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2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

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2015 World Championships
The blanket finish
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates27 August (heats)
28 August (semifinals)
30 August (final)
Competitors41 from 23 nations
Winning time3:34.40
Medalists
gold medal    Kenya
silver medal    Kenya
bronze medal    Morocco
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The men's 1500 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 27, 28 and 30 August.[1][2] The winning margin was 0.23 seconds.

Summary

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The process of running rounds in the 1500m tends to select strategic experts because nobody would want to run hard three times in four days as this schedule would require. Since 2008 (excepting that bad race at the 2012 Olympics), the expert in this has been two-time defending champion Asbel Kiprop. But in case anybody wanted to run fast, Kiprop also left a message at the fastest race of the year in Monaco, where he blew away many of the members of this field by almost 2 seconds in his near miss of the world record. What makes Kiprop so dangerous is his ability to accelerate from the back of the field and in the final that is exactly where he went. Was he hiding or just waiting to pounce? With three other Kenyan teammates making it to the final, there was talk about a potential sweep. Timothy Cheruiyot and Elijah Motonei Manangoi took the race through an honest first two laps in 1:58.62. Only Aman Wote ran aggressively with them at the front, the other tacticians lining themselves up for the finish. Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. was the first to move forward as they came through for the bell. With 300 metres to go, Olympic champion Taoufik Makhloufi made his move, identical to the Olympics, Kiprop near the back of the pack beating only two Americans and boxed by Wote. Over the next 100 metres, Makhloufi opened a lead chase by Abdalaati Iguider. Kiprop slowed down to get out of the box, then ran around Wote out to lane 3. The tall Kenyan was now clearly moving faster than the rest of the field he was passing on the outside. As Kiprop swept past the field after the North African duo, only Silas Kiplagat came with him, these four breaking from the rest. As Kiprop caught Iguider, he reacted and ran even with Kiprop up to Makhloufi. With 50 metres to go, it was three abreast across the track with Kiplagat chasing Kiprop on the outside less than two metres back. Kiprop broke past the two North Africans and ran on to victory, while Iguider edged ahead of a spent Makhloufi. Out of nowhere (actually a distant fifth place) came sprinting Manangoi, faster than any of the leaders, drifting out to lane 3 for clear sailing. Passing three people in the last 10 metres, Manangoi crossed the finish line just ahead of a desperately diving Iguider to take silver, Iguider doing a full face plant to the track across the finish line holding on to bronze.[3]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[4]

World record  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998
Championship record  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:27.65 Sevilla, Spain 24 August 1999
World Leading  Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 3:26.69 Fontvieille, Monaco 17 July 2015
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, Central American and Caribbean 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  Mo Farah (GBR) 3:28.81 Fontvieille, Monaco 19 July 2013
Oceanian record  Nick Willis (NZL) 3:29.66 Fontvieille, Monaco 17 July 2015

Qualification standards

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Entry standards[5]
3:36.20 (mile: 3:53.30)

Schedule

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Date Time Round
27 August 2015 10:35 Heats
28 August 2015 19:55 Semifinals
30 August 2015 19:45 Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

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KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

