2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 1500 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 12 August 2001 at 16:00h. The winning margin was 0.42 seconds.

Medalists

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Gold   Hicham El Guerrouj
Morocco (MAR)
Silver   Bernard Lagat
Kenya (KEN)
Bronze   Driss Maazouzi
France (FRA)

Records

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Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships
World Record   Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 July 14, 1998   Rome, Italy
Event Record   Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:27.65 August 24, 1999   Seville, Spain
Season Best   Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:28.38 July 6, 2001   Paris, France

Final

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RANK FINAL TIME
    Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:30.68
    Bernard Lagat (KEN) 3:31.10
    Driss Maazouzi (FRA) 3:31.54
4.   William Chirchir (KEN) 3:31.91
5.   Reyes Estévez (ESP) 3:32.34
6.   José Antonio Redolat (ESP) 3:34.29
7.   Rui Silva (POR) 3:35.74
8.   Abdelkader Hachlaf (MAR) 3:36.54
9.   Gert-Jan Liefers (NED) 3:36.99
10.   Paul McMullen (USA) 3:39.35
11.   Adil Kaouch (MAR) 3:48.45
12.   Mehdi Baala (FRA) 3:55.36

Semi-final

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  • Held on Friday 10 August 2001
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.   Bernard Lagat (KEN) 3:35.82
2.   Adil Kaouch (MAR) 3:36.01
3.   Rui Silva (POR) 3:36.07
4.   Mehdi Baala (FRA) 3:36.15
5.   Reyes Estévez (ESP) 3:36.46
6.   Gert-Jan Liefers (NED) 3:36.64
7.   Anthony Whiteman (GBR) 3:36.77
8.   Hudson de Souza (BRA) 3:37.13
9.   Peter Philipp (SUI) 3:39.66
10.   Mohamed Khaldi (ALG) 3:40.38
11.   Graham Hood (CAN) 3:40.52
12.   Youssef Baba (MAR) 3:44.90


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.   Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:39.54
2.   José Antonio Redolat (ESP) 3:39.75
3.   Abdelkader Hachlaf (MAR) 3:40.16
4.   William Chirchir (KEN) 3:40.23
5.   Driss Maazouzi (FRA) 3:40.26
6.   Paul McMullen (USA) 3:40.57
7.   Laban Rotich (KEN) 3:41.09
8.   Daniel Zegeye (ETH) 3:42.15
9.   Kevin Sullivan (CAN) 3:42.30
10.   John Mayock (GBR) 3:42.63
11.   Craig Mottram (AUS) 3:43.21
12.   Saïd Chébili (FRA) 3:43.58

Heats

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Held on Thursday 9 August 2001

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.   Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:36.97
2.   Mehdi Baala (FRA) 3:38.18
3.   Laban Rotich (KEN) 3:38.37
4.   Daniel Zegeye (ETH) 3:38.48
5.   Paul McMullen (USA) 3:38.48
6.   Adil Kaouch (MAR) 3:38.49
7.   Graham Hood (CAN) 3:38.99
8.   John Mayock (GBR) 3:39.24
9.   Alexis Sharangabo (RWA) 3:42.72
10.   James Nolan (IRL) 3:42.84
11.   José Luis Ebatela Nvó (GEQ) 4:08.01
12.   Benson Korimara (KIR) 4:51.36
  Andrés Manuel Díaz (ESP) DNF


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.   José Antonio Redolat (ESP) 3:36.24
2.   Bernard Lagat (KEN) 3:36.49
3.   Abdelkader Hachlaf (MAR) 3:36.62
4.   Mohamed Khaldi (ALG) 3:36.92
5.   Gert-Jan Liefers (NED) 3:37.37
6.   Anthony Whiteman (GBR) 3:37.75
7.   Saïd Chébili (FRA) 3:37.99
8.   Hudson de Souza (BRA) 3:38.03
9.   Peter Philipp (SUI) 3:39.20
10.   Luís Feiteira (POR) 3:41.63
11.   Gabriel Jennings (USA) 3:46.07
12.   Christian Thielen (LUX) 3:54.20
13.   Pedro Ventura Jiménez (HON) 4:22.09
  Ntoka Kapinga (CGO) DNS


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.   Reyes Estévez (ESP) 3:38.27
2.   Driss Maazouzi (FRA) 3:38.44
3.   William Chirchir (KEN) 3:38.69
4.   Youssef Baba (MAR) 3:38.72
5.   Rui Silva (POR) 3:38.74
6.   Kevin Sullivan (CAN) 3:38.76
7.   Craig Mottram (AUS) 3:39.10
8.   Julius Achon (UGA) 3:39.57
9.   Wolfram Müller (GER) 3:39.95
10.   Andrew Griffin (GBR) 3:40.44
11.   Seneca Lassiter (USA) 3:44.50
12.   Víctor Martínez (AND) 3:52.29
  Amadou Diallo (GUI) DNS

References

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