Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
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VenueBeijing National Stadium
DatesAugust 15 (heats)
August 17 (semifinals)
August 19 (final)
Competitors48 from 30 nations
Winning time3:33.11
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Asbel Kiprop
 Kenya
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nicholas Willis
 New Zealand
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mehdi Baala
 France
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The men's 1500 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1] Forty-eight athletes from 30 nations competed.[2]

The qualifying standards were 3:36.60 (A standard) and 3:39.00 (B standard).[3]

The initial winner, Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain, tested positive for the blood-booster CERA and was disqualified on November 18, 2009.[4] After the disqualification, the event was won by Asbel Kiprop of Kenya, the nation's fourth title in the event. It was the fourth straight Games with a Kenyan on the podium in the event; the United States (six times from 1896 to 1920) and Great Britain (four times from 1908 to 1924) were the only other nations to have accomplished that. Nicholas Willis's silver was New Zealand's first medal in the men's 1500 metres since 1976. Mehdi Baala's bronze was France's first medal in the event since 1960.

Background[]

This was the 26th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Five finalists from 2004 returned: silver medalist Bernard Lagat (who since immigrated from Kenya to the United States), fifth-place finisher Ivan Heshko of Ukraine, seventh-place finisher Reyes Estévez of Spain, tenth-place finisher Mulugeta Wendimu of Ethiopia, and eleventh-place finisher Kamal Boulahfane of Algeria. Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain, a semifinalist in 2004, was now the favorite, with the two men who had medalled in both 2000 and 2004 either retired (Hicham El Guerrouj) or competing but injured (Lagat).[2]

Ecuador, Eritrea, and Serbia each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its 25th appearance, most of all nations (having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games).

Qualification[]

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A qualifying standard (3:36.00) in the qualifying period (1 January 2007 to 23 July 2008). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing he had met the B standard (3:39.00) in the same qualifying period.[5]

Competition format[]

The competition was again three rounds (used previously in 1952 and since 1964). The "fastest loser" system introduced in 1964 was used for both the first round and semifinals. The 12-man semifinals and finals introduced in 1984 and used since 1992 were retained. The field was slightly larger than in past Games, expanding the number of heats from three to four.

There were four heats in the first round, each with 12 or 13 runners (before withdrawals). The top five runners in each heat, along with the next four fastest overall, advanced to the semifinals. The 24 semifinalists were divided into two semifinals, each with 12 runners. The top five men in each semifinal, plus the next two fastest overall, advanced to the 12-man final.[2]

Records[]

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998
Olympic record  Noah Ngeny (KEN) 3:32.07 Sydney, Australia 29 September 2000

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event. The following national records were established during the competition:

Nation Athlete Round Time
 Estonia Tiidrek Nurme Heat 3 3:38.59

Schedule[]

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Friday, 15 August 2008 19:10 Round 1
Sunday, 17 August 2008 21:55 Semifinals
Tuesday, 19 August 2008 22:50 Final

Results[]

Round 1[]

Heat 1[]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 7 Mehdi Baala  France 3:35.87 Q
2 2 Nicholas Willis  New Zealand 3:36.01 Q
3 9 Daham Naim Bashir  Qatar 3:36.05 Q
4 1 Tarek Boukensa  Algeria 3:36.11 Q
5 11 Deresse Mekonnen  Ethiopia 3:36.22 Q
6 4 Leonel Manzano  United States 3:36.67 Q
7 3 Javier Carriqueo  Argentina 3:39.36
8 12 Reyes Estevez  Spain 3:39.62
9 5 Taylor Milne  Canada 3:41.56
10 8 Youssef Baba  Morocco 3:42.13
11 10 Vyacheslav Shabunin  Russia 3:42.53
— 6 Juan Luis Barrios  Mexico DNS

Heat 2[]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 3 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya 3:41.28 Q
2 1 Nathan Brannen  Canada 3:41.45 Q
3 2 Juan Carlos Higuero  Spain 3:41.70 Q
4 5 Bernard Lagat  United States 3:41.98 Q
5 13 Antar Zerguelaine  Algeria 3:42.30 Q
6 12 Goran Nava  Serbia 3:42.92
7 11 Thomas Lancashire  Great Britain 3:43.40
8 8 Alistair Cragg  Ireland 3:44.90
9 6 Hais Welday  Eritrea 3:45.06
10 9 Mohammed Othman Shaween  Saudi Arabia 3:45.82
11 4 Mitchell Kealey  Australia 3:46.31
12 10 Isiah Msibi  Swaziland 3:51.35 PB
— 7 Ivan Heshko  Ukraine DNS

