2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

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]

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
    Kenya
    Kenya
    Norway

Summary

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

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
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]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.Date
Gibraltarian 3:44.03 Harvey Dixon  GIB 10 Aug 2017

Qualification standard

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

Schedule

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

Date Time Round
10 August20:25Heats
11 August20:10Semifinals
13 August20:30Final

Results

Heats

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

Heat123
Start time 20:2520:3720:48
Photo finish

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Luke Mathews Australia (AUS)3:38.19Q
23Timothy Cheruiyot Kenya (KEN)3:38.41Q
33Filip Ingebrigtsen Norway (NOR)3:38.46Q
43Jake Wightman Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)3:38.50Q
53Homiyu Tesfaye Germany (GER)3:38.57Q
63Adel Mechaal Spain (ESP)3:38.99Q
73Fouad Elkaam Morocco (MAR)3:39.33q
83John Gregorek United States (USA)3:39.62q
93Kalle Berglund Sweden (SWE)3:39.62q
103Benson Seurei Bahrain (BHR)3:39.77q
113Michał Rozmys Poland (POL)3:40.28q
122Sadik Mikhou Bahrain (BHR)3:42.12Q
132Jakub Holuša Czech Republic (CZE)3:42.31Q
142Chris O'Hare Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)3:42.53Q
152Ronald Musagala Uganda (UGA)3:42.75Q
162Nick Willis New Zealand (NZL)3:42.75Q
172Robby Andrews United States (USA)3:43.03Q
182Ronald Kwemoi Kenya (KEN)3:43.10q
192Federico Bruno Argentina (ARG)3:43.16
202Ryan Gregson Australia (AUS)3:43.28
212Marc Alcalá Spain (ESP)3:43.28
223Ismael Debjani Belgium (BEL)3:43.71
233Harvey Dixon Gibraltar (GIB)3:44.03NR
241Elijah Manangoi Kenya (KEN)3:45.93Q
251Asbel Kiprop Kenya (KEN)3:45.96Q
261Timo Benitz Germany (GER)3:46.01Q
271Abdalaati Iguider Morocco (MAR)3:46.03Q
281Marcin Lewandowski Poland (POL)3:46.06Q
291Jordan Williamsz Australia (AUS)3:46.11Q
301Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad France (FRA)3:46.17
311Samuel Tefera Ethiopia (ETH)3:46.22
321David Torrence Peru (PER)3:46.39
331Ayanleh Souleiman Djibouti (DJI)3:46.64
341Josh Kerr Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)3:47.30
351Abderrahmane Anou Algeria (ALG)3:47.38
361David Bustos Spain (ESP)3:47.52
371Matthew Centrowitz United States (USA)3:48.34
382Benjamín Enzema Equatorial Guinea (GEQ)3:48.39
393Erick Rodríguez Nicaragua (NCA)3:52.35SB
402Dominic Lobalu Athlete Refugee Team (ART)3:52.78PB
412Richard Douma Netherlands (NED)3:55.36q
3Taresa Tolosa Ethiopia (ETH)DNF
2Brahim Akachab Morocco (MAR)DNS
2Chala Regassa Ethiopia (ETH)DNS
1Thiago André Brazil (BRA)DNS

Semifinals

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

Heat12
Start time 20:1020:20
Photo finish

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Jakub Holuša Czech Republic (CZE)3:38.05Q
22Timothy Cheruiyot Kenya (KEN)3:38.14Q
32Marcin Lewandowski Poland (POL)3:38.32Q
42Chris O'Hare Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)3:38.59Q
52Fouad Elkaam Morocco (MAR)3:38.64Q
62Nick Willis New Zealand (NZL)3:38.68q
72John Gregorek United States (USA)3:38.68q
82Jordan Williamsz Australia (AUS)3:38.93
92Ronald Kwemoi Kenya (KEN)3:39.47
102Homiyu Tesfaye Germany (GER)3:39.72
112Kalle Berglund Sweden (SWE)3:40.05
121Elijah Manangoi Kenya (KEN)3:40.10Q
131Asbel Kiprop Kenya (KEN)3:40.14Q
141Filip Ingebrigtsen Norway (NOR)3:40.23Q
151Sadik Mikhou Bahrain (BHR)3:40.52Q
161Adel Mechaal Spain (ESP)3:40.60Q
171Abdalaati Iguider Morocco (MAR)3:40.76
181Luke Mathews Australia (AUS)3:40.91
192Benson Seurei Bahrain (BHR)3:40.96
201Jake Wightman Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)3:41.79
211Ronald Musagala Uganda (UGA)3:42.01
221Michał Rozmys Poland (POL)3:42.94
231Timo Benitz Germany (GER)3:44.38
242Richard Douma Netherlands (NED)3:47.74
1Robby Andrews United States (USA)DNF

Final

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

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

References

  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.
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