Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
VenueMeadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
Dates18 and 22 July 1970
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England

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.

Contents

Medallists

Medallists
GoldSilverBronze
Kipchoge Keino
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Dick Quax
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Brendan Foster
Flag of England.svg  England

Results

Heats

Qualification for final

The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Heats results
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Kipchoge Keino Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:40.4Q
21 Brendan Foster Flag of England.svg  England 3:43.8Q
31 Ian McCafferty Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3:44.1Q
41 Dick Tayler Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3:44.3Q
51 Norm Trerise Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3:44.7
61 Jaiye Abidoye Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3:48.3
71 Benson Mulomba Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg Zambia 3:52.4
81 Bob Maplestone Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3:57.2
91 Peter Njera Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 4:01.3
12 Dick Quax Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3:44.2Q
22 John Kirkbride Flag of England.svg  England 3:44.9Q
32 Bill Smart Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3:45.5Q
42 Phillip Thomas Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3:45.5Q
52 Ben Jipcho Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:45.6
62 Norman Morrison Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3:47.3
72 Muhammed Younis Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3:48.4
82 Richard Nandolo Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 3:49.2
92 Bernard Banda Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg Zambia 3:58.0
13 John Whetton Flag of England.svg  England 3:50.2Q
23 Peter Stewart Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3:50.2Q
33 Chris Fisher Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3:50.6Q
43 Ergas Leps Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3:51.4Q
53 David Mungai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:52.5
63 Gwynn Davis Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3:52.8
73 Keith Falla Flag of Guernsey (1936).svg Guernsey 3:54.4
83 Abdul Karim Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 4:03.0
93 Dandison Moore Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 4:32.0

Final

Final results
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Kipchoge Keino Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:36.68 GR
Silver medal icon.svg Dick Quax Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3:38.19
Bronze medal icon.svg Brendan Foster Flag of England.svg  England 3:40.63
4 Peter Stewart Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3:40.6
5 John Whetton Flag of England.svg  England 3:41.2
6 Ian McCafferty Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3:42.2
7 Phillip Thomas Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3:42.6
8 Chris Fisher Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3:43.6
9 John Kirkbride Flag of England.svg  England 3:44.2
10 Dick Tayler Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3:45.0
11 Bill Smart Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3:48.6
12 Ergas Leps Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3:54.0

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.