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.
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Bernard Lagat United States
|
Rashid Ramzi Bahrain
|
Shedrack Kibet Korir Kenya
|
Records[]
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[]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2007 | 11:25 | Heats |
| August 27, 2007 | 20:40 | Semifinals |
| August 29, 2007 | 22:05 | Final |
Results[]
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | WR | World record | AR | Area record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats[]
Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.
Semifinals[]
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[]
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[]
- General
- Specific
Categories:
- Events at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
- 1500 metres at the World Athletics Championships