1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres explained

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 23, 24 and 25 August.

Medalists

Gold	Shadrack Lagat
Silver	Mohamed Yagoub
Bronze	Miloud Abaoub

Results

Final

25 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		3:38.96
	align=left		align=left		3:39.17
	align=left		align=left		3:39.37
4	align=left		align=left		3:40.47
5	align=left		align=left		3:40.82
6	align=left		align=left		3:41.81
7	align=left		align=left		3:42.12
8	align=left		align=left		3:42.44
9	align=left		align=left		3:44.62
10	align=left		align=left		3:45.22
11	align=left		align=left		3:49.28
	align=left		align=left		DNF

Semifinals

24 August

Semifinal 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		3:42.53	Q
2	align=left		align=left		3:42.58	Q
3	align=left		align=left		3:42.69	Q
4	align=left		align=left		3:42.79	Q
5	align=left		align=left		3:42.86	Q
6	align=left		align=left		3:43.24	q
7	align=left		align=left		3:43.88	q
8	align=left		align=left		3:44.93
9	align=left		align=left		3:48.21
10	align=left		align=left		3:50.62
11	align=left		align=left		4:00.07
12	align=left		align=left		4:02.89

Semifinal 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		3:42.48	Q
2	align=left		align=left		3:43.75	Q
3	align=left		align=left		3:44.48	Q
4	align=left		align=left		3:45.13	Q
5	align=left		align=left		3:45.31	Q
6	align=left		align=left		3:45.32
7	align=left		align=left		3:47.17
8	align=left		align=left		3:47.25
9	align=left		align=left		3:49.01
10	align=left		align=left		3:49.93
11	align=left		align=left		3:50.05
12	align=left		align=left		4:01.70

Heats

23 August

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		3:56.20	Q
2	align=left		align=left		3:56.88	Q
3	align=left		align=left		3:56.90	Q
4	align=left		align=left		3:56.92	Q
5	align=left		align=left		3:56.94	Q
6	align=left		align=left		3:57.09
7	align=left		align=left		3:57.82
8	align=left		align=left		4:01.35
9	align=left		align=left		4:15.08
10	align=left		align=left		4:45.03

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		3:49.42	Q
2	align=left		align=left		3:49.62	Q
3	align=left		align=left		3:49.87	Q
4	align=left		align=left		3:50.15	Q
5	align=left		align=left		3:50.22	Q
6	align=left		align=left		3:50.49	q
7	align=left		align=left		3:50.93	q
8	align=left		align=left		3:54.89
9	align=left		align=left		4:06.71

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		3:50.85	Q
2	align=left		align=left		3:51.31	Q
3	align=left		align=left		3:51.42	Q
4	align=left		align=left		3:51.81	Q
5	align=left		align=left		3:51.97	Q
6	align=left		align=left		3:52.65	q
7	align=left		align=left		3:52.81
8	align=left		align=left		3:57.01
9	align=left		align=left		4:21.48
10	align=left		align=left		4:24.11

Heat 4

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		3:46.70	Q
2	align=left		align=left		3:47.76	Q
3	align=left		align=left		3:48.43	Q
4	align=left		align=left		3:49.30	Q
5	align=left		align=left		3:50.25	Q
6	align=left		align=left		3:50.40	q
7	align=left		align=left		4:29.80
8	align=left		align=left		4:32.04

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 29 countries participated in the event.