2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 25, 27 and 29 August. The winning margin was 0.23 seconds.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Bernard Lagat
  United States
Rashid Ramzi
  Bahrain
Shedrack Kibet Korir
  Kenya

Records

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Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

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   Alan Webb (USA) 3:30.54 Saint-Denis, France 6 July 2007

Schedule

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Date Time Round
August 25, 2007 11:25 Heats
August 27, 2007 20:40 Semifinals
August 29, 2007 22:05 Final

Results

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KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified WR World record AR Area record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

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Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Mehdi Baala   France 3:38.65 Q
2 2 Rashid Ramzi   Bahrain 3:38.72 Q, SB
3 2 Mohamed Moustaoui   Morocco 3:39.54 Q
4 2 Shedrack Kibet Korir   Kenya 3:39.55 Q
5 2 Andrew Baddeley   United Kingdom 3:39.60 Q
6 2 Sergio Gallardo   Spain 3:39.92 Q
7 2 Nick Willis   New Zealand 3:40.18 q
8 1 Asbel Kiprop   Kenya 3:40.65 Q
9 1 Alan Webb   United States 3:40.73 Q
10 1 Juan Carlos Higuero   Spain 3:40.93 Q
11 1 Youssef Baba   Morocco 3:40.96 Q
12 1 Antar Zerguelaïne   Algeria 3:40.97 Q
13 2 Juan Luis Barrios   Mexico 3:41.05 q
14 2 Fumikazu Kobayashi   Japan 3:41.19 q
15 3 Arturo Casado   Spain 3:41.33 Q
16 1 Kevin Sullivan   Canada 3:41.39 Q
17 3 Mekonnen Gebremedhin   Ethiopia 3:41.43 Q
18 2 Sajjad Moradi   Iran 3:41.49 q
19 1 Mohammed Shaween   Saudi Arabia 3:41.58 q
20 3 Bernard Lagat   United States 3:41.68 Q
21 3 Tarek Boukensa   Algeria 3:41.71 Q
22 3 Christian Obrist   Italy 3:41.74 Q
23 3 Belal Mansoor Ali   Bahrain 3:41.87 Q
24 3 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen   Kenya 3:41.96 q
25 1 Ivan Heshko   Ukraine 3:42.08
26 1 Javier Carriqueo   Argentina 3:42.20
27 1 Mounir Yemmouni   France 3:42.68
28 2 Deresse Mekonnen   Ethiopia 3:43.15
29 3 Abdalaati Iguider   Morocco 3:43.25
30 1 Hudson de Souza   Brazil 3:43.37
31 3 Mark Fountain   Australia 3:43.51
32 2 Kamal Boulahfane   Algeria 3:43.88
33 3 Byron Piedra   Ecuador 3:45.59
34 3 Gareth Hyett   New Zealand 3:45.70
35 2 Leonel Manzano   United States 3:45.97
36 1 Ansu Sowe   Gambia 3:50.77 NR
37 3 Chauncy Master   Malawi 3:55.18
38 1 Sevak Yeghikyan   Armenia 4:00.61
39 3 Hem Bunting   Cambodia 4:08.31 SB
40 3 Serdar Nurmyradov   Turkmenistan 4:10.42
41 2 Saysana Bannavong   Laos 4:19.80

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 6 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Rashid Ramzi   Bahrain 3:40.53 Q
2 2 Antar Zerguelaïne   Algeria 3:40.79 Q
3 2 Arturo Casado   Spain 3:40.83 Q
4 2 Belal Mansoor Ali   Bahrain 3:41.01 Q
5 2 Alan Webb   United States 3:41.08 Q
6 2 Sergio Gallardo   Spain 3:41.14 q
7 2 Shedrack Kibet Korir   Kenya 3:41.15 q
8 2 Juan Luis Barrios   Mexico 3:41.17
9 2 Kevin Sullivan   Canada 3:41.27
10 1 Bernard Lagat   United States 3:42.39 Q
11 1 Tarek Boukensa   Algeria 3:42.88 Q
12 2 Christian Obrist   Italy 3:42.93
13 1 Asbel Kiprop   Kenya 3:42.99 Q
14 1 Andrew Baddeley   United Kingdom 3:43.03 Q
15 1 Nick Willis   New Zealand 3:43.34 Q
16 1 Mohamed Moustaoui   Morocco 3:43.39
17 1 Mekonnen Gebremedhin   Ethiopia 3:43.41
18 2 Fumikazu Kobayashi   Japan 3:43.64
19 1 Juan Carlos Higuero   Spain 3:44.15 q
20 2 Mohammed Shaween   Saudi Arabia 3:44.54
21 1 Sajjad Moradi   Iran 3:46.21
22 1 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen   Kenya 4:02.95
23 1 Youssef Baba   Morocco 4:16.23 q
1 Mehdi Baala   France DSQ

Note: Mehdi Baala originally won the spot in the final but was later disqualified for causing a collision during his race. Additional spots in the final were awarded to Juan Carlos Higuero and Youssef Baba who suffered in that collision.

Final

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The finish of the final
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Bernard Lagat   United States 3:34.77
  Rashid Ramzi   Bahrain 3:35.00 SB
  Shedrack Kibet Korir   Kenya 3:35.04
4 Asbel Kiprop   Kenya 3:35.24 PB
5 Tarek Boukensa   Algeria 3:35.26
6 Antar Zerguelaïne   Algeria 3:35.29
7 Arturo Casado   Spain 3:35.62
8 Alan Webb   United States 3:35.69
9 Andrew Baddeley   United Kingdom 3:35.95
10 Nick Willis   New Zealand 3:36.13
11 Belal Mansoor Ali   Bahrain 3:36.44
12 Sergio Gallardo   Spain 3:37.03
13 Juan Carlos Higuero   Spain 3:38.43
14 Youssef Baba   Morocco 3:38.78

References

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