Host City: Barcelona, Spain |
Format: Top five in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final. |
Date Started: August 3, 1992 |
Format: Top four in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the semi-finals. |
Date Finished: August 8, 1992 |
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(Competitors: 51; Countries: 40; Finalists: 12) |
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Venue(s): Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
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Overview by IAAF |
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Twenty men ran quicker than 3:40 in the first round as only one heat saw a race slower than that level. Kibet was the fastest heat winner – 3:36.32, while Chesire won the slow race – 3:44.06. Morceli, the big favourite, won the first semi in 3:39.22 with a 53.0 last lap, while Suleiman won the other heat in a startling 3:34.77 – the fastest preliminary race ever – ahead of Cacho, 3:34.91. Again, no-one wanted to set the pace in the final, so Chesire found himself in the lead, and took the field though three laps, passing the bell in 2:49.7. Cacho was third, and Morceli, not fully recovered from an early season injury, buried in the pack. He didn’t react when Cacho made his move. With 250m to go a gap opened on the inside and Cacho darted through it and was never headed. Leading Chesire by a metre off the final bend he eventually won by 4m despite looking round six times. His last lap was a scintillating 50.3 |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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The heavy favorite was 1992 world champion Noureddine Morceli but he ran a strangely passive race and finished only 7th. The final started slowly, with nobody wanting to take the lead. The bell was passed in 2:49.7, with Kenya's Joseph Chesire leading, after 800 had been passed in a pedestrian 2:06.83. Morceli was trapped in the pack and never challenged. Spain's Fermín Cacho saw a small gap on the inside and took the lead 250 metres from the finish. He pulled away and won over Rachid El-Basir quite easily, looking around frequently on the final stretch. Mohamed Sulaiman's medal was the first ever for Qatar in the Olympics. |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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Results |
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These are the official results of the men's 1500 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 51 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats.
Most of the eyes were on reigning world champion Noureddine Morceli, who hovered in the middle of the pack, while Joseph Chesire led most of the race, marked by Jens-Peter Herold through a slow race of 62.25 and 64.58 for the first two laps, setting up a fast finish. A step behind the leaders, as the pace quickened going into the final lap, home team favorite Fermín Cacho who had been strategically watching the field, pushed the final backstretch to move up on Chesire. Passing on the inside with just over 200 to go, Cacho accelerated and was surprised Chesire was not able to mount a challenge. Charging out into a big lead around the turn, Cacho kept looking back for the next challenger, but there was none, Cacho and the Spanish fans celebrated. Even with his celebrating and looking back, Cacho's last lap was about 50.5. Mohamed Suleiman edged past a fading Chesire and a final sprint around the outside from eight place netted Rachid El Basir the silver.
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1500 m |
Men |
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Final |
8 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
3.40.12 |
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Fermín Cacho |
Spain |
ESP |
16 Feb 69 |
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2 |
3.40.62 |
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Rachid El Basir |
Morocco |
MAR |
4 Oct 68 |
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3 |
3.40.69 |
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Mohamed Ahmed Suleiman |
Qatar |
QAT |
23 Nov 69 |
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4 |
3.41.12 |
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Joseph Chesire |
Kenya |
KEN |
12 Nov 57 |
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5 |
3.41.27 |
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Jonah Birir |
Kenya |
KEN |
27 Dec 71 |
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6 |
3.41.53 |
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Jens-Peter Herold |
Germany |
GER |
2 Jun 65 |
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7 |
3.41.70 |
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Noureddine Morceli |
Algeria |
ALG |
28 Feb 70 |
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8 |
3.41.74 |
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Jim Spivey |
United States |
USA |
7 Mar 60 |
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9 |
3.42.55 |
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Graham Hood |
Canada |
CAN |
2 Apr 72 |
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10 |
3.42.62 |
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David Kibet |
Kenya |
KEN |
24 Nov 63 |
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11 |
3.43.51 |
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Manuel Pancorbo |
Spain |
ESP |
7 Jul 66 |
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12 |
3.44.66 |
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Azat Rakipau |
Belarus |
BLR |
29 Nov 68 |
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1500 m |
Men |
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Semifinal 1 |
6 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
3.39.22 |
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Noureddine Morceli |
Algeria |
ALG |
28 Feb 70 |
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2 |
3.39.26 |
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Rachid El Basir |
Morocco |
MAR |
4 Oct 68 |
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3 |
3.39.43 |
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Joseph Chesire |
