2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

Events at the
2001 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

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

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

Records

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

Final

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

  • 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

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

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