1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 30 and 31 July.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Wilfred Kirochi Kenya
|
| Silver | Noureddine Morceli Algeria
|
| Bronze | Fermín Cacho Spain
|
Results[]
Final[]
31 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Wilfred Kirochi | Kenya |
3:46.52 | |
 |
Noureddine Morceli | Algeria |
3:46.93 | |
 |
Fermín Cacho | Spain |
3:47.31 | |
| 4 |  Ethiopia |
3:47.63 | ||
| 5 | Jason Pyrah |  United States |
3:47.94 | |
| 6 | Kenya |
3:47.97 | ||
| 7 | Mohamed Suleiman |  Qatar |
3:48.27 | |
| 8 | Christophe Impens |  Belgium |
3:51.73 | |
| 9 |  Italy |
3:52.00 | ||
| 10 |  Netherlands |
3:52.16 | ||
| 11 |  Switzerland |
3:52.49 | ||
| 12 |  Japan |
3:53.94 | ||
| 13 | Japan |
3:55.61 | ||
| 14 |  West Germany |
3:58.22 | ||
| United States |
DNF |
Heats[]
30 July
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria |
3:46.79 | Q |
| 2 | Ethiopia |
3:47.34 | Q | |
| 3 | Switzerland |
3:48.65 | Q | |
| 4 | Netherlands |
3:48.83 | Q | |
| 5 |  Zimbabwe |
3:49.10 | ||
| 6 |  Canada |
3:50.96 | ||
| 7 |  Norway |
3:51.30 | ||
| 8 |  East Germany |
3:51.93 | ||
| 9 |  Australia |
3:54.13 | ||
| 10 | Italy |
3:56.75 | ||
| 11 | Qatar |
3:57.51 | ||
| 12 |  American Samoa |
4:44.58 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya |
3:47.17 | Q | |
| 2 | United States |
3:47.63 | Q | |
| 3 | West Germany |
3:47.81 | Q | |
| 4 | Italy |
3:47.82 | Q | |
| 5 | Japan |
3:47.99 | q | |
| 6 |  United Kingdom |
3:49.45 | ||
| 7 |  Ireland |
3:51.01 | ||
| 8 | Norway |
3:52.71 | ||
| 9 |  Poland |
3:55.16 | ||
| 10 |  Panama |
4:09.01 | ||
| 11 |  Barbados |
4:15.09 | ||
| 12 |  Mauritania |
4:41.49 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilfred Kirochi | Kenya |
3:43.51 | Q |
| 2 | Mohamed Suleiman | Qatar |
3:43.85 | Q |
| 3 | Fermín Cacho | Spain |
3:44.04 | Q |
| 4 | Christophe Impens | Belgium |
3:44.29 | Q |
| 5 | Japan |
3:44.77 | q | |
| 6 | Jason Pyrah | United States |
3:47.99 | q |
| 7 |  Austria |
3:49.75 | ||
| 8 | Brendan Matthias | Canada |
3:51.74 | |
| 9 |  Portugal |
3:59.30 | ||
| 10 |  Liechtenstein |
4:09.24 | ||
| 11 |  Saint Lucia |
4:12.87 | ||
| 12 |  Zaire |
4:13.00 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 36 athletes from 29 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
American Samoa (1)
Australia (1)
Austria (1)
Barbados (1)
Belgium (1)
Canada (2)
East Germany (1)
Ethiopia (1)
Ireland (1)
Italy (2)
Japan (2)
Kenya (2)
Liechtenstein (1)
Mauritania (1)
Netherlands (1)
Norway (2)
Panama (1)
Poland (1)
Portugal (1)
Qatar (2)
Saint Lucia (1)
Spain (1)
Switzerland (1)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (2)
West Germany (1)
Zaire (1)
Zimbabwe (1)
References[]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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