2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city , it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics...

on 27, 28 and 30 July.

Medalists

Gold	Arturo Casado Arturo Casado Arturo Casado Alda is a Spanish middle distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:800 metres - 1:44.74 - Rieti 29.08.20101500 metres - 3:32.70 - Berlin 22.08.2010*Mile - 3:52.38 - Oslo 15.06.2007... Spain Spain at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Spain, the host country of the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, was represented by 88 athletes .-Track and field events:-Field events:-Combined events:-Track and road events:-Field events:-Combined events:... (ESP)
Silver	Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen is a German middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres.Born in Meppen, Germany, his first major competition was the 2006 European Athletics Championships where he was tenth in the heats of the 1500 m. He competed at the Internationales Stadionfest in 2006 –... Germany Germany at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Germany were represented by 74 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain.Just five days before the start of the Championships, it was announced that marathon runner Falk Cierpinski had to pull out due to injury.... (GER)
Bronze	Manuel Olmedo Manuel Olmedo Manuel Olmedo Villar is a Spanish middle-distance runner. He specialises in the 800 metres. He represented Spain at the Olympic Games at both the 2004 Athens Games and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also ran at the World Championships in Athletics in 2003, 2007 and 2009.Olmedo has won medals at the... Spain Spain at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Spain, the host country of the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, was represented by 88 athletes .-Track and field events:-Field events:-Combined events:-Track and road events:-Field events:-Combined events:... (ESP)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record	3:26.00	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	14 July 1998
European record	3:28.95	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	13 August 1997
Championship record	3:35.27	Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	9 August 1994
World Leading	3:29.27	Monaco Monaco Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...	22 July 2010
European Leading	3:34.50	Gateshead Gateshead Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	10 July 2010

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
28 July 2010	20:40	Round 1
30 July 2010	22:00	Final

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Time	Notes
1	3	Andrew Baddeley	3:41.46	Q
2	4	Manuel Olmedo Manuel Olmedo Manuel Olmedo Villar is a Spanish middle-distance runner. He specialises in the 800 metres. He represented Spain at the Olympic Games at both the 2004 Athens Games and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also ran at the World Championships in Athletics in 2003, 2007 and 2009.Olmedo has won medals at the...	3:41.47	Q
3	13	Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen is a German middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres.Born in Meppen, Germany, his first major competition was the 2006 European Athletics Championships where he was tenth in the heats of the 1500 m. He competed at the Internationales Stadionfest in 2006 –...	3:41.65	Q
4	12	Colin McCourt Colin McCourt Colin McCourt is an English middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	3:41.77	Q
5	9	Christian Obrist Christian Obrist Christian Obrist is an Italian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He finished seventh in the 1500 m final at both the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich and the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg...	3:42.02	q
6	5	Yoann Kowal Yoann Kowal Yoann Kowal is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He was born in Nogent-le-Rotrou. He won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:33.75 min...	3:42.06	q
7	7	Goran Nava Goran Nava Goran Nava is an Serbian middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	3:42.40	q
8	11	Kim Ruell	3:42.94
9	8	Morten Toft Munkholm	3:43.05
10	10	Rory Chesser	3:44.01
11	1	Rizak Dirshe Rizak Dirshe Rizak Dirshe is a Swedish middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres and the 1500 metres. He represented the sports clubs Skellefteå AIK, Hälle IF and Malmö AI....	3:44.40
12	2	Jonas Hamm	3:44.98
13	6	Morten Velde	3:45.20

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Time	Notes
1	10	Reyes Estévez Reyes Estévez Reyes Estévez López is a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the European Championships' final 1998 in Budapest...	3:40.86	Q
2	2	Arturo Casado Arturo Casado Arturo Casado Alda is a Spanish middle distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:800 metres - 1:44.74 - Rieti 29.08.20101500 metres - 3:32.70 - Berlin 22.08.2010*Mile - 3:52.38 - Oslo 15.06.2007...	3:40.98	Q
3	12	Thomas Lancashire	3:41.68	Q
4	4	Mateusz Demczyszak Mateusz Demczyszak -Achievements:-References:...	3:42.15	Q
5	7	Andreas Vojta	3:42.16	q
6	9	Henrik Ingebrigtsen	3:42.62
7	5	Kristof Van Malderen	3:42.80
8	11	Niclas Sandells	3:42.82
9	14	Thomas Chamney Thomas Chamney Thomas Chamney is an Irish runner who was born in Clonmel and brought up in Dublin. He specializes in the 800 metres event. Chamney runs for the Crusaders AC club whilst in Dublin and has been on an athletics scholarship at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana where he studied English...	3:43.60
10	1	Mikael Bergdahl	3:43.90
11	8	Dmitrijs Jurkevičs Dmitrijs Jurkevičs Dmitrijs Jurkevičs is a Latvian track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance runner. He holds the Latvian record in 1500 metres....	3:45.21
12	6	Moritz Waldmann	3:48.60
13	13	Péter Szemeti	3:52.14
14	3	Niels Verwer	3:52.67