Kenya |
KEN |
12 Nov 57 |
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4 |
3.39.52 |
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Manuel Pancorbo |
Spain |
ESP |
7 Jul 66 |
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5 |
3.39.55 |
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Jens-Peter Herold |
Germany |
GER |
2 Jun 65 |
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6 |
3.39.56 |
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Gennaro Di Napoli |
Italy |
ITA |
5 Mar 68 |
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7 |
3.39.71 |
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Branko Zorko |
Croatia |
CRO |
1 Jul 67 |
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8 |
3.40.23 |
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Rüdiger Stenzel |
Germany |
GER |
16 Apr 68 |
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9 |
3.40.49 |
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Steve Holman |
United States |
USA |
2 Mar 70 |
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10 |
3.40.80 |
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Kevin McKay |
Great Britain |
GBR |
9 Feb 69 |
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11 |
3.41.98 |
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Zeki Öztürk |
Turkey |
TUR |
22 Dec 65 |
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12 |
3.42.53 |
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Edgar Martins de Oliveira |
Brazil |
BRA |
11 Nov 67 |
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13 |
4.13.52 |
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Baba Njie |
Gambia |
GAM |
70 |
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1500 m |
Men |
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Semifinal 2 |
6 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
3.34.77 |
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Mohamed Ahmed Suleiman |
Qatar |
QAT |
23 Nov 69 |
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2 |
3.34.93 |
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Fermín Cacho |
Spain |
ESP |
16 Feb 69 |
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3 |
3.35.41 |
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Jonah Birir |
Kenya |
KEN |
27 Dec 71 |
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4 |
3.35.55 |
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Jim Spivey |
United States |
USA |
7 Mar 60 |
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5 |
3.35.82 |
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David Kibet |
Kenya |
KEN |
24 Nov 63 |
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6 |
3.36.12 |
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Graham Hood |
Canada |
CAN |
2 Apr 72 |
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7 |
3.36.16 |
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Azat Rakipau |
Belarus |
BLR |
29 Nov 68 |
NR |
8 |
3.37.16 |
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Marcus O'Sullivan |
Ireland |
IRL |
22 Dec 61 |
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9 |
3.38.09 |
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Philemon Hanneck |
Zimbabwe |
ZIM |
21 May 71 |
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10 |
3.38.09 |
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Mário Silva |
Portugal |
POR |
23 Jul 61 |
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11 |
3.38.45 |
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Hauke Fuhlbrügge |
Germany |
GER |
21 Mar 66 |
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12 |
3.40.53 |
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Matthew Yates |
Great Britain |
GBR |
4 Feb 69 |
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1500 m |
Men |
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Heat 1 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
3.37.04 |
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Fermín Cacho |
Spain |
ESP |
16 Feb 69 |
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2 |
3.37.65 |
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Philemon Hanneck |
Zimbabwe |
ZIM |
21 May 71 |
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3 |
3.38.01 |
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Jim Spivey |
United States |
USA |
7 Mar 60 |
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4 |
3.38.01 |
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Rachid El Basir |
Morocco |
MAR |
4 Oct 68 |
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5 |
3.38.29 |
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Jonah Birir |
Kenya |
KEN |
27 Dec 71 |
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6 |
3.38.64 |
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Azat Rakipau |
Belarus |
BLR |
29 Nov 68 |
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7 |
3.38.68 |
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Edgar Martins de Oliveira |
Brazil |
BRA |
11 Nov 67 |
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8 |
3.40.73 |
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Kim Bong-Joo |
South Korea |
KOR |
16 Jun 67 |
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9 |
3.41.00 |
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Steve Crabb |
Great Britain |
GBR |
30 Nov 63 |
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10 |
3.48.08 |
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Mohamed Ahmed Amer |
United Arab Emirates |
UAE |
23 Apr 67 |
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11 |
3.55.72 |
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Zacharia Maidjida |
Central African Republic |
CAF |
5 Jun 69 |
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12 |
4.04.82 |
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Khambieng Khamiar |
Laos |
LAO |
23 Nov 67 |
NR |
13 |
4.13.88 |
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Ancel Nalau |
Vanuatu |
VAN |
7 Sep 68 |
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1500 m |
Men |
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Heat 2 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
3.37.98 |
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Noureddine Morceli |
Algeria |
