2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium between 15–19 August. Among the favoured athletes in the event were defending champion Bernard Lagat, European champion Mehdi Baala, and the Kenyan season leaders Asbel Kiprop, Haron Keitany and Augustine Choge.[1]

All the favoured athletes progressed through a series of tactically-run heats on the first day of competition, with Baala, Kiprop, Choge and Deresse Mekonnen the four race winners.[2] Moroccan Amine Laalou won the first semi-final, followed by Americans Lopez Lomong and Lagat, while Kiprop and Leonel Manzano both finished quickly to take the top two qualifying spots in the second race. The only high-profile athlete to be eliminated in the semi-finals was Keitany, who did not start, putting an end to any hopes of a Kenyan medal sweep.[3]

The final race began slowly and, as the athletes reached the last lap, they remained in a tight pack led by Mekonnen. Choge and Mohamed Moustaoui closely followed as he approached the final straight, but the race remained open.[4] Yusuf Saad Kamel took the lead in the final straight, scoring a surprise gold medal.[5] Mekonnen maintained his pace to take the silver medal and defending champion Lagat had a quick burst near the finish to win the bronze. Kiprop, one of the pre-race favourites, left himself too much ground to cover, eventually ending up fourth, with Choge and Baala alongside him.[4]

Bahrain's Kamel, born in Kenya as Gregory Konchellah, followed in the footsteps of his father Billy Konchellah, who won the 800 m at the 1987 and 1991 World Championships.[5] Mekonnen's silver was Ethiopia's first ever World Championship medal in the 1500 m.[4] Lagat's bronze was his third in the 1500 m, after his silver in 2001 and a gold in 2007.[5]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Yusuf Saad Kamel
 Bahrain (BHR)
Deresse Mekonnen
 Ethiopia (ETH)
Bernard Lagat
 United States (USA)

Records

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 14 August 1999
World Leading  Augustine Choge (KEN) 3:29.47 Berlin, Germany 14 June 2009
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 American record  Bernard Lagat (USA) 3:29.30 Rieti, Italy 28 August 2005
South American record  Hudson de Souza (BRA) 3:33.25 Rieti, Italy 28 August 2005
European record  Fermín Cacho (ESP) 3:28.95 Zürich, Switzerland 13 August 1997
Oceanian record  Simon Doyle (AUS) 3:31.96 Stockholm, Sweden 3 July 1991

Qualification standards

A time B time
3:36.20 3:39.30

Schedule

Date Time Round
August 15, 200918:15Heats
August 17, 200920:10Semifinals
August 19, 200920:25Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 5 in each heat(Q) and the next 4 fastest(q) advance to the semifinal.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Deresse Mekonnen Ethiopia (ETH)3:37.04Q
24Haron Keitany Kenya (KEN)3:37.13Q
34James Brewer Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)3:37.17Q, PB
44Mohamed Moustaoui Morocco (MAR)3:37.34Q
54Yusuf Saad Kamel Bahrain (BHR)3:37.59Q
64Reyes Estévez Spain (ESP)3:38.23q, SB
74Nathan Brannen Canada (CAN)3:38.35q
84Dorian Ulrey United States (USA)3:38.86q
94Taoufik Makhloufi Algeria (ALG)3:40.04q
104Stefan Eberhardt Germany (GER)3:40.05
112Asbel Kiprop Kenya (KEN)3:41.42Q
122Bernard Lagat United States (USA)3:41.60Q
132Juan Carlos Higuero Spain (ESP)3:41.77Q
142Rui Silva Portugal (POR)3:41.98Q
154Mounir Yemmouni France (FRA)3:42.06
162Peter van der Westhuizen South Africa (RSA)3:42.33Q
172Antar Zerguelaïne Algeria (ALG)3:42.37
182Thomas Chamney Ireland (IRL)3:42.54
192Thomas Lancashire Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)3:42.68
201Mehdi Baala France (FRA)3:42.77Q
211Leonel Manzano United States (USA)3:42.87Q
221Abdalaati Iguider Morocco (MAR)3:42.88Q
231Jeffrey Riseley Australia (AUS)3:43.03Q
241Belal Mansoor Ali Bahrain (BHR)3:43.06Q
251Arturo Casado Spain (ESP)3:43.21
261Mekonnen Gebremedhin Ethiopia (ETH)3:43.22
271Christian Obrist Italy (ITA)3:43.41
284Tiidrek Nurme Estonia (EST)3:43.73SB
291Hais Welday Eritrea (ERI)3:43.84
302Carsten Schlangen Germany (GER)3:44.00
311Goran Nava Serbia (SRB)3:44.13
323Augustine Kiprono Choge Kenya (KEN)3:44.73Q
333Amine Laâlou Morocco (MAR)3:44.75Q
342Ryan Gregson Australia (AUS)3:44.79
353Lopez Lomong United States (USA)3:44.89Q
363Andrew Baddeley Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)3:45.23Q
373Henok Legesse Ethiopia (ETH)3:45.63Q
383Tarek Boukensa Algeria (ALG)3:45.65
393Kristof van Malderen Belgium (BEL)3:46.03
403Yoann Kowal France (FRA)3:46.42
413Johan Cronje South Africa (RSA)3:46.45
423Jeremy Roff Australia (AUS)3:47.08
432Abdalla Abdelgadir Sudan (SUD)3:47.78
441Mohammed Othman Shaween Saudi Arabia (KSA)3:49.03
452Byron Piedra Ecuador (ECU)3:49.60
463Mohamad Al-Garni Qatar (QAT)3:50.55
471Chauncy Master Malawi (MAW)3:50.73
483Álvaro Vásquez Nicaragua (NCA)3:55.06PB
494Víctor Martínez Andorra (AND)4:02.10SB
502Hem Bunting Cambodia (CAM)4:08.64SB
511Abdallahi Nanou Mauritania (MTN)4:09.77PB
522Benjamín Enzema Equatorial Guinea (GEQ)4:13.17PB
533Antoine Berlin Monaco (MON)4:27.52
1Boampouguini Djigban Togo (TOG)DNF

