2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

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The men's

Augustine Choge.[1]

All the favoured athletes progressed through a series of tactically-run heats on the first day of competition, with Baala, Kiprop, Choge and

Amine Laalou won the first semi-final, followed by Americans Lopez Lomong and Lagat, while Kiprop and Leonel Manzano both finished quickly to take the top two qualifying spots in the second race. The only high-profile athlete to be eliminated in the semi-finals was Keitany, who did not start, putting an end to any hopes of a Kenyan medal sweep.[3]

The final race began slowly and, as the athletes reached the last lap, they remained in a tight pack led by Mekonnen. Choge and Mohamed Moustaoui closely followed as he approached the final straight, but the race remained open.[4] Yusuf Saad Kamel took the lead in the final straight, scoring a surprise gold medal.[5] Mekonnen maintained his pace to take the silver medal and defending champion Lagat had a quick burst near the finish to win the bronze. Kiprop, one of the pre-race favourites, left himself too much ground to cover, eventually ending up fourth, with Choge and Baala alongside him.[4]

Bahrain's Kamel, born in Kenya as Gregory Konchellah, followed in the footsteps of his father Billy Konchellah, who won the 800 m at the 1987 and 1991 World Championships.[5] Mekonnen's silver was Ethiopia's first ever World Championship medal in the 1500 m.[4] Lagat's bronze was his third in the 1500 m, after his silver in 2001 and a gold in 2007.[5]

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Yusuf Saad Kamel
 Bahrain (BHR) 		Deresse Mekonnen
 Ethiopia (ETH) 		Bernard Lagat
 United States (USA)

Records

World record  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998
Championship record
 		 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:27.65 Seville, Spain 14 August 1999
World Leading  
Augustine Choge
 (KEN) 		3:29.47 Berlin, Germany 14 June 2009
African record  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998
Asian record  Rashid Ramzi (BHR) 3:29.14 Rome, Italy 14 July 2006
North American record  Bernard Lagat (USA) 3:29.30 Rieti, Italy 28 August 2005
South American record  Hudson de Souza (BRA) 3:33.25 Rieti, Italy 28 August 2005
European record  Fermín Cacho (ESP) 3:28.95 Zürich, Switzerland 13 August 1997
Oceanian record  Simon Doyle (AUS) 3:31.96 Stockholm, Sweden 3 July 1991

Qualification standards

A time B time
3:36.20 3:39.30

Schedule

Date Time Round
August 15, 2009 18:15 Heats
August 17, 2009 20:10 Semifinals
August 19, 2009 20:25 Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 5 in each heat(Q) and the next 4 fastest(q) advance to the semifinal.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Deresse Mekonnen  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:37.04 Q
2 4 Haron Keitany  Kenya (KEN) 3:37.13 Q
3 4 James Brewer  
Great Britain & N.I.
 (GBR)		 3:37.17 Q, PB
4 4 Mohamed Moustaoui  Morocco (MAR) 3:37.34 Q
5 4 Yusuf Saad Kamel  Bahrain (BHR) 3:37.59 Q
6 4 Reyes Estévez  Spain (ESP) 3:38.23 q, SB
7 4 Nathan Brannen  Canada (CAN) 3:38.35 q
8 4 Dorian Ulrey  United States (USA) 3:38.86 q
9 4 Taoufik Makhloufi  
Algeria
 (ALG)		 3:40.04 q
10 4 Stefan Eberhardt  Germany (GER) 3:40.05
11 2 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya (KEN) 3:41.42 Q
12 2 Bernard Lagat  United States (USA) 3:41.60 Q
13 2 Juan Carlos Higuero  Spain (ESP) 3:41.77 Q
14 2
Rui Silva
  Portugal (POR) 3:41.98 Q
15 4 Mounir Yemmouni  France (FRA) 3:42.06
16 2 Peter van der Westhuizen  South Africa (RSA) 3:42.33 Q
17 2 Antar Zerguelaïne  
Algeria
 (ALG)		 3:42.37
18 2 Thomas Chamney  Ireland (IRL) 3:42.54
19 2
Thomas Lancashire
  
Great Britain & N.I.
 (GBR)		 3:42.68
20 1 Mehdi Baala  France (FRA) 3:42.77 Q
21 1 Leonel Manzano  United States (USA) 3:42.87 Q
22 1 Abdalaati Iguider  Morocco (MAR) 3:42.88 Q
23 1
Jeffrey Riseley
  Australia (AUS) 3:43.03 Q
24 1 Belal Mansoor Ali  Bahrain (BHR) 3:43.06 Q
25 1 Arturo Casado  Spain (ESP) 3:43.21
26 1 Mekonnen Gebremedhin  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:43.22
27 1 Christian Obrist  Italy (ITA) 3:43.41
28 4 Tiidrek Nurme  Estonia (EST) 3:43.73 SB
29 1 Hais Welday  Eritrea (ERI) 3:43.84
30 2 Carsten Schlangen  Germany (GER) 3:44.00
31 1 Goran Nava  Serbia (SRB) 3:44.13
32 3 Augustine Kiprono Choge  Kenya (KEN) 3:44.73 Q
33 3 Amine Laâlou  Morocco (MAR) 3:44.75 Q
34 2 Ryan Gregson  Australia (AUS) 3:44.79
35 3 Lopez Lomong  United States (USA) 3:44.89 Q
36 3
Andrew Baddeley
  
