Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
| Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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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 | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
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| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
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| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
The 1500 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme were held at Stadium Australia on Monday 25 September, Wednesday 27 September, and Friday 29 September 2000.
The top six runners in each of the initial three heats automatically qualified for the semifinals. The next six fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 24 runners competed in 2 heats in the semifinals, with the top five runners from each heat qualifying for the finals and the next two fastest runner from the semifinals also qualified.
World record holder Hicham El Guerrouj was the clear favorite coming into the race, but he had a reputation for setting records in races set up by a pacemaker. His countryman Youssef Baba provided the service, sacrificing his own ambition in the final, he took the pace out in 54.14, the two Moroccan teammates leading the two Kenyan challengers Noah Ngeny and Bernard Lagat, separating from the rest of the field. On the second lap the pace lagged to 60.63, letting the other runners back in. Baba disappeared quickly leaving El Guerrouj to burn off the Kenyans taking the third lap in 56.90. But the Kenyans remained close with Mehdi Baala a step behind. Through the final turn Ngeny executed a textbook kick, moving onto El Guerrouj's shoulder, sliding into the second lane and sprinting past him for the gold. Lagat moved into lane 3 with hopes of passing as well but ran out of real estate to take the bronze.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Noah Ngeny Kenya |
| Silver | Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco |
| Bronze | Bernard Lagat Kenya |
Records
| World Record | 3:26.00 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco | Rome, Italy | 14 July 1998 |
| Olympic Record | 3:32.53 | Sebastian Coe | Great Britain | Los Angeles, California, United States | 11 August 1984 |
Results
All times shown are in seconds.
- 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.
- OR denotes Olympic record.
- WR denotes world record.
- PB denotes personal best.
- SB denotes season best.
Round 1
| Heat 1 of 3 Date: Monday 25 September 2000 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | 4 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
1 | 3:38.57 | Q | ||
| 2 | 5 | Jose Antonio Redolat |  Spain |
7 | 3:38.66 | Q | ||
| 3 | 10 | Kamel Boulahfane |  Algeria |
10 | 3:39.01 | Q | ||
| 4 | 11 | John Mayock |  Great Britain |
3 | 3:39.08 | Q | ||
| 5 | 12 | Hailu Mekonnen | .svg.png){kind=small} Ethiopia |
8 | 3:39.09 | Q | ||
| 6 | 13 | Michael Stember |  United States |
12 | 3:39:13 | Q | ||
