2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

Events at the 2003 World Championships
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
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	women
50 km walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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These are the official results of the Men's 1500 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Wednesday 27 August 2003 at 21:00h.

With all eyes on the world record holder

in his system.

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)	3:31.77
	Mehdi Baala (FRA)	3:32.31
	Ivan Heshko (UKR)	3:33.17
4.	Paul Korir (KEN)	3:33.47
5.	Rui Silva  (POR)	3:33.68
6.	Reyes Estévez (ESP)	3:33.84
7.	Gert-Jan Liefers (NED)	3:33.99
8.	Vyacheslav Shabunin (RUS)	3:34.37
9.	Isaac Kiprono Songok (KEN)	3:34.39
10.	Roberto Parra (ESP)	3:35.02
11.	Juan Carlos Higuero (ESP)	3:38.49
—	Fouad Chouki (FRA)	DQ

Semi-final

• Held on Monday 25 August 2003

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)	3:38.25
2.	Rui Silva  (POR)	3:38.37
3.	Ivan Heshko (UKR)	3:38.43
4.	Roberto Parra (ESP)	3:38.51
5.	Vyacheslav Shabunin (RUS)	3:38.60
6.	Gert-Jan Liefers (NED)	3:38.61
7.	Isaac Kiprono Songok (KEN)	3:39.84
8.	Youcef Abdi (AUS)	3:40.13
9.	Christian Obrist (ITA)	3:41.88
10.	Gareth Turnbull (IRL)	3:42.01
11.	Kevin Sullivan  (CAN)	3:42.33
—	Valery Pisarev (KGZ)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Mehdi Baala (FRA)	3:39.73
2.	Paul Korir (KEN)	3:40.08
3.	Juan Carlos Higuero (ESP)	3:40.29
4.	Reyes Estévez (ESP)	3:40.75
5.	Michael East (GBR)	3:40.87
6.	Hudson de Souza (BRA)	3:41.12
7.	Tarek Boukensa (ALG)	3:41.33
8.	Adrian Blincoe (NZL)	3:41.53
9.	Jason Lunn (USA)	3:41.71
10.	Michal Šneberger (CZE)	3:42.25
11.	Bert Leenaerts (BEL)	3:43.02
—	Fouad Chouki (FRA)	DQ

Heats

Held on Saturday 23 August 2003

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Adrian Blincoe (NZL)	3:47.26
2.	Mehdi Baala (FRA)	3:47.26
3.	Reyes Estévez (ESP)	3:47.56
4.	Jason Lunn (USA)	3:47.62
5.	Gert-Jan Liefers (NED)	3:47.81
6.	Tarek Boukensa (ALG)	3:47.88
7.	Youcef Abdi (AUS)	3:48.65
8.	Valery Pisarev (KGZ)	3:50.89
9.	Francis Munthali (MAW)	3:51.61
—	Bernard Lagat (KEN)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)	3:42.24
2.	Hudson de Souza (BRA)	3:42.51
3.	Paul Korir (KEN)	3:42.55
4.	Ivan Heshko (UKR)	3:42.96
5.	Christian Obrist (ITA)	3:43.01
6.	Juan Carlos Higuero (ESP)	3:43.01
7.	Kevin Sullivan  (CAN)	3:43.27
8.	Michal Šneberger (CZE)	3:43.27
9.	Atta Atta Miran (PAK)	3:51.34

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Rui Silva  (POR)	3:41.35
2.	Isaac Kiprono Songok (KEN)	3:41.55
3.	Roberto Parra (ESP)	3:41.57
4.	Michael East (GBR)	3:41.61
5.	Vyacheslav Shabunin (RUS)	3:41.63
6.	Gareth Turnbull (IRL)	3:41.84
7.	Bert Leenaerts (BEL)	3:42.71
8.	Neil Weare (GUM)	3:56.64
9.	Yahye Abdi Gurre (SOM)	4:10.42
—	Fouad Chouki (FRA)	DQ

See also

• Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games - Men's 1500 metres

References

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