Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres explained

Event:Men's 1500 metres

The 1500 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme were held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday 24 March 2006 and Saturday 25 March 2006.

The top four runners in each of the two heats automatically qualified for the final. The next four fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 12 runners competed in the final.

Records

World Record3:26.00Hicham El GuerroujRome, Italy14 July 1998
Games Record3:32.16Filbert BayiChristchurch, New ZealandJanuary 1974

Medals

Gold:Silver:Bronze:
Nick Willis, New Zealand Nathan Brannen, Canada Mark Fountain, Australia

Qualification

Going into the event, the top ten Commonwealth athletes as ranked by the International Association of Athletics Federations were:

13 March Rank AthleteNationGames
Result
27 March Rank
Comm.WorldComm.World
11Daniel Kipchirchir Komen KenyaDid not compete11
2=5Suleiman Simotwo KenyaDid not compete2=5
37Alex Kipchirchir KenyaDid not compete37
411Laban Rotich KenyaDid not compete411
514Elkanah Angwenyi KenyaDid not compete514
615William Chirchir KenyaDid not compete615
717Michael East EnglandDid not compete818
820Kevin Sullivan Canada7th1022
922Nick McCormick England5th1123
1023Bernard Kiptum KenyaDid not compete=13=26

Results

All times shown are in minutes.

Heats

Heat 1 of 2
Date: Friday 24 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Place Athlete NationOrderTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
16Nick Willis New Zealand63:40.49Q
27Andrew Baddeley England13:40.60Q
38 Kenya103:40.68Q
410Kevin Sullivan Canada53:41.25Q
511Adrian Blincoe New Zealand43:41.98q
612Jeremy Roff Australia113:42.04q
713Churchill Kipsang Kenya73:42.84
817James Thie Wales83:47.88
920Alexandros Kalogerogiannis Cyprus93:55.93
1021Chauncy Master Malawi23:56.76PB
--James Mcilroy Northern Ireland3DNS
Splits
MarkAthlete NationTime
400 mAdrian Blincoe New Zealand1:00.68
800 mAdrian Blincoe New Zealand1:59.09
1200 mAndrew Baddeley England2:58.38
Heat 2 of 2
Date: Friday 24 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Place Athlete NationOrderTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
11Craig Mottram Australia93:38.02Q
22Mark Fountain Australia23:38.31Q
33 Canada53:38.55Q
44Nick McCormick England33:38.66Q
55Paul Hamblyn New Zealand73:38.83q
69Jonathan Komen Kenya83:41.18q
714Jimmy Adar Uganda63:43.20
815Lee Merrien Guernsey113:43.26
916Moeketsi Mosuhli Lesotho43:47.36PB
1018Setefano Mika Samoa13:53.61PB
1119Ansu Sowe The Gambia103:54.66
Splits
MarkAthlete NationTime
400 mNick McCormick England57.44 s
800 mNick McCormick England1:58.19
1200 mCraig Mottram Australia2:56.66
Heats
Overall Results
Place Athlete NationHeatOrderPlaceTimeQual.Record
1Craig Mottram Australia2913:38.02Q
2Mark Fountain Australia2223:38.31Q
3 Canada2533:38.55Q
4Nick McCormick England2343:38.66Q
5Paul Hamblyn New Zealand2753:38.83q
6Nick Willis New Zealand1613:40.49Q
7Andrew Baddeley England1123:40.60Q
8 Kenya11033:40.68Q
9Jonathan Komen Kenya2863:41.18q
10Kevin Sullivan Canada1543:41.25Q
11Adrian Blincoe New Zealand1453:41.98q
12Jeremy Roff Australia11163:42.04q
13Churchill Kipsang Kenya1773:42.84
14Jimmy Adar Uganda2673:43.20
15Lee Merrien Guernsey21183:43.26
16Moeketsi Mosuhli Lesotho2493:47.36PB
17James Thie Wales1883:47.88
18Setefano Mika Samoa21103:53.61PB
19Ansu Sowe The Gambia210113:54.66
20Alexandros Kalogerogiannis Cyprus1993:55.93
21Chauncy Master Malawi12103:56.76PB
-James Mcilroy Northern Ireland13-DNS

Final

Final
Date: Friday 25 March 2006
Time: ??:?? PM
Place Athlete NationOrderTimeRecord
1Nick Willis New Zealand13:38.49
2 Canada113:39.20
3Mark Fountain Australia33:39.33
4Paul Hamblyn New Zealand43:39.38
5Nick McCormick England123:39.55
6 Kenya73:40.92
7Kevin Sullivan Canada83:41.19
8Jeremy Roff Australia103:41.50
9Craig Mottram Australia63:44.37
10Adrian Blincoe New Zealand93:44.88
11Jonathan Komen Kenya53:53.73
12Andrew Baddeley England24:24.14
Splits
MarkAthlete NationTime
400 mAdrian Blincoe New Zealand59.89 s
800 mNick McCormick England2:00.36
1200 mNick Willis New Zealand2:57.36

References