2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's 1500 metres explained

The men's 1500 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 19 and 21 July.

Medalists

Gold	Kumari Taki
Silver	Taresa Tolosa
Bronze	Anthony Kiptoo

Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics
World Junior Record		3:28.81	Monaco	18 July 2014
Championship Record		3:35.53	Grosseto, Italy	15 July 2004
World Junior Leading		3:33.71	Heusden-Zolder, Netherlands	16 July 2016

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the 3 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	1			3:44.59	Q
2	1			3:44.74	Q
3	1			3:44.86	Q
4	1			3:44.96	q
5	1			3:45.34	q
6	1			3:45.74	q, PB
7	1			3:45.88
8	3			3:46.13	Q
9	3			3:46.41	Q
10	3			3:46.53	Q
11	3			3:46.56
12	2			3:47.14	Q
13	1			3:47.38
14	3			3:47.56	PB
15	2			3:47.72	Q
16	2			3:47.80	Q
17	2			3:47.84	PB
18	3			3:47.88
19	3			3:47.95
20	2			3:48.63
21	3			3:48.98	PB
22	2			3:49.12
23	3			3:49.21
24	1			3:49.24
25	1			3:49.51
26	3			3:50.15
27	3			3:50.58
28	2			3:50.71
29	3			3:50.97
30	2			3:51.27
31	2			3:51.32
32	2			3:51.64
33	1			3:52.06
34	1			3:53.72
35	1			3:54.42
36	2			3:54.57
37	3			3:54.76
38	2			3:55.21
39	2			3:55.49
40	2			3:58.49
41	1			4:04.64
	2
	3

Final

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
			3:48.63
			3:48.77
			3:49.00
			3:49.52
			3:49.52
			3:50.50
			3:50.93
			3:50.95
			3:51.09
10			3:51.23
11			3:51.58
12			3:55.95

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heats results . IAAF. 10 October 2017.
2. Web site: Final results. IAAF. 10 October 2017.