2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 and 10 July.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Imad Touil
  Algeria
Silver James Magut
  Kenya
Bronze Demma Daba
  Ethiopia

Results

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Final

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10 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Imad Touil   Algeria 3:47.40
  James Magut   Kenya 3:47.51
  Demma Daba   Ethiopia 3:47.65
4 Fredrick Ndunge   Kenya 3:48.00
5 Ryan Gregson   Australia 3:48.23
6 Taha Belkorchi   Morocco 3:49.26
7 Florian Carvalho   France 3:49.48
8 Evan Jager   United States 3:49.59
9 David Forrester   United Kingdom 3:51.00
10 Dumisane Hlaselo   South Africa 3:51.71
11 Abdel Madjid Touil   Algeria 3:51.82
12 Mario Scapini   Italy 3:53.63

Heats

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8 July

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Imad Touil   Algeria 3:48.86 Q
2 Evan Jager   United States 3:49.23 Q
3 Florian Carvalho   France 3:49.35 Q
4 Osman Omer   Sudan 3:49.39
5 James Shane   United Kingdom 3:49.71
6 Ivan Tukhtachev   Russia 3:50.44
7 Richard Ringer   Germany 3:50.77
8 Craig Huffer   Australia 3:50.90
9 Dawit Wolde   Ethiopia 3:51.44
10 Kamil Zielinski   Poland 3:55.45
11 Victor Corrales   Spain 3:58.29
12 San Naing   Myanmar 4:18.85

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Abdel Madjid Touil   Algeria 3:53.89 Q
2 Fredrick Ndunge   Kenya 3:54.18 Q
3 Demma Daba   Ethiopia 3:54.64 Q
4 Mehdi Yazidi   France 3:54.73
5 Duncan Phillips   United States 3:55.80
6 Szymon Sznura   Poland 3:56.25
7 Emad Noor   Saudi Arabia 3:57.55
8 Derlis Ayala   Paraguay 3:58.56
9 Thomas Morrison   Canada 4:01.95
10 Kemoy Campbell   Jamaica 4:02.80
11 Nkosinathi Zwane   Swaziland 4:05.23
12 Antoine Berlin   Monaco 4:07.12

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 James Magut   Kenya 3:46.41 Q
2 Taha Belkorchi   Morocco 3:46.79 Q
3 Ryan Gregson   Australia 3:46.82 Q
4 Dumisane Hlaselo   South Africa 3:47.35 q
5 David Forrester   United Kingdom 3:47.64 q
6 Mario Scapini   Italy 3:47.71 q
7 David Bustos   Spain 3:48.54
8 Nemanja Cerovac   Serbia 3:49.02
9 Matthew Leeder   Canada 3:49.57
10 Moses Kibet   Uganda 3:50.82
11 Maxime Zermatten    Switzerland 3:51.82
12 Florian Orth   Germany 3:55.45

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 36 athletes from 25 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 Feb 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015