2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest from 19 to 23 August 2023.[1] The winning margin was 0.27 seconds.

Men's 1500 metres
at the 2023 World Championships
VenueNational Athletics Centre
Dates19 August (heats)
20 August (semi-finals)
23 August (final)
Competitors57 from 34 nations
Winning time3:29.38
Medalists
gold medal    Great Britain
silver medal    Norway
bronze medal    Norway
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Summary

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In 2022 the Olympic champion and red-hot favourite Jakob Ingebrigtsen had run a relatively conservative race, only to be tactically outclassed by the Scot Jake Wightman, who held the shoulder and then attacked the Norwegian with half a lap to run. Wightman and his coach had theorised that the Diamond League season with its ubiquitous pacemakers had given Ingebrigtsen a false sense of invulnerability that would tell if he chose to front run. Events had seemed to prove the truth of the theory. In discovering a template to defeat the Olympic prodigy, the question was had Wightman found the weakness in Ingebrigtsen, or simply given the Norwegian a lesson he would use to reassert his primacy.

The reigning champion was ruled out by injury, and Ingebrigtsen sought to neutralise the kick of anyone considering repeating the tactic of the Scot, taking to the front early and winding up the pace. But in a remarkable turn of events, Josh Kerr from Great Britain, Scotland and Edinburgh Athletics Club - who had been a friend and club team mate of Wightman since his early teens - displayed staggering self-confidence as he ignored the perils of following the hard pace, moved to the Olympic champion's shoulder, and executed once more the Wightman solution, surging past the favorite in the last 200 metres. Ingebrigtsen, the anticipated frontrunner, settled for the silver medal for a second successive year behind a Great Britain jersey, while his fellow countryman Narve Gilje Nordås claimed the bronze.

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record   Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998
Championship record 3:27.65 Seville, Spain 24 August 1999
World Leading   Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 3:27.14 Chórzow, Poland 16 July 2023
African Record   Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998
Asian Record   Rashid Ramzi (BHR) 3:29.14 Rome, Italy 14 July 2006
North, Central American and Caribbean record   Yared Nuguse (USA) 3:29.02 Oslo, Norway 15 June 2023
South American Record   Hudson Santos de Souza (BRA) 3:33.25 Rieti, Italy 28 August 2005
European Record   Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 3:27.14 Chórzow, Poland 16 July 2023
Oceanian record   Olli Hoare (AUS) 3:29.41 Oslo, Norway 15 June 2023

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 3:34.20.[3]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC +2), was as follows:

Date Time Round
19 August 19:02 Heats
20 August 17:35 Semi-finals
23 August 21:15 Final

Results

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Heats

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First 6 of each heat (Q) qualify to the semi-finals.[4]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Jakob Ingebrigtsen   Norway (NOR) 3:33.94 Q
2 1 Josh Kerr   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:34.00 Q
3 4 Abel Kipsang   Kenya (KEN) 3:34.08 Q
4 4 Yared Nuguse   United States (USA) 3:34.16 Q
5 4 Adam Spencer   Australia (AUS) 3:34.17 Q
6 1 Reynold Cheruiyot   Kenya (KEN) 3:34.24 Q
7 3 Niels Laros   Netherlands (NED) 3:34.25 Q
8 4 Charles Grethen   Luxembourg (LUX) 3:34.32 Q, SB
9 3 Mohamed Katir   Spain (ESP) 3:34.34 Q
10 1 Adel Mechaal   Spain (ESP) 3:34.35 Q
11 1 Isaac Nader   Portugal (POR) 3:34.36 Q
12 3 Cole Hocker   United States (USA) 3:34.43 Q
13 3 Pietro Arese   Italy (ITA) 3:34.48 Q
14 1 Charles Philibert-Thiboutot   Canada (CAN) 3:34.60 Q
15 4 Elliot Giles   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:34.63 Q
16 3 Narve Gilje Nordås   Norway (NOR) 3:34.67 Q
17 4 Andrew Coscoran   Ireland (IRL) 3:34.75 Q
18 4 Ossama Meslek   Italy (ITA) 3:35.12
19 3 Azeddine Habz   France (FRA) 3:35.16 Q
20 4 Salim Keddar   Algeria (ALG) 3:35.17
21 1 Amos Bartelsmeyer   Germany (GER) 3:35.44
22 4 Jochem Vermeulen   Belgium (BEL) 3:35.45
23 4 Anass Essayi   Morocco (MAR) 3:35.63
24 3 Stewart McSweyn   Australia (AUS) 3:36.01
25 4 Michał Rozmys   Poland (POL) 3:36.26 SB
26 4 Raphael Pallitsch   Austria (AUT) 3:36.47 PB
27 1 Samuel Zeleke   Ethiopia (ETH) 3:36.57
28 3 Kieran Lumb   Canada (CAN) 3:36.66
29 3 Abdellatif Sadiki   Morocco (MAR) 3:37.19
30 4 Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen [de]   Denmark (DEN) 3:37.27 PB
31 3 Elzan Bibić   Serbia (SRB) 3:37.45
32 3 István Szögi   Hungary (HUN) 3:37.57
33 1 Abraham Guem   South Sudan (SSD) 3:37.85 PB
34 3 Abu Mayanja   Uganda (UGA) 3:38.15
35 3 Ajay Kumar Saroj   India (IND) 3:38.24 PB
36 3 Diego Lacamoire [de]   Argentina (ARG) 3:38.92
37 1 Ryan Mphahlele   South Africa (RSA) 3:39.16
38 1 Yervand Mkrtchyan   Armenia (ARM) 3:39.35 NR
39 3 Ismael Debjani   Belgium (BEL) 3:39.73
40 1 Nicholas Griggs   Ireland (IRL) 3:40.72
41 4 Adisu Girma   Ethiopia (ETH) 3:45.86
42 1 Matthew Ramsden   Australia (AUS) 3:46.45 qR
43 2 Mario García   Spain (ESP) 3:46.77 Q
44 2 Tshepo Tshite   South Africa (RSA) 3:46.79 Q
45 2 Neil Gourley   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:46.87 Q
46 2 Samuel Tanner   New Zealand (NZL) 3:46.93 Q
47 2 Ruben Verheyden   Belgium (BEL) 3:47.02 Q
48 2 Timothy Cheruiyot   Kenya (KEN) 3:47.09 Q
49 2 Joonas Rinne   Finland (FIN) 3:47.16
50 2 Joe Waskom   United States (USA) 3:47.26
51 2 Hicham Akankam   Morocco (MAR) 3:47.45
52 2 Luke McCann   Ireland (IRL) 3:47.48
53 2 Teddese Lemi   Ethiopia (ETH) 3:47.49
54 2 Rob Napolitano   Puerto Rico (PUR) 3:48.29
55 2 Joao Bussotti   Italy (ITA) 3:48.55
56 2 Julian Ranc   France (FRA) 3:48.63
57 1 Tom Elmer   Switzerland (SUI) 3:55.72 qR
58 1 Emil Danielsson   Sweden (SWE) 3:57.70 qR

