# 2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 10, 11, and 13 August. The winning margin was 0.38 seconds.

## Summary

From the gun in the final, the Kenyan team took charge as Elijah Manangoi from the inside and Timothy Cheruiyot from the outside squeezed the pack behind their wall. The third Kenyan, Asbel Kiprop went to his typical position marking the back of the pack. After a moderate lap, controlling the pace, Kiprop moved forward and the two leaders accelerated to a quick five metre breakaway. In the next half lap, that break expanded to 10 metres with only Kiprop able to bridge the gap. Through the next half lap, three men, led by Filip Ingebrigtsen (NOR), followed by Adel Mechaal (ESP) and Sadik Mikhou (BHR) were able to bridge the gap, with Ingebrigtsen able to reach the trailing Kiprop on the inside at the bell. Ingebrigtsen was able to hold the inside, making Kiprop run to the outside through the penultimate turn. Down the backstretch Mechaal was also able to pass Kiprop, who was struggling. The sweep was broken but Cheruiyot and Manangoi were still in front, Cheruiyot holding the leading inside position. Coming off the turn, Manangoi displayed some of his reputed 46 second (400) speed, running past his teammate and on to a 2-metre victory. Three metres behind, Mechaal made a serious move to try to get ahead of Ingebrigtsen, trying to pass in the narrow space on the inside. He got his shoulders as far as Ingebrigtsen's 10 metres prior to the finish but couldn't get by, both men struggling and falling toward the finish line. Ingebrigtsen leaned for the bronze medal position while Mechaal put his hand out onto Ingebrigtsen's back. Ingebrigtsen fell into a sideways somersault after the finish, both finishing just ahead of a fast closing Jakub Holuša (CZE).

## Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Location |
| World | 3:26.00 | Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 14 Jul 1998 | Rome, Italy |
| Championship | 3:27.65 | Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 24 Aug 1999 | Sevilla, Spain |
| World leading | 3:28.80 | Elijah Motonei Manangoi | KEN | 21 Jul 2017 | Monaco |
| African | 3:26.00 | Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 14 Jul 1998 | Rome, Italy |
| Asian | 3:29.14 | Rashid Ramzi | BHR | 14 Jul 2006 | Rome, Italy |
| NACAC | 3:29.30 | Bernard Lagat | USA | 28 Aug 2005 | Rieti, Italy |
| South American | 3:33.25 | Hudson de Souza | BRA | 28 Aug 2005 | Rieti, Italy |
| European | 3:28.81 | Mohamed Farah | GBR | 19 Jul 2013 | Monaco |
| Oceanian | 3:29.66 | Nicholas Willis | NZL | 17 Jul 2015 | Monaco |
The following records were set at the competition:
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date |
| Gibraltarian | 3:44.03 | Harvey Dixon | GIB | 10 Aug 2017 |

## Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 3:36.00.

## Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| 10 August | 20:25 | Heats |
| 11 August | 20:10 | Semifinals |
| 13 August | 20:30 | Final |

## Results
### Heats

The first round took place on 10 August in three heats as follows:
| Heat | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Start time | 20:25 | 20:37 | 20:48 |
| Photo finish | link | link | link |
The first six in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Luke Mathews | Australia (AUS) | 3:38.19 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Timothy Cheruiyot | Kenya (KEN) | 3:38.41 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Filip Ingebrigtsen | Norway (NOR) | 3:38.46 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Jake Wightman | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 3:38.50 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Homiyu Tesfaye | Germany (GER) | 3:38.57 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Adel Mechaal | Spain (ESP) | 3:38.99 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Fouad Elkaam | Morocco (MAR) | 3:39.33 | q |
| 8 | 3 | John Gregorek | United States (USA) | 3:39.62 | q |
| 9 | 3 | Kalle Berglund | Sweden (SWE) | 3:39.62 | q |
| 10 | 3 | Benson Seurei | Bahrain (BHR) | 3:39.77 | q |
| 11 | 3 | Michał Rozmys | Poland (POL) | 3:40.28 | q |
| 12 | 2 | Sadik Mikhou | Bahrain (BHR) | 3:42.12 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Jakub Holuša | Czech Republic (CZE) | 3:42.31 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Chris O'Hare | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 3:42.53 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Ronald Musagala | Uganda (UGA) | 3:42.75 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | Nick Willis | New Zealand (NZL) | 3:42.75 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | Robby Andrews | United States (USA) | 3:43.03 | Q |
| 18 | 2 | Ronald Kwemoi | Kenya (KEN) | 3:43.10 | q |
| 19 | 2 | Federico Bruno | Argentina (ARG) | 3:43.16 | |
| 20 | 2 | Ryan Gregson | Australia (AUS) | 3:43.28 | |
| 21 | 2 | Marc Alcalá | Spain (ESP) | 3:43.28 | |
| 22 | 3 | Ismael Debjani | Belgium (BEL) | 3:43.71 | |
| 23 | 3 | Harvey Dixon | Gibraltar (GIB) | 3:44.03 | NR |
| 24 | 1 | Elijah Manangoi | Kenya (KEN) | 3:45.93 | Q |
| 25 | 1 | Asbel Kiprop | Kenya (KEN) | 3:45.96 | Q |
| 26 | 1 | Timo Benitz | Germany (GER) | 3:46.01 | Q |
| 27 | 1 | Abdalaati Iguider | Morocco (MAR) | 3:46.03 | Q |
| 28 | 1 | Marcin Lewandowski | Poland (POL) | 3:46.06 | Q |
| 29 | 1 | Jordan Williamsz | Australia (AUS) | 3:46.11 | Q |
| 30 | 1 | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | France (FRA) | 3:46.17 | |
| 31 | 1 | Samuel Tefera | Ethiopia (ETH) | 3:46.22 | |
| 32 | 1 | David Torrence | Peru (PER) | 3:46.39 | |
| 33 | 1 | Ayanleh Souleiman | Djibouti (DJI) | 3:46.64 | |
| 34 | 1 | Josh Kerr | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 3:47.30 | |
| 35 | 1 | Abderrahmane Anou | Algeria (ALG) | 3:47.38 | |
| 36 | 1 | David Bustos | Spain (ESP) | 3:47.52 | |
| 37 | 1 | Matthew Centrowitz | United States (USA) | 3:48.34 | |
| 38 | 2 | Benjamín Enzema | Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) | 3:48.39 | |
| 39 | 3 | Erick Rodríguez | Nicaragua (NCA) | 3:52.35 | SB |
| 40 | 2 | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu | Athlete Refugee Team (ART) | 3:52.78 | PB |
| 41 | 2 | Richard Douma | Netherlands (NED) | 3:55.36 | q |
| | 3 | Taresa Tolosa | Ethiopia (ETH) | DNF | |
| | 2 | Brahim Akachab | Morocco (MAR) | DNS | |
| | 2 | Chala Regassa | Ethiopia (ETH) | DNS | |
| | 1 | Thiago André | Brazil (BRA) | DNS | |

### Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 11 August in two heats as follows:
| Heat | 1 | 2 |
| Start time | 20:10 | 20:20 |
| Photo finish | link | link |
The first five in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Jakub Holuša | Czech Republic (CZE) | 3:38.05 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Timothy Cheruiyot | Kenya (KEN) | 3:38.14 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Marcin Lewandowski | Poland (POL) | 3:38.32 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Chris O'Hare | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 3:38.59 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Fouad Elkaam | Morocco (MAR) | 3:38.64 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Nick Willis | New Zealand (NZL) | 3:38.68 | q |
| 7 | 2 | John Gregorek | United States (USA) | 3:38.68 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Jordan Williamsz | Australia (AUS) | 3:38.93 | |
| 9 | 2 | Ronald Kwemoi | Kenya (KEN) | 3:39.47 | |
| 10 | 2 | Homiyu Tesfaye | Germany (GER) | 3:39.72 | |
| 11 | 2 | Kalle Berglund | Sweden (SWE) | 3:40.05 | |
| 12 | 1 | Elijah Manangoi | Kenya (KEN) | 3:40.10 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Asbel Kiprop | Kenya (KEN) | 3:40.14 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Filip Ingebrigtsen | Norway (NOR) | 3:40.23 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | Sadik Mikhou | Bahrain (BHR) | 3:40.52 | Q |
| 16 | 1 | Adel Mechaal | Spain (ESP) | 3:40.60 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | Abdalaati Iguider | Morocco (MAR) | 3:40.76 | |
| 18 | 1 | Luke Mathews | Australia (AUS) | 3:40.91 | |
| 19 | 2 | Benson Seurei | Bahrain (BHR) | 3:40.96 | |
| 20 | 1 | Jake Wightman | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 3:41.79 | |
| 21 | 1 | Ronald Musagala | Uganda (UGA) | 3:42.01 | |
| 22 | 1 | Michał Rozmys | Poland (POL) | 3:42.94 | |
| 23 | 1 | Timo Benitz | Germany (GER) | 3:44.38 | |
| 24 | 2 | Richard Douma | Netherlands (NED) | 3:47.74 | |
| | 1 | Robby Andrews | United States (USA) | DNF | |

### Final

The final took place on 13 August at 20:30. The results were as follows (photo finish):
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Elijah Manangoi | Kenya (KEN) | 3:33.61 |
| | Timothy Cheruiyot | Kenya (KEN) | 3:33.99 |
| | Filip Ingebrigtsen | Norway (NOR) | 3:34.53 |
| 4 | Adel Mechaal | Spain (ESP) | 3:34.71 |
| 5 | Jakub Holuša | Czech Republic (CZE) | 3:34.89 |
| 6 | Sadik Mikhou | Bahrain (BHR) | 3:35.81 |
| 7 | Marcin Lewandowski | Poland (POL) | 3:36.02 |
| 8 | Nick Willis | New Zealand (NZL) | 3:36.82 |
| 9 | Asbel Kiprop | Kenya (KEN) | 3:37.24 |
| 10 | John Gregorek | United States (USA) | 3:37.56 |
| 11 | Fouad Elkaam | Morocco (MAR) | 3:37.72 |
| 12 | Chris O'Hare | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 3:38.28 |