2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
at the 2022 World Championships
Jake Wightman Oregon 22.jpg
Wightman after crossing the finish line
Venue Hayward Field
Dates16 July (heats)
17 July (semi-finals)
19 July (final)
Competitors46 from 25 nations
Winning time3:29.23
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
  2019
2023  
1500 meter men's final at the 2022 World Athletics Championships 1500 meter men's final 2022 World Athletics Championship (cropped).jpg
1500 meter men's final at the 2022 World Athletics Championships

The men's 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene from 16 to 19 July 2022. [1] The winning margin was 0.24 seconds.

Contents

Summary

Right from the start, Abel Kipsang went to the front to keep the pace honest. Josh Thompson moved in to follow until Stewart McSweyn took the second position. They completed the first lap in 55.5. When defending champion Timothy Cheruiyot moved up to join his Kenyan teammate, Olympic Champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen took that seriously and followed. The second time down the home stretch, Ingebrigtsen cruised past the Kenyans into the lead. Cheruiyot marked Ingebrigtsen, with British runners Jake Wightman and Josh Kerr moving toward the front. [2] By the bell the two Spaniards Mohamed Katir and Mario García Romo had come up to behind the Brits. Three teams cued up behind Ingebrigtsen. On the rail, Wightman traded elbows with Kipsang boxing him to the outside. With 300 to go, Wightman accelerated past Cheruiyot to Ingebrigtsen's shoulder. With 200 to go, Wightman went for it, passing Ingebrigtsen at the start of the turn. It opened into little more than a metre gap, but all the way down the homestretch, Ingebrigtsen was unable to close it. Behind them, Katir came through on the rail, also trading elbows with Cheruiyot before breaking free, drifting to the outside. Wightman beat Ingebrigtsen to the line to complete the upset. Katir trailed them by 3 metres in for bronze. [3]

Wightman's victory was called for the fans in attendance as usual by the stadium commentator. Uniquely, on this occasion that also happened to be the gold medalist's coach and father, Geoff Wightman.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: [4]

RecordAthlete & Nat.Perf.LocationDate
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 24 August 1999
World Leading Flag of Kenya.svg  Abel Kipsang  (KEN)3:31.01 Nairobi, Kenya 7 May 2022
African Record Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998
Asian Record Flag of Bahrain.svg  Rashid Ramzi  (BHR)3:29.14 Rome, Italy 14 July 2006
North, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of the United States.svg  Bernard Lagat  (USA)3:29.30 Rieti, Italy 28 August 2005
South American Record Flag of Brazil.svg  Hudson Santos de Souza  (BRA)3:33.25 Rieti, Italy 28 August 2005
European Record Flag of Norway.svg  Jakob Ingebrigtsen  (NOR)3:28.32 Tokyo, Japan 6 August 2021
Oceanian record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Stewart McSweyn  (AUS)3:29.51 Monte Carlo, Monaco 9 July 2021

The following records were set at the competition:

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.Date
World Leading3:29.23 Jake Wightman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR 19 Jul 2022

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 3:35.00. [5]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:

DateTimeRound
16 July18:30 Heats
17 July19:00 Semi-finals
19 July19:30 Final

Results

The first six in each heat (Q) and the next six fastest (q) qualify for the semi-finals. [6]

Heats

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Stewart McSweyn Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)3:34.91Q, SB
22 Charles Philibert-Thiboutot Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)3:35.02Q, SB
32 Jakob Ingebrigtsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)3:35.12Q
42 Jake Wightman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:35.31Q
52 Mario García Romo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:35.43Q, PB
62 John Gregorek Jr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:35.65Q
72 Santiago Catrofe Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  (URU)3:35.86q, SB
81 Olli Hoare Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)3:36.17Q
92 Teddese Lemi Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)3:36.24q
101 Samuel Tefera Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)3:36.35Q
111 Andrew Coscoran Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)3:36.36Q, SB
121 Timothy Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:36.41Q
132 Kumari Taki Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:36.47q
141 Charles Grethen Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg  (LUX)3:36.51Q
151 Neil Gourley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:36.54Q
161 Ignacio Fontes Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:36.69q
171 Michał Rozmys Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)3:36.76q
181 Cameron Proceviat Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)3:37.43q
191 Christoph Kessler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)3:37.57
202 Charles Simotwo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:37.66
211 Abdellatif Sadiki Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:37.76
222 Anass Essayi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:38.60 SB
233 Josh Kerr Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:38.94Q
243 Joshua Thompson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:39.10Q
251 Ryan Mphahlele Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)3:39.17
263 Abel Kipsang Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:39.21Q
273 William Paulson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)3:39.21Q
283 Samuel Tanner Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)3:39.33Q
293 Mohamed Katir Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:39.45Q
303 Ruben Verheyden Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)3:39.46
313 Filip Sasínek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)3:39.47
323 Matthew Ramsden Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)3:39.83
333 Ferdinand Kvan Edman Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)3:39.92
342 Ismael Debjani Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)3:39.96
353 Elhassane Moujahid Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:39.98
363 Samuel Zeleke Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)3:40.77
373 Ronald Musagala Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)3:40.87
381 Cooper Teare Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:41.15
393 Yervand Mkrtchyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia  (ARM)3:42.37
402 Isaac Nader Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)3:42.81
411 Abraham Guem Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan  (SSD)3:43.47
2 Thiago André Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA) DNS

Semi-finals

The first five in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualify for the final. [7]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Abel Kipsang Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:33.68Q
22 Mohamed Katir Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:34.45Q, SB
32 Jake Wightman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:34.48Q
42 Teddese Lemi Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)3:35.04Q
52 Stewart McSweyn Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)3:35.07Q
62 Michał Rozmys Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)3:35.27q, SB
72 Joshua Thompson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:35.55q, SB
82 Samuel Tanner Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)3:36.32
91 Josh Kerr Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:36.92Q
101 Mario García Romo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:37.01Q
111 Jakob Ingebrigtsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)3:37.02Q
121 Timothy Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:37.04Q
131 Ignacio Fontes Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:37.21Q
141 Neil Gourley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:37.22
151 Charles Philibert-Thiboutot Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)3:37.29
161 John Gregorek Jr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:37.35
171 Samuel Tefera Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)3:37.71
181 Ollie Hoare Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)3:38.36
192 Cameron Proceviat Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)3:38.83
202 Santiago Catrofe Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  (URU)3:40.16
211 Charles Grethen Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg  (LUX)3:40.41
212 William Paulson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)3:40.41
231 Andrew Coscoran Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)3:44.66
242 Kumari Taki Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:50.15

Final

The final took place on 19 July at 19:30. [8] [9]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Jake Wightman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:29.23
Silver medal icon.svg Jakob Ingebrigtsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)3:29.47
Bronze medal icon.svg Mohamed Katir Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:29.90
4 Mario García Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:30.20
5 Josh Kerr Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:30.60
6 Timothy Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:30.69
7 Abel Kipsang Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:31.21
8 Teddese Lemi Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)3:32.98
9 Stewart McSweyn Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)3:33.24
10 Michał Rozmys Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)3:34.58
11 Ignacio Fontes Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:34.71
12 Joshua Thompson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:35.57

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