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Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Men's 1500 metres

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The men's 1500 metres event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 8 and 9 September 1979.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Graham Williamson
 Great Britain
Pierre Délèze
 Switzerland
Richie Harris
 United States

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Graham Williamson  Great Britain 3:53.76 Q
2 1 Pierre Délèze  Switzerland 3:53.79 Q
3 2 Richie Harris  United States 3:54.03 Q
4 1 Tom Duits  United States 3:54.12 Q
5 1 Christos Papachristos  Greece 3:54.24 Q
6 1 Hamad Hussein  Saudi Arabia 3:54.24 Q
7 2 Carlo Grippo  Italy 3:54.68 Q
8 2 John Bowan  New Zealand 3:55.03 Q
9 1 Takao Nakamura  Japan 3:55.26 Q
10 2 Ignacio Melesio  Mexico 3:55.76 Q
11 1 Saïd Aouita  Morocco 3:56.15 q
12 1 Filemón López  Mexico 3:56.87 q
13 1 Michael Feurtado  Jamaica 3:58.56
14 2 Uwe Becker  West Germany 3:58.59
15 2 Manuel Bernardo  Angola 4:02.95
16 2 Peter Lindtner  Austria 4:07.49
1 David Hoey  Australia DNS [3]
2 Steve Foley  Australia DNS [3]

Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Graham Williamson  Great Britain 3:45.37
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pierre Délèze  Switzerland 3:45.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Richie Harris  United States 3:46.4
4 Abderrahmane Morceli  Algeria 3:49.5
5 Takao Nakamura  Japan 3:50.7
6 Filemón López  Mexico 3:50.7
7 Ignacio Melesio  Mexico 3:51.3
8 Christos Papachristos  Greece 3:52.2
9 John Bowan  New Zealand ?:??.?
10 Tom Duits  United States ?:??.?
11 Saïd Aouita  Morocco ?:??.?
Vittorio Fontanella  Italy DNF [6]

References

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  1. ^ Holzbach, Gerd (25 September 1979). "Pietro Mennea war der große Held von Mexico" [Pietro Mennea was the big hero of Mexico]. Leichtathletik (in German). 39/1979. Bartels & Wernitz: 1240–1245. ISSN 0343-5369.
  2. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  3. ^ a b Australian results
  4. ^ "Final results". The San Bernardino County Sun. 10 September 1979. p. 20. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Final results". The Tampa Tribune. 11 September 1979. p. 24. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Soltanto terza Sara Simeoni" (in Italian). La Stampa. 11 September 1979. p. 20.