# 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 1500 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 12 August 2001 at 16:00h. The winning margin was 0.42 seconds.

## Medalists

| Gold | Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco (MAR) |
| Silver | Bernard Lagat Kenya (KEN) |
| Bronze | Driss Maazouzi France (FRA) |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 3:26.00 | July 14, 1998 | Rome, Italy |
| Event Record | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 3:27.65 | August 24, 1999 | Seville, Spain |
| Season Best | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 3:28.38 | July 6, 2001 | Paris, France |

## Final

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 3:30.68 |
| | Bernard Lagat (KEN) | 3:31.10 |
| | Driss Maazouzi (FRA) | 3:31.54 |
| 4. | William Chirchir (KEN) | 3:31.91 |
| 5. | Reyes Estévez (ESP) | 3:32.34 |
| 6. | José Antonio Redolat (ESP) | 3:34.29 |
| 7. | Rui Silva (POR) | 3:35.74 |
| 8. | Abdelkader Hachlaf (MAR) | 3:36.54 |
| 9. | Gert-Jan Liefers (NED) | 3:36.99 |
| 10. | Paul McMullen (USA) | 3:39.35 |
| 11. | Adil Kaouch (MAR) | 3:48.45 |
| 12. | Mehdi Baala (FRA) | 3:55.36 |

## Semi-final

* Held on Friday 10 August 2001
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Bernard Lagat (KEN) | 3:35.82 |
| 2. | Adil Kaouch (MAR) | 3:36.01 |
| 3. | Rui Silva (POR) | 3:36.07 |
| 4. | Mehdi Baala (FRA) | 3:36.15 |
| 5. | Reyes Estévez (ESP) | 3:36.46 |
| 6. | Gert-Jan Liefers (NED) | 3:36.64 |
| 7. | Anthony Whiteman (GBR) | 3:36.77 |
| 8. | Hudson de Souza (BRA) | 3:37.13 |
| 9. | Peter Philipp (SUI) | 3:39.66 |
| 10. | Mohamed Khaldi (ALG) | 3:40.38 |
| 11. | Graham Hood (CAN) | 3:40.52 |
| 12. | Youssef Baba (MAR) | 3:44.90 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 3:39.54 |
| 2. | José Antonio Redolat (ESP) | 3:39.75 |
| 3. | Abdelkader Hachlaf (MAR) | 3:40.16 |
| 4. | William Chirchir (KEN) | 3:40.23 |
| 5. | Driss Maazouzi (FRA) | 3:40.26 |
| 6. | Paul McMullen (USA) | 3:40.57 |
| 7. | Laban Rotich (KEN) | 3:41.09 |
| 8. | Daniel Zegeye (ETH) | 3:42.15 |
| 9. | Kevin Sullivan (CAN) | 3:42.30 |
| 10. | John Mayock (GBR) | 3:42.63 |
| 11. | Craig Mottram (AUS) | 3:43.21 |
| 12. | Saïd Chébili (FRA) | 3:43.58 |

## Heats

Held on Thursday 9 August 2001
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 3:36.97 |
| 2. | Mehdi Baala (FRA) | 3:38.18 |
| 3. | Laban Rotich (KEN) | 3:38.37 |
| 4. | Daniel Zegeye (ETH) | 3:38.48 |
| 5. | Paul McMullen (USA) | 3:38.48 |
| 6. | Adil Kaouch (MAR) | 3:38.49 |
| 7. | Graham Hood (CAN) | 3:38.99 |
| 8. | John Mayock (GBR) | 3:39.24 |
| 9. | Alexis Sharangabo (RWA) | 3:42.72 |
| 10. | James Nolan (IRL) | 3:42.84 |
| 11. | José Luis Ebatela Nvó (GEQ) | 4:08.01 |
| 12. | Benson Korimara (KIR) | 4:51.36 |
| — | Andrés Manuel Díaz (ESP) | DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | José Antonio Redolat (ESP) | 3:36.24 |
| 2. | Bernard Lagat (KEN) | 3:36.49 |
| 3. | Abdelkader Hachlaf (MAR) | 3:36.62 |
| 4. | Mohamed Khaldi (ALG) | 3:36.92 |
| 5. | Gert-Jan Liefers (NED) | 3:37.37 |
| 6. | Anthony Whiteman (GBR) | 3:37.75 |
| 7. | Saïd Chébili (FRA) | 3:37.99 |
| 8. | Hudson de Souza (BRA) | 3:38.03 |
| 9. | Peter Philipp (SUI) | 3:39.20 |
| 10. | Luís Feiteira (POR) | 3:41.63 |
| 11. | Gabriel Jennings (USA) | 3:46.07 |
| 12. | Christian Thielen (LUX) | 3:54.20 |
| 13. | Pedro Ventura Jiménez (HON) | 4:22.09 |
| — | Ntoka Kapinga (CGO) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Reyes Estévez (ESP) | 3:38.27 |
| 2. | Driss Maazouzi (FRA) | 3:38.44 |
| 3. | William Chirchir (KEN) | 3:38.69 |
| 4. | Youssef Baba (MAR) | 3:38.72 |
| 5. | Rui Silva (POR) | 3:38.74 |
| 6. | Kevin Sullivan (CAN) | 3:38.76 |
| 7. | Craig Mottram (AUS) | 3:39.10 |
| 8. | Julius Achon (UGA) | 3:39.57 |
| 9. | Wolfram Müller (GER) | 3:39.95 |
| 10. | Andrew Griffin (GBR) | 3:40.44 |
| 11. | Seneca Lassiter (USA) | 3:44.50 |
| 12. | Víctor Martínez (AND) | 3:52.29 |
| — | Amadou Diallo (GUI) | DNS |