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2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
at the 2022 World Championships
Wightman after crossing the finish line
VenueHayward Field
Dates16 July (heats)
17 July (semi-finals)
19 July (final)
Competitors46 from 25 nations
Winning time3:29.23
Medalists
gold medal    Great Britain
silver medal    Norway
bronze medal    Spain
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1500 meter men's final at the 2022 World Athletics Championships

The men's 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene from 16 to 19 July 2022.[1] The winning margin was 0.24 seconds.

Summary

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Right from the start, Abel Kipsang went to the front to keep the pace honest. Josh Thompson moved in to follow until Stewart McSweyn took the second position. They completed the first lap in 55.5. When defending champion Timothy Cheruiyot moved up to join his Kenyan teammate, Olympic Champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen took that seriously and followed. The second time down the home stretch, Ingebrigtsen cruised past the Kenyans into the lead. Cheruiyot marked Ingebrigtsen, with British runners Jake Wightman and Josh Kerr moving toward the front.[2] By the bell the two Spaniards Mohamed Katir and Mario García Romo had come up to behind the Brits. Three teams cued up behind Ingebrigtsen. On the rail, Wightman traded elbows with Kipsang boxing him to the outside. With 300 to go, Wightman accelerated past Cheruiyot to Ingebrigtsen's shoulder. With 200 to go, Wightman went for it, passing Ingebrigtsen at the start of the turn. It opened into little more than a metre gap, but all the way down the homestretch, Ingebrigtsen was unable to close it. Behind them, Katir came through on the rail, also trading elbows with Cheruiyot before breaking free, drifting to the outside. Wightman beat Ingebrigtsen to the line to complete the upset. Katir trailed them by 3 metres in for bronze.[3]

Wightman's victory was called for the fans in attendance as usual by the stadium commentator. Uniquely, on this occasion that also happened to be the gold medalist's coach and father, Geoff Wightman.

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[4]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
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 24 August 1999
World Leading  Abel Kipsang (KEN) 3:31.01 Nairobi, Kenya 7 May 2022
African Record  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998
Asian Record  Rashid Ramzi (BHR) 3:29.14 Rome, Italy 14 July 2006
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Bernard Lagat (USA) 3:29.30 Rieti, Italy 28 August 2005
South American Record  Hudson Santos de Souza (BRA) 3:33.25 Rieti, Italy 28 August 2005
European Record  Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 3:28.32 Tokyo, Japan 6 August 2021
Oceanian record  Stewart McSweyn (AUS) 3:29.51 Monte Carlo, Monaco 9 July 2021

The following records were set at the competition:

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date
World Leading 3:29.23 Jake Wightman  GBR 19 Jul 2022

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 3:35.00.[5]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:

Date Time Round
16 July 18:30 Heats
17 July 19:00 Semi-finals
19 July 19:30 Final

Results

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The first six in each heat (Q) and the next six fastest (q) qualify for the semi-finals.[6]

Heats

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Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Stewart McSweyn  Australia (AUS) 3:34.91 Q, SB
2 2 Charles Philibert-Thiboutot  Canada (CAN) 3:35.02 Q, SB
3 2 Jakob Ingebrigtsen  Norway (NOR) 3:35.12 Q
4 2 Jake Wightman  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:35.31 Q
5 2 Mario García Romo  Spain (ESP) 3:35.43 Q, PB
6 2 John Gregorek Jr.  United States (USA) 3:35.65 Q
7 2 Santiago Catrofe  Uruguay (URU) 3:35.86 q, SB
8 1 Olli Hoare  Australia (AUS) 3:36.17 Q
9 2 Teddese Lemi  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:36.24 q
10 1 Samuel Tefera  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:36.35 Q
11 1 Andrew Coscoran  Ireland (IRL) 3:36.36 Q, SB
12 1 Timothy Cheruiyot  Kenya (KEN) 3:36.41 Q
13 2 Kumari Taki  Kenya (KEN) 3:36.47 q
14 1 Charles Grethen  Luxembourg (LUX) 3:36.51 Q
15 1 Neil Gourley  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:36.54 Q
16 1 Ignacio Fontes  Spain (ESP) 3:36.69 q
17 1 Michał Rozmys  Poland (POL) 3:36.76 q
18 1 Cameron Proceviat  Canada (CAN) 3:37.43 q
19 1 Christoph Kessler  Germany (GER) 3:37.57
20 2 Charles Simotwo  Kenya (KEN) 3:37.66
21 1 Abdellatif Sadiki  Morocco (MAR) 3:37.76
22 2 Anass Essayi  Morocco (MAR) 3:38.60 SB
23 3 Josh Kerr  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:38.94 Q
24 3 Joshua Thompson  United States (USA) 3:39.10 Q
25 1 Ryan Mphahlele  South Africa (RSA) 3:39.17
26 3 Abel Kipsang  Kenya (KEN) 3:39.21 Q
27 3 William Paulson  Canada (CAN) 3:39.21 Q
28 3 Samuel Tanner  New Zealand (NZL) 3:39.33 Q
29 3 Mohamed Katir  Spain (ESP) 3:39.45 Q
30 3 Ruben Verheyden  Belgium (BEL) 3:39.46
31 3 Filip Sasínek  Czech Republic (CZE) 3:39.47
32 3 Matthew Ramsden  Australia (AUS) 3:39.83
33 3 Ferdinand Kvan Edman  Norway (NOR) 3:39.92
34 2 Ismael Debjani  Belgium (BEL) 3:39.96
35 3 Elhassane Moujahid  Morocco (MAR) 3:39.98
36 3 Samuel Zeleke  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:40.77
37 3 Ronald Musagala  Uganda (UGA) 3:40.87
38 1 Cooper Teare  United States (USA) 3:41.15
39 3 Yervand Mkrtchyan  Armenia (ARM) 3:42.37
40 2 Isaac Nader  Portugal (POR) 3:42.81
41 1 Abraham Guem  South Sudan (SSD) 3:43.47
2 Thiago André  Brazil (BRA) DNS

