2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres explained

The Men's 1500 metres event at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 6–7 March 2004.

The winning margin was 0.03 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the joint-narrowest winning margin in the men's 1500 metres at these championships.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=250 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Paul Korir	Ivan Heshko	Laban Rotich

Note: Michael East had originally won the bronze but was disqualified for obstructing Laban Rotich.

Results

Heat

First 3 of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			3:39.93	Q
2	2			3:40.68	Q
3	2			3:40.70	Q
4	2			3:40.75	q
5	2			3:41.22	q
6	2			3:41.25	q
7	1			3:41.66	Q
	1			3:41.75	Q, Doping
8	1			3:41.86	Q
9	1			3:42.11
10	1			3:42.25
11	1			3:42.53
12	1			3:43.24	SB
13	2			3:43.73
14	2			3:45.48
15	2			3:45.81
16	1			3:46.19
17	1			3:47.27
18	2			3:47.97
19	1			3:49.88
20	1			3:50.29
21	2			3:56.15	SB
22	1			3:57.07	PB

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			3:52.31
			3:52.34
			3:52.93
			3:53.22	Doping
4			3:53.36
5			3:53.70
6			3:56.55
7			3:57.79

References

• Results