Heat 3[]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 9 Juan van Deventer  South Africa 3:36.32 Q
2 5 Arturo Casado  Spain 3:36.42 Q
3 8 Andrew Baddeley  Great Britain 3:36.47 Q
4 7 Abdalaati Iguider  Morocco 3:36.48 Q
5 6 Lopez Lomong  United States 3:36.70 Q
6 12 Belal Mansoor Ali  Bahrain 3:36.84 q
7 2 Hudson de Souza  Brazil 3:37.06
8 4 Demma Daba  Ethiopia 3:37.78
9 11 Tiidrek Nurme  Estonia 3:38.59 PB, NR
10 1 David Freeman  Puerto Rico 3:39.70 SB
11 10 Nicholas Kemboi  Kenya 3:41.56
12 3 Byron Piedra  Ecuador 3:45.57
13 13 Abdalla Abdelgadir  Sudan 3:47.65

Heat 4[]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 3 Rashid Ramzi  Bahrain 3:32.89 Q, DPG[4]
2 4 Mohamed Moustaoui  Morocco 3:34.80 Q
3 9 Augustine Kiprono Choge  Kenya 3:35.47 Q
4 6 Christian Obrist  Italy 3:35.91 Q, SB
5 5 Kevin Sullivan  Canada 3:36.05 Q
6 7 Carsten Schlangen  Germany 3:36.34 q
7 1 Mulugeta Wendimu  Ethiopia 3:36.67 q
8 2 Kamal Thamer Ali  Qatar 3:41.08
9 10 Mahamoud Farah  Djibouti 3:43.62
10 8 Chauncy Master  Malawi 3:44.96
11 11 Kamel Boulahfane  Algeria 3:45.59
12 12 Jeffrey Riseley  Australia 3:53.95

Overall results for round 1[]

Heat[6] Lane Athlete Country PB SB Time Notes
1 1 Tarek Boukensa  Algeria 3:30.92 3:31.98 3:36.11 Q
1 2 Nicholas Willis  New Zealand 3:32.17 3:33.51 3:36.01 Q
1 3 Javier Carriqueo  Argentina 3:38.62 3:39.36 3:39.36
1 4 Leonel Manzano  United States 3:35.29 3:36.67 3:36.67 q
1 5 Taylor Milne  Canada 3:36.00 3:36.00 3:41.56
1 6 Juan Luis Barrios  Mexico 3:37.71 3:37.87 DNS
1 7 Mehdi Baala  France 3:28.98 3:32.00 3:35.87 Q
1 8 Youssef Baba  Morocco 3:32.13 3:33.85 3:42.13
1 9 Daham Naim Bashir  Qatar 3:31.04 3:34.77 3:36.05 Q
1 10 Vyacheslav Shabunin  Russia 3:32.28 3:37.99 3:42.53
1 11 Deresse Mekonnen  Ethiopia 3:33.71 3:33.71 3:36.22 Q
1 12 Reyes Estevez  Spain 3:30.57 3:34.98 3:39.62
2 1 Nathan Brannen  Canada 3:34.65 3:34.65 3:41.45 Q
2 2 Juan Carlos Higuero  Spain 3:31.57 3:32.57 3:41.70 Q
2 3 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya 3:31.64 3:31.64 3:41.28 Q
2 4 Mitchell Kealey  Australia 3:36.21 3:36.21 3:46.31
2 5 Bernard Lagat  United States 3:26.34 3:35.14 3:41.98 Q
2 6 Hais Welday  Eritrea 3:37.25 3:37.25 3:45.06
2 7 Ivan Heshko  Ukraine 3:30.33 3:43.95 DNS
2 8 Alistair Cragg  Ireland 3:36.18 3:39.12 3:44.90
2 9 Mohammed Othman Shaween  Saudi Arabia 3:33.90 3:33.90 3:45.82
2 10 Isiah Msibi  Swaziland 3:51.35 3:51.35 3:51.35 PB
2 11 Thomas Lancashire  Great Britain 3:35.33 3:35.33 3:43.40
2 12 Goran Nava  Serbia 3:38.35 3:38.35 3:42.92
2 13 Antar Zerguelaine  Algeria 3:31.95 3:33.32 3:42.30 Q
3 1 David Freeman  Puerto Rico 3:38.90 3:39.70 3:39.70 SB
3 2 Hudson de Souza  Brazil 3:33.25 3:36.89 3:37.06
3 3 Byron Piedra  Ecuador 3:37.88 3:45.17 3:45.57
3 4 Demma Daba  Ethiopia 3:35.27 3:35.27 3:37.78
3 5 Arturo Casado  Spain 3:33.14 3:33.14 3:36.42 Q
3 6 Lopez Lomong  United States 3:36.36 3:36.36 3:36.70 Q
3 7 Abdalaati Iguider  Morocco 3:31.88 3:31.88 3:36.48 Q
3 8 Andrew Baddeley  Great Britain 3:34.36 3:34.36 3:36.47 Q
3 9 Juan van Deventer  South Africa 3:34.46 3:34.46 3:36.32 Q
3 10 Nicholas Kemboi  Kenya 3:33.72 3:35.25 3:41.56
3 11 Tiidrek Nurme  Estonia 3:38.59 3:38.59 3:38.59 PB, NR
3 12 Belal Mansoor Ali  Bahrain 3:31.49 3:33.12 3:36.84 q
3 13 Abdalla Abdelgadir  Sudan 3:38.93 3:38.93 3:47.65
4 1 Mulugeta Wendimu  Ethiopia 3:31.13 3:34.67 3:36.67 q
4 2 Kamal Thamer Ali  Qatar 3:35.56 3:35.56 3:41.08
4 3 Rashid Ramzi  Bahrain 3:29.14 3:32.89 3:32.89 Q, DPG[4]
4 4 Mohamed Moustaoui  Morocco 3:32.06 3:32.06 3:34.80 Q
4 5 Kevin Sullivan  Canada 3:31.71 3:35.78 3:36.05 Q
4 6 Christian Obrist  Italy 3:35.32 3:35.91 3:35.91 Q, SB
4 7 Carsten Schlangen  Germany 3:34.99 3:34.99 3:36.34 q
4 8 Chauncy Master  Malawi 3:42.73 3:42.73 3:44.96
4 9 Augustine Kiprono Choge  Kenya 3:31.57 3:31.57 3:35.47 Q
4 10 Mahamoud Farah  Djibouti 3:39.29 3:39.29 3:43.62
4 11 Kamel Boulahfane  Algeria 3:32.44 3:33.33 3:45.59
4 12 Jeffrey Riseley  Australia 3:36.03 3:36.03 3:53.95

