2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
1500 metres
The 1500 metres took place on 12 August at 20:55. The results were as follows (photo finish):

2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

Section Title: 1500 metres
Table Section Text: The 1500 metres took place on 12 August at 20:55. The results were as follows (photo finish):

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall

Pts

1	Akihiko Nakamura	Japan (JPN)	4:22.62	794	7646	19

2	Jorge Ureña	Spain (ESP)	4:26.46	768	8125	9

3	Ashley Bryant	Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	4:27.15	763	PB	8049	11

4	Damian Warner	Canada (CAN)	4:28.39	755	SB	8309	5

5	Karl Robert Saluri	Estonia (EST)	4:31.31	736	SB	8025	13

6	Oleksiy Kasyanov	Ukraine (UKR)	4:33.86	719	8234	6

7	Kurt Felix	Grenada (GRN)	4:36.62	702	SB	8227	7

8	Kévin Mayer	France (FRA)	4:36.73	701	SB	8768	1

9	Adam Helcelet	Czech Republic (CZE)	4:36.85	700	SB	8222	8

10	Kai Kazmirek	Germany (GER)	4:38.07	692	SB	8488	3

11	Pieter Braun	Netherlands (NED)	4:38.40	690	7890	16

12	Dominik Distelberger	Austria (AUT)	4:39.15	686	7857	17

13	Martin Roe	Norway (NOR)	4:39.24	685	8040	12

14	Janek Õiglane	Estonia (EST)	4:39.24	685	8371	4

15	Bastien Auzeil	France (FRA)	4:39.80	682	SB	7922	15

16	Devon Williams	United States (USA)	4:40.50	677	8088	10

17	Rico Freimuth	Germany (GER)	4:41.57	670	8564	2

18	Pau Tonnesen	Spain (ESP)	4:46.31	641	SB	8006	14

19	Cedric Dubler	Australia (AUS)	4:50.312	617	7728	18

20	Keisuke Ushiro	Japan (JPN)	4:51.90	607	7498	20

Zach Ziemek	United States (USA)	DNS	0	DNF

Sentence(s)

Mayer beat both Germans to win the 1500 metres in 4:36.73.

final_sentence: Mayer beat both Germans to win the 1500 metres in 4:36.73.