Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres

Men's 1500 metres
at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
VenueQueen Elizabeth II Park
Dates31 January and 2 February
Medalists
gold medal Filbert Bayi   Tanzania
silver medal John Walker   New Zealand
bronze medal Ben Jipcho   Kenya
Athletics at the 1974 British
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 mile walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 31 January and 2 February at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]

Medallists

Medal winners
Gold Silver Bronze
Filbert Bayi
 Tanzania 		John Walker
 New Zealand 		Ben Jipcho
 Kenya

Results

Heats

Held on 31 January

Qualification for final

The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Heats results
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Mike Boit  Kenya 3:44.6 Q
2 1 Graham Crouch  Australia 3:44.62 Q[2]
3 1 Rod Dixon  New Zealand 3:44.6 Q
3 1 Brendan Foster  England 3:44.9 Q
5 1 Jaiye Abidoye  Nigeria 3:49.9
6 1 Bernard Hayward  Wales 3:50.3
7 1 Samuela Bulai  Fiji 4:10.5
1 2 Filbert Bayi  Tanzania 3:38.2 Q
2 2 John Kirkbride  England 3:39.8 Q[3]
3 2 David Fitzsimons  Australia 3:39.92 Q[2]
4 2 Tony Polhill  New Zealand 3:40.30 Q[3]
5 2 Paul Lawther  Northern Ireland 3:43.1
6 2 Cosmas Silei  Kenya 3:44.7
7 2 Phillip Kayo  Papua New Guinea 4:05.4
2 Richard Kermode  Fiji DNS
2 John Davies  Wales DNS
1 3 John Walker  New Zealand 3:42.5 Q
2 3 Suleiman Nyambui  Tanzania 3:42.6 Q
3 3 Randal Markey  Australia 3:42.77 Q[2]
4 3 Ben Jipcho  Kenya 3:43.6 Q
5 3 Kenneth Elmer  Canada 3:44.0
6 3 Keith Falla  Guernsey 3:58.9
7 3 Gerard Domaingue  Mauritius 4:08.1
3 Joseph Jampilda  Nigeria DNF
3 Andy Carter  England DNS

Final

Held on 2 February, the final was led by Filbert Bayi from start to finish.[4] Both he and home favourite John Walker broke Jim Ryun's seven-year-old world record of 3:33.1, with Ben Jipcho just outside Ryun's time when holding off Walker's teammate Rod Dixon.

Final result
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Filbert Bayi  Tanzania 3:32.16 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Walker  New Zealand 3:32.52 AR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ben Jipcho  Kenya 3:33.16
4 Rod Dixon  New Zealand 3:33.89
5 Graham Crouch  Australia 3:34.22 NR
6 Mike Boit  Kenya 3:36.84
7 Brendan Foster  England 3:37.64
8 Suleiman Nyambui  Tanzania 3:39.62
9 David Fitzsimons  Australia 3:41.30
10 John Kirkbride  England 3:41.91
11 Randal Markey  Australia 3:44.56
Tony Polhill  New Zealand DNS

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Australia results". Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "1974 year list". Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  4. ^ Glasgow2014OC. "Filbert Bayi - Remember the iconic Christchurch 1,500m Final". Medal Memories. Youtube. Retrieved 12 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)