2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place 9 and 10 March at the Ataköy Athletics Arena.
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Abdalaati Iguider Morocco
|
Ilham Tanui Özbilen Turkey
|
Mekonnen Gebremedhin Ethiopia
|
Records[edit]
| Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
|
3:31.18 | Stuttgart, Germany | 2 February 1997 |
| Championship record | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
|
3:33.77 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 |
| World Leading | Abdalaati Iguider (MAR)
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3:34.10 | Liévin, France | 14 February 2012 |
| African record | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
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3:31.18 | Stuttgart, Germany | 2 February 1997 |
| Asian record |  Belal Mansoor Ali (BHR)
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3:36.28 | Stockholm, Sweden | 20 February 2007 |
| European record |  Andrés Manuel Díaz (ESP)
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3:33.32 | Piraeus, Greece | 24 February 1999 |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record |
 Bernard Lagat (USA)
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3:35.23 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 16 February 2008 |
| Oceanian Record |  Nick Willis (NZL)
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3:35.80 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 20 February 2010 |
| South American record |  Agberto Guimarães (BRA)
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3:42.70 | Piraeus, Greece | 8 March 1989 |
Qualification standards[edit]
| Indoor | Outdoor |
|---|---|
| 3:42.00 or 3:59.00 (Mile) | 3:34.25 or 3:52.00 (Mile) |
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2012 | 12:55 | Heats |
| March 10, 2012 | 19:00 | Final |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus 3 fastest times qualified (q). The qualification round started at 12:59 and ended at 13:10.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Abdalaati Iguider | Morocco |
3:38.41 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Mekonnen Gebremedhin | Ethiopia |
3:39.16 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Ayanleh Souleiman |  Djibouti |
3:39.51 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 2 | Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. | United States |
3:39.54 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Silas Kiplagat |  Kenya |
3:39.59 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Francisco Javier Abad | Spain |
3:40.55 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Ilham Tanui Özbilen | Turkey |
3:41.93 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Aman Wote | Ethiopia |
3:42.24 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Amine Laâlou | Morocco |
3:42.36 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Bethwell Birgen | Kenya |
3:42.72 | |
| 11 | 2 | Yegor Nikolayev |  Russia |
3:43.33 | |
| 12 | 1 | Galen Rupp | United States |
3:43.39 | PB |
| 13 | 1 | David Bustos | Spain |
3:43.66 | |
| 14 | 1 | Gregory Beugnet |  France |
3:44.20 | |
| 15 | 1 | Oleksandr Borysiuk |  Ukraine |
3:44.28 | |
| 16 | 1 | Lewis Moses |  Great Britain |
3:45.04 | |
| DQ | 2 | Mohammed Shaween |  Saudi Arabia |
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| 17 | 2 | Kemal Koyuncu | Turkey |
3:45.33 | SB |
| 18 | 2 | Ryan Foster |  Australia |
3:46.26 | PB |
| 19 | 2 | James Brewer | Great Britain |
3:47.58 | |
| 20 | 1 | Mohamad Al-Garni |  Qatar |
3:47.63 | |
| 21 | 1 | Ciaran O'Lionaird |  Ireland |
3:50.12 | PB |
| 22 | 1 | Abdallahi Cheikh |  Mauritania |
4:47.24 | NR |
Final[edit]
9 athletes from 7 countries participated. The final started at 19:01 and ended at 19:05.[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Abdalaati Iguider | Morocco |
3:45.21 | |
 |
Ilham Tanui Özbilen | Turkey |
3:45.35 | |
 |
Mekonnen Gebremedhin | Ethiopia |
3:45.90 | |
| 4 | Aman Wote | Ethiopia |
3:47.02 | |
| 5 | Ayanleh Souleiman | Djibouti |
3:47.35 | |
| 6 | Silas Kiplagat | Kenya |
3:47.42 | |
| 7 | Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. | United States |
3:47.42 | |
| 8 | Francisco Javier Abad | Spain |
3:48.14 | |
| 9 | Amine Laâlou | Morocco |
3:49.14 |
References[edit]
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – 1500 Metres Men (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – 1500 Metres Men (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-11.