Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres

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The Men's 1500 metres at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday 11 October till Tuesday 12 October 2010.

2010 Commonwealth Games 19th edition of the Commonwealth Games

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games to date. It was also the largest international multi-sport event to be staged in Delhi and India, eclipsing the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main stadium of the event.

Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

The athletics competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held in New Delhi, India between 6 and 14 October. The track and field events took place between 6–12 October at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium while the marathon contests were held on a street course running through the city on 14 October.

Contents

The top four runners in each of the initial two heats plus the next four fastest runners from across the heats also qualified for the final.

Records

World Record 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Roma, Italy 14 July 1998
Games Record 3:32.16 Filbert Bayi TAN Christchurch, New Zealand 1974

Heats

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Result Notes
1 11 Flag of Kenya.svg  James Magut  (KEN) 3:40.47 Q, SB
2 9 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Chaminda Wijekoon  (SRI) 3:40.78 Q, PB, NR
3 13 Flag of England.svg  Thomas Lancashire  (ENG) 3:40.84 Q
4 5 Flag of England.svg  Andrew Baddeley  (ENG) 3:41.25 Q
5 10 Flag of New Zealand.svg  Adrian Blincoe  (NZL) 3:41.54 q
6 12 Flag of Australia.svg  Mitchell Kealey  (AUS) 3:41.64 q
7 2 Flag of Scotland.svg  Alastair Hay  (SCO) 3:43.21 q
8 7 Flag of Guyana.svg  Cleveland Forde  (GUY) 3:44.23 PB, NR
9 3 Flag of India.svg  Hamza Chatholi  (IND) 3:44.72 SB
10 8 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Jon Rankin  (CAY) 3:46.12
11 4 Flag of Canada.svg  Taylor Milne  (CAN) 3:49.53
12 14 Flag of Maldives.svg  Shifaz Mohamed  (MDV) 4:17.39 PB
1 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Shawn Pitter  (JAM) DNF
6 Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Tony Ialu  (VAN) DNS

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Result Notes
1 3 Flag of Kenya.svg  Gideon Gathimba  (KEN) 3:41.59 Q
2 14 Flag of Kenya.svg  Silas Kiplagat  (KEN) 3:41.67 Q
3 5 Flag of Australia.svg  Jeremy Roff  (AUS) 3:41.86 Q
4 8 Flag of New Zealand.svg  Nick Willis  (NZL) 3:42.47 Q
5 15 Flag of Wales 2.svg  James Thie  (WAL) 3:42.74 q
6 6 Flag of India.svg  Sandeep Sandeep  (IND) 3:44.55
7 1 Flag of Uganda.svg  Jimmy Adar  (UGA) 3:45.98
8 9 Flag of Rwanda.svg  Joseph Nzirorera  (RWA) 3:48.40 PB
9 10 Flag of Tanzania.svg  Barae Saqware  (TAN) 3:48.82
10 11 Ulster banner.svg  James McIlroy  (NIR) 3:50.13
11 7 Flag of Malawi (2010-2012).svg  Chauncy Master  (MAW) 3:52.43
12 4 Flag of England.svg  Colin McCourt  (ENG) 3:59.68
13 2 Flag of The Gambia.svg  Baba Gibba  (GAM) 4:06.14
14 12 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Alusine Deen-Sesay  (SLE) 4:13.19
15 13 Flag of Maldives.svg  Hameed Mohamed  (MDV) 4:26.10 SB

Final

Rank Lane Name Result Notes
7 Flag of Kenya.svg  Silas Kiplagat  (KEN) 3:41.78
6 Flag of Kenya.svg  James Magut  (KEN) 3:42.27
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg  Nick Willis  (NZL) 3:42.38
4 5 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Chaminda Wijekoon  (SRI) 3:42.93
5 12 Flag of Kenya.svg  Gideon Gathimba  (KEN) 3:43.11
6 9 Flag of England.svg  Andrew Baddeley  (ENG) 3:43.33
7 2 Flag of Australia.svg  Jeremy Roff  (AUS) 3:43.53
8 11 Flag of England.svg  Thomas Lancashire  (ENG) 3:43.58
9 1 Flag of Wales 2.svg  James Thie  (WAL) 3:44.25
10 10 Flag of New Zealand.svg  Adrian Blincoe  (NZL) 3:44.47
11 8 Flag of Australia.svg  Mitchell Kealey  (AUS) 3:44.57
12 3 Flag of Scotland.svg  Alastair Hay  (SCO) 3:44.61

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