Athletics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres explained

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1994 Commonwealth Games was held at the Centennial Stadium in Victoria, British Columbia on 2628 August 1994.^[1]

The winning margin was 0.08 seconds which as of 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin in the men's 1500 metres at these games.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Reuben Chesang	Kevin Sullivan	John Mayock

Results

Heats

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Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			3:44.10	Q
2	2			3:44.39	Q
3	2			3:44.54	Q
4	2			3:44.76	Q
5	2			3:44.82	Q
6	2			3:45.03	Q
7	2			3:45.20	Q
8	2			3:45.56	q
9	1			3:46.21	Q
10	1			3:46.86	Q
11	3			3:47.16	Q
12	2			3:47.36	q
13	3			3:47.37	Q
14	1			3:47.59	Q
15	3			3:47.73	Q
16	3			3:47.77	Q
17	3			3:47.80	Q
18	3			3:48.09	Q
19	3			3:48.58	q
20	3			3:48.67	q
21	1			3:49.57	Q
22	3			3:49.66	q
23	1			3:49.67	Q
24	1			3:53.28	q
25	1			3:54.17
26	1			4:10.55
27	2			4:10.66
	2

Semifinals

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Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			3:42.59	Q
2	2			3:42.69	Q
3	2			3:43.18	Q
4	2			3:43.69	Q
5	2			3:43.98	Q
6	2			3:44.50	q
7	2			3:45.85	q
8	1			3:45.95	Q
9	1			3:46.16	Q
10	1			3:46.29	Q
11	1			3:46.30	Q
12	1			3:46.42	Q
13	1			3:46.52
14	2			3:46.93
15	1			3:47.11
16	1			3:48.22
17	1			3:49.78
18	2			3:49.96
19	1			3:50.15
20	1			3:54.37
21	1			3:57.78
22	2			4:01.95
	2
	2				^[4]

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			3:36.70
			3:36.78
			3:37.22
			3:37.96
			3:38.10
			3:38.93
			3:39.19	NR
			3:39.72
			3:40.10
10			3:41.23
11			3:42.66
12			3:48.70

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . 2015-12-24 . https://archive.today/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp . 2012-09-14 . dead .
2. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/122389888/ Heats results
3. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/122391781/ Semifinals results
4. Jostling/obstruction