Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 59 competitors, with four qualifying heats (59) and two semi-finals (26), before the final (12) took place on Saturday October 1, 1988.[1]
Men's 1500 metres at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Seoul Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 29 September – 1 October | |||||||||
Competitors | 59 from 46 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:35.96 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
This race typified the tactical running of miles and 1500s of this era. Nobody really cared about leading early or pushing the pace. Marcus O'Sullivan took the point by default. The British new guard of Peter Elliott and Steve Cram were just behind Omer Khalifa marking the lead. Just before two laps to go, the Kenyan team decided to change position led by Peter Rono moving out to lane 2 and from dead last running past the entire field into first place. He was soon joined by Joseph Chesire, who served as a Kenyan wall at the front. The first challenge to the wall was Jeff Atkinson, who managed to get around Chesire but could not get past Rono. Cheshire's weakness exposed, the entire pack went around him, everybody aiming to be just off the lead at the bell, the ever-present Steve Scott behind Atkinson, the Britons, with Jens-Peter Herold, Han Kulker and Kipkoech Cheruiyot all jockeying for position behind Rono on the backstretch. Atkinson faded while Elliott, Cram and Herold emerged toward the front, still behind Rono who was watching over his shoulder. Cram poised himself on Elliott's shoulder to make the big move coming off the turn with Scott, Kulker and Cheruiyot showing similar aspirations a step behind. But the only big move was Herold sneaking past Elliott on the inside while Elliott was concerned with Cram on his outside. Nobody's big move really advanced their position, Elliott using his best sprinting to just edge back ahead of Herold by the finish line for silver, Rono untested ahead of everyone.
Medalists
Gold | Peter Rono |
Silver | Peter Elliott |
Bronze | Jens-Peter Herold |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 3:29.46 | West Berlin (FRG) | August 23, 1985 | |
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Olympic Record | 3:32.53 | Los Angeles (USA) | August 11, 1984 |
Results
Final
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Peter Rono | 3:35.96 | |||
Peter Elliott | 3:36.15 | |||
Jens-Peter Herold | 3:36.21 | |||
4 | Steve Cram | 3:36.24 | ||
5 | Steve Scott | 3:36.99 | ||
6 | Han Kulker | 3:37.08 | ||
7 | Kipkoech Cheruiyot | 3:37.94 | ||
8 | Marcus O'Sullivan | 3:38.39 | ||
9 | Mario Silva | 3:38.77 | ||
10 | Jeff Atkinson | 3:40.80 | ||
11 | Joseph Chesire | 3:40.82 | ||
12 | Omer Khalifa | 3:41.07 |
Semi finals
- Held on Friday September 30, 1988
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | 3:38.09 | |
2. | 3:38.30 | |
3. | 3:38.56 | |
4. | 3:39.06 | |
5. | 3:39.12 | |
6. | 3:39.17 | |
7. | 3:39.86 | |
8. | 3:40.96 | |
9. | 3:41.39 | |
10. | 3:43.49 | |
– | DNF | |
– | DNF | |
– | DNS |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | 3:38.20 | |
2. | 3:38.25 | |
3. | 3:38.40 | |
4. | 3:38.56 | |
5. | 3:38.59 | |
6. | 3:38.84 | |
7. | 3:39.18 | |
8. | 3:39.47 | |
9. | 3:39.55 | |
10. | 3:42.62 | |
11. | 3:43.58 | |
12. | 3:45.65 | |
– | DNS |
Heats
First 5 of each heat (Q) and next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
See also
- 1986 Men's European Championships 1500 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships 1500 metres (Rome)
- 1990 Men's European Championships 1500 metres (Split)
- 1991 Men's World Championships 1500 metres (Tokyo)
References
- "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Games: Men's 1500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
External links
- (in English) Official Report