Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres
Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games | ||||
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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 | women | ||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | women | ||
20 km walk | men | women | ||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | women | ||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | women | ||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Combined events | ||||
Heptathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men | |||
The 1500 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme were held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday 24 March 2006 and Saturday 25 March 2006.
The top four runners in each of the two heats automatically qualified for the final. The next four fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 12 runners competed in the final.
Records
World Record | 3:26.00 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco | Rome, Italy | 14 July 1998 |
Games Record | 3:32.16 | Filbert Bayi | Tanzania | Christchurch, New Zealand | January 1974 |
Medals
Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
Nick Willis, New Zealand | Nathan Brannen, Canada | Mark Fountain, Australia |
Qualification
Going into the event, the top ten Commonwealth athletes as ranked by the International Association of Athletics Federations were:
13 March Rank | Athlete | Nation | Games Result |
27 March Rank | ||
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Comm. | World | Comm. | World | |||
1 | 1 | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen | Kenya | Did Not Compete | 1 | 1 |
2 | =5 | Suleiman Simotwo | Kenya | Did Not Compete | 2 | =5 |
3 | 7 | Alex Kipchirchir | Kenya | Did Not Compete | 3 | 7 |
4 | 11 | Laban Rotich | Kenya | Did Not Compete | 4 | 11 |
5 | 14 | Elkanah Angwenyi | Kenya | Did Not Compete | 5 | 14 |
6 | 15 | William Chirchir | Kenya | Did Not Compete | 6 | 15 |
7 | 17 | Michael East | England | Did Not Compete | 8 | 18 |
8 | 20 | Kevin Sullivan | Canada | 7th | 10 | 22 |
9 | 22 | Nick McCormick | England | 5th | 11 | 23 |
10 | 23 | Bernard Kiptum | Kenya | Did Not Compete | =13 | =26 |
- Craig Mottram's 9th in this event took him from outside the top 100 to 17th in the world, and to seventh in the Commonwealth.
- Nick Willis' gold in this event took him from 28th to 21st in the world, and from 12th to ninth in the Commonwealth.
- Mark Fountain's bronze in this event took him from equal 37th to 25th in the world, and from 15th to 12th in the Commonwealth.
- Nathan Brannen's silver in this event took him from 31st to equal 26th in the world, and from outright 13th to equal 13th in the Commonwealth.
Results
All times shown are in minutes.
- Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
- q denotes qualification by overall place.
- DNS denotes did not start.
- DNF denotes did not finish.
- DQ denotes disqualification.
- NR denotes national record.
- GR denotes Games record.
- WR denotes world record.
- PB denotes personal best.
- SB denotes season best.
Heats
Heat 1 of 2 Date: Friday 24 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Order | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 6 | Nick Willis | New Zealand | 6 | 3:40.49 | Q | ||
2 | 7 | Andrew Baddeley | England | 1 | 3:40.60 | Q | ||
3 | 8 | Ismael Kombich | Kenya | 10 | 3:40.68 | Q | ||
4 | 10 | Kevin Sullivan | Canada | 5 | 3:41.25 | Q | ||
5 | 11 | Adrian Blincoe | New Zealand | 4 | 3:41.98 | q | ||
6 | 12 | Jeremy Roff | Australia | 11 | 3:42.04 | q | ||
7 | 13 | Churchill Kipsang | Kenya | 7 | 3:42.84 | |||
8 | 17 | James Thie | Wales | 8 | 3:47.88 | |||
9 | 20 | Alexandros Kalogerogiannis | Cyprus | 9 | 3:55.93 | |||
10 | 21 | Chauncy Master | Malawi | 2 | 3:56.76 | PB | ||
- | - | James Mcilroy | Northern Ireland | 3 | DNS |
Splits | |||
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Mark | Athlete | Nation | Time |
400 m | Adrian Blincoe | New Zealand | 1:00.68 |
800 m | Adrian Blincoe | New Zealand | 1:59.09 |
1200 m | Andrew Baddeley | England | 2:58.38 |
