Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres
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Round 1
| Heat | Lane | Athlete | Country | PB | SB | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 | Tarek Boukensa Tarek Boukensa Tarek Boukensa is an Algerian runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Annaba.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 1:46.10 min *1500 metres - 3:30.92 min *3000 metres - 7:43.23 min... |
3:30.92 | 3:31.98 | 3:36.11 | Q | |
| 1 | 2 | Nicholas Willis | 3:32.17 | 3:33.51 | 3:36.01 | Q | |
| 1 | 3 | Javier Carriqueo | 3:38.62 | 3:39.36 | 3:39.36 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Leonel Manzano Leonel Manzano Leonel "Leo" Manzano is an American cross-country and track and field athlete. Manzano represented the United States in the 1500 meters at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China and the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.At the age of four, Manzano's family moved from Mexico to... |
3:35.29 | 3:36.67 | 3:36.67 | q | |
| 1 | 5 | Taylor Milne | 3:36.00 | 3:36.00 | 3:41.56 | ||
| 1 | 6 | Juan Luis Barrios Juan Luis Barrios Juan Luis Barrios Nieves is a Mexican athlete. He is 173 cm tall and weighs 65 kg . He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished seventh in the men's 5000 metres... |
3:37.71 | 3:37.87 |
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| 1 || 7 ||align=left| Mehdi Baala
Mehdi Baala
Mehdi Baala is a French middle-distance athlete competing mainly at 1500 metres. Baala has won numerous major medals, including two European titles. Baala is considered to be the best French middle-distance runner of all time...
||align=left| || 3:28.98 || 3:32.00 || 3:35.87 || Q
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| 1 || 8 ||align=left| 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 :*...
||align=left| || 3:32.13 || 3:33.85 || 3:42.13 ||
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| 1 || 9 ||align=left| Daham Naim Bashir ||align=left| || 3:31.04 || 3:34.77 || 3:36.05 || Q
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| 1 || 10 ||align=left| 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...
||align=left| || 3:32.28 || 3:37.99 || 3:42.53 ||
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| 1 || 11 ||align=left| Deresse Mekonnen
Deresse Mekonnen
Deresse Mekonnen Tsigu is an Ethiopian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. He is a two-time World Indoor champion and was the silver medallist at the 2009 World Championships...
||align=left| || 3:33.71 || 3:33.71 || 3:36.22 || Q
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| 1 || 12 ||align=left| Reyes Estevez
Reyes Estévez
Reyes Estévez López is a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the European Championships' final 1998 in Budapest...
||align=left| || 3:30.57 || 3:34.98 || 3:39.62 ||
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| 2 || 1 ||align=left| Nathan Brannen
Nathan Brannen
Nathan Brannen is a Canadian middle distance runner.Brannen was born in Cambridge, Ontario. He is affiliated with the Tri City Track Club.He holds a personal best in the 800m of 1:46:00.-References:*...
||align=left| || 3:34.65 || 3:34.65 || 3:41.45 || Q
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| 2 || 2 ||align=left| 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....
||align=left| || 3:31.57 || 3:32.57 || 3:41.70 || Q
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| 2 || 3 ||align=left| Asbel Kipruto Kiprop ||align=left| || 3:31.64 || 3:31.64 || 3:41.28 || Q
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| 2 || 4 ||align=left| Mitchell Kealey ||align=left| || 3:36.21 || 3:36.21 || 3:46.31 ||
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| 2 || 5 ||align=left| Bernard Lagat
Bernard Lagat
Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya...
||align=left| || 3:26.34 || 3:35.14 || 3:41.98 || Q
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| 2 || 6 ||align=left| Hais Welday
Hais Welday
Hais Welday is an Eritrean middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final....
||align=left| || 3:37.25 || 3:37.25 || 3:45.06 ||
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| 2 || 7 ||align=left| Ivan Heshko
Ivan Heshko
Ivan Heshko is a Ukrainian athlete specializing in the 1500 meters. He was born in Chernivtsi Oblast, Northern Bukovina....
||align=left| || 3:30.33 || 3:43.95 || || DNS
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| 2 || 8 ||align=left| Alistair Cragg ||align=left| || 3:36.18 || 3:39.12 || 3:44.90 ||
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| 2 || 9 ||align=left| Mohammed Othman Shaween
Mohammed Othman Shaween
Mohammed Othman Shaween is a Saudi Arabian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He finished eighth at the 2005 Asian Championships , sixth at the 2006 Asian Games and won the gold medal at the 2007 Asian Championships...