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Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.[6]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Silas Kiplagat  Kenya (KEN) 3:38.13 Q
2 3 Abdalaati Iguider  Morocco (MAR) 3:38.14 Q
3 3 Nick Willis  New Zealand (NZL) 3:38.27 Q
4 3 İlham Tanui Özbilen  Turkey (TUR) 3:38.28 Q
5 3 Chris O'Hare  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:38.43 Q
6 3 Timothy Cheruiyot  Kenya (KEN) 3:38.50 Q
7 3 Robby Andrews  United States (USA) 3:38.52 q
8 3 Mekonnen Gebremedhin  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:38.66 q
8 3 Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin  Djibouti (DJI) 3:38.66 q
10 3 David Bustos  Spain (ESP) 3:38.75 q
11 2 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya (KEN) 3:38.97 Q
12 2 Aman Wote  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:39.05 Q
13 2 Leonel Manzano  United States (USA) 3:39.22 Q
14 2 Pieter-Jan Hannes  Belgium (BEL) 3:39.31 Q
15 2 Morhad Amdouni  France (FRA) 3:39.38 Q
16 2 Julian Matthews  New Zealand (NZL) 3:39.55 Q
17 2 Charles Philibert-Thiboutot  Canada (CAN) 3:39.72 q
18 3 Carlos Díaz  Chile (CHI) 3:39.75 q
19 2 Fouad Elkaam  Morocco (MAR) 3:40.12
20 3 Yassine Hathat  Algeria (ALG) 3:40.16
21 2 Dumisane Hlaselo  South Africa (RSA) 3:40.25
22 2 Ronald Musagala  Uganda (UGA) 3:42.12
23 1 Elijah Motonei Manangoi  Kenya (KEN) 3:42.57 Q
24 1 Taoufik Makhloufi  Algeria (ALG) 3:42.72 Q
25 1 Matthew Centrowitz, Jr.  United States (USA) 3:43.17 Q
26 1 Charlie Grice  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:43.21 Q
27 1 Yassine Bensghir  Morocco (MAR) 3:43.22 Q (Later DQ for doping)[7]
28 1 Johan Cronje  South Africa (RSA) 3:43.29 Q
29 1 Ryan Gregson  Australia (AUS) 3:43.54
30 1 Jakub Holuša  Czech Republic (CZE) 3:43.66
31 1 Henrik Ingebrigtsen  Norway (NOR) 3:43.97
32 1 Youssouf Hiss Bachir  Djibouti (DJI) 3:44.48
33 2 Víctor Corrales  Spain (ESP) 3:44.76
34 2 Salim Keddar  Algeria (ALG) 3:44.81
35 1 Dawit Wolde  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:44.90
36 1 Benson Seurei  Bahrain (BHR) 3:45.70
37 1 Adel Mechaal  Spain (ESP) 3:46.05
38 3 Hélio Gomes  Portugal (POR) 3:46.32
39 3 Erick Rodríguez  Nicaragua (NCA) 3:49.64 NR
40 1 Awwad Al-Sharafat  Jordan (JOR) 4:07.72
2 Ayanleh Souleiman  Djibouti (DJI) DNF

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.[8]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Elijah Motonei Manangoi  Kenya (KEN) 3:35.00 Q
2 2 Taoufik Makhloufi  Algeria (ALG) 3:35.05 Q
3 2 Abdalaati Iguider  Morocco (MAR) 3:35.20 Q
4 2 Charlie Grice  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:35.58 Q
5 2 Timothy Cheruiyot  Kenya (KEN) 3:35.74 Q
6 2 Robby Andrews  United States (USA) 3:35.88 q
7 2 Aman Wote  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:35.97 q
8 2 Johan Cronje  South Africa (RSA) 3:36.59
9 2 Morhad Amdouni  France (FRA) 3:37.79
10 2 Charles Philibert-Thiboutot  Canada (CAN) 3:39.62
11 2 Julian Matthews  New Zealand (NZL) 3:40.45
12 2 David Bustos  Spain (ESP) 3:42.48
13 1 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya (KEN) 3:43.48 Q
14 1 Nick Willis  New Zealand (NZL) 3:43.57 Q
15 1 Silas Kiplagat  Kenya (KEN) 3:43.64 Q
16 1 Matthew Centrowitz, Jr.  United States (USA) 3:43.97 Q
17 1 Leonel Manzano  United States (USA) 3:44.28 Q
18 1 Mekonnen Gebremedhin  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:44.31
19 1 Chris O'Hare  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:44.36
20 1 Pieter-Jan Hannes  Belgium (BEL) 3:44.38
21 1 Yassine Bensghir  Morocco (MAR) 3:44.95 (Later DQ for doping[9])
22 1 İlham Tanui Özbilen  Turkey (TUR) 3:45.70
23 1 Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin  Djibouti (DJI) 3:46.82
24 1 Carlos Díaz  Chile (CHI) 3:47.48

Final

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The final was held on 30 August at 19:45.[10]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Asbel Kiprop  Kenya (KEN) 3:34.40
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Elijah Motonei Manangoi  Kenya (KEN) 3:34.63
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Abdalaati Iguider  Morocco (MAR) 3:34.67
4 Taoufik Makhloufi  Algeria (ALG) 3:34.76
5 Silas Kiplagat  Kenya (KEN) 3:34.81
6 Nick Willis  New Zealand (NZL) 3:35.46
7 Timothy Cheruiyot  Kenya (KEN) 3:36.05
8 Matthew Centrowitz, Jr.  United States (USA) 3:36.13
9 Charlie Grice  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:36.21
10 Leonel Manzano  United States (USA) 3:37.26
11 Robby Andrews  United States (USA) 3:38.29
Aman Wote  Ethiopia (ETH) DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ "REPORT: MEN'S 1500M FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Records & Lists – 1500 meters". IAAF. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  5. ^ IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 17 August 2015
  6. ^ Heats results
  7. ^ IAAF: Doping sanctions - News 175 Archived 21 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine, 28 July 2016]
  8. ^ Semifinals results
  9. ^ IAAF: Doping sanctions - News 175 Archived 21 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine, 28 July 2016]
  10. ^ Final results