Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres explained

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 1 and 2 August at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Steve Cram	John Gladwin	Dave Campbell

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			3:42.69	Q
2	2			3:42.76	Q
3	2			3:42.83	Q
4	2			3:42.92	Q
5	2			3:43.05	q
6	2			3:43.21	q
7	2			3:43.48
8	1			3:43.98	Q
9	1			3:44.45	Q
10	1			3:44.77	Q
11	1			3:44.78	Q
12	1			3:44.82
13	1			3:45.91
14	2			3:46.13
15	1			3:46.80
16	2			3:47.06
17	1			3:47.65
18	2			3:50.13
19	1			3:50.16
20	1			3:50.57
21	2			3:50.75
22	1			3:52.31
23	1			3:54.15
24	2			4:04.27

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			3:50.87
			3:52.17
			3:54.06
			3:54.44
			3:54.48
			3:55.28
			3:55.42
			3:56.90
			3:57.08
10			3:57.20

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . 2016-10-30 . https://archive.today/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp . 2012-09-14 . dead .
2. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121508879/ Heats results