2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
| Men's 1500 metres at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Ergo Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 March (heats) 8 March (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 19 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:37.52 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 1500 metres at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 7–8 March 2014.
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
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3:31.18 | Stuttgart, Germany | 2 February 1997 |
| Championship record |  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
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3:33.77 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 |
| World Leading | Mohamed Moustaoui (MAR)
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3:35.00 | Stockholm, Sweden | 6 February 2014 |
| African record | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
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3:31.18 | Stuttgart, Germany | 2 February 1997 |
| Asian record |  Belal Mansoor Ali (BHR)
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3:36.28 | Stockholm, Sweden | 20 February 2007 |
| European record |  Andrés Manuel Díaz (ESP)
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3:33.32 | Piraeus, Greece | 24 February 1999 |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record |
 Galen Rupp (USA)
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3:34.78 | Boston, United States | 26 January 2013 |
| Oceanian record |  Nick Willis (NZL)
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3:35.80 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 20 February 2010 |
| South American record |  Agberto Guimarães (BRA)
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3:42.70 | Piraeus, Greece | 8 March 1989 |
Qualification standards
| Indoor | Outdoor |
|---|---|
| 3:41.00 or 3:58.00 (Mile) | 3:34.00 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 7 March 2014 | 12:25 | Heats |
| 8 March 2014 | 20:00 | Final |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Aman Wote | Ethiopia |
3:36.75 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Abdalaati Iguider | Morocco |
3:37.83 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 3 | Will Leer | United States |
3:38.02 | q |
| 4 | 3 | Bethwell Birgen |  Kenya |
3:38.56 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Ayanleh Souleiman |  Djibouti |
3:38.94 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Nick Willis | New Zealand |
3:39.14 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | İlham Tanui Özbilen |  Turkey |
3:39.31 | q |
| 8 | 3 | David McCarthy |  Ireland |
3:39.46 | |
| 9 | 2 | Silas Kiplagat | Kenya |
3:39.70 | |
| 10 | 2 | Chris O'Hare |  Great Britain |
3:40.06 | |
| 11 | 3 | Adel Mechaal | Spain |
3:41.27 | |
| 12 | 2 | Andreas Vojta |  Austria |
3:42.10 | |
| 13 | 2 | Nathan Brannen |  Canada |
3:42.51 | |
| 14 | 2 | Mitja Krevs |  Slovenia |
3:43.22 | NR |
| 15 | 1 | Homiyu Tesfaye |  Germany |
3:47.07 | Q |
| 16 | 1 | Jakub Holuša |  Czech Republic |
3:47.20 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | Mekonnen Gebremedhin | Ethiopia |
3:47.22 | |
| 18 | 1 | Lopez Lomong | United States |
3:48.06 | |
| 19 | 1 | Lee Emanuel | Great Britain |
3:48.09 | |
| 20 | 2 | Wesam Al-Massri |  Palestine |
3:53.84 | NR |
| 21 | 1 | Omar Mohamed Abdi |  Somalia |
3:56.52 | PB |
| 22 | 3 | Aitor Gomez |  Gibraltar |
4:07.34 | NR |
| 1 | Ioan Zaizan |  Romania |
DQ | R 163.2 [2] |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ayanleh Souleiman | Djibouti |
3:37.52 | |
 |
Aman Wote | Ethiopia |
3:38.08 | |
 |
Abdalaati Iguider | Morocco |
3:38.21 | |
| 4 | İlham Tanui Özbilen | Turkey |
3:39.10 | |
| 5 | Jakub Holuša | Czech Republic |
3:39.23 | |
| 6 | Will Leer | United States |
3:39.60 | |
| 7 | Homiyu Tesfaye | Germany |
3:39.90 | |
| 8 | Bethwell Birgen | Kenya |
3:40.66 | |
| Nick Willis | New Zealand |
DQ | R 163.3(b) [4] |
References
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Jostling/Obstruction on the track
- ^ Final results
- ^ Infringement of the inside border; original time – 3:38.47