2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
Appearance
Men's 1500 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's 1500 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi stadium on August 7 and August 9, 2006.
Baala won gold, successfully defending his 2002 title, while Heshko pipped Higuero on the final stretch.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Mehdi Baala![]() |
Ivan Heshko![]() |
Juan Carlos Higuero![]() |
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Round |
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August 7, 2006 | 19:10 | Semifinals |
August 9, 2006 | 19:20 | Final |
Results
[edit]KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
[edit]First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
Final
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Mehdi Baala | ![]() |
3:39.02 | |
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Ivan Heshko | ![]() |
3:39.50 | |
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Juan Carlos Higuero | ![]() |
3:39.62 | |
4 | Arturo Casado | ![]() |
3:40.86 | |
5 | Sergio Gallardo | ![]() |
3:41.24 | |
6 | Andrew Baddeley | ![]() |
3:42.31 | |
7 | Christian Obrist | ![]() |
3:42.59 | |
8 | Liam Reale | ![]() |
3:42.65 | |
9 | Rizak Dirshe | ![]() |
3:42.87 | |
10 | Mirosław Formela | ![]() |
3:43.16 | |
11 | Mykola Labovskyi | ![]() |
3:43.47 | |
12 | Michal Šneberger | ![]() |
3:45.99 |
References
[edit]- ^ Superb Baala defends 1500m title, from BBC, retrieved 10 August 2006