Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
| Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Pentathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
These are the official results of the Men's 1,500m metres event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The final was held on Sunday 10 September 1972 and was contested by 10 athletes. The semi-finals were held on Saturday 9 September 1972 and were contested by 27 athletes. The heats were held on Friday 8 September 1972 and 71 athletes entered.
Records
These are the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 3:33.1 |  Jim Ryun |
Los Angeles (USA) | July 8, 1967 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 3:34.9 |  Kip Keino |
Mexico City (MEX) | October 20, 1968 |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 |
 Pekka Vasala (FIN) |
3:36.3 |
 |
Kipchoge Keino (KEN) |
3:36.8 |
 |
 Rod Dixon (NZL) |
3:37.5 |
| 4. | Mike Boit (KEN) |
3:38.4 |
| 5. |  Brendan Foster (GBR) |
3:39.0 |
| 6. | .svg.png){kind=small} Herman Mignon (BEL) |
3:39.1 |
| 7. |  Paul-Heinz Wellmann (FRG) |
3:40.1 |
| 8. | .svg.png){kind=small} Vladimir Panteley (URS) |
3:40.2 |
| 9. | Tony Polhill (NZL) |
3:41.8 |
| 10. |  Tom Hansen (DEN) |
3:46.6 |
Semi-Finals
| RANK | SEMI-FINAL 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mike Boit (KEN) |
3:41.3 |
| 2. | Vladimir Pantelei (URS) |
3:41.6 |
| 3. | Tom Hansen (DEN) |
3:41.6 |
| 4. | Dave Wottle (USA) |
3:41.6 |
| 5. |  Christopher Fisher (AUS) |
3:42.0 |
| 6. |  Gianni del Buono (ITA) |
3:42.0 |
| 7. | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) |
3:43.4 |
| 8. | .svg.png){kind=small} Spilios Zacharopoulos (GRE) |
3:43.5 |
| 9. |  Ulf Högberg (SWE) |
3:43.6 |
| 10. | .svg.png){kind=small} Hailu Ebba (ETH) |
3:43.7 |
| RANK | SEMI-FINAL 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kipchoge Keino (KEN) |
3:41.2 |
| 2. | Herman Mignon (BEL) |
3:41.7 |
| 3. | Tony Polhill (NZL) |
3:41.8 |
| 4. | Shibrou Regassa (ETH) |
3:41.9 |
| 5. |  Jacques Boxberger (FRA) |
3:42.4 |
| 6. |  Henryk Szordykowski (POL) |
3:42.5 |
| 7. |  Haico Scharn (NED) |
3:44.4 |
| 8. | Pekka Päivärinta (FIN) |
3:45.1 |
| 9. | Raymond Smedley (GBR) |
3:45.8 |
| 10. | Bodo Tümmler (FRG) |
3:50.0 |
| RANK | SEMI-FINAL 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rod Dixon (NZL) |
3:37.9 |
| 2. | Pekka Vasala (FIN) |
3:37.9 |
| 3. | Brendan Foster (GBR) |
3:38.2 |
| 4. | Paul-Heinz Wellmann (FRG) |
3:38.4 |
| 5. | Gunnar Ekman (SWE) |
3:39.4 |
| 6. | Bob Wheeler (USA) |
3:40.4 |
| 7. | Franco Arese (ITA) |
3:41.1 |
| 8. | Jean-Pierre Dufresne (FRA) |
3:41.6 |
| 9. |  Klaus-Peter Justus (GDR) |
3:44.6 |
| 10. | Gerd Larsen (DEN) |
3:59.4 |
Heats
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) |
3:40.6 |
| 2. | Dave Wottle (USA) |
3:40.7 |
| 3. | Jean-Pierre Dufresne (FRA) |
3:40.8 |
| 4. | Brendan Foster (GBR) |
3:40.8 |
| 5. |  Donaldo Arza (PAN) |
3:41.8 |
| 6. | Ivan Ivanov (URS) |
3:42.3 |
| 7. |  Mehmet Tuemkan (TUR) |
3:44.0 |
| 8. |  Mohamed Kacemi (ALG) |
3:45.2 |
| 9. |  Daniel Andrade (SEN) |
3:59.2 |
| 10. |  Dafallah Sultan Farah (SUD) |
4:02.9 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Franco Arese (ITA) |
