Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Olympic Athletics.png
Olympic Athletics
Venue Seoul Olympic Stadium
Dates29 September – 1 October
Competitors59 from 46 nations
Winning time3:35.96
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Peter Rono
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg Peter Elliott
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Jens-Peter Herold
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
  1984
1992  

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 59 competitors from 46 nations, with four qualifying heats (59) and two semi-finals (26), before the final (12) took place on Saturday October 1, 1988. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Peter Rono of Kenya, the nation's first title in the event since 1968 and second overall.

Summary

This race typified the tactical running of miles and 1500s of this era. Nobody really cared about leading early or pushing the pace. Marcus O'Sullivan took the point by default. The British new guard of Peter Elliott and Steve Cram were just behind Omer Khalifa marking the lead. Just before two laps to go, the Kenyan team decided to change position led by Peter Rono moving out to lane 2 and from dead last running past the entire field into first place. He was soon joined by Joseph Chesire, who served as a Kenyan wall at the front. The first challenge to the wall was Jeff Atkinson, who managed to get around Chesire but could not get past Rono. Cheshire's weakness exposed, the entire pack went around him, everybody aiming to be just off the lead at the bell, the ever-present Steve Scott behind Atkinson, the Britons, with Jens-Peter Herold, Han Kulker and Kipkoech Cheruiyot all jockeying for position behind Rono on the backstretch. Atkinson faded while Elliott, Cram and Herold emerged toward the front, still behind Rono who was watching over his shoulder. Cram poised himself on Elliott's shoulder to make the big move coming off the turn with Scott, Kulker and Cheruiyot showing similar aspirations a step behind. But the only big move was Herold sneaking past Elliott on the inside while Elliott was concerned with Cram on his outside. Nobody's big move really advanced their position, Elliott using his best sprinting to just edge back ahead of Herold by the finish line for silver, Rono untested ahead of everyone.

Background

This was the 21st appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Five finalists from 1984 returned: silver medalist Steve Cram of Great Britain, fourth-place finisher Joseph Chesire of Kenya, sixth-place finisher Peter Wirz of Switzerland, eighth-place finisher Omar Khalifa of Sudan, and tenth-place finisher Steve Scott of the United States. Sebastian Coe, the two-time defending gold medalist, "was not chosen for the British team" after the British trials. Abdi Bile of Somalia, the 1987 World Champion, withdrew due to a tibial stress fracture. Saïd Aouita of Morocco, who had set the world record in 1985, did compete. [2]

Andorra, Angola, the People's Republic of China, Cyprus, Djibouti, Fiji, Mauritania, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Qatar, and North Yemen each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its 20th appearance, most of all nations (having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games).

Competition format

The competition was again three rounds (used previously in 1952 and since 1964). The "fastest loser" system introduced in 1964 was used for both the first round and semifinals. The 12-man finals introduced in 1984 continued to be used, but the semifinals expanded to 13 runners each.

There were four heats in the first round, each with 15 runners (before one withdrawal left a heat with 14 runners). The top five runners in each heat, along with the next six fastest overall, advanced to the semifinals. The 26 semifinalists were divided into two semifinals, each with 13 runners. The top five men in each semifinal, plus the next two fastest overall, advanced to the 12-man final. [2] [3]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of Morocco.svg  Saïd Aouita  (MAR)3:29.46 West Berlin, West Germany 23 August 1985
Olympic recordFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sebastian Coe  (GBR)3:32.53 Los Angeles, United States 11 August 1984

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)

DateTimeRound
Thursday, 29 September 198815:15Round 1
Friday, 30 September 198812:40Semifinals
Saturday, 1 October 198813:10Final

