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2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates10 August (heats)
11 August (semifinal)
13 August (final)
Competitors42 from 26 nations
Winning time3:33.61
Medalists
gold medal    Kenya
silver medal    Kenya
bronze medal    Norway
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The men's 1500 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 10, 11, and 13 August.[1] The winning margin was 0.38 seconds.

Summary

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From the gun in the final, the Kenyan team took charge as Elijah Manangoi from the inside and Timothy Cheruiyot from the outside squeezed the pack behind their wall. The third Kenyan, Asbel Kiprop went to his typical position marking the back of the pack. After a moderate lap, controlling the pace, Kiprop moved forward and the two leaders accelerated to a quick five metre breakaway. In the next half lap, that break expanded to 10 metres with only Kiprop able to bridge the gap. Through the next half lap, three men, led by Filip Ingebrigtsen (NOR), followed by Adel Mechaal (ESP) and Sadik Mikhou (BHR) were able to bridge the gap, with Ingebrigtsen able to reach the trailing Kiprop on the inside at the bell. Ingebrigtsen was able to hold the inside, making Kiprop run to the outside through the penultimate turn. Down the backstretch Mechaal was also able to pass Kiprop, who was struggling. The sweep was broken but Cheruiyot and Manangoi were still in front, Cheruiyot holding the leading inside position. Coming off the turn, Manangoi displayed some of his reputed 46 second (400) speed, running past his teammate and on to a 2-metre victory. Three metres behind, Mechaal made a serious move to try to get ahead of Ingebrigtsen, trying to pass in the narrow space on the inside. He got his shoulders as far as Ingebrigtsen's 10 metres prior to the finish but couldn't get by, both men struggling and falling toward the finish line. Ingebrigtsen leaned for the bronze medal position while Mechaal put his hand out onto Ingebrigtsen's back. Ingebrigtsen fell into a sideways somersault after the finish, both finishing just ahead of a fast closing Jakub Holuša (CZE).

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj  MAR 14 Jul 1998 Rome, Italy
Championship 3:27.65 Hicham El Guerrouj  MAR 24 Aug 1999 Sevilla, Spain
World leading 3:28.80 Elijah Motonei Manangoi  KEN 21 Jul 2017 Monaco
African 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj  MAR 14 Jul 1998 Rome, Italy
Asian 3:29.14 Rashid Ramzi  BHR 14 Jul 2006 Rome, Italy
NACAC 3:29.30 Bernard Lagat  USA 28 Aug 2005 Rieti, Italy
South American 3:33.25 Hudson de Souza  BRA 28 Aug 2005 Rieti, Italy
European 3:28.81 Mohamed Farah  GBR 19 Jul 2013 Monaco
Oceanian 3:29.66 Nicholas Willis  NZL 17 Jul 2015 Monaco

The following records were set at the competition:[3]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date
Gibraltarian 3:44.03 Harvey Dixon  GIB 10 Aug 2017

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 3:36.00.[4]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
10 August 20:25 Heats
11 August 20:10 Semifinals
13 August 20:30 Final

Results

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Heats

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The first round took place on 10 August in three heats as follows:[6]