Heat 2 of 2 Date: Friday 24 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Order | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 1 | Craig Mottram | Australia | 9 | 3:38.02 | Q | ||
2 | 2 | Mark Fountain | Australia | 2 | 3:38.31 | Q | ||
3 | 3 | Nathan Brannen | Canada | 5 | 3:38.55 | Q | ||
4 | 4 | Nick McCormick | England | 3 | 3:38.66 | Q | ||
5 | 5 | Paul Hamblyn | New Zealand | 7 | 3:38.83 | q | ||
6 | 9 | Jonathan Komen | Kenya | 8 | 3:41.18 | q | ||
7 | 14 | Jimmy Adar | Uganda | 6 | 3:43.20 | |||
8 | 15 | Lee Merrien | Guernsey | 11 | 3:43.26 | |||
9 | 16 | Moeketsi Mosuhli | Lesotho | 4 | 3:47.36 | PB | ||
10 | 18 | Setefano Mika | Samoa | 1 | 3:53.61 | PB | ||
11 | 19 | Ansu Sowe | The Gambia | 10 | 3:54.66 |
Splits | |||
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Mark | Athlete | Nation | Time |
400 m | Nick McCormick | England | 57.44 s |
800 m | Nick McCormick | England | 1:58.19 |
1200 m | Craig Mottram | Australia | 2:56.66 |
Heats Overall Results | |||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Heat | Order | Place | Time | Qual. | Record | |
1 | Craig Mottram | Australia | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3:38.02 | Q | ||
2 | Mark Fountain | Australia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3:38.31 | Q | ||
3 | Nathan Brannen | Canada | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3:38.55 | Q | ||
4 | Nick McCormick | England | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3:38.66 | Q | ||
5 | Paul Hamblyn | New Zealand | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3:38.83 | q | ||
6 | Nick Willis | New Zealand | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3:40.49 | Q | ||
7 | Andrew Baddeley | England | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3:40.60 | Q | ||
8 | Ismael Kombich | Kenya | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3:40.68 | Q | ||
9 | Jonathan Komen | Kenya | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3:41.18 | q | ||
10 | Kevin Sullivan | Canada | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3:41.25 | Q | ||
11 | Adrian Blincoe | New Zealand | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3:41.98 | q | ||
12 | Jeremy Roff | Australia | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3:42.04 | q | ||
13 | Churchill Kipsang | Kenya | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3:42.84 | |||
14 | Jimmy Adar | Uganda | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3:43.20 | |||
15 | Lee Merrien | Guernsey | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3:43.26 | |||
16 | Moeketsi Mosuhli | Lesotho | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3:47.36 | PB | ||
17 | James Thie | Wales | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3:47.88 | |||
18 | Setefano Mika | Samoa | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3:53.61 | PB | ||
19 | Ansu Sowe | The Gambia | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3:54.66 | |||
20 | Alexandros Kalogerogiannis | Cyprus | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3:55.93 | |||
21 | Chauncy Master | Malawi | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3:56.76 | PB | ||
- | James Mcilroy | Northern Ireland | 1 | 3 | - | DNS |
Final
Final Date: Friday 25 March 2006 Time: ??:?? PM | ||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Order | Time | Record | |
1 | Nick Willis | New Zealand | 1 | 3:38.49 | ||
2 | Nathan Brannen | Canada | 11 | 3:39.20 | ||
3 | Mark Fountain | Australia | 3 | 3:39.33 | ||
4 | Paul Hamblyn | New Zealand | 4 | 3:39.38 | ||
5 | Nick McCormick | England | 12 | 3:39.55 | ||
6 | Ismael Kombich | Kenya | 7 | 3:40.92 | ||
7 | Kevin Sullivan | Canada | 8 | 3:41.19 | ||
8 | Jeremy Roff | Australia | 10 | 3:41.50 | ||
9 | Craig Mottram | Australia | 6 | 3:44.37 | ||
10 | Adrian Blincoe | New Zealand | 9 | 3:44.88 | ||
11 | Jonathan Komen | Kenya | 5 | 3:53.73 | ||
12 | Andrew Baddeley | England | 2 | 4:24.14 |
Splits | |||
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Mark | Athlete | Nation | Time |
400 m | Adrian Blincoe | New Zealand | 59.89 s |
800 m | Nick McCormick | England | 2:00.36 |
1200 m | Nick Willis | New Zealand | 2:57.36 |
References
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