2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 14–15 March 2003.

The winning margin was 0.03 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the joint-narrowest winning margin in the men's 1500 metres at these championships.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Driss Maazouzi
  France
Bernard Lagat
  Kenya
Abdelkader Hachlaf
  Morocco

Results

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Heats

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First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Bernard Lagat   Kenya 3:39.97 Q
2 2 Roberto Parra   Spain 3:40.40 Q
3 2 Ivan Heshko   Ukraine 3:40.61 q
4 2 Andrey Zadorozhniy   Russia 3:40.80 q, SB
5 2 James Nolan   Ireland 3:40.85 q
6 2 Mirosław Formela   Poland 3:40.89 PB
7 3 Cornelius Chirchir   Kenya 3:41.08 Q
8 2 James Thie   Great Britain 3:41.18 PB
9 3 Juan Carlos Higuero   Spain 3:41.37 Q, SB
10 3 Julius Achon   Uganda 3:41.85 SB
11 3 Anis Selmouni   Morocco 3:41.99
12 3 Tarek Boukensa   Algeria 3:42.88
13 3 Jason Lunn   United States 3:43.31
14 3 Christian Obrist   Italy 3:43.97
15 3 Philippe Bandi   Switzerland 3:44.37
16 2 Salvatore Vincenti   Italy 3:45.93
17 2 Luís Feiteira   Portugal 3:46.99
18 1 Driss Maazouzi   France 3:48.36 Q
19 1 Abdelkader Hachlaf   Morocco 3:48.39 Q
20 1 Rui Silva   Portugal 3:48.41
21 1 Michal Šneberger   Czech Republic 3:48.65
22 1 Michael Stember   United States 3:48.71
23 1 Michael East   Great Britain 3:49.31
24 1 Zbigniew Graczyk   Poland 3:49.39
25 1 Graham Hood   Canada 3:50.86
26 3 Abdillahi Bouh Moumin   Djibouti 4:15.51 NR

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Driss Maazouzi   France 3:42.59
  Bernard Lagat   Kenya 3:42.62
  Abdelkader Hachlaf   Morocco 3:42.71
4 Cornelius Chirchir   Kenya 3:43.03
5 Ivan Heshko   Ukraine 3:44.56
6 James Nolan   Ireland 3:44.67
7 Andrey Zadorozhniy   Russia 3:44.80
8 Juan Carlos Higuero   Spain 3:44.81
9 Roberto Parra   Spain 3:47.44

References

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