Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres

Men's 1500 metres
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
VenueAlexander Stadium
Dates4 August (first round)
6 August (final)
Competitors22 from 15 nations
Winning time3:30.12
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Kenya
bronze medal    Scotland

The men's 1500 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium on 4 and 6 August 2022.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

World record  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998
Commonwealth record  Bernard Lagat (KEN) 3:26.34 Brussels, Belgium 24 August 2001
Games record  Filbert Bayi (TAN) 3:32.16 Christchurch, New Zealand 2 February 1974

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Thursday 4 August 2022 12:25 First round
Saturday 6 August 2022 13:10 Final

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of two heats. The five fastest competitors per heat (plus four fastest losers) advanced to the final.[2]

Rank Heat Name Result Notes
1 1  Ollie Hoare (AUS) 3:37.57 Q
2 1  Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN) 3:37.82 Q
3 1  Jake Heyward (WAL) 3:37.83 Q
4 1  Josh Kerr (SCO) 3:37.84 Q
5 1  Elliot Giles (ENG) 3:37.98 Q
6 1  William Paulson (CAN) 3:38.36 q
7 1  Ryan Mphahlele (RSA) 3:42.92 q
8 1  Abu Salim Mayanja (UGA) 3:46.56
9 1  Dage Minors (BER) 3:46.67
10 2  Jake Wightman (SCO) 3:48.34 Q
11 2  Matthew Stonier (ENG) 3:48.50 Q
12 2  Abel Kipsang (KEN) 3:48.63 Q
13 2  Neil Gourley (SCO) 3:48.64 Q
14 2  Sam Tanner (NZL) 3:48.65 Q
15 2  Matthew Ramsden (AUS) 3:48.98
16 2  Piers Copeland (WAL) 3:49.18
17 2  David Mullarkey (IOM) 3:50.06
18 2  Emmanuel Otim (UGA) 3:51.35
19 1  Alex Macuacua (MOZ) 3:57.48
20 2  Iven Moise (SEY) 3:57.73
21 1  Yeshnil Karan (FIJ) 4:04.22
22 2  Andrew Rhobi (TAN) 4:07.85 PB
2  Stewart McSweyn (AUS) DNS
1  Kalique St. Jean (ANT) DNS


Final

The medals were determined in the final.[3]

Rank Name Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ollie Hoare (AUS) 3:30.12 GR, PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN) 3:30.21 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Jake Wightman (SCO) 3:30.53
4  Abel Kipsang (KEN) 3:30.82 SB
5  Jake Heyward (WAL) 3:31.08 PB
6  Sam Tanner (NZL) 3:31.34 PB
7  Matthew Stonier (ENG) 3:32.50 PB
8  Neil Gourley (SCO) 3:32.93 PB
9  Elliot Giles (ENG) 3:33.56 PB
10  William Paulson (CAN) 3:33.97 =PB
11  Ryan Mphahlele (RSA) 3:34.66 PB
12  Josh Kerr (SCO) 3:35.72

References

  1. ^ "Men's 1500m". Birmingham 2022. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Men's 1500m Round 1 Results Summary" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games Micro Plus Timing Services. 4 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Men's 1500m Final Results" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games Micro Plus Timing Services. 6 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2023.