||align=left| || 3:33.90 || 3:33.90 || 3:45.82 ||
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| 2 || 10 ||align=left| Isiah Msibi ||align=left| || 3:51.35 || 3:51.35 || 3:51.35 || PB
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| 2 || 11 ||align=left| Thomas Lancashire ||align=left| || 3:35.33 || 3:35.33 || 3:43.40 ||
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| 2 || 12 ||align=left| Goran Nava
Goran Nava
Goran Nava is an Serbian middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...
||align=left| || 3:38.35 || 3:38.35 || 3:42.92 ||
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| 2 || 13 ||align=left| Antar Zerguelaine
Antar Zerguelaine
Antar Zerguelaïne is an Algerian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Jijel.-Achievements:-External links:...
||align=left| || 3:31.95 || 3:33.32 || 3:42.30 || Q
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| 3 || 1 ||align=left| David Freeman ||align=left| || 3:38.90 || 3:39.70 || 3:39.70 || SB
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| 3 || 2 ||align=left| 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....
||align=left| || 3:33.25 || 3:36.89 || 3:37.06 ||
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| 3 || 3 ||align=left| Byron Piedra
Byron Piedra
Byron Efrén Piedra Ávilés is an Ecuadorian middle distance and long-distance runner.He won the 2007 edition of the Guayaquil Marathon...
||align=left| || 3:37.88 || 3:45.17 || 3:45.57 ||
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| 3 || 4 ||align=left| Demma Daba
Demma Daba
Demma Daba is an Ethiopian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres.Daba won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships...
||align=left| || 3:35.27 || 3:35.27 || 3:37.78 ||
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| 3 || 5 ||align=left| Arturo Casado
Arturo Casado
Arturo Casado Alda is a Spanish middle distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 1:44.74 - Rieti 29.08.2010*1500 metres - 3:32.70 - Berlin 22.08.2010*Mile - 3:52.38 - Oslo 15.06.2007...
||align=left| || 3:33.14 || 3:33.14 || 3:36.42 || Q
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| 3 || 6 ||align=left| Lopez Lomong
Lopez Lomong
Lopez Lomong is a South Sudanese-born American track and field athlete. Lomong, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, came to the United States at the age of 16 and became a U.S. citizen in 2007...
||align=left| || 3:36.36 || 3:36.36 || 3:36.70 || Q
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| 3 || 7 ||align=left| Abdalaati Iguider ||align=left| || 3:31.88 || 3:31.88 || 3:36.48 || Q
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| 3 || 8 ||align=left| Andrew Baddeley ||align=left| || 3:34.36 || 3:34.36 || 3:36.47 || Q
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| 3 || 9 ||align=left| Juan van Deventer
Juan Van Deventer
Juan van Deventer is a South African middle distance runner, who represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships....
||align=left| || 3:34.46 || 3:34.46 || 3:36.32 || Q
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| 3 || 10 ||align=left| Nicholas Kemboi
Nicholas Kemboi (1989)
Nicholas Kemboi is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics but did not advance past 1500 metres heats....
||align=left| || 3:33.72 || 3:35.25 || 3:41.56 ||
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| 3 || 11 ||align=left| Tiidrek Nurme
Tiidrek Nurme
Tiidrek Nurme is an Estonian middle distance runner, the current national record holder of the 1500 metres.-Outdoor bests:-Indoor bests:-References:...
||align=left| || 3:38.59 || 3:38.59 || 3:38.59 || PB
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| 3 || 12 ||align=left| Belal Mansoor Ali
Belal Mansoor Ali
Belal Mansoor Ali is a middle distance runner now representing Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya.He was born John Yego on October 17, 1988 in Kenya. A lot of controversy has surrounded his age, starting when he won the 1500 metres race at the 2005 IAAF World Youth Championships in...
||align=left| || 3:31.49 || 3:33.12 || 3:36.84 || q
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| 3 || 13 ||align=left| Abdalla Abdelgadir
Abdalla Abdelgadir
Abdalla Abdelgadir is a Sudanese middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He finished fifth at the 2003 World Youth Championships and twelfth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. He won the gold medal in the 1500 m at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games...
