# 1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 1500 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Tuesday 24 August 1999 at 21:10h. The winning margin was 1.08 seconds.

## Final

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 3:27.65 |
| | Noah Ngeny (KEN) | 3:28.73 |
| | Reyes Estévez (ESP) | 3:30.57 |
| 4. | Fermín Cacho (ESP) | 3:31.34 |
| 5. | Andrés Manuel Díaz (ESP) | 3:31.83 |
| 6. | Laban Rotich (KEN) | 3:33.32 |
| 7. | David Lelei (KEN) | 3:33.82 |
| 8. | Driss Maazouzi (FRA) | 3:34.02 |
| 9. | Steve Holman (USA) | 3:34.32 |
| 10. | Graham Hood (CAN) | 3:35.35 |
| 11. | Adil Kaouch (MAR) | 3:47.05 |
| | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | DNF |

## Semi-final

* Held on Sunday 22 August 1999
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 3:37.34 |
| 2. | Fermín Cacho (ESP) | 3:37.88 |
| 3. | Reyes Estévez (ESP) | 3:38.16 |
| 4. | Laban Rotich (KEN) | 3:38.20 |
| 5. | Driss Maazouzi (FRA) | 3:38.32 |
| 6. | Ibrahim Mohamed Aden (SOM) | 3:38.57 |
| 7. | David Krummenacker (USA) | 3:39.19 |
| 8. | Alí Hakimi (TUN) | 3:39.27 |
| 9. | Rüdiger Stenzel (GER) | 3:39.87 |
| 10. | Marko Koers (NED) | 3:40.15 |
| 11. | Ali Saïdi-Sief (ALG) | 3:40.63 |
| 12. | Miloud Abaoub (ALG) | 3:43.21 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Noah Ngeny (KEN) | 3:36.13 |
| 2. | Andrés Manuel Díaz (ESP) | 3:36.33 |
| 3. | Adil Kaouch (MAR) | 3:36.62 |
| 4. | David Lelei (KEN) | 3:36.81 |
| 5. | Graham Hood (CAN) | 3:37.23 |
| 6. | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | 3:37.32 |
| 7. | Steve Holman (USA) | 3:37.52 |
| 8. | Abdelkader Chékhémani (FRA) | 3:37.77 |
| 9. | Julius Achon (UGA) | 3:37.82 |
| 10. | Rui Silva (POR) | 3:50.85 |
| | John Mayock (GBR) | DNF |
| | Gert-Jan Liefers (NED) | DNF |

## Heats

* Held on Saturday 21 August 1999
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 3:35.63 |
| 2. | Fermín Cacho (ESP) | 3:36.43 |
| 3. | Laban Rotich (KEN) | 3:36.72 |
| 4. | Driss Maazouzi (FRA) | 3:36.84 |
| 5. | Alí Hakimi (TUN) | 3:37.25 |
| 6. | John Mayock (GBR) | 3:37.29 |
| 7. | Rüdiger Stenzel (GER) | 3:37.31 |
| 8. | Graham Hood (CAN) | 3:37.39 |
| 9. | David Krummenacker (USA) | 3:37.85 |
| 10. | Miloud Abaoub (ALG) | 3:38.40 |
| 11. | Vyacheslav Shabunin (RUS) | 3:39.70 |
| 12. | Zigmund Zilbershtein (GEO) | 3:52.76 |
| 13. | Liam Byrne (GIB) | 4:00.60 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Reyes Estévez (ESP) | 3:41.24 |
| 2. | Ali Saïdi-Sief (ALG) | 3:41.34 |
| 3. | David Lelei (KEN) | 3:41.40 |
| 4. | Adil Kaouch (MAR) | 3:41.51 |
| 5. | Gert-Jan Liefers (NED) | 3:41.53 |
| 6. | Rui Silva (POR) | 3:41.60 |
| 7. | Vénuste Niyongabo (BDI) | 3:41.87 |
| 8. | Dirk Heinze (GER) | 3:43.44 |
| 9. | Nadir Bosch (FRA) | 3:44.46 |
| 10. | Kiyoharu Sato (JPN) | 3:45.72 |
| 11. | Youssef Baba (MAR) | 3:48.08 |
| 12. | Seneca Lassiter (USA) | 3:48.29 |
| 13. | Primo Higa (SOL) | 4:17.46 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Noah Ngeny (KEN) | 3:37.41 |
| 2. | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | 3:37.63 |
| 3. | Andrés Manuel Díaz (ESP) | 3:37.68 |
| 4. | Abdelkader Chékhémani (FRA) | 3:37.74 |
| 5. | Steve Holman (USA) | 3:37.75 |
| 6. | Julius Achon (UGA) | 3:37.97 |
| 7. | Marko Koers (NED) | 3:38.04 |
| 8. | Ibrahim Mohamed Aden (SOM) | 3:38.10 |
| 9. | Salah El Ghazi (MAR) | 3:40.31 |
| 10. | Hamish Christensen (NZL) | 3:41.11 |
| 11. | Kevin Sullivan (CAN) | 3:43.49 |
| 12. | Francis Munthali (MAW) | 3:49.97 |
| 13. | Bashar Ibrahim (KUW) | 3:50.28 |
| 14. | Giuseppe D'Urso (ITA) | 3:50.71 |