1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

Events at the
1997 World Championships
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
10 km walk women
20 km walk men
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

These are the official results of the Men's 1.500 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semifinals and the final held on Wednesday 6 August 1997.

The final was a slow, tactical race from the start, with Morceli tracking El Guerrouj all the way. Estevez tried to slow the pace down even further in the second lap to allow Cacho to save energy for his fast sprint finish. With the whole field still bunched up with 600m to go, El Guerrouj put on a burst of speed which only Morceli and Cacho were able to follow, but eventually, they too were dropped as El Guerrouj wound up the pace faster and faster. Cacho sprinted past Morceli in the home straight, and the dispirited defending champion slowed down towards the finish, allowing Estevez to pip him at the line for the bronze medal.

Results

Heats

Heat Rank Name Result Notes
3 1  Reyes Estévez (ESP) 3:36.20 Q
3 2  Azzeddine Seddiki (MAR) 3:36.40 Q
3 3  Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 3:36.64 Q
3 4  Graham Hood (CAN) 3:36.69 Q
4 5  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:36.72 Q
3 6  Steve Holman (USA) 3:36.72 Q
3 7  Robert Kiplagat Andersen (DEN) 3:36.77 q
4 8  Fermin Cacho (ESP) 3:37.16 Q
1 9  Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 3:37.26 Q
1 10  Andrey Zadorozhniy (RUS) 3:37.28 Q
1 11  John Mayock (GBR) 3:37.37 Q
1 12  Kevin Sullivan (CAN) 3:37.42 Q
4 13  Ali Hakimi (TUN) 3:37.43 Q
4 14  Nadir Bosch (FRA) 3:37.45 Q
4 15  Gennaro Di Napoli (ITA) 3:37.50 Q
1 16  Niall Bruton (IRL) 3:37.57 Q
1 17  Antonio Travassos (POR) 3:37.70 q
1 18  Saïd Chébili (FRA) 3:37.75 q
3 19  Branko Zorko (CRO) 3:37.99 q
4 20  Ahmed Krama (ALG) 3:38.02
1 21  Julius Achon (UGA) 3:38.21
4 22  Matthew Yates (GBR) 3:38.34
3 23  Alexandru Vasile (ROM) 3:39.01
4 24  Piotr Rostkowski (POL) 3:39.52
2 25  Rudiger Stenzel (GER) 3:40.17 Q
4 25  Jason Pyrah (USA) 3:40.17
2 27  Kevin Mckay (GBR) 3:40.25 Q
4 28  Panagiotis Papoulias (GRE) 3:40.30
2 29  Driss Maazouzi (MAR) 3:40.39 Q
2 30  Isaac Viciosa (ESP) 3:40.41 Q
2 31  Laban Rotich (KEN) 3:40.43 Q
2 32  Vyacheslav Shabunin (RUS) 3:40.46
2 33  Abdelkader Chekhemani (FRA) 3:41.02
2 34  Mohamed Ibrahim Aden (SOM) 3:41.23
2 35  Ali Saïdi-Sief (ALG) 3:41.48
2 36  Babiker Mohammed Yagoub (SUD) 3:41.54
1 37  John Kibowen (KEN) 3:41.69
2 38  José López (VEN) 3:42.83
1 39  Balazs Tolgyesi (HUN) 3:44.16
1 40  Alexis Sharangabo (RWA) 3:44.95
3 41  Luis Feiteira (POR) 3:45.37
4 42  Shane Healy (IRL) 3:50.64
3 43  Scott Petersen (AUS) 3:50.65
3 44  Brent Butler (GUM) 3:58.29

Semifinals

Heat Rank Name Result Notes
2 1  Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 3:38.82 Q
2 2  Reyes Estevez (ESP) 3:38.86 Q
2 3  Fermín Cacho (ESP) 3:38.86 Q
1 4  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:38.92 Q
2 5  Robert Kiplagat Andersen (DEN) 3:38.92 Q
2 6  Laban Rotich (KEN) 3:38.92 Q
2 7  Nadir Bosch (FRA) 3:39.01 q
2 8  Graham Hood (CAN) 3:39.13 q
1 9  Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 3:39.15 Q
2 10  Gennaro di Napoli (ITA) 3:39.45
1 11  Ali Hakimi (TUN) 3:39.50 Q
1 12  Rüdiger Stenzel (GER) 3:39.62 Q
1 13  John Mayock (GBR) 3:39.69 Q
1 14  Kevin Sullivan (CAN) 3:39.84
1 15  Steve Holman (USA) 3:39.97
2 16  Driss Maazouzi (MAR) 3:39.99
2 17  Azzeddine Seddiki (MAR) 3:40.15
2 18  Kevin McKay (GBR) 3:40.21
1 19  Branko Zorko (CRO) 3:41.63
1 20  Said Chebili (FRA) 3:41.95
1 21  Antonio Travassos (POR) 3:42.01
2 22  Andrey Zadorozhniy (RUS) 3:42.61
1 23  Niall Bruton (IRL) 3:47.51
1 —  Isaac Viciosa (ESP) DNF

Final

Rank Name Result Notes
 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:35.83
 Fermín Cacho (ESP) 3:36.63
 Reyes Estevez (ESP) 3:37.26
4.  Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 3:37.37
5.  Ali Hakimi (TUN) 3:37.51
6.  Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 3:37.53
7.  Graham Hood (CAN) 3:37.55
8.  Robert Kiplagat Andersen (DEN) 3:37.66
9.  John Mayock (GBR) 3:38.67
10.  Rüdiger Stenzel (GER) 3:38.82
11.  Laban Rotich (KEN) 3:41.27
12.  Nadir Bosch (FRA) 3:48.35

See also

References



This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, August 02, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.