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2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

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The men's 1500 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 25, 27 and 29 August. The winning margin was 0.23 seconds.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Bernard Lagat
 United States
Rashid Ramzi
 Bahrain
Shedrack Kibet Korir
 Kenya

Records

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Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998
Championship record  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:27.65 Seville, Spain 14 August 1999
World Leading  Alan Webb (USA) 3:30.54 Saint-Denis, France 6 July 2007

Schedule

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Date Time Round
August 25, 2007 11:25 Heats
August 27, 2007 20:40 Semifinals
August 29, 2007 22:05 Final

Results

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KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified WR World record AR Area record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

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Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Mehdi Baala  France 3:38.65 Q
2 2 Rashid Ramzi  Bahrain 3:38.72 Q, SB
3 2 Mohamed Moustaoui  Morocco 3:39.54 Q
4 2 Shedrack Kibet Korir  Kenya 3:39.55 Q
5 2 Andrew Baddeley  United Kingdom 3:39.60 Q
6 2 Sergio Gallardo  Spain 3:39.92 Q
7 2 Nick Willis  New Zealand 3:40.18 q
8 1 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya 3:40.65 Q
9 1 Alan Webb  United States 3:40.73 Q
10 1 Juan Carlos Higuero  Spain 3:40.93 Q
11 1 Youssef Baba  Morocco 3:40.96 Q
12 1 Antar Zerguelaïne  Algeria 3:40.97 Q
13 2 Juan Luis Barrios  Mexico 3:41.05 q
14 2 Fumikazu Kobayashi  Japan 3:41.19 q
15 3 Arturo Casado  Spain 3:41.33 Q
16 1 Kevin Sullivan  Canada 3:41.39 Q
17 3 Mekonnen Gebremedhin  Ethiopia 3:41.43 Q
18 2 Sajjad Moradi  Iran 3:41.49 q
19 1 Mohammed Shaween  Saudi Arabia 3:41.58 q
20 3 Bernard Lagat  United States 3:41.68 Q
21 3 Tarek Boukensa  Algeria 3:41.71 Q
22 3 Christian Obrist  Italy 3:41.74 Q
23 3 Belal Mansoor Ali  Bahrain 3:41.87 Q
24 3 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen  Kenya 3:41.96 q
25 1 Ivan Heshko  Ukraine 3:42.08
26 1 Javier Carriqueo  Argentina 3:42.20
27 1 Mounir Yemmouni  France 3:42.68
28 2 Deresse Mekonnen  Ethiopia 3:43.15
29 3 Abdalaati Iguider  Morocco 3:43.25
30 1 Hudson de Souza  Brazil 3:43.37
31 3 Mark Fountain  Australia 3:43.51
32 2 Kamal Boulahfane  Algeria 3:43.88
33 3 Byron Piedra  Ecuador 3:45.59
34 3 Gareth Hyett  New Zealand 3:45.70
35 2 Leonel Manzano  United States 3:45.97
36 1 Ansu Sowe  Gambia 3:50.77 NR
37 3 Chauncy Master  Malawi 3:55.18
38 1 Sevak Yeghikyan  Armenia 4:00.61
39 3 Hem Bunting  Cambodia 4:08.31 SB
40 3 Serdar Nurmyradov  Turkmenistan 4:10.42
41 2 Saysana Bannavong  Laos 4:19.80

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 6 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Rashid Ramzi  Bahrain 3:40.53 Q
2 2 Antar Zerguelaïne  Algeria 3:40.79 Q
3 2 Arturo Casado  Spain 3:40.83 Q
4 2 Belal Mansoor Ali  Bahrain 3:41.01 Q
5 2 Alan Webb  United States 3:41.08 Q
6 2 Sergio Gallardo  Spain 3:41.14 q
7 2 Shedrack Kibet Korir  Kenya 3:41.15 q
8 2 Juan Luis Barrios  Mexico 3:41.17
9 2 Kevin Sullivan  Canada 3:41.27
10 1 Bernard Lagat  United States 3:42.39 Q
11 1 Tarek Boukensa  Algeria 3:42.88 Q
12 2 Christian Obrist  Italy 3:42.93
13 1 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya 3:42.99 Q
14 1 Andrew Baddeley  United Kingdom 3:43.03 Q
15 1 Nick Willis  New Zealand 3:43.34 Q
16 1 Mohamed Moustaoui  Morocco 3:43.39
17 1 Mekonnen Gebremedhin  Ethiopia 3:43.41
18 2 Fumikazu Kobayashi  Japan 3:43.64
19 1 Juan Carlos Higuero  Spain 3:44.15 q
20 2 Mohammed Shaween  Saudi Arabia 3:44.54
21 1 Sajjad Moradi  Iran 3:46.21
22 1 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen  Kenya 4:02.95
23 1 Youssef Baba  Morocco 4:16.23 q
1 Mehdi Baala  France DSQ

Note: Mehdi Baala originally won the spot in the final but was later disqualified for causing a collision during his race. Additional spots in the final were awarded to Juan Carlos Higuero and Youssef Baba who suffered in that collision.

Final

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The finish of the final
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bernard Lagat  United States 3:34.77
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rashid Ramzi  Bahrain 3:35.00 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shedrack Kibet Korir  Kenya 3:35.04
4 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya 3:35.24 PB
5 Tarek Boukensa  Algeria 3:35.26
6 Antar Zerguelaïne  Algeria 3:35.29
7 Arturo Casado  Spain 3:35.62
8 Alan Webb  United States 3:35.69
9 Andrew Baddeley  United Kingdom 3:35.95
10 Nick Willis  New Zealand 3:36.13
11 Belal Mansoor Ali  Bahrain 3:36.44
12 Sergio Gallardo  Spain 3:37.03
13 Juan Carlos Higuero  Spain 3:38.43
14 Youssef Baba  Morocco 3:38.78

References

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