Semi-finals

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The first five in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualify for the final.[7]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Abel Kipsang  Kenya (KEN) 3:33.68 Q
2 2 Mohamed Katir  Spain (ESP) 3:34.45 Q, SB
3 2 Jake Wightman  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:34.48 Q
4 2 Teddese Lemi  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:35.04 Q
5 2 Stewart McSweyn  Australia (AUS) 3:35.07 Q
6 2 Michał Rozmys  Poland (POL) 3:35.27 q, SB
7 2 Joshua Thompson  United States (USA) 3:35.55 q, SB
8 2 Samuel Tanner  New Zealand (NZL) 3:36.32
9 1 Josh Kerr  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:36.92 Q
10 1 Mario García Romo  Spain (ESP) 3:37.01 Q
11 1 Jakob Ingebrigtsen  Norway (NOR) 3:37.02 Q
12 1 Timothy Cheruiyot  Kenya (KEN) 3:37.04 Q
13 1 Ignacio Fontes  Spain (ESP) 3:37.21 Q
14 1 Neil Gourley  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:37.22
15 1 Charles Philibert-Thiboutot  Canada (CAN) 3:37.29
16 1 John Gregorek Jr.  United States (USA) 3:37.35
17 1 Samuel Tefera  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:37.71
18 1 Ollie Hoare  Australia (AUS) 3:38.36
19 2 Cameron Proceviat  Canada (CAN) 3:38.83
20 2 Santiago Catrofe  Uruguay (URU) 3:40.16
21 1 Charles Grethen  Luxembourg (LUX) 3:40.41
21 2 William Paulson  Canada (CAN) 3:40.41
23 1 Andrew Coscoran  Ireland (IRL) 3:44.66
24 2 Kumari Taki  Kenya (KEN) 3:50.15

Final

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The final took place on 19 July at 19:30.[8][9]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jake Wightman  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:29.23
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jakob Ingebrigtsen  Norway (NOR) 3:29.47
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Katir  Spain (ESP) 3:29.90
4 Mario García  Spain (ESP) 3:30.20
5 Josh Kerr  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:30.60
6 Timothy Cheruiyot  Kenya (KEN) 3:30.69
7 Abel Kipsang  Kenya (KEN) 3:31.21
8 Teddese Lemi  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:32.98
9 Stewart McSweyn  Australia (AUS) 3:33.24
10 Michał Rozmys  Poland (POL) 3:34.58
11 Ignacio Fontes  Spain (ESP) 3:34.71
12 Joshua Thompson  United States (USA) 3:35.57

References

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  1. ^ Timetable
  2. ^ "'That's My Son': Jake Wightman Runs Race of His Life, With His Dad on the Mic". New York Times. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Jake Wightman stuns 1500m field to claim world title as dad commentates". Guardian. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. ^ "1500 Metres Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Competitions Entry Standards 2022 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022" (PDF). iaaf.org. 9 July 2022.
  6. ^ Heats summary
  7. ^ Semifinals summary
  8. ^ Final Start List
  9. ^ "1500 Metres Men - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-07-28.