats)
March 20 (final)
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Winning time3:44.22
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
  2014
2018  
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The men's 1500 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 18 and 20, 2016. [1] [2]

Contents

In the finals, defending champion Ayanleh Souleiman didn't take the lead from the gun, but ran around the field on the first lap to assume first place by the end of the first lap. Dawit Wolde, Aman Wote followed and Matt Centrowitz affixed himself to the outside in third place. At 800 metres (jogged in 2:07.88), Chris O'Hare made a run at the lead, but everybody just sped up and maintained their formation. With 400 metres to go, Nicholas Willis made a stronger move to the front which succeeded, Souleiman disappeared out the back with the other leaders in hot pursuit. With a lap to go, Centrowitz got past Wolde for some free running room at Willis three metres ahead. Centrowitz eased his way closer to Willis through the next three quarters of a lap, making a strong move off the final turn sprinting ahead to a one-metre victory. From seventh place, more than 10 metres behind, Jakub Holuša pulled out to lane 2 and sprinted around the field. Coming down the final straightaway he looked like he was in a 400-metre race, dipping at the line just ahead of Willis and barely a half a metre behind Centrowitz. From even further back, Robby Andrews followed Holuša and pipped both Ethiopian runners for fourth place at the line.

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals. [3]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Ayanleh Souleiman Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 3:41.04Q
22 Chris O'Hare Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:41.09Q
32 Robby Andrews Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3:41.21Q
42 Aman Wote Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 3:41.25q
52 Vincent Kibet Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:41.42q
62 Nicholas Willis Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3:41.53q
72 Marc Alcalá Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3:42.02
81 Matt Centrowitz Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3:47.15Q
91 Dawit Wolde Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 3:47.24Q
101 Jakub Holuša Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3:47.62Q
DQ1 Iván López Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 3:48.63 Doping
111 Charlie Grice Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:49.03
121 Bethwell Birgen Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:49.35
132 Erick Rodriguez Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 3:58.37 NR
1 Manuel Olmedo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DNF

Final

The race was started on March 20 at 14:05. [4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Matt Centrowitz Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3:44.22
Silver medal icon.svg Jakub Holuša Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3:44.30
Bronze medal icon.svg Nicholas Willis Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3:44.37
4 Robby Andrews Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3:44.77
5 Dawit Wolde Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 3:44.81
6 Aman Wote Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 3:44.86
7 Vincent Kibet Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:45.17
8 Chris O'Hare Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:46.50
9 Ayanleh Souleiman Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 3:53.69

References

  1. "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. Start list
  3. Heats results
  4. Final results