Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 13 and 14 April 2018.[1]

Men's 1500 metres
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCarrara Stadium
Dates13 April (heats)
14 April (final)
Competitors18 from 11 nations
Winning time3:34.78
Medalists
    Kenya
    Kenya
    Scotland

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]

World record  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998
Games record  Filbert Bayi (TAN) 3:32.16 Christchurch, New Zealand 2 February 1974

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Friday 13 April 201811:35First round
Saturday 14 April 201816:10Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of two heats. The four fastest competitors per heat (plus four fastest losers) advanced to the final.[3]

Heat 1
RankOrderNameResultNotesQual.
15 Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN)3:42.95Q
26 Ryan Gregson (AUS)3:43.06Q
39 Kumari Taki (KEN)3:43.93Q
41 Amine Khadiri (CYP)3:44.29Q
53 Chris O'Hare (SCO)3:44.76q
64 Harvey Dixon (GIB)3:47.03q
72 Luke Mathews (AUS)3:47.08q
88 Tom Marshall (WAL)3:50.95
97 Mohammad Dookun (MRI)3:53.43
Heat 2
RankOrderNameResultNotesQual.
19 Elijah Manangoi (KEN)3:46.82Q
28 Jinson Johnson (IND)3:47.04Q
35 Jake Wightman (SCO)3:47.16Q
47 Charlie Grice (ENG)3:47.19Q
54 Jordan Williamsz (AUS)3:47.75q
66 Ronald Musagala (UGA)3:48.62
71 Christos Dimitriou (CYP)3:49.84SB
83 Rowan Axe (WAL)3:49.89
92 Elliott Dorey (JEY)3:52.75

Final

The medals were determined in the final.[2]

RankOrderNameResultNotes
11 Elijah Manangoi (KEN)3:34.78
5 Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN)3:35.17
8 Jake Wightman (SCO)3:35.97
47 Charlie Grice (ENG)3:37.43
510 Jinson Johnson (IND)3:37.86NR
66 Jordan Williamsz (AUS)3:38.34
71 Kumari Taki (KEN)3:38.74
83 Chris O'Hare (SCO)3:39.04
912 Ryan Gregson (AUS)3:39.24
102 Amine Khadiri (CYP)3:40.76SB
114 Harvey Dixon (GIB)3:43.84NR
129 Luke Mathews (AUS)3:47.04

References

  1. "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's 1500m". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. Athletics | Men's 1500m - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 37. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. Athletics | Men's 1500m - Round 1 (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 41. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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