Summary

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Time	Notes
1	2	10	Reyes Estévez Reyes Estévez Reyes Estévez López is a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the European Championships' final 1998 in Budapest...	3:40.86	Q
2	2	2	Arturo Casado Arturo Casado Arturo Casado Alda is a Spanish middle distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:800 metres - 1:44.74 - Rieti 29.08.20101500 metres - 3:32.70 - Berlin 22.08.2010*Mile - 3:52.38 - Oslo 15.06.2007...	3:40.98	Q
3	1	3	Andrew Baddeley	3:41.46	Q
4	1	4	Manuel Olmedo Manuel Olmedo Manuel Olmedo Villar is a Spanish middle-distance runner. He specialises in the 800 metres. He represented Spain at the Olympic Games at both the 2004 Athens Games and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also ran at the World Championships in Athletics in 2003, 2007 and 2009.Olmedo has won medals at the...	3:41.47	Q
5	1	13	Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen is a German middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres.Born in Meppen, Germany, his first major competition was the 2006 European Athletics Championships where he was tenth in the heats of the 1500 m. He competed at the Internationales Stadionfest in 2006 –...	3:41.65	Q
6	2	12	Thomas Lancashire	3:41.68	Q
7	1	12	Colin McCourt Colin McCourt Colin McCourt is an English middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	3:41.77	Q
8	1	9	Christian Obrist Christian Obrist Christian Obrist is an Italian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He finished seventh in the 1500 m final at both the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich and the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg...	3:42.02	q
9	1	5	Yoann Kowal Yoann Kowal Yoann Kowal is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He was born in Nogent-le-Rotrou. He won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:33.75 min...	3:42.06	q
10	2	4	Mateusz Demczyszak Mateusz Demczyszak -Achievements:-References:...	3:42.15	Q
11	2	7	Andreas Vojta	3:42.16	q
12	1	7	Goran Nava Goran Nava Goran Nava is an Serbian middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	3:42.40	q
13	2	9	Henrik Ingebrigtsen	3:42.62
14	2	5	Kristof Van Malderen	3:42.80
15	2	11	Niclas Sandells	3:42.82
16	1	11	Kim Ruell	3:42.94
17	1	8	Morten Toft Munkholm	3:43.05
18	2	14	Thomas Chamney Thomas Chamney Thomas Chamney is an Irish runner who was born in Clonmel and brought up in Dublin. He specializes in the 800 metres event. Chamney runs for the Crusaders AC club whilst in Dublin and has been on an athletics scholarship at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana where he studied English...	3:43.60
19	2	1	Mikael Bergdahl	3:43.90
20	1	10	Rory Chesser	3:44.01
21	1	1	Rizak Dirshe Rizak Dirshe Rizak Dirshe is a Swedish middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres and the 1500 metres. He represented the sports clubs Skellefteå AIK, Hälle IF and Malmö AI....	3:44.40
22	1	2	Jonas Hamm	3:44.98
23	1	6	Morten Velde	3:45.20
24	2	8	Dmitrijs Jurkevičs Dmitrijs Jurkevičs Dmitrijs Jurkevičs is a Latvian track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance runner. He holds the Latvian record in 1500 metres....	3:45.21
25	2	6	Moritz Waldmann	3:48.60
26	2	13	Péter Szemeti	3:52.14
27	2	3	Niels Verwer	3:52.67

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Time
	9	Arturo Casado Arturo Casado Arturo Casado Alda is a Spanish middle distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:800 metres - 1:44.74 - Rieti 29.08.20101500 metres - 3:32.70 - Berlin 22.08.2010*Mile - 3:52.38 - Oslo 15.06.2007...	3:42.74
	7	Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen is a German middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres.Born in Meppen, Germany, his first major competition was the 2006 European Athletics Championships where he was tenth in the heats of the 1500 m. He competed at the Internationales Stadionfest in 2006 –...	3:43.52
	6	Manuel Olmedo Manuel Olmedo Manuel Olmedo Villar is a Spanish middle-distance runner. He specialises in the 800 metres. He represented Spain at the Olympic Games at both the 2004 Athens Games and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also ran at the World Championships in Athletics in 2003, 2007 and 2009.Olmedo has won medals at the...	3:43.54
4	11	Reyes Estévez Reyes Estévez Reyes Estévez López is a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the European Championships' final 1998 in Budapest...	3:43.67
5	10	Yoann Kowal Yoann Kowal Yoann Kowal is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He was born in Nogent-le-Rotrou. He won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:33.75 min...	3:43.71
6	2	Andrew Baddeley	3:43.87
7	1	Christian Obrist Christian Obrist Christian Obrist is an Italian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He finished seventh in the 1500 m final at both the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich and the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg...	3:43.91
8	8	Mateusz Demczyszak Mateusz Demczyszak -Achievements:-References:...	3:44.42
9	12	Colin McCourt Colin McCourt Colin McCourt is an English middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	3:44.78
10	5	Thomas Lancashire	3:44.92
11	4	Andreas Vojta	3:45.68
12	3	Goran Nava Goran Nava Goran Nava is an Serbian middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	3:45.77

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