Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 12 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
David Moorcroft
 England
Filbert Bayi
 Tanzania
John Robson
 Scotland

Results

Heats

Held on 11 August

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Filbert Bayi Tanzania3:38.76Q
22John Robson Scotland3:38.84Q
32Rod Dixon New Zealand3:39.03Q
42Kipsubai Koskei Kenya3:39.24Q
52James McGuinness Northern Ireland3:39.24Q
62Paul Craig Canada3:39.83q
72Tim Hutchings England3:40.57q
81Wilson Waigwa Kenya3:41.36Q
91Richard Tuwei Kenya3:41.41Q
101David Moorcroft England3:41.47Q
111Glen Grant Wales3:41.58Q
121Frank Clement Scotland3:41.63Q
131John Craig Canada3:42.66
142Dean Childs Canada3:44.32
151Paul Lawther Northern Ireland3:44.42
162Steve Cram England3:44.83
171Dennis Norris New Zealand3:45.96
182Steve Jones Wales3:49.35
192Michael Watson Bermuda3:50.38
201John Charvetto Gibraltar3:52.43
211John Davies Wales3:53.48
222Halidu Zinentah Ghana3:53.99
231Molapo Mopeli Lesotho4:00.27
242Conrad Francis Grenada4:07.13
252Nicholas Akers Cayman Islands4:10.29
261John Erysthee Saint Lucia4:13.94
271Lewis Swann Turks and Caicos Islands4:34.48
282Robert Ingham Turks and Caicos Islands4:45.36
1Suleiman Nyambui TanzaniaDNS

Final

Held on 12 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
David Moorcroft England3:35.48
Filbert Bayi Tanzania3:35.59
John Robson Scotland3:35.60
4Frank Clement Scotland3:35.66
5Wilson Waigwa Kenya3:37.49
6Glen Grant Wales3:38.05
7Richard Tuwei Kenya3:40.51
8Rod Dixon New Zealand3:41.34
9James McGuinness Northern Ireland3:42.59
10Tim Hutchings England3:43.05
11Paul Craig Canada3:43.42
12Kipsubai Koskei Kenya3:45.45

References

  1. "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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