| Men's 1500 metres at the 2011 Asian Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Alau Ice Palace | |||||||||
| Dates | 4 February 2011 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 6 nations | |||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10000 m | men | |
| Mass start | men | women |
| Team pursuit | men | women |
The Men's 1500 metres event was held on 4 February 2011. 12 athletes participated. [1]
All times are Almaty Time (UTC+06:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 4 February 2011 | 16:05 | Final |
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Shani Davis (USA) | 1:41.04 | Salt Lake City, United States | 11 December 2009 |
| Games Record |  Lee Kyou-hyuk (KOR) | 1:49.13 | Changchun, China | 31 January 2007 |
| Rank | Pair | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 |  Denis Kuzin (KAZ) | 1:47.37 | GR |
 | 3 | Mo Tae-bum (KOR) | 1:47.71 | |
 | 6 | Lee Kyou-hyuk (KOR) | 1:48.66 | |
| 4 | 4 |  Gao Xuefeng (CHN) | 1:48.86 | |
| 5 | 4 | Alexandr Zhigin (KAZ) | 1:49.09 | |
| 6 | 5 | Sun Longjiang (CHN) | 1:50.35 | |
| 7 | 6 |  Taro Kondo (JPN) | 1:51.85 | |
| 8 | 5 | Daiki Wakabayashi (JPN) | 1:51.96 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Galbaataryn Uuganbaatar (MGL) | 1:59.46 | |
| 10 | 2 | Galbaataryn Belgutei (MGL) | 2:06.42 | |
| 11 | 1 |  Abdulla Al-Sulaiti (QAT) | 2:33.04 | |
| 12 | 2 | Hassan Farhan (QAT) | 3:18.36 |
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