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2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
at the 2023 World Championships
VenueNational Athletics Centre
Dates19 August (heats)
20 August (semi-finals)
23 August (final)
Competitors57 from 34 nations
Winning time3:29.38
Medalists
gold medal Josh Kerr   Great Britain
silver medal Jakob Ingebrigtsen   Norway
bronze medal Narve Gilje Nordås   Norway
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The men's 1500 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest from 19 to 23 August 2023.[1] British athlete Josh Kerr won the event, followed by Norwegians Jakob Ingebristen and Narve Gilje Nordås.

Summary

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Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the 2021 Olympic Champion in the event, entered the race as a favorite but was upset by Josh Kerr.[2] Ingebrigtsen led the field through 800 meters in 1:54.2. Kerr moved to the lead with 200 meters remaining.[3][4] Kerr won by a margin of 0.27 seconds in 3:29.38, followed by Ingebrigtsen and Narve Gilje Nordås.[5]

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[6]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998
Championship record 3:27.65 Seville, Spain 24 August 1999
World Leading  Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 3:27.14 Chorzów, Poland 16 July 2023
African Record  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998
Asian Record  Rashid Ramzi (BHR) 3:29.14 14 July 2006
European Record  Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 3:27.14 Chorzów, Poland 16 July 2023
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Yared Nuguse (USA) 3:29.02 Oslo, Norway 15 June 2023
Oceanian record  Olli Hoare (AUS) 3:29.41
South American Record  Hudson Santos de Souza (BRA) 3:33.25 Rieti, Italy 28 August 2005

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 3:34.20.[7]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC +2), was as follows:

Date Time Round
19 August19:02Heats
20 August17:35Semi-finals
23 August21:15Final

Results

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Heats

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First 6 of each heat (Q) qualify to the semi-finals.[8]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway3:33.94Q
21Josh Kerr Great Britain & N.I.3:34.00Q
34Abel Kipsang Kenya3:34.08Q
44Yared Nuguse United States3:34.16Q
54Adam Spencer Australia3:34.17Q
61Reynold Cheruiyot Kenya3:34.24Q
73Niels Laros Netherlands3:34.25Q
84Charles Grethen Luxembourg3:34.32Q, SB
93Mohamed Katir Spain3:34.34Q
101Adel Mechaal Spain3:34.35Q
111Isaac Nader Portugal3:34.36Q
123Cole Hocker United States3:34.43Q
133Pietro Arese Italy3:34.48Q
141Charles Philibert-Thiboutot Canada3:34.60Q
154Elliot Giles Great Britain & N.I.3:34.63Q
163Narve Gilje Nordås Norway3:34.67Q
174Andrew Coscoran Ireland3:34.75Q
184Ossama Meslek Italy3:35.12
193Azeddine Habz France3:35.16Q
204Salim Keddar Algeria3:35.17
211Amos Bartelsmeyer Germany3:35.44
224Jochem Vermeulen Belgium3:35.45
234Anass Essayi Morocco3:35.63
243Stewart McSweyn Australia3:36.01
254Michał Rozmys Poland3:36.26SB
264Raphael Pallitsch Austria3:36.47PB
271Samuel Zeleke Ethiopia3:36.57
283Kieran Lumb Canada3:36.66
293Abdellatif Sadiki Morocco3:37.19
304Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen Denmark3:37.27PB
313Elzan Bibić Serbia3:37.45
323István Szögi Hungary3:37.57
331Abraham Guem South Sudan3:37.85PB
343Abu Mayanja Uganda3:38.15
353Ajay Kumar Saroj India3:38.24PB
363Diego Lacamoire Argentina3:38.92PB
371Ryan Mphahlele South Africa3:39.16
381Yervand Mkrtchyan Armenia3:39.35NR
393Ismael Debjani Belgium3:39.73
401Nicholas Griggs Ireland3:40.72
414Adisu Girma Ethiopia3:45.86
421Matthew Ramsden Australia3:46.45qR
432Mario García Spain3:46.77Q
442Tshepo Tshite South Africa3:46.79Q
452Neil Gourley Great Britain & N.I.3:46.87Q
462Samuel Tanner New Zealand3:46.93Q
472Ruben Verheyden Belgium3:47.02Q
482Timothy Cheruiyot Kenya3:47.09Q
492Joonas Rinne Finland3:47.16
502Joe Waskom United States3:47.26
512Hicham Akankam Morocco3:47.45
522Luke McCann Ireland3:47.48
532Teddese Lemi Ethiopia3:47.49
542Rob Napolitano Puerto Rico3:48.29
552Joao Bussotti Italy3:48.55
562Julian Ranc France3:48.63
571Tom Elmer Switzerland3:55.72qR
581Emil Danielsson Sweden3:57.70qR

Semi-finals

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First 6 of each semi-final (Q) qualify to the final.[9]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Yared Nuguse  United States3:32.69Q
21Abel Kipsang Kenya3:32.72Q
31Niels Laros Netherlands3:32.74Q
41Azeddine Habz France3:32.79Q
51Narve Gilje Nordås Norway3:32.81Q
61Neil Gourley Great Britain & N.I.3:32.97Q
71Tshepo Tshite South Africa3:32.98
81Pietro Arese Italy3:33.11
91Adel Mechaal Spain3:33.33
101Mohamed Katir Spain3:33.56
111Ruben Verheyden Belgium3:33.96
121Emil Danielsson Sweden3:34.16
132Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway3:34.98Q
142Josh Kerr Great Britain & N.I.3:35.14Q
152Cole Hocker United States3:35.23Q
162Mario García Spain3:35.26Q
172Isaac Nader Portugal3:35.31Q
182Reynold Cheruiyot Kenya3:35.53Q
192Charles Grethen Luxembourg3:36.11
202Samuel Tanner New Zealand3:36.58
211Matthew Ramsden Australia3:36.83
221Andrew Coscoran Ireland3:37.39
232Timothy Cheruiyot Kenya3:37.40
242Charles Philibert-Thiboutot Canada3:37.41
252Tom Elmer Switzerland3:38.33
262Elliot Giles Great Britain & N.I.3:39.05
272Adam Spencer Australia3:42.10

Final

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The final was started on 23 August at 21:16.[10]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Josh Kerr Great Britain & N.I.3:29.38SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway3:29.65
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Narve Gilje Nordås Norway3:29.68
4Abel Kipsang Kenya3:29.89
5Yared Nuguse United States3:30.25
6Mario García Spain3:30.26
7Cole Hocker United States3:30.70PB
8Reynold Cheruiyot Kenya3:30.78
9Neil Gourley Great Britain & N.I.3:31.10
10Niels Laros Netherlands3:31.25NR
11Azeddine Habz France3:33.14
12Isaac Nader Portugal3:35.41

References

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  1. ↑ "Timetable | Budapest 23 - World Athletics" (PDF). 19 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kerr upsets Ingebrigtsen to win 1,500m at worlds". ESPN.com. 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  3. ↑ Monti, David (2023-08-24). "Josh Kerr Storms To His First World 1,500m Title After Epic Kick". FloTrack. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  4. ↑ Gualt, Johnathon (2023-08-23). "Josh Kerr Follows His Instincts to Incredible Upset in 1500m at 2023 World Championships". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  5. ↑ Turnbull, Simon (August 23, 2023). "Kerr follows the Wightman blueprint to seize the day and the world 1500m crown". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 2025-02-06. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  6. ↑ "1500 Metres Men − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Qualification system published for World Athletics Championships Budapest 23" (PDF). World Athletics. worldathletics.org. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Summary - 1500 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Summary - 1500 Metres Men - Semi-finals" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "1500 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 23 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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