Semifinals[]

Qual. rule: first 5 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.[7]

Semifinal 1[]

The first semifinal was held on 17 August 2008 at 21:55.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya 3:37.04 Q
2 Abdalaati Iguider  Morocco 3:37.21 Q
3 Juan Carlos Higuero  Spain 3:37.31 Q
4 Christian Obrist  Italy 3:37.47 Q
5 Belal Mansoor Ali  Bahrain 3:37.60 Q
6 Juan van Deventer  South Africa 3:37.75 q
7 Daham Najim Bashir  Qatar 3:37.77 q
8 Carsten Schlangen  Germany 3:37.94
9 Nathan Brannen  Canada 3:39.10
10 Mulugeta Wendimu  Ethiopia 3:40.16
11 Antar Zerguelaine  Algeria 3:40.64
12 Lopez Lomong  United States 3:41.00

Semifinal 2[]

The second semifinal was held on 17 August 2008 at 22:04.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Rashid Ramzi  Bahrain 3:37.11 Q, DPG[4]
2 Mehdi Baala  France 3:37.47 Q
3 Andrew Baddeley  Great Britain 3:37.47 Q
4 Augustine Kiprono Choge  Kenya 3:37.54 Q
5 Nicholas Willis  New Zealand 3:37.54 Q
6 Bernard Lagat  United States 3:37.79
7 Deresse Mekonnen  Ethiopia 3:37.85
8 Tarek Boukensa  Algeria 3:39.73
9 Kevin Sullivan  Canada 3:40.30
10 Mohamed Moustaoui  Morocco 3:40.90
11 Arturo Casado  Spain 3:41.57
12 Leonel Manzano  United States 3:50.33

Final[]

The final was held on 19 August 2008 at 22:50.[8]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Rashid Ramzi  Bahrain 3:32.94 DPG[4]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Asbel Kiprop  Kenya 3:33.11
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nicholas Willis  New Zealand 3:34.16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mehdi Baala  France 3:34.21
4 Juan Carlos Higuero  Spain 3:34.44
5 Abdalaati Iguider  Morocco 3:34.66
6 Juan van Deventer  South Africa 3:34.77
7 Belal Mansoor Ali  Bahrain 3:35.23
8 Andrew Baddeley  Great Britain 3:35.37
9 Augustine Kiprono Choge  Kenya 3:35.50
10 Daham Najim Bashir  Qatar 3:37.68
11 Christian Obrist  Italy 3:39.87
Splits
Intermediate Athlete Nation Mark
400 m Asbel Kiprop  Kenya 56.48
800 m Augustine Kiprono Choge  Kenya 1:56.06
1200 m Augustine Kiprono Choge  Kenya 2:53.67

References[]

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  4. ^ a b c d e "IOC sanctions five athletes who competed in Beijing". IOC. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  5. ^ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
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