Heat 1 2 3
Start time 20:25 20:37 20:48
Photo finish link link link

The first six in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:[7]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Luke Mathews  Australia (AUS) 3:38.19 Q
2 3 Timothy Cheruiyot  Kenya (KEN) 3:38.41 Q
3 3 Filip Ingebrigtsen  Norway (NOR) 3:38.46 Q
4 3 Jake Wightman  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:38.50 Q
5 3 Homiyu Tesfaye  Germany (GER) 3:38.57 Q
6 3 Adel Mechaal  Spain (ESP) 3:38.99 Q
7 3 Fouad Elkaam  Morocco (MAR) 3:39.33 q
8 3 John Gregorek  United States (USA) 3:39.62 q
9 3 Kalle Berglund  Sweden (SWE) 3:39.62 q
10 3 Benson Seurei  Bahrain (BHR) 3:39.77 q
11 3 Michał Rozmys  Poland (POL) 3:40.28 q
12 2 Sadik Mikhou  Bahrain (BHR) 3:42.12 Q
13 2 Jakub Holuša  Czech Republic (CZE) 3:42.31 Q
14 2 Chris O'Hare  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:42.53 Q
15 2 Ronald Musagala  Uganda (UGA) 3:42.75 Q
16 2 Nick Willis  New Zealand (NZL) 3:42.75 Q
17 2 Robby Andrews  United States (USA) 3:43.03 Q
18 2 Ronald Kwemoi  Kenya (KEN) 3:43.10 q
19 2 Federico Bruno  Argentina (ARG) 3:43.16
20 2 Ryan Gregson  Australia (AUS) 3:43.28
21 2 Marc Alcalá  Spain (ESP) 3:43.28
22 3 Ismael Debjani  Belgium (BEL) 3:43.71
23 3 Harvey Dixon  Gibraltar (GIB) 3:44.03 NR
24 1 Elijah Manangoi  Kenya (KEN) 3:45.93 Q
25 1 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya (KEN) 3:45.96 Q
26 1 Timo Benitz  Germany (GER) 3:46.01 Q
27 1 Abdalaati Iguider  Morocco (MAR) 3:46.03 Q
28 1 Marcin Lewandowski  Poland (POL) 3:46.06 Q
29 1 Jordan Williamsz  Australia (AUS) 3:46.11 Q
30 1 Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad  France (FRA) 3:46.17
31 1 Samuel Tefera  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:46.22
32 1 David Torrence  Peru (PER) 3:46.39
33 1 Ayanleh Souleiman  Djibouti (DJI) 3:46.64
34 1 Josh Kerr  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:47.30
35 1 Abderrahmane Anou  Algeria (ALG) 3:47.38
36 1 David Bustos  Spain (ESP) 3:47.52
37 1 Matthew Centrowitz  United States (USA) 3:48.34
38 2 Benjamín Enzema  Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) 3:48.39
39 3 Erick Rodríguez  Nicaragua (NCA) 3:52.35 SB
40 2 Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu  Athlete Refugee Team (ART) 3:52.78 PB
41 2 Richard Douma  Netherlands (NED) 3:55.36 q
3 Taresa Tolosa  Ethiopia (ETH) DNF
2 Brahim Akachab  Morocco (MAR) DNS
2 Chala Regassa  Ethiopia (ETH) DNS
1 Thiago André  Brazil (BRA) DNS

Semifinals

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The semifinals took place on 11 August in two heats as follows:[8]

Heat 1 2
Start time 20:10 20:20
Photo finish link link

The first five in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[9]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Jakub Holuša  Czech Republic (CZE) 3:38.05 Q
2 2 Timothy Cheruiyot  Kenya (KEN) 3:38.14 Q
3 2 Marcin Lewandowski  Poland (POL) 3:38.32 Q
4 2 Chris O'Hare  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:38.59 Q
5 2 Fouad Elkaam  Morocco (MAR) 3:38.64 Q
6 2 Nick Willis  New Zealand (NZL) 3:38.68 q
7 2 John Gregorek  United States (USA) 3:38.68 q
8 2 Jordan Williamsz  Australia (AUS) 3:38.93
9 2 Ronald Kwemoi  Kenya (KEN) 3:39.47
10 2 Homiyu Tesfaye  Germany (GER) 3:39.72
11 2 Kalle Berglund  Sweden (SWE) 3:40.05
12 1 Elijah Manangoi  Kenya (KEN) 3:40.10 Q
13 1 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya (KEN) 3:40.14 Q
14 1 Filip Ingebrigtsen  Norway (NOR) 3:40.23 Q
15 1 Sadik Mikhou  Bahrain (BHR) 3:40.52 Q
16 1 Adel Mechaal  Spain (ESP) 3:40.60 Q
17 1 Abdalaati Iguider  Morocco (MAR) 3:40.76
18 1 Luke Mathews  Australia (AUS) 3:40.91
19 2 Benson Seurei  Bahrain (BHR) 3:40.96
20 1 Jake Wightman  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:41.79
21 1 Ronald Musagala  Uganda (UGA) 3:42.01
22 1 Michał Rozmys  Poland (POL) 3:42.94
23 1 Timo Benitz  Germany (GER) 3:44.38
24 2 Richard Douma  Netherlands (NED) 3:47.74
1 Robby Andrews  United States (USA) DNF

Final

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The final took place on 13 August at 20:30. The results were as follows (photo finish):[10]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Elijah Manangoi  Kenya (KEN) 3:33.61
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Timothy Cheruiyot  Kenya (KEN) 3:33.99
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Filip Ingebrigtsen  Norway (NOR) 3:34.53
4 Adel Mechaal  Spain (ESP) 3:34.71
5 Jakub Holuša  Czech Republic (CZE) 3:34.89
6 Sadik Mikhou  Bahrain (BHR) 3:35.81
7 Marcin Lewandowski  Poland (POL) 3:36.02
8 Nick Willis  New Zealand (NZL) 3:36.82
9 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya (KEN) 3:37.24
10 John Gregorek  United States (USA) 3:37.56
11 Fouad Elkaam  Morocco (MAR) 3:37.72
12 Chris O'Hare  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:38.28

References

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  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "1500 Metres Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "1500 Metres Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "1500 Metres Men − Heats − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  7. ^ "1500 Metres Men − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  8. ^ "1500 Metres Men − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  9. ^ "1500 Metres Men − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  10. ^ "1500 Metres Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.