Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres explained

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 31 January and 2 February at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Filbert Bayi	John Walker	Ben Jipcho

Results

Heats

Held on 31 January

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			3:44.6	Q
2	1			3:44.62	Q
3	1			3:44.6	Q
3	1			3:44.9	Q
5	1			3:49.9
6	1			3:50.3
7	1			4:10.5
1	2			3:38.2	Q
2	2			3:39.8	Q^[2]
3	2			3:39.92	Q^[3]
4	2			3:40.30	Q
5	2			3:43.1
6	2			3:44.7
7	2			4:05.4
	2
	2
1	3			3:42.5	Q
2	3			3:42.6	Q
3	3			3:42.77	Q
4	3			3:43.6	Q
5	3			3:44.0
6	3			3:58.9
7	3			4:08.1
	3
	3

Final

Held on 2 February, the final was led by Filbert Bayi from start to finish.^[4] Both he and home favourite John Walker broke Jim Ryun's seven-year-old world record of 3:33.1, with Ben Jipcho just outside Ryun's time when holding off Walker's teammate Rod Dixon.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			3:32.16	WR
			3:32.52	AR
			3:33.16
			3:33.89
			3:34.22	NR
			3:36.84
			3:37.64
			3:39.62
			3:41.30
10			3:41.91
11			3:44.56

References

• Heats results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 21 December 2018.
2. Web site: 1974 year list . 22 December 2018.
3. Web site: Australia results . 22 December 2018.
4. Web site: . Filbert Bayi - Remember the iconic Christchurch 1,500m Final . Medal Memories . Youtube . 12 October 2021 . en.