2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 8th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Pavilhão Atlântico in Lisbon, Portugal from March 9 to March 11 2001. It was the first time the Championships had been held in Portugal...

was held on March 9–10.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Rui Silva Rui Silva Rui Silva is a Portuguese athlete, who represents Sporting Clube de Portugal. As a distance runner, he specializes at the 1500 and 3000 m events, although he has at times run the 800 metres as well. He is the national champion at 1500 m...	Reyes Estévez Reyes Estévez Reyes Estévez López is a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the European Championships' final 1998 in Budapest...	Noah Ngeny Noah Ngeny Noah Kiprono Ngeny is a former Kenyan athlete, Olympic gold medalist at 1500 m at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and world record holder in the 1000 m.-Before Sydney:...

Heats

First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Time	Notes
	3	Rui Silva Rui Silva Rui Silva is a Portuguese athlete, who represents Sporting Clube de Portugal. As a distance runner, he specializes at the 1500 and 3000 m events, although he has at times run the 800 metres as well. He is the national champion at 1500 m...	3:37.79	Q
	3	Adil Kaouch Adil Kaouch Adil Kaouch is a Moroccan middle distance runner.In 1998 he won the World Junior Championships over 1500 metres...	3:37.90	Q, PB
	1	Reyes Estéves	3:37.93	Q
	1	Noah Ngeny Noah Ngeny Noah Kiprono Ngeny is a former Kenyan athlete, Olympic gold medalist at 1500 m at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and world record holder in the 1000 m.-Before Sydney:...	3:38.22	Q
	1	Heilu Mekonnen	3:38.41	q
	1	Julius Achon Julius Achon Julius Achon is an Ugandan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.Achon currently hold the 800m American Collegiate Record with a time of 1:44.55 set back in 1996 as a student at George Mason University....	3:39.14	q
	3	Juan Carlos Higuero Juan Carlos Higuero Juan Carlos Higuero Mate is a Spanish middle distance runner, who mostly concentrates on the 1500 metres. He was born in Aranda de Duero, Burgos....	3:39.21	q, PB
	3	Vyacheslav Shabunin Vyacheslav Shabunin Vyacheslav Vasilyevich Shabunin is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 1:47.00 min...	3:39.40
	3	Branko Zorko Branko Zorko Branko Zorko is a Croatian middle distance runner, a notable 1500 m competitor in the 1990s. Probably his biggest accomplishment is winning the first international medal for the country of Croatia, winning a bronze medal at the 1992 European Indoor Athletics Championships...	3:39.55	SB
10	1	Jason Lunn	3:40.42	PB
11	1	Luis Feiteira Luís Feiteira Luís Feiteira is a Portuguese long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running.-Achievements:-References:...	3:40.68	SB
12	1	Peter Philipp	3:40.93
13	1	Hudson de Souza Hudson de Souza Hudson Santos de Souza is a Brazilian middle distance runner who competes mostly over 1500 metres. He has broken a number of South American records in middle-distance events....	3:43.14
14	3	Marko Koers Marko Koers Marko Ewout Koers is a retired middle distance runner from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He competed in the 800 and 1500 metres...	3:43.17
15	3	Darko Radomirović	3:46.36
16	2	Laban Rotich Laban Rotich Laban Rotich is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. His personal best time is 3:29.91 minutes, achieved in August 1998 in Zürich. He holds the world's best indoor performance over one mile for men over 35 years with 3:53.18 minutes.-Achievements:-External links:*...	3:47.00	Q
17	2	Seneca Lassiter Seneca Lassiter Seneca Lassiter is an American former middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 meters.-High school career:Lassiter ran for Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, Virginia. As a junior in 1994, he won both the National Scholastic indoor and outdoor mile run championships...	3:47.06	Q
18	2	Kevin Sullivan Kevin Sullivan (athlete) Kevin Sullivan is a middle distance runner from Canada. He was born in Brantford, Ontario.-Athletic career:Sullivan competed in 1000 metre, 1500 metre, and mile events and represented Canada. His personal best times are 3:31.71 for the 1500 and 3:50.36 for the mile...	3:47.19
19	2	Daniel Zegeye Daniel Zegeye Daniel Zegeye is a retired Ethiopian middle distance runner who specialized in 1500 metres.He finished tenth at the 1998 World Junior Championships and sixth at the 2000 Olympic Games...	3:47.94
20	3	Clyde Colenso	3:48.07
21	2	Kamal Boulahfane Kamal Boulahfane Kamal Boulahfane is an Algerian runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Djimla.-Achievements:-References:...	3:48.59
22	2	Aléxis Abraham	3:49.21
23	2	Youssef Baba Youssef Baba Youssef Baba is an athlete from Morocco who specialises in middle distance running. He was born in Khenifra. He is member of Turkish multi sport club Fenerbahçe SK.-Achievements:- External links :*...	3:49.46
24	2	Jürgen Vandewiele	3:53.42
25	3	Fortunato Yaccdob	3:56.31
26	3	Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Khartoum.He reached the final in that event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he won the silver medal in 800m...	4:02.79
27	2	Saad Jalal Uddin	4:03.43
28	2	Youssouf Diallo	4:06.70

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Final

Rank	Name	Time
	Rui Silva Rui Silva Rui Silva is a Portuguese athlete, who represents Sporting Clube de Portugal. As a distance runner, he specializes at the 1500 and 3000 m events, although he has at times run the 800 metres as well. He is the national champion at 1500 m...	3:51.06
	Reyes Estévez Reyes Estévez Reyes Estévez López is a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the European Championships' final 1998 in Budapest...	3:51.25
	Noah Ngeny Noah Ngeny Noah Kiprono Ngeny is a former Kenyan athlete, Olympic gold medalist at 1500 m at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and world record holder in the 1000 m.-Before Sydney:...	3:51.63
4	Laban Rotich Laban Rotich Laban Rotich is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. His personal best time is 3:29.91 minutes, achieved in August 1998 in Zürich. He holds the world's best indoor performance over one mile for men over 35 years with 3:53.18 minutes.-Achievements:-External links:*...	3:51.71
5	Adil Kaouch Adil Kaouch Adil Kaouch is a Moroccan middle distance runner.In 1998 he won the World Junior Championships over 1500 metres...	3:51.91
6	Seneca Lassiter Seneca Lassiter Seneca Lassiter is an American former middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 meters.-High school career:Lassiter ran for Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, Virginia. As a junior in 1994, he won both the National Scholastic indoor and outdoor mile run championships...	3:52.39
7	Hailu Mekonnen Hailu Mekonnen Hailu Mekonnen is an Ethiopian runner, who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running.His first medals came in 1998, when he took bronze and team gold at the junior race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and won a silver in the 5000 m at the 1998 African...	3:52.72
8	Julius Achon Julius Achon Julius Achon is an Ugandan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.Achon currently hold the 800m American Collegiate Record with a time of 1:44.55 set back in 1996 as a student at George Mason University....	3:53.03
9	Juan Carlos Higuero Juan Carlos Higuero Juan Carlos Higuero Mate is a Spanish middle distance runner, who mostly concentrates on the 1500 metres. He was born in Aranda de Duero, Burgos....	3:56.71

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