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
edit| Gold |  Hicham El GuerroujMorocco (MAR) |
| Silver |  Bernard LagatKenya (KEN) |
| Bronze |  Driss MaazouziFrance (FRA) |
Records
edit| Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) |
3:26.00 | July 14, 1998 |  Rome, Italy
|
| Event Record | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) |
3:27.65 | August 24, 1999 |  Seville, Spain
|
| Season Best | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) |
3:28.38 | July 6, 2001 | Paris, France
|
Final
edit| 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
edit- 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
editHeld 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 |