Athletics at the Friendship Games – Men's 1500 metres

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The men's 1500 metres event at the Friendship Games was held on 18 August 1984 at the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Soviet Union.

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RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Andreas Busse Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 3:36.65
Silver medal icon.svg Anatoliy Kalutskiy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3:37.85
Bronze medal icon.svg Igor Lotaryov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3:38.42
4 Abderrazak Bounour Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:40.35
5 Pavel Yakovlev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3:41.42
6 Harri Hänninen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3:41.87
7 Abderrahmane Morceli Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:42.05
8 Amar Brahmia Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:43.42
9A. FetahunFlag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 3:46.78
10J. MayorgaFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 3:57.38
11E. GungaadashiinFlag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia 3:57.63
12J. BautistaFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4:02.23
13A. Bah AbdoulFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 4:10.63
14T. Cuzbu-IndrussuFlag of Benin (1975-1990).svg  Benin 4:11.46
15A. MuhammadFlag of South Yemen.svg  South Yemen 4:25.28
16 Arana Dabo Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 4:32.19
17P. PrumFlag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.svg  Cambodia 4:32.39

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