Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres explained

Event:Men's 1500 metres
Games:2000 Summer
Date:25 September 2000 (heats)
27 September 2000 (semi-finals)
29 September 2000 (final)
Venue:Stadium Australia
Competitors:41
Nations:26
Win Value:3:32.07
Longnames:yes
Gold:Noah Ngeny
Goldnoc:KEN
Silver:Hicham El Guerrouj
Silvernoc:MAR
Bronze:Bernard Lagat
Bronzenoc:KEN
Prev:1996
Next:2004

The 1500 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme were held at Stadium Australia on Monday 25 September, Wednesday 27 September, and Friday 29 September 2000.[1] Forty-one athletes from 26 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.25 seconds by Noah Ngeny of Kenya, the nation's first title in the event since 1988 and third overall. Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco took second, matching the nation's best result in the event (Rachid El Basir's silver in 1992).

Summary

World record holder Hicham El Guerrouj was the clear favorite coming into the race, but he had a reputation for setting records in races set up by a pacemaker. His countryman Youssef Baba provided the service, sacrificing his own ambition in the final, he took the pace out in 54.14, the two Moroccan teammates leading the two Kenyan challengers Noah Ngeny and Bernard Lagat, separating from the rest of the field. On the second lap the pace lagged to 60.63, letting the other runners back in. Baba disappeared quickly leaving El Guerrouj to burn off the Kenyans taking the third lap in 56.90. But the Kenyans remained close with Mehdi Baala a step behind. Through the final turn Ngeny executed a textbook kick, moving onto El Guerrouj's shoulder, sliding into the second lane and sprinting past him for the gold. Lagat moved into lane 3 with hopes of passing as well but ran out of real estate to take the bronze.[2]

Background

This was the 24th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Five finalists from 1996 returned: gold medalist Noureddine Morceli of Algeria, seventh-place finisher Marko Koers of the Netherlands, tenth-place finisher Driss Maazouzi of Morocco, eleventh-place finisher John Mayock of Great Britain, and twelfth-place finisher Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco. El Guerrouj had been disappointed by the finish in Atlanta; expected to challenge for gold, he had tripped and fallen. Since the 1996 Games, he had won both world championships (1997 and 1999) and broken the world record; "[m]any people were calling [him] the greatest miler in history."[3]

For the first time, no nations made their debut in the 1500 metres. The United States made its 23rd appearance, most of all nations (having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games).

Qualification

See main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run 3:36.80 or faster during the qualification period. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run 3:39.50 or faster could be entered.[4]

Competition format

The competition was again three rounds (used previously in 1952 and since 1964). The "fastest loser" system introduced in 1964 was used for both the first round and semifinals. The 12-man semifinals and finals introduced in 1984 and used since 1992 were retained.

The field was smaller than before; there were three heats in the first round, each with 13 or 14 runners. The top six runners in each heat, along with the next six fastest overall, advanced to the semifinals. The 24 semifinalists were divided into two semifinals, each with 12 runners. The top five men in each semifinal, plus the next two fastest overall, advanced to the 12-man final.[3] [5]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics.

The 16-year-old Olympic record fell to Noah Ngeny in the final, who set a new record at 3:32.07. All three medalists came in under the old record time.

The following national records were established during the competition:

Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

DateTimeRound
Monday, 25 September 2000 10:40 Round 1
Wednesday, 27 September 2000 18:30 Semifinals
Friday, 29 September 2000 20:00 Final

Results

Round 1

Heat 1

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
11Hicham El Guerrouj3:38.57
27Jose Antonio Redolat3:38.66
3103:39.01
4 3John Mayock3:39.08
58Hailu Mekonnen3:39.09
612Michael Stember3:39:13
76Julius Achon3:39.40
85William Chirchir3:40.22
913James Nolan3:40.50
1011Darko Radomirović3:43.57
114Nick Howarth3:45.46
1293:46.16
131Francis Munthali3:46.34

Heat 2

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
13Mehdi Baala3:40.35
25Bernard Lagat3:40.42
313:40.60
412Kevin Sullivan3:40.80
52Daniel Zegeye3:40.91
614Gabriel Jennings3:40:96
713Adil Kaouch3:41.06
86Mohamed Khaldi3:41.16
97Vyacheslav Shabunin3:41.52
109Ivan Heshko3:41.80
118Alexis Sharangabo3:44.06
12113:49.79
134José Luis Ebatela Nvo4:06.14
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Heat 3