| 7 | 15 | Julius Achon |  Uganda |
6 | 3:39.40 | q | ||
| 8 | 19 | William Chirchir | Kenya |
5 | 3:40.22 | |||
| 9 | 23 | James Nolan |  Ireland |
13 | 3:40.50 | |||
| 10 | 33 | Darko Radomirović |  Yugoslavia |
11 | 3:43.57 | |||
| 11 | 35 | Nick Howarth |  Australia |
4 | 3:45.46 | |||
| 12 | 36 | Branko Zorko |  Croatia |
9 | 3:46.16 | |||
| 13 | 37 | Francis Munthali |  Malawi |
1 | 3:46.34 | NR | ||
| Heat 2 of 3 Date: Monday 25 September 2000 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | 21 | Mehdi Baala |  France |
3 | 3:40.35 | Q | ||
| 2 | 22 | Bernard Lagat | Kenya |
5 | 3:40.42 | Q | ||
| 3 | 24 | Juan Carlos Higuero | Spain |
1 | 3:40.60 | Q | ||
| 4 | 25 | Kevin Sullivan |  Canada |
12 | 3:40.80 | Q | ||
| 5 | 26 | Daniel Zegeye | Ethiopia |
2 | 3:40.91 | Q | ||
| 6 | 27 | Gabriel Jennings | United States |
14 | 3:40:96 | Q | ||
| 7 | 28 | Adil Kaouch | Morocco |
13 | 3:41.06 | |||
| 8 | 29 | Mohamed Khaldi | Algeria |
6 | 3:41.16 | |||
| 9 | 30 | Vyacheslav Shabunin |  Russia |
7 | 3:41.52 | |||
| 10 | 31 | Ivan Heshko |  Ukraine |
9 | 3:41.80 | |||
| 11 | 34 | Alexis Sharangabo | .svg.png){kind=small} Rwanda |
8 | 3:44.06 | |||
| 12 | 38 | Chungu Chipako |  Zambia |
11 | 3:49.79 | |||
| 13 | 40 | Jose Luis Ebatela Nvo |  Equatorial Guinea |
4 | 4:06.14 | |||
| 14 | 41 | Anthony Whiteman | Great Britain |
4 | DNF | |||
| Heat 3 of 3 Date: Monday 25 September 2000 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | Noah Ngeny | Kenya |
7 | 3:38.03 | Q | ||
| 2 | 2 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria |
14 | 3:38.41 | Q | ||
| 3 | 3 | Andrés Manuel Díaz | Spain |
3 | 3:38.54 | Q | ||
| 4 | 6 | Youssef Baba | Morocco |
1 | 3:38.68 | Q | ||
| 5 | 7 | Berhanu Alemu | Ethiopia |
4 | 3:38.79 | Q | ||
| 6 | 8 | Driss Maazouzi | France |
5 | 3:38:88 | Q | ||
| 7 | 9 | Jason Pyrah | United States |
13 | 3:38.94 | q | ||
| 8 | 14 | Marko Koers |  Netherlands |
9 | 3:39.16 | q | ||
| 9 | 16 | Mohammed Yagoub |  Sudan |
12 | 3:39.52 | q | ||
| 10 | 17 | Hudson de Souza |  Brazil |
2 | 3:39.70 | q | ||
| 11 | 18 | Andrew Graffin | Great Britain |
6 | 3:39:75 | q | ||
| 12 | 20 | Ibrahim Mohamud Aden Gedi |  Somalia |
11 | 3:40.33 | |||
| 13 | 32 | Rui Silva |  Portugal |
10 | 3:41.93 | |||
| 14 | 39 | Sidi Mohamed Ould Bidjel |  Mauritania |
8 | 4:03.74 | PB | ||
Overall Results Round 1
| Round 1 Overall Results | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Heat | Lane | Place | Time | Qual. | Record |
| 1 | Noah Ngeny | Kenya |
3 | 7 | 1 | 3:38.03 | Q | |
| 2 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria |
3 | 14 | 2 | 3:38.41 | Q | |
| 3 | Andrés Manuel Díaz | Spain |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3:38.54 | Q | |
| 4 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3:38.57 | Q | |
| 5 | Jose Antonio Redolat | Spain |
1 | 7 | 2 | 3:38.66 | Q | |
| 6 | Youssef Baba | Morocco |
3 | 1 | 4 | 3:38.68 | Q | |
| 7 | Berhanu Alemu | Ethiopia |
3 | 4 | 5 | 3:38.79 | Q | |
| 8 | Driss Maazouzi | France |
3 | 5 | 6 | 3:38:88 | Q | |
| 9 | Jason Pyrah | United States |