Key: PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Semifinals

Qualification: First 5 in each semifinal(Q) and the next 2 fastest(q) advance to the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Asbel Kiprop Kenya (KEN)3:36.24Q
22Leonel Manzano United States (USA)3:36.29Q
32Augustine Kiprono Choge Kenya (KEN)3:36.43Q
41Amine Laâlou Morocco (MAR)3:36.68Q
51Lopez Lomong United States (USA)3:36.75Q
61Bernard Lagat United States (USA)3:36.86Q
62Deresse Mekonnen Ethiopia (ETH)3:36.86Q
81Yusuf Saad Kamel Bahrain (BHR)3:36.87Q
82Belal Mansoor Ali Bahrain (BHR)3:36.87Q
102Mohamed Moustaoui Morocco (MAR)3:36.94q
111Mehdi Baala France (FRA)3:37.07Q
122Abdalaati Iguider Morocco (MAR)3:37.19q
131James Brewer Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)3:37.27
141Juan Carlos Higuero Spain (ESP)3:37.33
152Reyes Estévez Spain (ESP)3:37.55SB
161Henok Legesse Ethiopia (ETH)3:37.79
172Taoufik Makhloufi Algeria (ALG)3:37.87
182Jeffrey Riseley Australia (AUS)3:38.00
192Andrew Baddeley Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)3:38.23
201Nathan Brannen Canada (CAN)3:38.97
212Dorian Ulrey United States (USA)3:39.33
221Peter van der Westhuizen South Africa (RSA)3:40.00
231Rui Silva Portugal (POR)3:41.30
1Haron Keitany Kenya (KEN)DNS

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Yusuf Saad Kamel Bahrain (BHR)3:35.93
Deresse Mekonnen Ethiopia (ETH)3:36.01
Bernard Lagat United States (USA)3:36.20
4Asbel Kiprop Kenya (KEN)3:36.47
5Augustine Kiprono Choge Kenya (KEN)3:36.53
6Mohamed Moustaoui Morocco (MAR)3:36.57
7Mehdi Baala France (FRA)3:36.99
8Lopez Lomong United States (USA)3:37.62
9Belal Mansoor Ali Bahrain (BHR)3:37.72
10Amine Laâlou Morocco (MAR)3:37.83
11Abdalaati Iguider Morocco (MAR)3:38.35
12Leonel Manzano United States (USA)3:40.05

References

General
Specific
  1. Ramsak, Bob (2009-08-09). Men's 1500m - PREVIEW Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
  2. Ramsak, Bob (2009-08-15). Event Report - Men's 1500m - Heats Archived 2009-08-18 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-19.
  3. Ramsak, Bob (2009-08-17). Event Report - Men's 1500m - Semi-Final Archived 2012-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-19.
  4. Ramsak, Bob (2009-08-19). Event Report - Men's 1500m - Final Archived 2012-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-19.
  5. Butcher, Pat (2009-08-19). Mekonnen Berlin 2009 - Day 5 SUMMARY - 19 Aug Archived 2010-11-05 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-19.
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