Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

Men's 1500 metres
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Date August 3-8
Competitors 51 from 39 nations
Winning time 3:40.12
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Fermín Cacho
 Spain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Rachid El Basir
 Morocco
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Suleiman
 Qatar
Official Video Highlights

These are the official results of the men's 1500 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 51 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats.[1]

Most of the eyes were on reigning world champion Noureddine Morceli, who hovered in the middle of the pack, while Joseph Chesire led most of the race, marked by Jens-Peter Herold through a slow race of 62.25 and 64.58 for the first two laps, setting up a fast finish. A step behind the leaders, as the pace quickened going into the final lap, home team favorite Fermín Cacho who had been strategically watching the field, pushed the final backstretch to move up on Chesire. Passing on the inside with just over 200 to go, Cacho accelerated and was surprised Chesire was not able to mount a challenge. Charging out into a big lead around the turn, Cacho kept looking back for the next challenger, but there was none, Cacho and the Spanish fans celebrated. Even with his celebrating and looking back, Cacho's last lap was about 50.5. Mohamed Suleiman edged past a fading Chesire and a final sprint around the outside from eighth place netted Rachid El Basir the silver. Suleiman earned the first Olympic medal for Qatar.

Medalists

GoldFermín Cacho
 Spain
SilverRachid El Basir
 Morocco
BronzeMohamed Suleiman
 Qatar

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record 3:29.46 Morocco Saïd Aouita West Berlin (FRG) August 23, 1985
Olympic Record 3:32.53 United Kingdom Sebastian Coe Los Angeles (USA) August 11, 1984

Final

  • Held on August 8, 1992
RANK FINAL TIME
 Fermín Cacho (ESP) 3:40.12
 Rachid El Basir (MAR) 3:40.62
 Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 3:40.69
4.  Joseph Chesire (KEN) 3:41.12
5.  Jonah Birir (KEN) 3:41.27
6.  Jens-Peter Herold (GER) 3:41.53
7.  Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 3:41.70
8.  Jim Spivey (USA) 3:41.74
9.  Graham Hood (CAN) 3:42.55
10.  David Kibet (KEN) 3:42.62
11.  Manuel Pancorbo (ESP) 3:43.51
12.  Azat Rakipov (EUN) 3:44.66

Semi finals

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 3:39.22
2.  Rachid El Basir (MAR) 3:39.26
3.  Joseph Chesire (KEN) 3:39.43
4.  Manuel Pancorbo (ESP) 3:39.52
5.  Jens-Peter Herold (GER) 3:39.55
6.  Gennaro di Napoli (ITA) 3:39.56
7.  Branko Zorko (CRO) 3:39.71
8.  Rüdiger Stenzel (GER) 3:40.23
9.  Steve Holman (USA) 3:40.49
10.  Kevin McKay (GBR) 3:40.80
11.  Zeki Öztürk (TUR) 3:41.98
12.  Edgar Martins (BRA) 3:42.53
13.  Momodou Bello N'Jie (GAM) 4:13.52


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 3:34.77
2.  Fermín Cacho (ESP) 3:34.93
3.  Jonah Birir (KEN) 3:35.41
4.  Jim Spivey (USA) 3:35.55
5.  David Kibet (KEN) 3:35.82
6.  Graham Hood (CAN) 3:36.12
7.  Azat Rakipov (EUN) 3:36.16
8.  Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL) 3:37.16
9.  Mário Silva (POR) 3:38.09
10.  Phillimon Hanneck (ZIM) 3:38.09
11.  Hauke Fuhlbrügge (GER) 3:38.45
12.  Matthew Yates (GBR) 3:40.53

Heats

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Fermín Cacho (ESP) 3:37.04
2.  Phillimon Hanneck (ZIM) 3:37.65
3.  Jim Spivey (USA) 3:38.01
4.  Rachid El Basir (MAR) 3:38.01
5.  Jonah Birir (KEN) 3:38.29
6.  Azat Rakipov (EUN) 3:38.64
7.  Edgar Martins (BRA) 3:38.68
8.  Kim Bong-yu (KOR) 3:40.73
9.  Steve Crabb (GBR) 3:41.00
10.  Mohamed Al-Nahdi (UAE) 3:48.08
11.  Zacharia Maidjida (CAF) 3:55.72
12.  Khambieng Khamiar (LAO) 4:04.82 (NR)
13.  Ancel Nalau (VAN) 4:13.88


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 3:37.98
2.  Steve Holman (USA) 3:38.38
3.  Mário Silva (POR) 3:38.57
4.  Zeki Öztürk (TUR) 3:38.68
5.  Matthew Yates (GBR) 3:38.73
6.  Hauke Fuhlbrügge (GER) 3:38.92
7.  João N'Tyamba (ANG) 3:39.54 (NR)
8.  Metiku Megersa (ETH) 3:41.54
9.  Khan Nadir (PAK) 3:44.96
10.  Markus Hacksteiner (SUI) 3:45.27
11.  Awad Salah Nasser (YEM) 3:51.89
12.  Tamimou Idrissou (BEN) 3:56.45
13.  Alphonse Munyeshyaka (RWA) 3:58.75


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Joseph Chesire (KEN) 3:44.06
2.  Graham Hood (CAN) 3:44.44
3.  Branko Zorko (CRO) 3:44.47
4.  Gennaro di Napoli (ITA) 3:44.55
5.  Rüdiger Stenzel (GER) 3:44.70
6.  Terrance Herrington (USA) 3:44.80
7.  José Luis González (ESP) 3:46.75
8.  Bobby Gaseitsiwe (BOT) 3:48.33
9.  Mohamed Sy Savane (GUI) 3:51.96
10.  Reuben Appleton (ANT) 4:02.99
11.  Bassam Kawas (LIB) 4:17.40
—  Ian Gray (BIZ) DNF
—  Saïd Aouita (MAR) DNS


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.  David Kibet (KEN) 3:36.32
2.  Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 3:36.72
3.  Jens-Peter Herold (GER) 3:36.76
4.  Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL) 3:37.07
5.  Kevin McKay (GBR) 3:37.39
6.  Manuel Pancorbo (ESP) 3:37.62
7.  Houssein Djama Egueh (DJI) 3:44.13
8.  Sipho Dlamini (SWZ) 3:46.33
9.  Hailu Zewde (ETH) 3:47.79
10.  Kaleka Mutoke (ZAI) 3:53.71
11.  Bernardo Elonga (GEQ) 4:25.78
—  Robin van Helden (NED) DNF

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Games: Men's 1500 metres". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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