3 | 13 | 7 | 3:38.94 | q | |
| 10 | Kamel Boulahfane | Algeria |
1 | 10 | 3 | 3:39.01 | Q | |
| 11 | John Mayock | Great Britain |
1 | 3 | 4 | 3:39.08 | Q | |
| 12 | Hailu Mekonnen | Ethiopia |
1 | 8 | 5 | 3:39.09 | Q | |
| 13 | Michael Stember | United States |
1 | 12 | 6 | 3:39:13 | Q | |
| 14 | Marko Koers | Netherlands |
3 | 9 | 8 | 3:39.16 | q | |
| 15 | Julius Achon | Uganda |
1 | 6 | 7 | 3:39.40 | q | |
| 16 | Mohammed Yagoub | Sudan |
3 | 12 | 9 | 3:39.52 | q | |
| 17 | Hudson de Souza | Brazil |
3 | 2 | 10 | 3:39.70 | q | |
| 18 | Andrew Graffin | Great Britain |
3 | 6 | 11 | 3:39:75 | q | |
| 19 | William Chirchir | Kenya |
1 | 5 | 8 | 3:40.22 | ||
| 20 | Ibrahim Mohamud Aden Gedi | Somalia |
3 | 11 | 12 | 3:40.33 | ||
| 21 | Mehdi Baala | France |
2 | 3 | 1 | 3:40.35 | Q | |
| 22 | Bernard Lagat | Kenya |
2 | 5 | 2 | 3:40.42 | Q | |
| 23 | James Nolan | Ireland |
1 | 13 | 9 | 3:40.50 | ||
| 24 | Juan Carlos Higuero | Spain |
2 | 1 | 3 | 3:40.60 | Q | |
| 25 | Kevin Sullivan | Canada |
2 | 12 | 4 | 3:40.80 | Q | |
| 26 | Daniel Zegeye | Ethiopia |
2 | 2 | 5 | 3:40.91 | Q | |
| 27 | Gabriel Jennings | United States |
2 | 14 | 6 | 3:40.96 | Q | |
| 28 | Adil Kaouch | Morocco |
2 | 13 | 7 | 3:41.06 | ||
| 29 | Mohamed Khaldi | Algeria |
2 | 6 | 8 | 3:41.16 | ||
| 30 | Vyacheslav Shabunin | Russia |
2 | 7 | 9 | 3:41.52 | ||
| 31 | Ivan Heshko | Ukraine |
2 | 9 | 10 | 3:41.80 | ||
| 32 | Rui Silva | Portugal |
3 | 10 | 13 | 3:41.93 | ||
| 33 | Darko Radomirović | Yugoslavia |
1 | 11 | 10 | 3:43.57 | ||
| 34 | Alexis Sharangabo | Rwanda |
2 | 8 | 11 | 3:44.06 | ||
| 35 | Nick Howarth | Australia |
1 | 4 | 11 | 3:45.46 | ||
| 36 | Branko Zorko | Croatia |
1 | 9 | 12 | 3:46.16 | ||
| 37 | Francis Munthali | Malawi |
1 | 1 | 13 | 3:46.34 | NR | |
| 38 | Chungu Chipako | Zambia |
2 | 11 | 12 | 3:49.79 | ||
| 39 | Sidi Mohamed Ould Bidjel | Mauritania |
3 | 8 | 14 | 4:03.74 | PB | |
| 40 | Jose Luis Ebatela Nvo | Equatorial Guinea |
2 | 4 | 13 | 4:06.14 | ||
| 41 | Anthony Whiteman | Great Britain |
2 | 10 | DNF | |||
Semi-Finals
| Heat 1 of 2 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | 8 | Noah Ngeny | Kenya |
12 | 3:39.29 | Q | ||
| 2 | 10 | Kevin Sullivan | Canada |
2 | 3:39.66 | Q | ||
| 3 | 11 | Jason Pyrah | United States |
11 | 3:40.04 | Q | ||
| 4 | 13 | Youssef Baba | Morocco |
9 | 3:40.16 | Q | ||
| 5 | 14 | Driss Maazouzi | France |
8 | 3:40.23 | Q | ||
| 6 | 15 | Julius Achon | Uganda |
6 | 3:40:32 | |||
| 7 | 16 | Hailu Mekonnen | Ethiopia |
10 | 3:49.92 | |||
| 8 | 17 | Hudson de Souza | Brazil |
3 | 3:41.00 | |||
| 9 | 19 | Michael Stember | United States |
1 | 3:42.30 | |||
| 10 | 20 | Andrew Graffin | Great Britain |
7 | 3:42.72 | |||
| 11 | 22 | Jose Antonio Redolat | Spain |
5 | 3:45.46 | |||
| 12 | 24 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria |
4 | 4:00.78 | |||
| Heat 2 of 2 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
6 | 3:37.60 | Q | ||
| 2 | 2 | Bernard Lagat | Kenya |
10 | 3:37.84 | Q | ||
| 3 | 3 | Daniel Zegeye | Ethiopia |
11 | 3:38.08 | Q | ||
| 4 | 4 | Mehdi Baala | France |