||align=left| || 3:38.93 || 3:38.93 || 3:47.65 ||
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| 4 || 1 ||align=left| Mulugeta Wendimu
Mulugeta Wendimu
Mulugeta Wendimu Gebere is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner, best known for finishing third over 3000 metres at the 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final. He also competed at the Olympic Games in Athens that year, finishing tenth in the 1500 metres competition...
||align=left| || 3:31.13 || 3:34.67 || 3:36.67 || q
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| 4 || 2 ||align=left| Kamal Thamer Ali ||align=left| || 3:35.56 || 3:35.56 || 3:41.08 ||
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| 4 || 3 ||align=left| Rashid Ramzi
Rashid Ramzi
Rashid Ramzi is a Moroccan-Bahraini track and field athlete competing internationally for Bahrain in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Ramzi was investigated by the IAAF after the 2008 Summer Games and was stripped of his gold medal for doping.Ramzi was born in Asfi, Morocco...
||align=left| || 3:29.14 || 3:32.89 || || DQ
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| 4 || 4 ||align=left| Mohamed Moustaoui
Mohamed Moustaoui
Mohamed Moustaoui is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Khouribga.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 1:47.42 min *1500 metres - 3:32.51 min...
||align=left| || 3:32.06 || 3:32.06 || 3:34.80 || Q
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| 4 || 5 ||align=left| Kevin Sullivan ||align=left| || 3:31.71 || 3:35.78 || 3:36.05 || Q
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| 4 || 6 ||align=left| 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...
||align=left| || 3:35.32 || 3:35.91 || 3:35.91 || Q SB
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| 4 || 7 ||align=left| 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 –...
||align=left| || 3:34.99 || 3:34.99 || 3:36.34 || q
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| 4 || 8 ||align=left| Chauncy Master
Chauncy Master
Chauncy Master is a Malawian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without progressing to the second round....
||align=left| || 3:42.73 || 3:42.73 || 3:44.96 ||
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| 4 || 9 ||align=left| Augustine Kiprono Choge ||align=left| || 3:31.57 || 3:31.57 || 3:35.47 || Q
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| 4 || 10 ||align=left| Mahamoud Farah
Mahamoud Farah
Mahamoud Farah is a Djiboutian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres.He competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without progressing to the second round....
||align=left| || 3:39.29 || 3:39.29 || 3:43.62 ||
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| 4 || 11 ||align=left| Kamel Boulahfane ||align=left| || 3:32.44 || 3:33.33 || 3:45.59 ||
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| 4 || 12 ||align=left| Jeffrey Riseley ||align=left| || 3:36.03 || 3:36.03 || 3:53.95 ||
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Semifinal 1
17 August 2008 - 21:55| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Asbel Kipruto Kiprop | 3:37.04 | Q | |
| 2 | Abdalaati Iguider | 3:37.21 | 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.... |
3:37.31 | Q | |
| 4 | 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... |
3:37.47 | Q | |
| 5 | Belal Mansoor Ali Belal Mansoor Ali Belal Mansoor Ali is a middle distance runner now representing Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya.He was born John Yego on October 17, 1988 in Kenya. A lot of controversy has surrounded his age, starting when he won the 1500 metres race at the 2005 IAAF World Youth Championships in... |
3:37.60 | Q | |
| 6 | Juan van Deventer Juan Van Deventer Juan van Deventer is a South African middle distance runner, who represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships.... |
3:37.75 | q | |
| 7 | Daham Najim Bashir Daham Najim Bashir Daham Najim Bashir , born David Nyaga , is a middle distance runner now representing Qatar after switching from Kenya.... |
3:37.77 | q | |
| 8 | 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 –... |
3:37.94 | ||
| 9 | Nathan Brannen Nathan Brannen Nathan Brannen is a Canadian middle distance runner.Brannen was born in Cambridge, Ontario. He is affiliated with the Tri City Track Club.He holds a personal best in the 800m of 1:46:00.-References:*... |
3:39.10 | ||
| 10 | Mulugeta Wendimu Mulugeta Wendimu Mulugeta Wendimu Gebere is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner, best known for finishing third over 3000 metres at the 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final. He also competed at the Olympic Games in Athens that year, finishing tenth in the 1500 metres competition... |
3:40.16 | ||