Results

Round 1

First 5 of each heat (Q) and next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Steve Cram Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:40.89Q
2 Steve Scott Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:41.57Q
3 Rémy Geoffroy Flag of France.svg  France 3:41.68Q
4 Joseph Chesire Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:41.72Q
5 Gennaro Di Napoli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3:41.85Q
6 Marcus O'Sullivan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 3:42.01q
7 Ari Suhonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3:43.61
8 José Luíz Barbosa Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 3:44.46
9 Branko Zorko Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 3:45.52
10 Michael Watson Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 3:46.49
11 Melford Homela Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3:47.38
12 Hoche Yaya Aden Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 3:51.56
13 Eugénio Katombi Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 3:54.25
14 Modupe Jonah Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 3:55.15
15 Mohamed Ould Khayar Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 4:12.18

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Kipkoech Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:39.98Q
2 Mark Deady Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:41.91Q
3 Mogens Guldberg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3:42.01Q
4 Saïd Aouita Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:42.18Q
5 Mario Silva Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3:42.24Q
6 Marcus Rapp Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 3:42.64
7 David Campbell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3:42.97
8 Mohamed Suleiman Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3:44.43
9 Duan Xiuquan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3:44.88
10 Pat Scammell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 3:45.21
11 Jama Aden Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 3:49.84
12 Ramón López Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay 3:53.31
13 Kenneth Dzekedzeke Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 4:02.61
14 Bernardo Elonga Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 4:16.40
Nimley Twegbe Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia DNS

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Peter Rono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:37.65Q
2 Jeff Atkinson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:38.33Q
3 Peter Elliott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:38.60Q
4 Markus Hacksteiner Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 3:39.05Q
5 Mostafa Lachal Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:39.20Q
6 Rachid Kram Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:39.90q
7 Joaquim Cruz Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 3:40.92q
8 Mbiganyi Thee Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 3:41.97q
9 Spyros Spyrou Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 3:42.32q
10 Gerry O'Reilly Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 3:43.23
11 Jo Jin-Saeng Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 3:45.63
12 Jan Kubista Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 3:46.41
13 Moses Zarak Khan Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 4:03.20
14 Awad Saleh Ahmed Flag of North Yemen.svg  North Yemen 4:03.86
15 Johnd Siguria Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 4:07.04

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Jens-Peter Herold Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 3:40.87Q
2 Han Kulker Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3:40.90Q
3 Steve Crabb Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:41.12Q
4 Peter Wirz Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 3:41.26Q
5 Omer Khalifa Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 3:41.46Q
6 Abdelmajide Moncif Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:41.73q
7 Mahmoud Kalboussi Pre-1999 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 3:43.72
8 Dale Jones Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 3:51.22
9 Hameed Al-Dousari Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3:51.53
10 Eulucane Ndagijimana Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda 3:51.61
11 Josep Graells Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 3:52.68
12 Zeki Öztürk Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3:54.26
13 Douglas Consiglio Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3:55.31
14 Seid Gayaplé Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 3:58.46
15 Haribahadur Rokaya Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 4:01.17

