Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres

Men's 1500 metres
at the Commonwealth Games

The Men's 1500 metres at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday 11 October till Tuesday 12 October 2010.

The top four runners in each of the initial two heats plus the next four fastest runners from across the heats also qualified for the final.

Records

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World Record 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Roma, Italy 14 July 1998
Games Record 3:32.16 Filbert Bayi TAN Christchurch, New Zealand 1974

Heats

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First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Name Result Notes
1 11  James Magut (KEN) 3:40.47 Q, SB
2 9  Chaminda Wijekoon (SRI) 3:40.78 Q, PB, NR
3 13  Thomas Lancashire (ENG) 3:40.84 Q
4 5  Andrew Baddeley (ENG) 3:41.25 Q
5 10  Adrian Blincoe (NZL) 3:41.54 q
6 12  Mitchell Kealey (AUS) 3:41.64 q
7 2  Alastair Hay (SCO) 3:43.21 q
8 7  Cleveland Forde (GUY) 3:44.23 PB, NR
9 3  Hamza Chatholi (IND) 3:44.72 SB
10 8  Jon Rankin (CAY) 3:46.12
11 4  Taylor Milne (CAN) 3:49.53
12 14  Shifaz Mohamed (MDV) 4:17.39 PB
1  Shawn Pitter (JAM) DNF
6  Tony Ialu (VAN) DNS

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Result Notes
1 3  Gideon Gathimba (KEN) 3:41.59 Q
2 14  Silas Kiplagat (KEN) 3:41.67 Q
3 5  Jeremy Roff (AUS) 3:41.86 Q
4 8  Nick Willis (NZL) 3:42.47 Q
5 15  James Thie (WAL) 3:42.74 q
6 6  Sandeep Sandeep (IND) 3:44.55
7 1  Jimmy Adar (UGA) 3:45.98
8 9  Joseph Nzirorera (RWA) 3:48.40 PB
9 10  Barae Saqware (TAN) 3:48.82
10 11  James McIlroy (NIR) 3:50.13
11 7  Chauncy Master (MAW) 3:52.43
12 4  Colin McCourt (ENG) 3:59.68
13 2  Baba Gibba (GAM) 4:06.14
14 12  Alusine Deen-Sesay (SLE) 4:13.19
15 13  Hameed Mohamed (MDV) 4:26.10 SB

Final

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Rank Lane Name Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 7  Silas Kiplagat (KEN) 3:41.78
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6  James Magut (KEN) 3:42.27
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4  Nick Willis (NZL) 3:42.38
4 5  Chaminda Wijekoon (SRI) 3:42.93
5 12  Gideon Gathimba (KEN) 3:43.11
6 9  Andrew Baddeley (ENG) 3:43.33
7 2  Jeremy Roff (AUS) 3:43.53
8 11  Thomas Lancashire (ENG) 3:43.58
9 1  James Thie (WAL) 3:44.25
10 10  Adrian Blincoe (NZL) 3:44.47
11 8  Mitchell Kealey (AUS) 3:44.57
12 3  Alastair Hay (SCO) 3:44.61
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