2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates10 August (heats)
11 August (semifinal)
13 August (final)
Competitors42 from 26 nations
Winning time3:33.61
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
  2015
2019  

The men's 1500 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 10, 11, and 13 August. [1] The winning margin was 0.38 seconds.

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Summary

From the gun in the final, the Kenyan team took charge as Elijah Manangoi from the inside and Timothy Cheruiyot from the outside squeezed the pack behind their wall. The third Kenyan, Asbel Kiprop went to his typical position marking the back of the pack. After a moderate lap, controlling the pace, Kiprop moved forward and the two leaders accelerated to a quick five metre breakaway. In the next half lap, that break expanded to 10 metres with only Kiprop able to bridge the gap. Through the next half lap, three men, led by Filip Ingebrigtsen (NOR), followed by Adel Mechaal (ESP) and Sadik Mikhou (BHR) were able to bridge the gap, with Ingebrigtsen able to reach the trailing Kiprop on the inside at the bell. Ingebrigtsen was able to hold the inside, making Kiprop run to the outside through the penultimate turn. Down the backstretch Mechaal was also able to pass Kiprop, who was struggling. The sweep was broken but Cheruiyot and Manangoi were still in front, Cheruiyot holding the leading inside position. Coming off the turn, Manangoi displayed some of his reputed 46 second (400) speed, running past his teammate and on to a 2-metre victory. Three metres behind, Mechaal made a serious move to try to get ahead of Ingebrigtsen, trying to pass in the narrow space on the inside. He got his shoulders as far as Ingebrigtsen's 10 metres prior to the finish but couldn't get by, both men struggling and falling toward the finish line. Ingebrigtsen leaned for the bronze medal position while Mechaal put his hand out onto Ingebrigtsen's back. Ingebrigtsen fell into a sideways somersault after the finish, both finishing just ahead of a fast closing Jakub Holuša (CZE).

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: [2]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR 14 Jul 1998 Rome, Italy
Championship 3:27.65 Hicham El Guerrouj Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR 24 Aug 1999 Sevilla, Spain
World leading3:28.80 Elijah Motonei Manangoi Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN 21 Jul 2017 Monaco
African 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR 14 Jul 1998Rome, Italy
Asian 3:29.14 Rashid Ramzi Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR 14 Jul 2006Rome, Italy
NACAC 3:29.30 Bernard Lagat Flag of the United States.svg  USA 28 Aug 2005 Rieti, Italy
South American 3:33.25 Hudson de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA 28 Aug 2005Rieti, Italy
European 3:28.81 Mohamed Farah Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR 19 Jul 2013Monaco
Oceanian 3:29.66 Nicholas Willis Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL 17 Jul 2015Monaco

The following records were set at the competition: [3]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.Date
Gibraltarian 3:44.03 Harvey Dixon Flag of Gibraltar.svg  GIB 10 Aug 2017

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 3:36.00. [4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows: [5]

DateTimeRound
10 August20:25 Heats
11 August20:10 Semifinals
13 August20:30 Final

Results

Heats

The first round took place on 10 August in three heats as follows: [6]

Heat123
Start time20:2520:3720:48
Photo finish link link link

The first six in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows: [7]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13 Luke Mathews Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)3:38.19 Q
23 Timothy Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:38.41 Q
33 Filip Ingebrigtsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)3:38.46 Q
43 Jake Wightman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:38.50 Q
53 Homiyu Tesfaye Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)3:38.57 Q
63 Adel Mechaal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:38.99 Q
73 Fouad Elkaam Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:39.33 q
83 John Gregorek Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:39.62 q
93 Kalle Berglund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)3:39.62 q
103 Benson Seurei Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)3:39.77 q
113 Michał Rozmys Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)3:40.28 q
122 Sadik Mikhou Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)3:42.12 Q
132 Jakub Holuša Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)3:42.31 Q
142 Chris O'Hare Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:42.53 Q
152 Ronald Musagala Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)3:42.75 Q
162 Nick Willis Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)3:42.75 Q
172 Robby Andrews Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:43.03 Q
182 Ronald Kwemoi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:43.10 q
192 Federico Bruno Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)3:43.16
202 Ryan Gregson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)3:43.28
212 Marc Alcalá Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:43.28
223 Ismael Debjani Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)3:43.71
233 Harvey Dixon Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar  (GIB)3:44.03 NR
241 Elijah Manangoi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:45.93 Q
251 Asbel Kiprop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:45.96 Q
261 Timo Benitz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)3:46.01 Q
271 Abdalaati Iguider Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:46.03 Q
281 Marcin Lewandowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)3:46.06 Q
291 Jordan Williamsz Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)3:46.11 Q
301 Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)3:46.17
311 Samuel Tefera Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)3:46.22
321 David Torrence Flag of Peru.svg  Peru  (PER)3:46.39
331 Ayanleh Souleiman Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti  (DJI)3:46.64
341 Josh Kerr Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:47.30
351 Abderrahmane Anou Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)3:47.38
361 David Bustos Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:47.52
371 Matthew Centrowitz Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:48.34
382 Benjamín Enzema Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea  (GEQ)3:48.39
393 Erick Rodríguez Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua  (NCA)3:52.35 SB
402 Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu IAAF flag (2017).svg  Athlete Refugee Team  (ART)3:52.78 PB
412 Richard Douma Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)3:55.36 q
3 Taresa Tolosa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH) DNF
2 Brahim Akachab Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR) DNS
2 Chala Regassa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH) DNS
1 Thiago André Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA) DNS

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 11 August in two heats as follows: [8]

Heat12
Start time20:1020:20
Photo finish link link

The first five in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows: [9]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Jakub Holuša Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)3:38.05 Q
22 Timothy Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:38.14 Q
32 Marcin Lewandowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)3:38.32 Q
42 Chris O'Hare Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:38.59 Q
52 Fouad Elkaam Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:38.64 Q
62 Nick Willis Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)3:38.68 q
72 John Gregorek Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:38.68 q
82 Jordan Williamsz Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)3:38.93
92 Ronald Kwemoi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:39.47
102 Homiyu Tesfaye Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)3:39.72
112 Kalle Berglund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)3:40.05
121 Elijah Manangoi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:40.10 Q
131 Asbel Kiprop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:40.14 Q
141 Filip Ingebrigtsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)3:40.23 Q
151 Sadik Mikhou Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)3:40.52 Q
161 Adel Mechaal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:40.60 Q
171 Abdalaati Iguider Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:40.76
181 Luke Mathews Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)3:40.91
192 Benson Seurei Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)3:40.96
201 Jake Wightman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:41.79
211 Ronald Musagala Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)3:42.01
221 Michał Rozmys Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)3:42.94
231 Timo Benitz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)3:44.38
242 Richard Douma Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)3:47.74
1 Robby Andrews Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) DNF

Final

The final took place on 13 August at 20:30. The results were as follows (photo finish): [10]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Elijah Manangoi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:33.61
Silver medal icon.svg Timothy Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:33.99
Bronze medal icon.svg Filip Ingebrigtsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)3:34.53
4 Adel Mechaal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:34.71
5 Jakub Holuša Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)3:34.89
6 Sadik Mikhou Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)3:35.81
7 Marcin Lewandowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)3:36.02
8 Nick Willis Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)3:36.82
9 Asbel Kiprop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:37.24
10 John Gregorek Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:37.56
11 Fouad Elkaam Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:37.72
12 Chris O'Hare Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:38.28

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