Overall results for round 1

RankHeatAthleteNationTimeNotes
13 Peter Rono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:37.65Q
23 Jeff Atkinson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:38.33Q
33 Peter Elliott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:38.60Q
43 Markus Hacksteiner Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 3:39.05Q
53 Mostafa Lachal Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:39.20Q
63 Rachid Kram Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:39.90q
72 Kipkoech Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:39.98Q
84 Jens-Peter Herold Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 3:40.87Q
91 Steve Cram Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:40.89Q
104 Han Kulker Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3:40.90Q
113 Joaquim Cruz Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 3:40.92q
124 Steve Crabb Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:41.12Q
134 Peter Wirz Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 3:41.26Q
144 Omer Khalifa Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 3:41.46Q
151 Steve Scott Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:41.57Q
161 Rémy Geoffroy Flag of France.svg  France 3:41.68Q
171 Joseph Chesire Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:41.72Q
184 Abdelmajide Moncif Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:41.73q
191 Gennaro Di Napoli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3:41.85Q
202 Mark Deady Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:41.91Q
213 Mbiganyi Thee Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 3:41.97q
221 Marcus O'Sullivan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 3:42.01q
222 Mogens Guldberg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3:42.01Q
242 Saïd Aouita Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:42.18Q
252 Mario Silva Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3:42.24Q
263 Spyros Spyrou Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 3:42.32q
272 Marcus Rapp Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 3:42.64
282 David Campbell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3:42.97
293 Gerry O'Reilly Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 3:43.23
301 Ari Suhonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3:43.61
314 Mahmoud Kalboussi Pre-1999 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 3:43.72
322 Mohamed Suleiman Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3:44.43
331 José Luíz Barbosa Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 3:44.46
342 Duan Xiuquan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3:44.88
352 Pat Scammell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 3:45.21
361 Branko Zorko Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 3:45.52
373 Jo Jin-Saeng Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 3:45.63
383 Jan Kubista Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 3:46.41
391 Michael Watson Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 3:46.49
401 Melford Homela Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3:47.38
412 Jama Aden Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 3:49.84
424 Dale Jones Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 3:51.22
434 Hameed Al-Dousari Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3:51.53
441 Hoche Yaya Aden Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 3:51.56
454 Eulucane Ndagijimana Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda 3:51.61
464 Josep Graells Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 3:52.68
472 Ramón López Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay 3:53.31
481 Eugénio Katombi Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 3:54.25
494 Zeki Öztürk Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3:54.26
501 Modupe Jonah Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 3:55.15
514 Douglas Consiglio Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3:55.31
524 Seid Gayaplé Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 3:58.46
534 Haribahadur Rokaya Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 4:01.17
542 Kenneth Dzekedzeke Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 4:02.61
553 Moses Zarak Khan Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 4:03.20
563 Awad Saleh Ahmed Flag of North Yemen.svg  North Yemen 4:03.86
573 Johnd Siguria Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 4:07.04
581 Mohamed Ould Khayar Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 4:12.18
592 Bernardo Elonga Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 4:16.40
2 Nimely Twegbe Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia DNS

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on Friday September 30, 1988.

Semifinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Kipkoech Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:38.09Q
2 Steve Cram Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:38.30Q
3 Peter Elliott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:38.56Q
4 Han Kulker Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3:39.06Q
5 Jeff Atkinson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:39.12Q
6 Joseph Chesire Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:39.17q
7 Mogens Guldberg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3:39.86
8 Remi Geoffroy Flag of France.svg  France 3:40.96
9 Rachid Kram Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:41.39
10 Spyros Spyrou Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 3:43.49
Abdelmajide Moncif Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DNF
Peter Wirz Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland DNF
Joaquim Cruz Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil DNS

Semifinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Steve Scott Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:38.20Q
2 Peter Rono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:38.25Q
3 Omer Khalifa Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 3:38.40Q
4 Mario Silva Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3:38.56Q
5 Jens-Peter Herold Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 3:38.59Q
6 Marcus O'Sullivan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 3:38.84q
7 Markus Hacksteiner Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 3:39.18
8 Mark Deady Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:39.47
9 Steve Crabb Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:39.55
10 Mbiganyi Thee Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 3:42.62
11 Gennaro Di Napoli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3:43.58
12 Mostafa Lachal Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:45.65
Saïd Aouita Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DNS

Final

RankAthleteNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Peter Rono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:35.96
Silver medal icon.svg Peter Elliott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:36.15
Bronze medal icon.svg Jens-Peter Herold Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 3:36.21
4 Steve Cram Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:36.24
5 Steve Scott Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:36.99
6 Han Kulker Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3:37.08
7 Kipkoech Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:37.94
8 Marcus O'Sullivan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 3:38.39
9 Mario Silva Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3:38.77
10 Jeff Atkinson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:40.80
11 Joseph Chesire Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:40.82
12 Omer Khalifa Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 3:41.07

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