3:44.0 |
| 2. | Herman Mignon (BEL) |
3:44.2 |
| 3. | Bodo Tümmler (FRG) |
3:44.5 |
| 4. | Gerd Larsen (DEN) |
3:44.7 |
| 5. | John Kirkbridge (GBR) |
3:45.3 |
| 6. |  Filbert Bayi (TAN) |
3:45.4 |
| 7. |  Jozef Horcic (TCH) |
3:45.7 |
| 8. |  William Smart (CAN) |
3:49.2 |
| - | Bram Wassenaar (NED) |
DNS |
| - |  Kassem Hamze (LIB) |
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shibrou Regassa (ETH) |
3:43.6 |
| 2. | Spilios Zacharopoulos (GRE) |
3:43.8 |
| 3. | Henryk Szordykowski (POL) |
3:44.2 |
| 4. | Pekka Paivarinta (FIN) |
3:44.4 |
| 5. | André de Hertoghe (BEL) |
3:44.6 |
| 6. | .svg.png){kind=small} Petre Lupan (ROM) |
3:44.8 |
| 7. |  M'Hamad Amakdouf (MAR) |
3:48.4 |
| 8. |  A Naser Alsafraa (KSA) |
4:14.5 |
| - | .svg.png){kind=small} Benson Mulomba (ZAM) |
DNS |
| - | Robert Leborgne (FRA) |
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kipchoge Keino (KEN) |
3:40.0 |
| 2. | Rod Dixon (NZL) |
3:40.0 |
| 3. | Gunnar Ekman (SWE) |
3:40.4 |
| 4. | Klaus-Peter Justus (GDR) |
3:40.4 |
| 5. | Gianni del Buono (ITA) |
3:40.8 |
| 6. |  Werner Meier (SUI) |
3:43.2 |
| 7. |  Mohamad Younas (PAK) |
3:44.1 |
| 8. |  Vitus Ashaba (UGA) |
3:45.2 |
| 9. | Jim Ryun (USA) |
3:51.5 |
| 10. |  Billy Fordjour (GHA) |
4:08.2 |
| - | Yevgeniy Arzhanov (URS) |
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hailu Ebba (ETH) |
3:41.6 |
| 2. | Paul-Heinz Wellmann (FRG) |
3:41.8 |
| 3. | Raymond Smedley (GBR) |
3:42.1 |
| 4. | Christopher Fisher (AUS) |
3:42.5 |
| 5. |  Frank Murphy (IRL) |
3:43.4 |
| 6. |  Byron Dyce (JAM) |
3:45.9 |
| 7. | Cosmas Silei (KEN) |
3:52.0 |
| 8. |  Joze Medjimurec (YUG) |
3:52.1 |
| 9. |  Harry Nkopeka (MAW) |
4:00.9 |
| 10. |  Edward Kar (LBR) |
4:21.4 |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pekka Vasala (FIN) |
3:40.9 |
| 2. | Tom Hansen (DEN) |
3:41.1 |
| 3. | Bob Wheeler (USA) |
3:41.3 |
| 4. | Haico Scham (NED) |
3:41.4 |
| 5. | Ulf Högberg (SWE) |
3:41.5 |
| 6. | Edgar Salve (BEL) |
3:42.1 |
| 7. | .svg.png){kind=small} Anthony Colon (PUR) |
3:44.6 |
| 8. |  Edouard Rasoanaivo (MAD) |
3:48.5 |
| 9. |  Jaiye Abidoye (NGR) |
3:48.8 |
| 10. |  Mohamed Aboker (SOM) |
3:59.5 |
| RANK | HEAT 7 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mike Boit (KEN) |
3:42.2 |
| 2. | Tony Polhill (NZL) |
3:42.3 |
| 3. | Vladimir Pantelei (URS) |
3:42.3 |
| 4. | Jacques Boxberger (FRA) |
3:42.6 |
| 5. |  Mansour Guettaya (TUN) |
3:43.9 |
| 6. |  Fernando Eugenio Mamede (POR) |
3:45.1 |
| 7. | Azzedine Azzouzi (ALG) |
3:46.4 |
| 8. | Kenneth Elmer (CAN) |
3:46.6 |
| 9. | .svg.png){kind=small} Esaie Fongang (CMR) |
3:54.5 |
| 10. | .svg.png){kind=small} Jimmy Crampton (BIR) |
4:06.9 |
See also
- 1968 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Mexico City)
- 1976 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Montreal)
- 1978 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres (Prague)
- 1980 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Moscow)
- 1982 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres (Athens)
- 1983 Men's World Championships 1,500 metres (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Los Angeles)
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