| Men's 1500 metres at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh | |||||||||
| Dates | 18 and 22 July 1970 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 mile walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 18 and 22 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games, replacing the mile.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Kipchoge Keino | Dick Quax | Brendan Foster |
The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kipchoge Keino | 3:40.4 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Brendan Foster | 3:43.8 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Ian McCafferty | 3:44.1 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Dick Tayler | 3:44.3 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Norm Trerise | 3:44.7 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Jaiye Abidoye | 3:48.3 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Benson Mulomba | 3:52.4 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Bob Maplestone | 3:57.2 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Peter Njera | 4:01.3 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Dick Quax | 3:44.2 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | John Kirkbride | 3:44.9 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Bill Smart | 3:45.5 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Phillip Thomas | 3:45.5 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Ben Jipcho | 3:45.6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Norman Morrison | 3:47.3 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Muhammed Younis | 3:48.4 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Richard Nandolo | 3:49.2 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Bernard Banda | 3:58.0 | ||
| 1 | 3 | John Whetton | 3:50.2 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Peter Stewart | 3:50.2 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Chris Fisher | 3:50.6 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Ergas Leps | 3:51.4 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | David Mungai | 3:52.5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Gwynn Davis | 3:52.8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Keith Falla | 3:54.4 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Abdul Karim | 4:03.0 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Dandison Moore | 4:32.0 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kipchoge Keino | 3:36.68 | GR | ||
| Dick Quax | 3:38.19 | |||
| Brendan Foster | 3:40.63 | |||
| 4 | Peter Stewart | 3:40.6 | ||
| 5 | John Whetton | 3:41.2 | ||
| 6 | Ian McCafferty | 3:42.2 | ||
| 7 | Phillip Thomas | 3:42.6 | ||
| 8 | Chris Fisher | 3:43.6 | ||
| 9 | John Kirkbride | 3:44.2 | ||
| 10 | Dick Tayler | 3:45.0 | ||
| 11 | Bill Smart | 3:48.6 | ||
| 12 | Ergas Leps | 3:54.0 |