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Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCarrara Stadium
Dates13 April (heats)
14 April (final)
Competitors18 from 11 nations
Winning time3:34.78
Medalists
gold medal    Kenya
silver medal    Kenya
bronze medal    Scotland
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The men's 1500 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 13 and 14 April 2018.[1]

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]

World record  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998
Games record  Filbert Bayi (TAN) 3:32.16 Christchurch, New Zealand 2 February 1974

Schedule

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The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Friday 13 April 2018 11:35 First round
Saturday 14 April 2018 16:10 Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

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First round

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The first round consisted of two heats. The four fastest competitors per heat (plus four fastest losers) advanced to the final.[3]

Heat 1
Rank Order Name Result Notes Qual.
1 5  Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN) 3:42.95 Q
2 6  Ryan Gregson (AUS) 3:43.06 Q
3 9  Kumari Taki (KEN) 3:43.93 Q
4 1  Amine Khadiri (CYP) 3:44.29 Q
5 3  Chris O'Hare (SCO) 3:44.76 q
6 4  Harvey Dixon (GIB) 3:47.03 q
7 2  Luke Mathews (AUS) 3:47.08 q
8 8  Tom Marshall (WAL) 3:50.95
9 7  Mohammad Dookun (MRI) 3:53.43
Heat 2
Rank Order Name Result Notes Qual.
1 9  Elijah Manangoi (KEN) 3:46.82 Q
2 8  Jinson Johnson (IND) 3:47.04 Q
3 5  Jake Wightman (SCO) 3:47.16 Q
4 7  Charlie Grice (ENG) 3:47.19 Q
5 4  Jordan Williamsz (AUS) 3:47.75 q
6 6  Ronald Musagala (UGA) 3:48.62
7 1  Christos Dimitriou (CYP) 3:49.84 SB
8 3  Rowan Axe (WAL) 3:49.89
9 2  Elliott Dorey (JEY) 3:52.75

Final

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The medals were determined in the final.[2]

Rank Order Name Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 11  Elijah Manangoi (KEN) 3:34.78
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5  Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN) 3:35.17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8  Jake Wightman (SCO) 3:35.97
4 7  Charlie Grice (ENG) 3:37.43
5 10  Jinson Johnson (IND) 3:37.86 NR
6 6  Jordan Williamsz (AUS) 3:38.34
7 1  Kumari Taki (KEN) 3:38.74
8 3  Chris O'Hare (SCO) 3:39.04
9 12  Ryan Gregson (AUS) 3:39.24
10 2  Amine Khadiri (CYP) 3:40.76 SB
11 4  Harvey Dixon (GIB) 3:43.84 NR
12 9  Luke Mathews (AUS) 3:47.04

References

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  1. ^ a b "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's 1500m". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Athletics | Men's 1500m - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. ^ Athletics | Men's 1500m - Round 1 (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.