4 | 3:38.15 | Q | ||
| 5 | 5 | Juan Carlos Higuero | Spain |
12 | 3:38.37 | Q | ||
| 6 | 6 | Andrés Manuel Díaz | Spain |
2 | 3:38:41 | q | ||
| 7 | 7 | John Mayock | Great Britain |
5 | 3:38.68 | q | ||
| 8 | 9 | Marko Koers | Netherlands |
7 | 3:39.42 | |||
| 9 | 12 | Gabriel Jennings | United States |
9 | 3:40.10 | |||
| 10 | 18 | Berhanu Alemu | Ethiopia |
3 | 3:41.09 | |||
| 11 | 21 | Kamel Boulahfane | Algeria |
1 | 3:43.98 | |||
| 12 | 23 | Mohammed Yagoub | Sudan |
8 | 3:50.60 | |||
Overall Results Semi-Finals
| Semi-Finals Overall Results | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Heat | Lane | Place | Time | Qual. | Record |
| 1 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
2 | 6 | 1 | 3:37.60 | Q | |
| 2 | Bernard Lagat | Kenya |
2 | 10 | 2 | 3:37.84 | Q | |
| 3 | Daniel Zegeye | Ethiopia |
2 | 11 | 3 | 3:38.08 | Q | |
| 4 | Mehdi Baala | France |
2 | 4 | 4 | 3:38.15 | Q | |
| 5 | Juan Carlos Higuero | Spain |
2 | 12 | 5 | 3:38.37 | Q | |
| 6 | Andrés Manuel Díaz | Spain |
2 | 2 | 6 | 3:38.41 | q | |
| 7 | John Mayock | Great Britain |
2 | 5 | 7 | 3:38.68 | q | |
| 8 | Noah Ngeny | Kenya |
1 | 12 | 1 | 3:39:29 | Q | |
| 9 | Marko Koers | Netherlands |
2 | 7 | 8 | 3:39.42 | ||
| 10 | Kevin Sullivan | Canada |
1 | 2 | 2 | 3:39.66 | Q | |
| 11 | Jason Pyrah | United States |
1 | 11 | 3 | 3:40.04 | Q | |
| 12 | Gabriel Jennings | United States |
2 | 9 | 9 | 3:40.10 | ||
| 13 | Youssef Baba | Morocco |
1 | 9 | 4 | 3:40:16 | Q | |
| 14 | Driss Maazouzi | France |
1 | 8 | 5 | 3:40.23 | Q | |
| 15 | Julius Achon | Uganda |
1 | 6 | 6 | 3:40.32 | ||
| 16 | Hailu Mekonnen | Ethiopia |
1 | 10 | 7 | 3:40.92 | ||
| 17 | Hudson de Souza | Brazil |
1 | 3 | 8 | 3:41.00 | ||
| 18 | Berhanu Alemu | Ethiopia |
2 | 3 | 10 | 3:41:09 | ||
| 19 | Michael Stember | United States |
1 | 1 | 9 | 3:42.30 | ||
| 20 | Andrew Graffin | Great Britain |
1 | 7 | 10 | 3:42.72 | ||
| 21 | Kamel Boulahfane | Algeria |
2 | 1 | 11 | 3:43.98 | ||
| 22 | Jose Antonio Redolat | Spain |
1 | 5 | 11 | 3:45.46 | ||
| 23 | Mohammed Yagoub | Sudan |
2 | 8 | 12 | 3:50.60 | ||
| 24 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria |
1 | 4 | 12 | 4:00.78 | ||
Final
| Date: Friday 29 September 2000 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Record | |||
| 1 | Noah Ngeny | Kenya |
11 | 3:32.07 | OR | |||
| 2 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
1 | 3:32.32 | ||||
| 3 | Bernard Lagat | Kenya |
7 | 3:32.44 | ||||
| 4 | Mehdi Baala | France |
8 | 3:34.14 | ||||
| 5 | Kevin Sullivan | Canada |
2 | 3:35.50 | ||||
| 6 | Daniel Zegeye | Ethiopia |
3 | 3:36.78 | ||||
| 7 | Andrés Manuel Díaz | Spain |
10 | 3:37.27 | ||||
| 8 | Juan Carlos Higuero | Spain |
4 | 3:38.91 | ||||
| 9 | John Mayock | Great Britain |
5 | 3:39.41 | ||||
| 10 | Jason Pyrah | United States |
6 | 3:39.84 | ||||
| 11 | Driss Maazouzi | France |
12 | 3:45.46 | ||||
| 12 | Youssef Baba | Morocco |
9 | 3:56.08 | ||||
References
Official Report of the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics
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