Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
3000 m				women
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men
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
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
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men
Wheelchair races

Official Video

These are the official results of the Men's 1500 metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The final was held on August 11, 1984.

Medalists

Gold	Sebastian Coe Great Britain (GBR)
Silver	Steve Cram Great Britain (GBR)
Bronze	José Manuel Abascal Spain (ESP)

Abbreviations

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
OR	olympic record
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.

World Record	3:30.77	Steve Ovett	Rieti (ITA)	September 4, 1983
Olympic Record	3:34.91	Kipchoge Keino	Mexico City (MEX)	October 20, 1968

Sebastian Coe set a new Olympic record with 3:32.53 minutes in the final.

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Sebastian Coe (GBR)	3:32.53
	Steve Cram (GBR)	3:33.40
	José Manuel Abascal (ESP)	3:34.30
4.	Joseph Chesire (KEN)	3:34.52
5.	Jim Spivey (USA)	3:36.07
6.	Peter Wirz (SUI)	3:36.97
7.	Andrés Vera (ESP)	3:37.02
8.	Omar Khalifa (SUD)	3:37.11
9.	Tony Rogers (NZL)	3:38.98
10.	Steve Scott (USA)	3:39.86
11.	Riccardo Materazzi (ITA)	3:40.74
—	Steve Ovett (GBR)	DNF

Semifinals

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	José Manuel Abascal (ESP)	3:35.70
2.	Steve Scott (USA)	3:35.71
3.	Sebastian Coe (GBR)	3:35.81
4.	Joseph Chesire (KEN)	3:35.83
4.	Peter Wirz (SUI)	3:35.83
6.	Tony Rogers (NZL)	3:36.48
7.	Riccardo Materazzi (ITA)	3:36.51
8.	Michael Hillardt (AUS)	3:38.12
9.	Pascal Thiébaut (FRA)	3:40.96
10.	James Igohe (TAN)	3:41.57

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Steve Cram (GBR)	3:36.30
2.	Jim Spivey (USA)	3:36.53
3.	Andrés Vera (ESP)	3:36.55
3.	Steve Ovett (GBR)	3:36.55
5.	Omar Khalifa (SUD)	3:36.76
6.	Uwe Becker (FRG)	3:37.28
7.	Stefano Mei (ITA)	3:37.96
8.	Peter O'Donoghue (NZL)	3:38.71
9.	Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL)	3:39.40
10.	Pat Scammell (AUS)	3:40.83
11.	Taplumanei Jonga (ZIM)	3:41.80

Qualifying heats

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Joseph Chesire (KEN)	3:38.51
2.	Omer Khalifa (SUD)	3:38.93
3.	Stefano Mei (ITA)	3:39.25
4.	Tony Rogers (NZL)	3:39.78
5.	José Luis González (ESP)	3:47.01
6.	Faouzi Lahbi (MAR)	3:47.54
7.	Paul Ceesay (GAM)	3:59.14
8.	Amor Masoud Al-Sharji (OMA)	4:12.76
—	Antti Loikkanen (FIN)	DNF

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Pascal Thiébaut (FRA)	3:45.18
2.	Sebastian Coe (GBR)	3:45.30
3.	Andrés Vera (ESP)	3:45.44
4.	Paul Donovan (IRL)	3:45.70
5.	Jama Mohamed Aden (SOM)	3:46.80
6.	Mohamed Alouini (TUN)	3:49.78
7.	Dale Jones (ANT)	3:55.65
8.	Kgomotso Balotthanyi (BOT)	3:58.69
—	Oslen Barr (GUY)	DNF

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Steve Ovett (GBR)	3:49.23
2.	Agberto Guimarães (BRA)	3:49.26
3.	Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL)	3:49.65
4.	Josephat Muraya (KEN)	3:51.61
5.	Gawain Guy (JAM)	3:52.04
6.	Claudio Patrignani (ITA)	3:52.63
7.	Mehdi Aidet (ALG)	3:53.92
8.	Mouteb Al-Faouri (JOR)	3:59.85
—	Pierre Délèze (SUI)	DNF

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.	Joaquim Cruz (BRA)	3:41.01
2.	Steve Scott (USA)	3:41.02
3.	Michael Hillardt (AUS)	3:41.18
4.	Frank O'Mara (IRL)	3:41.76
5.	Alex Gonzalez (FRA)	3:42.84
6.	Mark Handelsman (ISR)	3:45.05
7.	Abderrahmane Morceli (ALG)	3:45.09
8.	Archfell Musango (ZAM)	3:46.99
9.	Adamou Allassane (NIG)	3:56.43
10.	Tito Rodrigues (SUR)	4:02.87

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.	José Manuel Abascal (ESP)	3:37.68
2.	Peter Wirz (SUI)	3:37.75
3.	Uwe Becker (FRG)	3:37.76
4.	Riccardo Materazzi (ITA)	3:37.95
5.	Pat Scammell (AUS)	3:39.18
6.	James Igohe (TAN)	3:39.62
7.	Tapfumaneyi Jonga (ZIM)	3:40.42
8.	Isaac Ganunga (MAW)	3:53.86
9.	Hugo Allan García (GUA)	3:57.59
10.	Kim Bok-Joo (KOR)	4:02.63
—	Ibrahim Aziz (UAE)	DNF

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.	Steve Cram (GBR)	3:40.33
2.	Jim Spivey (USA)	3:40.58
3.	Peter O'Donoghue (NZL)	3:40.69
4.	Abdi Bile (SOM)	3:40.72
5.	Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)	3:41.96
6.	Zakaria Namonge (TAN)	3:45.55
7.	Batulamai Rajakumar (MAS)	3:55.19
8.	Jean-Marie Rudasingwa (RWA)	3:57.62
9.	Philip Sinon (SEY)	4:25.80
10.	Diosdado Lozano (GEQ)	4:34.71
—	Omar Ortega (ARG)	DNF

See also

• 1982 Men's European Championships 1500 metres (Athens)
• 1983 Men's World Championships 1500 metres (Helsinki)
• 1986 Men's European Championships 1500 metres (Stuttgart)
• 1987 Men's World Championships 1500 metres (Rome)

References

• Results
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