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 record		3:26.00	Rome, Italy	14 July 1998
Commonwealth record		3:26.34	Brussels, Belgium	24 August 2001
Games record		3:32.16	Christchurch, New Zealand	2 February 1974

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Thursday 4 August 2022	12:25	First round
style=background:lemonchiffon	Saturday 6 August 2022	style=background:lemonchiffon	13:10	style=background:lemonchiffon	Final

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		3:42.92	q
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.