1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 7–8 March 1997.
The winning margin was 1.93 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the only time the men's 1500 metres was won by more than 1.2 seconds at these championships.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco
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Rüdiger Stenzel Germany
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William Tanui Kenya
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Results
Heats
First 3 of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Rüdiger Stenzel | Germany |
3:39.36 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ali Hakimi | .svg.png){kind=small} Tunisia |
3:39.49 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Kader Chékhémani |  France |
3:39.52 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 3 | Branko Zorko |  Croatia |
3:39.61 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Graham Hood | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
3:40.07 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Vyacheslav Shabunin |  Russia |
3:40.13 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
3:40.18 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Niall Bruton |  Ireland |
3:40.77 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Jason Pyrah | .png){kind=small} United States |
3:41.11 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | William Tanui | Kenya |
3:41.32 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Andrés Manuel Díaz |  Spain |
3:41.34 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Luís Feiteira | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal |
3:41.46 | PB |
| 13 | 1 | Balázs Tölgyesi |  Hungary |
3:41.94 | |
| 14 | 2 | Christophe Impens | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
3:41.97 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | Ian Campbell |  Great Britain |
3:42.30 | |
| 16 | 2 | Azzeddine Sediki | Morocco |
3:42.52 | |
| 17 | 2 | Nadir Bosch | France |
3:43.10 | |
| 18 | 3 | Stephen Agar |  Dominica |
3:45.33 | |
| 19 | 1 | Giuseppe D'Urso |  Italy |
3:46.06 | |
| 20 | 2 | Dominique Loser | Germany |
3:48.01 | |
| 21 | 2 | Edgar de Oliveira |  Brazil |
3:51.41 | |
| 22 | 3 | Gilbert Mvuyikuri |  Burundi |
3:51.78 | |
| 23 | 2 | Andrea Abelli | Italy |
3:57.65 | |
| 1 | Ibrahim Adan |  Somalia |
DNS | ||
| 1 | Benson Koech | Kenya |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Mohamed Yaqoub |  Sudan |
DNS | ||
| 3 | Carlos Sequeira |  Nicaragua |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
3:35.31 | CR |
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Rüdiger Stenzel | Germany |
3:37.24 | |
 |
William Tanui | Kenya |
3:37.48 | |
| 4 | Branko Zorko | Croatia |
3:39.25 | |
| 5 | Andrés Manuel Díaz | Spain |
3:39.73 | SB |
| 6 | Ali Hakimi | Tunisia |
3:39.91 | |
| 7 | Jason Pyrah | United States |
3:41.64 | |
| 8 | Niall Bruton | Ireland |
3:42.65 | |
| 9 | Christophe Impens | Belgium |
3:42.89 | |
| 10 | Vyacheslav Shabunin | Russia |
3:44.85 | |
| 11 | Graham Hood | Canada |
3:45.03 | |
| 12 | Kader Chékhémani | France |
3:49.47 |
References
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Final results (archived)
World Indoor Champions in men's 1500 metres | |
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