| Event: | Men's 1500 metres |
| Games: | 1970 |
| Venue: | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh |
| Dates: | 18 and 22 July 1970 |
| Gold: | Kipchoge Keino |
| Goldcga: | KEN |
| Silver: | Dick Quax |
| Silvercga: | NZL |
| Bronze: | Brendan Foster |
| Bronzecga: | ENG |
| Prev: | 1966 Kingston |
| Next: | Christchurch 1974 |
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 18 and 22 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games, replacing the mile.
| scope=col style="background-color:gold; width:200px; | Gold | scope=col style="background-color:silver; width:200px; | Silver | scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966; width:200px; | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kipchoge Keino | Dick Quax | Brendan Foster |
The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| scope=col | Rank ! | scope=col | Heat ! | scope=col | Name ! | scope=col | Nationality ! | scope=col | Time ! | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3:40.4 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 3:43.8 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 3:44.1 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 3:44.3 | Q | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 3:44.7 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 3:48.3 | |||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 3:52.4 | |||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 3:57.2 | |||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 4:01.3 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3:44.2 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3:44.9 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 3:45.5 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 3:45.5 | Q | ||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 3:45.6 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 3:47.3 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 3:48.4 | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | 3:49.2 | |||||||||
| 9 | 2 | 3:58.0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 3:50.2 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 3:50.2 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3:50.6 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 3:51.4 | Q | ||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 3:52.5 | |||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 3:52.8 | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | 3:54.4 | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 4:03.0 | |||||||||
| 9 | 3 | 4:32.0 |
| scope=col | Rank ! | scope=col | Name ! | scope=col | Nationality ! | scope=col | Time ! | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:36.68 | GR | ||||||||
| 3:38.19 | |||||||||
| 3:40.63 | |||||||||
| 3:40.6 | |||||||||
| 3:41.2 | |||||||||
| 3:42.2 | |||||||||
| 3:42.6 | |||||||||
| 3:43.6 | |||||||||
| 3:44.2 | |||||||||
| 10 | 3:45.0 | ||||||||
| 11 | 3:48.6 | ||||||||
| 12 | 3:54.0 |