Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

Men's 1500 metres
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates August 15 (heats)
August 17 (semifinals)
August 19 (final)
Competitors 50 from 32 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Asbel Kipruto Kiprop  Kenya
2nd, silver medalist(s) Nicholas Willis  New Zealand
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Mehdi Baala  France

The Men's 1500 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]

The qualifying standards were 3:36.60 (A standard) and 3:39.00 (B standard).[2]

The initial winner, Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain, tested positive for the blood-booster CERA and was disqualified on November 18, 2009.[3]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World recordMorocco Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)3:26.00Rome, Italy14 July 1998
Olympic record Noah Ngeny (KEN)3:32.07Sydney, Australia29 September 2000

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A qualifying standard (3:36.00) in the qualifying period (1 January 2007 to 23 July 2008). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing he had met the B standard (3:39.00) in the same qualifying period.[4]

Results

Round 1

Heat[5]LaneAthleteCountryPBSBTimeNotes
11Tarek Boukensa Algeria3:30.923:31.983:36.11Q
12Nicholas Willis New Zealand3:32.173:33.513:36.01Q
13Javier Carriqueo Argentina3:38.623:39.363:39.36
14Leonel Manzano United States3:35.293:36.673:36.67Q
15Taylor Milne Canada3:36.003:36.003:41.56
16Juan Luis Barrios Mexico3:37.713:37.87DNS
17Mehdi Baala France3:28.983:32.003:35.87Q
18Youssef Baba Morocco3:32.133:33.853:42.13
19Daham Naim Bashir Qatar3:31.043:34.773:36.05Q
110Vyacheslav Shabunin Russia3:32.283:37.993:42.53
111Deresse Mekonnen Ethiopia3:33.713:33.713:36.22Q
112Reyes Estevez Spain3:30.573:34.983:39.62
21Nathan Brannen Canada3:34.653:34.653:41.45Q
22Juan Carlos Higuero Spain3:31.573:32.573:41.70Q
23Asbel Kipruto Kiprop Kenya3:31.643:31.643:41.28Q
24Mitchell Kealey Australia3:36.213:36.213:46.31
25Bernard Lagat United States3:26.343:35.143:41.98Q
26Hais Welday Eritrea3:37.253:37.253:45.06
27Ivan Heshko Ukraine3:30.333:43.95DNS
28Alistair Cragg Ireland3:36.183:39.123:44.90
29Mohammed Othman Shaween Saudi Arabia3:33.903:33.903:45.82
210Isiah Msibi Swaziland3:51.353:51.353:51.35PB
211Thomas Lancashire Great Britain3:35.333:35.333:43.40
212Goran Nava Serbia3:38.353:38.353:42.92
213Antar Zerguelaine Algeria3:31.953:33.323:42.30Q
31David Freeman Puerto Rico3:38.903:39.703:39.70SB
32Hudson de Souza Brazil3:33.253:36.893:37.06
33Byron Piedra Ecuador3:37.883:45.173:45.57
34Demma Daba Ethiopia3:35.273:35.273:37.78
35Arturo Casado Spain3:33.143:33.143:36.42Q
36Lopez Lomong United States3:36.363:36.363:36.70Q
37Abdalaati Iguider Morocco3:31.883:31.883:36.48Q
38Andrew Baddeley Great Britain3:34.363:34.363:36.47Q
39Juan van Deventer South Africa3:34.463:34.463:36.32Q
310Nicholas Kemboi Kenya3:33.723:35.253:41.56
311Tiidrek Nurme Estonia3:38.593:38.593:38.59PB, NR
312Belal Mansoor Ali Bahrain3:31.493:33.123:36.84q
313Abdalla Abdelgadir Sudan3:38.933:38.933:47.65
41Mulugeta Wendimu Ethiopia3:31.133:34.673:36.67q
42Kamal Thamer Ali Qatar3:35.563:35.563:41.08
43Rashid Ramzi Bahrain3:29.143:32.89DQ[3]
44Mohamed Moustaoui Morocco3:32.063:32.063:34.80Q
45Kevin Sullivan Canada3:31.713:35.783:36.05Q
46Christian Obrist Italy3:35.323:35.913:35.91Q SB
47Carsten Schlangen Germany3:34.993:34.993:36.34q
48Chauncy Master Malawi3:42.733:42.733:44.96
49Augustine Kiprono Choge Kenya3:31.573:31.573:35.47Q
410Mahamoud Farah Djibouti3:39.293:39.293:43.62
411Kamel Boulahfane Algeria3:32.443:33.333:45.59
412Jeffrey Riseley Australia3:36.033:36.033:53.95

Semifinals

Qual. rule: first 5 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.[6]

Semifinal 1

17 August 2008 - 21:55

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Asbel Kipruto Kiprop Kenya3:37.04Q
2Abdalaati Iguider Morocco3:37.21Q
3Juan Carlos Higuero Spain3:37.31Q
4Christian Obrist Italy3:37.47Q
5Belal Mansoor Ali Bahrain3:37.60Q
6Juan van Deventer South Africa3:37.75q
7Daham Najim Bashir Qatar3:37.77q
8Carsten Schlangen Germany3:37.94
9Nathan Brannen Canada3:39.10
10Mulugeta Wendimu Ethiopia3:40.16
11Antar Zerguelaine Algeria3:40.64
12Lopez Lomong United States3:41.00

Semifinal 2

17 August 2008 - 22:04

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Mehdi Baala France3:37.47Q
2Andrew Baddeley Great Britain3:37.47Q
3Augustine Kiprono Choge Kenya3:37.54Q
4Nicholas Willis New Zealand3:37.54Q
5Bernard Lagat United States3:37.79
6Deresse Mekonnen Ethiopia3:37.85
7Tarek Boukensa Algeria3:39.73
8Kevin Sullivan Canada3:40.30
9Mohamed Moustaoui Morocco3:40.90
10Arturo Casado Spain3:41.57
11Leonel Manzano United States3:50.33
Rashid Ramzi BahrainDQ[3]

Final

19 August 2008 - 22:50.[7]

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Asbel Kipruto Kiprop Kenya3:33.11
2nd, silver medalist(s)Nicholas Willis New Zealand3:34.16
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Mehdi Baala France3:34.21
4Juan Carlos Higuero Spain3:34.44
5Abdalaati Iguider Morocco3:34.66
6Juan van Deventer South Africa3:34.77
7Belal Mansoor Ali Bahrain3:35.23
8Andrew Baddeley Great Britain3:35.37
9Augustine Kiprono Choge Kenya3:35.50
10Daham Najim Bashir Qatar3:37.68
11Christian Obrist Italy3:39.87
Rashid Ramzi BahrainDQ[3]

Splits

IntermediateAthleteCountryMark
400 mAsbel Kipruto Kiprop Kenya56.48
800 mAugustine Kiprono Choge Kenya1:56.06
1200 mAugustine Kiprono Choge Kenya2:53.67

References

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  2. "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
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  4. "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
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