Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres explained

Event:Men's 1500 metres
Games:2022
Venue:Alexander Stadium
Dates:4 August (first round)
6 August (final)
Competitors:22
Nations:15
Win Value:3:30.12
Gold:Ollie Hoare
Goldcga:AUS
Silver:Timothy Cheruiyot
Silvercga:KEN
Bronze:Jake Wightman
Bronzecga:SCO
Prev:2018
Next:2026

The men's 1500 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium on 4 and 6 August 2022.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

World record3:26.00Rome, Italy14 July 1998
Commonwealth record3:26.34Brussels, Belgium24 August 2001
Games record3:32.16Christchurch, New Zealand2 February 1974

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

DateTimeRound
Thursday 4 August 2022 12:25 First round
style=background:lemonchiffonSaturday 6 August 2022 style=background:lemonchiffon13:10 style=background:lemonchiffonFinal
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of two heats. The five fastest competitors per heat (plus four fastest losers) advanced to the final.[2]

Rank Heat Name Result Notes
1 1 3:37.57 Q
2 1 3:37.82 Q
3 1 3:37.83 Q
4 1 3:37.84 Q
5 1 3:37.98 Q
6 1 3:38.36 q
7 1 3:42.92q
8 1 3:46.56
9 1 3:46.67
10 2 3:48.34 Q
11 2 3:48.50 Q
12 2 3:48.63 Q
13 2 3:48.64 Q
14 2 3:48.65 Q
15 2 3:48.98
16 2 3:49.18
17 2 3:50.06
18 2 3:51.35
19 1 3:57.48
20 2 3:57.73
21 1 4:04.22
22 2 4:07.85
2
1

Final

The medals were determined in the final.[3]

Rank Name Result Notes
3:30.12 GR,
3:30.21
3:30.53
4 3:30.82
5 3:31.08
6 3:31.34
7 3:32.50
8 3:32.93
9 3:33.56
10 3:33.97 =
11 3:34.66
12 3:35.72

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's 1500m. Birmingham 2022. 6 August 2022. 6 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Men's 1500m Round 1 Results Summary . 2022 Commonwealth Games Micro Plus Timing Services . https://web.archive.org/web/20220901095823/https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/ATH/2022-08-04/ATHM1500M-------------RND1--------__C74A_1.0.pdf . 1 September 2022 . 4 August 2022 . live.
  3. Web site: Men's 1500m Final Results . 2022 Commonwealth Games Micro Plus Timing Services . https://web.archive.org/web/20230130010233/https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/ATH/2022-08-06/ATHM1500M-------------FNL-000100--__C73G_1.0.pdf . 30 January 2023 . 6 August 2022 . live.