2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
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The men's 1500 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place 9 and 10 March at the Ataköy Athletics Arena.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Abdalaati Iguider![]() | Ilham Tanui Özbilen![]() | Mekonnen Gebremedhin![]() |
Records
Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
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World record | ![]() | 3:31.18 | Stuttgart, Germany | 2 February 1997 |
Championship record | ![]() | 3:33.77 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 |
World Leading | ![]() | 3:34.10 | Liévin, France | 14 February 2012 |
African record | ![]() | 3:31.18 | Stuttgart, Germany | 2 February 1997 |
Asian record | ![]() | 3:36.28 | Stockholm, Sweden | 20 February 2007 |
European record | ![]() | 3:33.32 | Piraeus, Greece | 24 February 1999 |
North and Central American and Caribbean record | ![]() | 3:35.23 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 16 February 2008 |
Oceanian Record | ![]() | 3:35.80 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 20 February 2010 |
South American record | ![]() | 3:42.70 | Piraeus, Greece | 8 March 1989 |
Qualification standards
Indoor | Outdoor |
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3:42.00 or 3:59.00 (Mile) | 3:34.25 or 3:52.00 (Mile) |
Schedule
Date | Time | Round |
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March 9, 2012 | 12:55 | Heats |
March 10, 2012 | 19:00 | Final |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus 3 fastest times qualified (q). The qualification round started at 12:59 and ended at 13:10.[1]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Abdalaati Iguider | ![]() | 3:38.41 | Q |
2 | 2 | Mekonnen Gebremedhin | ![]() | 3:39.16 | Q |
3 | 2 | Ayanleh Souleiman | ![]() | 3:39.51 | Q, NR |
4 | 2 | Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. | ![]() | 3:39.54 | q |
5 | 2 | Silas Kiplagat | ![]() | 3:39.59 | q |
6 | 2 | Francisco Javier Abad | ![]() | 3:40.55 | q |
7 | 1 | Ilham Tanui Özbilen | ![]() | 3:41.93 | Q |
8 | 1 | Aman Wote | ![]() | 3:42.24 | Q |
9 | 1 | Amine Laâlou | ![]() | 3:42.36 | Q |
10 | 1 | Bethwell Birgen | ![]() | 3:42.72 | |
11 | 2 | Yegor Nikolayev | ![]() | 3:43.33 | |
12 | 1 | Galen Rupp | ![]() | 3:43.39 | PB |
13 | 1 | David Bustos | ![]() | 3:43.66 | |
14 | 1 | Gregory Beugnet | ![]() | 3:44.20 | |
15 | 1 | Oleksandr Borysiuk | ![]() | 3:44.28 | |
16 | 1 | Lewis Moses | ![]() | 3:45.04 | |
DQ | 2 | Mohammed Shaween | ![]() | ||
17 | 2 | Kemal Koyuncu | ![]() | 3:45.33 | SB |
18 | 2 | Ryan Foster | ![]() | 3:46.26 | PB |
19 | 2 | James Brewer | ![]() | 3:47.58 | |
20 | 1 | Mohamad Al-Garni | ![]() | 3:47.63 | |
21 | 1 | Ciaran O'Lionaird | ![]() | 3:50.12 | PB |
22 | 1 | Abdallahi Cheikh | ![]() | 4:47.24 | NR |
Final
9 athletes from 7 countries participated. The final started at 19:01 and ended at 19:05.[2]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Abdalaati Iguider | ![]() | 3:45.21 | |
![]() | Ilham Tanui Özbilen | ![]() | 3:45.35 | |
![]() | Mekonnen Gebremedhin | ![]() | 3:45.90 | |
4 | Aman Wote | ![]() | 3:47.02 | |
5 | Ayanleh Souleiman | ![]() | 3:47.35 | |
6 | Silas Kiplagat | ![]() | 3:47.42 | |
7 | Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. | ![]() | 3:47.42 | |
8 | Francisco Javier Abad | ![]() | 3:48.14 | |
9 | Amine Laâlou | ![]() | 3:49.14 |