Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres explained

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 12 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
David Moorcroft	Filbert Bayi	John Robson

Results

Heats

Held on 11 August

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			3:38.76	Q
2	2			3:38.84	Q
3	2			3:39.03	Q
4	2			3:39.24	Q
5	2			3:39.24	Q
6	2			3:39.83	q
7	2			3:40.57	q
8	1			3:41.36	Q
9	1			3:41.41	Q
10	1			3:41.47	Q
11	1			3:41.58	Q
12	1			3:41.63	Q
13	1			3:42.66
14	2			3:44.32
15	1			3:44.42
16	2			3:44.83
17	1			3:45.96
18	2			3:49.35
19	2			3:50.38
20	1			3:52.43
21	1			3:53.48
22	2			3:53.99
23	1			4:00.27
24	2			4:07.13
25	2			4:10.29
26	1			4:13.94
27	1			4:34.48
28	2			4:45.36
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Final

Held on 12 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			3:35.48
			3:35.59
			3:35.60
			3:35.66
			3:37.49
			3:38.05
			3:40.51
			3:41.34
			3:42.59
10			3:43.05
11			3:43.42
12			3:45.45

References

• Heats results (The Canberra Times)
• Final results (The Canberra Times)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . 2018-02-25 . https://archive.today/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp . 2012-09-14 . dead .