Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres

Men's 1500 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	13 April (heats) 14 April (final)
Competitors	18 from 11 nations
Winning time	3:34.78
Medalists
Elijah Manangoi    Kenya   Timothy Cheruiyot    Kenya   Jake Wightman    Scotland

The men's 1500 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 13 and 14 April 2018.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record	Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)	3:26.00	Rome, Italy	14 July 1998
Games record	Filbert Bayi (TAN)	3:32.16	Christchurch, New Zealand	2 February 1974

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Friday 13 April 2018	11:35	First round
Saturday 14 April 2018	16:10	Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of two heats. The four fastest competitors per heat (plus four fastest losers) advanced to the final.^[3]

Heat 1

Rank	Order	Name	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	5	Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN)	3:42.95		Q
2	6	Ryan Gregson (AUS)	3:43.06		Q
3	9	Kumari Taki (KEN)	3:43.93		Q
4	1	Amine Khadiri (CYP)	3:44.29		Q
5	3	Chris O'Hare (SCO)	3:44.76		q
6	4	Harvey Dixon (GIB)	3:47.03		q
7	2	Luke Mathews (AUS)	3:47.08		q
8	8	Tom Marshall (WAL)	3:50.95
9	7	Mohammad Dookun (MRI)	3:53.43

Heat 2

Rank	Order	Name	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	9	Elijah Manangoi (KEN)	3:46.82		Q
2	8	Jinson Johnson (IND)	3:47.04		Q
3	5	Jake Wightman (SCO)	3:47.16		Q
4	7	Charlie Grice (ENG)	3:47.19		Q
5	4	Jordan Williamsz (AUS)	3:47.75		q
6	6	Ronald Musagala (UGA)	3:48.62
7	1	Christos Dimitriou (CYP)	3:49.84	SB
8	3	Rowan Axe (WAL)	3:49.89
9	2	Elliott Dorey (JEY)	3:52.75

Final

The medals were determined in the final.^[2]

Rank	Order	Name	Result	Notes
	11	Elijah Manangoi (KEN)	3:34.78
	5	Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN)	3:35.17
	8	Jake Wightman (SCO)	3:35.97
4	7	Charlie Grice (ENG)	3:37.43
5	10	Jinson Johnson (IND)	3:37.86	NR
6	6	Jordan Williamsz (AUS)	3:38.34
7	1	Kumari Taki (KEN)	3:38.74
8	3	Chris O'Hare (SCO)	3:39.04
9	12	Ryan Gregson (AUS)	3:39.24
10	2	Amine Khadiri (CYP)	3:40.76	SB
11	4	Harvey Dixon (GIB)	3:43.84	NR
12	9	Luke Mathews (AUS)	3:47.04

References

1. "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's 1500m". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
2. Athletics | Men's 1500m - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
3. Athletics | Men's 1500m - Round 1 (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.