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
17Noah Ngeny3:38.03
214Noureddine Morceli3:38.41
333:38.54
41Youssef Baba3:38.68
54Berhanu Alemu3:38.79
65Driss Maazouzi3:38:88
713Jason Pyrah3:38.94
89Marko Koers3:39.16
912Mohammed Yagoub3:39.52
102Hudson de Souza3:39.70
116Andrew Graffin3:39:75
12113:40.33
1310Rui Silva3:41.93
148Sidi Mohamed Ould Bidjel4:03.74

Overall results for Round 1

Rank Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Time Notes
1Noah Ngeny3713:38.03
2Noureddine Morceli31423:38.41
33333:38.54
4Hicham El Guerrouj1113:38.57
5Jose Antonio Redolat1723:38.66
6Youssef Baba3143:38.68
7Berhanu Alemu3453:38.79
8Driss Maazouzi356 3:38:88
9Jason Pyrah31373:38.94
1011033:39.01
11John Mayock1343:39.08
12Hailu Mekonnen1853:39.09
13Michael Stember11263:39:13
14Marko Koers3983:39.16
15Julius Achon1673:39.40
16Mohammed Yagoub31293:39.52
17Hudson de Souza32103:39.70
18Andrew Graffin36113:39:75
19William Chirchir1583:40.22
20311123:40.33
21Mehdi Baala2313:40.35
22Bernard Lagat2523:40.42
23James Nolan11393:40.50
242133:40.60
25Kevin Sullivan21243:40.80
26Daniel Zegeye2253:40.91
27Gabriel Jennings21463:40.96
28Adil Kaouch21373:41.06
29Mohamed Khaldi2683:41.16
30Vyacheslav Shabunin2793:41.52
31Ivan Heshko29103:41.80
32Rui Silva310133:41.93
33Darko Radomirović111103:43.57
34Alexis Sharangabo28113:44.06
35Nick Howarth14113:45.46
3619123:46.16
37Francis Munthali11133:46.34
38211123:49.79
39Sidi Mohamed Ould Bidjel38144:03.74
40Jose Luis Ebatela Nvo24134:06.14
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Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
112Noah Ngeny3:39.29
22Kevin Sullivan3:39.66
311Jason Pyrah3:40.04
49Youssef Baba3:40.16
58Driss Maazouzi3:40.23
66Julius Achon3:40:32
710Hailu Mekonnen3:49.92
83Hudson de Souza3:41.00
91Michael Stember3:42.30
107Andrew Graffin3:42.72
115Jose Antonio Redolat3:45.46
124Noureddine Morceli4:00.78

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
16Hicham El Guerrouj3:37.60
210Bernard Lagat3:37.84
311Daniel Zegeye3:38.08
44Mehdi Baala3:38.15
5123:38.37
623:38:41
75John Mayock3:38.68
87Marko Koers3:39.42
99Gabriel Jennings3:40.10
103Berhanu Alemu3:41.09
1113:43.98
128Mohammed Yagoub3:50.60

Overall results for semifinals

Rank Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Time Notes
1Hicham El Guerrouj2613:37.60
2Bernard Lagat21023:37.84
3Daniel Zegeye21133:38.08
4Mehdi Baala2443:38.15
521253:38.37
62263:38.41
7John Mayock2573:38.68
8Noah Ngeny11213:39:29
9Marko Koers2783:39.42
10Kevin Sullivan1223:39.66
11Jason Pyrah11133:40.04
12Gabriel Jennings2993:40.10
13Youssef Baba1943:40:16
14Driss Maazouzi1853:40.23
15Julius Achon1663:40.32
16Hailu Mekonnen11073:40.92
17Hudson de Souza1383:41.00
18Berhanu Alemu23103:41:09
19Michael Stember1193:42.30
20Andrew Graffin17103:42.72
2121113:43.98
22Jose Antonio Redolat15113:45.46
23Mohammed Yagoub28123:50.60
24Noureddine Morceli14124:00.78

Final

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
11Noah Ngeny3:32.07
1Hicham El Guerrouj3:32.32
7Bernard Lagat3:32.44
48Mehdi Baala3:34.14
52Kevin Sullivan3:35.50
63Daniel Zegeye3:36.78
7103:37.27
843:38.91
95John Mayock3:39.41
106Jason Pyrah3:39.84
1112Driss Maazouzi3:45.46
129Youssef Baba3:56.08

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Games: Men's 1500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171451/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/mens-1500-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 November 2017 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Web site: - YouTube . .
  3. Web site: 1500 metres, Men . Olympedia . 17 August 2020.
  4. http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/images/stories/tfn_pdfs/ogqualifying_standards.pdf{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  5. Official Report, Results Book for Athletics.

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