Great Britain & N.I.
 (GBR)		 3:45.23 Q
37 3 Henok Legesse  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:45.63 Q
38 3 Tarek Boukensa  
Algeria
 (ALG)		 3:45.65
39 3 Kristof van Malderen  Belgium (BEL) 3:46.03
40 3 Yoann Kowal  France (FRA) 3:46.42
41 3 Johan Cronje  South Africa (RSA) 3:46.45
42 3 Jeremy Roff  Australia (AUS) 3:47.08
43 2 Abdalla Abdelgadir  Sudan (SUD) 3:47.78
44 1
Mohammed Othman Shaween
  Saudi Arabia (KSA) 3:49.03
45 2
Byron Piedra
  Ecuador (ECU) 3:49.60
46 3 Mohamad Al-Garni  Qatar (QAT) 3:50.55
47 1 Chauncy Master  Malawi (MAW) 3:50.73
48 3 Álvaro Vásquez  Nicaragua (NCA) 3:55.06 PB
49 4
Víctor Martínez
  Andorra (AND) 4:02.10 SB
50 2 Hem Bunting  Cambodia (CAM) 4:08.64 SB
51 1 Abdallahi Nanou  Mauritania (MTN) 4:09.77 PB
52 2 Benjamín Enzema  Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) 4:13.17 PB
53 3 Antoine Berlin  Monaco (MON) 4:27.52
1 Boampouguini Djigban  Togo (TOG) DNF

Key: PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Semifinals

Qualification: First 5 in each semifinal(Q) and the next 2 fastest(q) advance to the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya (KEN) 3:36.24 Q
2 2 Leonel Manzano  United States (USA) 3:36.29 Q
3 2 Augustine Kiprono Choge  Kenya (KEN) 3:36.43 Q
4 1 Amine Laâlou  Morocco (MAR) 3:36.68 Q
5 1 Lopez Lomong  United States (USA) 3:36.75 Q
6 1 Bernard Lagat  United States (USA) 3:36.86 Q
6 2 Deresse Mekonnen  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:36.86 Q
8 1 Yusuf Saad Kamel  Bahrain (BHR) 3:36.87 Q
8 2 Belal Mansoor Ali  Bahrain (BHR) 3:36.87 Q
10 2 Mohamed Moustaoui  Morocco (MAR) 3:36.94 q
11 1 Mehdi Baala  France (FRA) 3:37.07 Q
12 2 Abdalaati Iguider  Morocco (MAR) 3:37.19 q
13 1 James Brewer  
Great Britain & N.I.
 (GBR)		 3:37.27
14 1 Juan Carlos Higuero  Spain (ESP) 3:37.33
15 2 Reyes Estévez  Spain (ESP) 3:37.55 SB
16 1 Henok Legesse  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:37.79
17 2 Taoufik Makhloufi  
Algeria
 (ALG)		 3:37.87
18 2
Jeffrey Riseley
  Australia (AUS) 3:38.00
19 2
Andrew Baddeley
  
Great Britain & N.I.
 (GBR)		 3:38.23
20 1 Nathan Brannen  Canada (CAN) 3:38.97
21 2 Dorian Ulrey  United States (USA) 3:39.33
22 1 Peter van der Westhuizen  South Africa (RSA) 3:40.00
23 1
Rui Silva
  Portugal (POR) 3:41.30
1 Haron Keitany  Kenya (KEN) DNS

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yusuf Saad Kamel  Bahrain (BHR) 3:35.93
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Deresse Mekonnen  Ethiopia (ETH) 3:36.01
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bernard Lagat  United States (USA) 3:36.20
4 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya (KEN) 3:36.47
5 Augustine Kiprono Choge  Kenya (KEN) 3:36.53
6 Mohamed Moustaoui  Morocco (MAR) 3:36.57
7 Mehdi Baala  France (FRA) 3:36.99
8 Lopez Lomong  United States (USA) 3:37.62
9 Belal Mansoor Ali  Bahrain (BHR) 3:37.72
10 Amine Laâlou  Morocco (MAR) 3:37.83
11 Abdalaati Iguider  Morocco (MAR) 3:38.35
12 Leonel Manzano  United States (USA) 3:40.05

References

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