ALG |
28 Feb 70 |
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2 |
3.38.38 |
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Steve Holman |
United States |
USA |
2 Mar 70 |
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3 |
3.38.57 |
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Mário Silva |
Portugal |
POR |
23 Jul 61 |
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4 |
3.38.68 |
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Zeki Öztürk |
Turkey |
TUR |
22 Dec 65 |
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5 |
3.38.73 |
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Matthew Yates |
Great Britain |
GBR |
4 Feb 69 |
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6 |
3.38.92 |
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Hauke Fuhlbrügge |
Germany |
GER |
21 Mar 66 |
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7 |
3.39.54 |
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João N'Tyamba |
Angola |
ANG |
20 Mar 68 |
NR |
8 |
3.41.54 |
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Mitiku Megersa |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
28 Feb 73 |
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9 |
3.44.96 |
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Nadir Khan |
Pakistan |
PAK |
10 Jun 66 |
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10 |
3.45.27 |
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Markus Hacksteiner |
Switzerland |
SUI |
18 Nov 64 |
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11 |
3.51.89 |
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Awad Saleh Nasser |
Yemen |
YEM |
26 Sep 75 |
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12 |
3.56.45 |
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Tamimou Idrissou |
Benin |
BEN |
61 |
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13 |
3.58.75 |
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Alphonse Munyeshyaka |
Rwanda |
RWA |
3 Nov 74 |
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1500 m |
Men |
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Heat 3 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
3.44.06 |
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Joseph Chesire |
Kenya |
KEN |
12 Nov 57 |
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2 |
3.44.44 |
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Graham Hood |
Canada |
CAN |
2 Apr 72 |
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3 |
3.44.47 |
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Branko Zorko |
Croatia |
CRO |
1 Jul 67 |
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4 |
3.44.55 |
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Gennaro Di Napoli |
Italy |
ITA |
5 Mar 68 |
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5 |
3.44.70 |
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Rüdiger Stenzel |
Germany |
GER |
16 Apr 68 |
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6 |
3.44.80 |
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Terrance Herrington |
United States |
USA |
31 Jul 66 |
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7 |
3.46.75 |
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José Luís González |
Spain |
ESP |
8 Dec 57 |
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8 |
3.48.33 |
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Bobby Gaseitsiwe |
Botswana |
BOT |
14 Nov 66 |
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9 |
3.51.96 |
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Mohamed Sy Savane |
Guinea |
GUI |
30 Sep 68 |
NR |
10 |
4.02.99 |
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Reuben Appleton |
Antigua and Barbuda |
ANT |
25 Apr 68 |
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11 |
4.17.40 |
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Bassam Kawas |
Lebanon |
LIB |
4 May 69 |
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DNF |
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Ian Gray |
Belize |
BIZ |
16 Dec 63 |
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1500 m |
Men |
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Heat 4 |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
3.36.32 |
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David Kibet |
Kenya |
KEN |
24 Nov 63 |
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2 |
3.36.72 |
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Mohamed Ahmed Suleiman |
Qatar |
QAT |
23 Nov 69 |
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3 |
3.36.76 |
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Jens-Peter Herold |
Germany |
GER |
2 Jun 65 |
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4 |
3.37.07 |
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Marcus O'Sullivan |
Ireland |
IRL |
22 Dec 61 |
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5 |
3.37.39 |
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Kevin McKay |
Great Britain |
GBR |
9 Feb 69 |
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6 |
3.37.62 |
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Manuel Pancorbo |
Spain |
ESP |
7 Jul 66 |
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7 |
3.44.13 |
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Egueh Houssein Djama |
Djibouti |
DJI |
23 Jul 68 |
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8 |
3.46.33 |
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Sipho Dlamini |
Swaziland |
SWZ |
30 Nov 72 |
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9 |
3.47.79 |
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Hailu Zewode |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
13 Sep 74 |
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10 |
3.53.71 |
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Kaleka Mutoke |
DR Congo |
COD |
7 Jul 65 |
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11 |
4.25.78 |
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Bernardo Elonga |
Equatorial Guinea |
GEQ |
22 Feb 61 |
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DNF |
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Robin van Helden |
Netherlands |
NED |
6 Feb 65 |
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