Semi-finals

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First 6 of each semi-final (Q) qualify to the final.[5]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Yared Nuguse   United States (USA) 3:32.69 Q
2 1 Abel Kipsang   Kenya (KEN) 3:32.72 Q
3 1 Niels Laros   Netherlands (NED) 3:32.74 Q
4 1 Azeddine Habz   France (FRA) 3:32.79 Q
5 1 Narve Gilje Nordås   Norway (NOR) 3:32.81 Q
6 1 Neil Gourley   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:32.97 Q
7 1 Tshepo Tshite   South Africa (RSA) 3:32.98
8 1 Pietro Arese   Italy (ITA) 3:33.11
9 1 Adel Mechaal   Spain (ESP) 3:33.33
10 1 Mohamed Katir   Spain (ESP) 3:33.56
11 1 Ruben Verheyden   Belgium (BEL) 3:33.96
12 1 Emil Danielsson   Sweden (SWE) 3:34.16
13 2 Jakob Ingebrigtsen   Norway (NOR) 3:34.98 Q
14 2 Josh Kerr   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:35.14 Q
15 2 Cole Hocker   United States (USA) 3:35.23 Q
16 2 Mario García   Spain (ESP) 3:35.26 Q
17 2 Isaac Nader   Portugal (POR) 3:35.31 Q
18 2 Reynold Cheruiyot   Kenya (KEN) 3:35.53 Q
19 2 Charles Grethen   Luxembourg (LUX) 3:36.11
20 2 Samuel Tanner   New Zealand (NZL) 3:36.58
21 1 Matthew Ramsden   Australia (AUS) 3:36.83
22 1 Andrew Coscoran   Ireland (IRL) 3:37.39
23 2 Timothy Cheruiyot   Kenya (KEN) 3:37.40
24 2 Charles Philibert-Thiboutot   Canada (CAN) 3:37.41
25 2 Tom Elmer   Switzerland (SUI) 3:38.33
26 2 Elliot Giles   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:39.05
27 2 Adam Spencer   Australia (AUS) 3:42.10

Final

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The final was started on 23 August at 21:16.[6]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Josh Kerr   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:29.38 SB
  Jakob Ingebrigtsen   Norway (NOR) 3:29.65
  Narve Gilje Nordås   Norway (NOR) 3:29.68
4 Abel Kipsang   Kenya (KEN) 3:29.89
5 Yared Nuguse   United States (USA) 3:30.25
6 Mario García   Spain (ESP) 3:30.26
7 Cole Hocker   United States (USA) 3:30.70 PB
8 Reynold Cheruiyot   Kenya (KEN) 3:30.78
9 Neil Gourley   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:31.10
10 Niels Laros   Netherlands (NED) 3:31.25 NR
11 Azeddine Habz   France (FRA) 3:33.14
12 Isaac Nader   Portugal (POR) 3:35.41

References

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  1. ^ "Timetable | Budapest 23 - World Athletics" (PDF). 19 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ "1500 Metres Men − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Qualification system published for World Athletics Championships Budapest 23" (PDF). World Athletics. worldathletics.org. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Summary - 1500 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Summary - 1500 Metres Men - Semi-finals" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  6. ^ "1500 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 23 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.