2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres


The men's 1500 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 10, 11, and 13 August.

Summary

From the gun in the final, the Kenyan team took charge as Elijah Manangoi from the inside and Timothy Cheruiyot from the outside squeezed the pack behind their wall. The third Kenyan, Asbel Kiprop went to his typical position marking the back of the pack. After a moderate lap, controlling the pace, Kiprop moved forward and the two leaders accelerated to a quick five metre breakaway. In the next half lap, that break expanded to 10 metres with only Kiprop able to bridge the gap. Through the next half lap, three men, led by Filip Ingebrigtsen, followed by Adel Mechaal and Sadik Mikhou were able to bridge the gap, with Ingebrigtsen able to reach the trailing Kiprop on the inside at the bell. Ingebrigtsen was able to hold the inside, making Kiprop run to the outside through the penultimate turn. Down the backstretch Mechaal was also able to pass Kiprop, who was struggling. The sweep was broken but Cheruiyot and Manangoi were still in front, Cheruiyot holding the leading inside position. Coming off the turn, Manangoi displayed some of his reputed 46 second speed, running past his teammate and on to a 2 metre victory. Three metres behind, Mechaal made a serious move to try to get ahead of Ingebrigtsen, trying to pass in the narrow space on the inside. He got his shoulders as far as Ingebrigtsen's 10 metres prior to the finish but couldn't get by, both men struggling and falling toward the finish line. Ingebrigtsen leaned for the bronze medal position while Mechaal put his hand out onto Ingebrigtsen's back. Ingebrigtsen fell into a sideways somersault after the finish, both finishing just ahead of a fast closing Jakub Holuša.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
RecordAthleteDateLocation
World3:26.00Hicham El Guerrouj14 Jul 1998Rome, Italy
Championship3:27.65Hicham El Guerrouj24 Aug 1999Sevilla, Spain
World leading3:28.80Elijah Motonei Manangoi21 Jul 2017Monaco
African3:26.00Hicham El Guerrouj14 Jul 1998Rome, Italy
Asian3:29.14Rashid Ramzi14 Jul 2006Rome, Italy
NACAC3:29.30Bernard LagatRieti, Italy
South American3:33.25Hudson de Souza28 Aug 2005Rieti, Italy
European3:28.81Mohamed Farah19 Jul 2013Monaco
Oceanian3:29.66Nicholas Willis17 Jul 2015Monaco

The following records were set at the competition:
RecordAthleteDate
Gibraltarian3:44.03Harvey Dixon10 Aug 2017

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 3:36.00.

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time, is as follows:
DateTimeRound
10 August20:25Heats
11 August20:10Semifinals
13 August20:30Final

Results

Heats

The first round took place on 10 August in three heats as follows:
Heat123
Start time20:2520:3720:48
Photo finish

The first six in each heat and the next six fastest qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Luke Mathews3:38.19
23Timothy Cheruiyot3:38.41
33Filip Ingebrigtsen3:38.46
43Jake Wightman3:38.50
53Homiyu Tesfaye3:38.57
63Adel Mechaal3:38.99
73Fouad Elkaam3:39.33
83John Gregorek3:39.62
93Kalle Berglund3:39.62
103Benson Seurei3:39.77
113Michał Rozmys3:40.28
122Sadik Mikhou3:42.12
132Jakub Holuša3:42.31
142Chris O'Hare3:42.53
152Ronald Musagala3:42.75
162Nick Willis3:42.75
172Robby Andrews3:43.03
182Ronald Kwemoi3:43.10
192Federico Bruno3:43.16
202Ryan Gregson3:43.28
212Marc Alcalá3:43.28
223Ismael Debjani3:43.71
233Harvey Dixon3:44.03
241Elijah Manangoi3:45.93
251Asbel Kiprop3:45.96
261Timo Benitz3:46.01
271Abdalaati Iguider3:46.03
281Marcin Lewandowski3:46.06
291Jordan Williamsz3:46.11
301Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad3:46.17
311Samuel Tefera3:46.22
321David Torrence3:46.39
331Ayanleh Souleiman3:46.64
341Josh Kerr3:47.30
351Abderrahmane Anou3:47.38
361David Bustos3:47.52
371Matthew Centrowitz3:48.34
382Benjamín Enzema3:48.39
393Erick Rodríguez3:52.35
402Dominic Lobalu3:52.78
412Richard Douma3:55.36
3Taresa Tolosa
2Brahim Akachab
2Chala Regassa
1Thiago André

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 11 August in two heats as follows:
Heat12
Start time20:1020:20
Photo finish

The first five in each heat and the next two fastest qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Jakub Holuša3:38.05
22Timothy Cheruiyot3:38.14
32Marcin Lewandowski3:38.32
42Chris O'Hare3:38.59
52Fouad Elkaam3:38.64
62Nick Willis3:38.68
72John Gregorek3:38.68
82Jordan Williamsz3:38.93
92Ronald Kwemoi3:39.47
102Homiyu Tesfaye3:39.72
112Kalle Berglund3:40.05
121Elijah Manangoi3:40.10
131Asbel Kiprop3:40.14
141Filip Ingebrigtsen3:40.23
151Sadik Mikhou3:40.52
161Adel Mechaal3:40.60
171Abdalaati Iguider3:40.76
181Luke Mathews3:40.91
192Benson Seurei3:40.96
201Jake Wightman3:41.79
211Ronald Musagala3:42.01
221Michał Rozmys3:42.94
231Timo Benitz3:44.38
242Richard Douma3:47.74
1Robby Andrews

Final

The final took place on 13 August at 20:30. The results were as follows :
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Elijah Manangoi3:33.61
Timothy Cheruiyot3:33.99
Filip Ingebrigtsen3:34.53
Adel Mechaal3:34.71
Jakub Holuša3:34.89
Sadik Mikhou3:35.81
Marcin Lewandowski3:36.02
Nick Willis3:36.82
Asbel Kiprop3:37.24
10John Gregorek3:37.56
11Fouad Elkaam3:37.72
12Chris O'Hare3:38.28