| 11 | Antar Zerguelaine Antar Zerguelaine Antar Zerguelaïne is an Algerian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Jijel.-Achievements:-External links:... |
3:40.64 | ||
| 12 | Lopez Lomong Lopez Lomong Lopez Lomong is a South Sudanese-born American track and field athlete. Lomong, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, came to the United States at the age of 16 and became a U.S. citizen in 2007... |
3:41.00 |
Semifinal 2
17 August 2008 - 22:04| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Mehdi Baala Mehdi Baala Mehdi Baala is a French middle-distance athlete competing mainly at 1500 metres. Baala has won numerous major medals, including two European titles. Baala is considered to be the best French middle-distance runner of all time... |
3:37.47 | Q | |
| 2 | Andrew Baddeley | 3:37.47 | Q | |
| 3 | Augustine Kiprono Choge | 3:37.54 | Q | |
| 4 | Nicholas Willis | 3:37.54 | Q | |
| 5 | Bernard Lagat Bernard Lagat Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya... |
3:37.79 | ||
| 6 | Deresse Mekonnen Deresse Mekonnen Deresse Mekonnen Tsigu is an Ethiopian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. He is a two-time World Indoor champion and was the silver medallist at the 2009 World Championships... |
3:37.85 | ||
| 7 | Tarek Boukensa Tarek Boukensa Tarek Boukensa is an Algerian runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Annaba.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 1:46.10 min *1500 metres - 3:30.92 min *3000 metres - 7:43.23 min... |
3:39.73 | ||
| 8 | Kevin Sullivan | 3:40.30 | ||
| 9 | Mohamed Moustaoui Mohamed Moustaoui Mohamed Moustaoui is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Khouribga.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 1:47.42 min *1500 metres - 3:32.51 min... |
3:40.90 | ||
| 10 | Arturo Casado Arturo Casado Arturo Casado Alda is a Spanish middle distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 1:44.74 - Rieti 29.08.2010*1500 metres - 3:32.70 - Berlin 22.08.2010*Mile - 3:52.38 - Oslo 15.06.2007... |
3:41.57 | ||
| 11 | Leonel Manzano Leonel Manzano Leonel "Leo" Manzano is an American cross-country and track and field athlete. Manzano represented the United States in the 1500 meters at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China and the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.At the age of four, Manzano's family moved from Mexico to... |
3:50.33 | ||
| |align="left"| Rashid Ramzi Rashid Ramzi Rashid Ramzi is a Moroccan-Bahraini track and field athlete competing internationally for Bahrain in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Ramzi was investigated by the IAAF after the 2008 Summer Games and was stripped of his gold medal for doping.Ramzi was born in Asfi, Morocco... |
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Final
19 August 2008 - 22:50| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| Asbel Kipruto Kiprop | 3:33.11 | |||
| Nicholas Willis | 3:34.16 | |||
| Mehdi Baala Mehdi Baala Mehdi Baala is a French middle-distance athlete competing mainly at 1500 metres. Baala has won numerous major medals, including two European titles. Baala is considered to be the best French middle-distance runner of all time... |
3:34.21 | |||
| 4 | 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.... |
3:34.44 | ||
| 5 | Abdalaati Iguider | 3:34.66 | ||
| 6 | Juan van Deventer Juan Van Deventer Juan van Deventer is a South African middle distance runner, who represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships.... |
3:34.77 | ||
| 7 | Belal Mansoor Ali Belal Mansoor Ali Belal Mansoor Ali is a middle distance runner now representing Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya.He was born John Yego on October 17, 1988 in Kenya. A lot of controversy has surrounded his age, starting when he won the 1500 metres race at the 2005 IAAF World Youth Championships in... |
3:35.23 | ||
| 8 | Andrew Baddeley | 3:35.37 | ||
| 9 | Augustine Kiprono Choge | 3:35.50 | ||
| 10 | Daham Najim Bashir Daham Najim Bashir Daham Najim Bashir , born David Nyaga , is a middle distance runner now representing Qatar after switching from Kenya.... |
3:37.68 | ||
| 11 | 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... |
3:39.87 | ||
| DQ | Rashid Ramzi Rashid Ramzi Rashid Ramzi is a Moroccan-Bahraini track and field athlete competing internationally for Bahrain in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Ramzi was investigated by the IAAF after the 2008 Summer Games and was stripped of his gold medal for doping.Ramzi was born in Asfi, Morocco... |
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Splits
| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
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| 400 m | Asbel Kipruto Kiprop | 56.48 | |
| 800 m | Augustine Kiprono Choge | 1:56.06 | |
| 1200 m | Augustine Kiprono Choge | 2:53.67 | |