Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Men's 1500 metres
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]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Graham Williamson Great Britain |
Pierre Délèze Switzerland |
Richie Harris United States |
Results
Heats
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | DNS | [2] | |
| 2 | Steve Foley | Australia | DNS | [2] |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Graham Williamson | Great Britain | 3:45.37 | |
 | Pierre Délèze | Switzerland | 3:45.8 | |
 | 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 | |
| Vittorio Fontanella | Italy | DNF | [5] |
References
- Holzbach, Gerd (25 September 1979). "Pietro Mennea war der große Held von Mexico" [Pietro Mennea was the big hero of Mexico]. Leichtathletik (in German). Bartels & Wernitz. 39/1979: 1240–1245. ISSN 0343-5369.
- Australian results
- "Final results". The San Bernardino County Sun. 10 September 1979. p. 20. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "Final results". The Tampa Tribune. 11 September 1979. p. 24. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "Soltanto terza Sara Simeoni" (in Italian). La Stampa. 11 September 1979. p. 20.
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