Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres

Athletics at the
2002 Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's 1500 metres event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 30–31 July.

Contents

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Michael East
 England
William Chirchir
 Kenya
Youcef Abdi
 Australia

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Anthony Whiteman  England 3:43.25 Q, SB
2 2 Julius Achon  Uganda 3:43.32 Q
3 2 David Kiplak  Kenya 3:43.56 Q
4 2 Graham Hood  Canada 3:44.88 Q
5 2 Tom Mayo  England 3:45.56 q
6 2 Colm McLean  Northern Ireland 3:45.72 q
7 2 Francis Munthali  Malawi 3:45.81 q, NR
8 1 William Chirchir  Kenya 3:46.75 Q
9 1 Youcef Abdi  Australia 3:46.79 Q
10 1 Michael East  England 3:46.90 Q
11 1 Kevin Sullivan  Canada 3:47.21 Q
12 1 Jonathan McCallum  Scotland 3:47.37 q
13 2 Lee Merrien  Guernsey 3:47.68
14 1 Matthew Shone  Wales 3:47.83
15 1 Nickie Peters  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3:53.09 PB
16 1 Michael Tomlin  Jamaica 3:54.50
17 1 Jimmy Sandy Sam  Vanuatu 4:13.15
18 2 Henry Foufaka  Solomon Islands 4:18.39

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Michael East  England 3:37.35 PB
William Chirchir  Kenya 3:37.70
Youcef Abdi  Australia 3:37.77
4 Anthony Whiteman  England 3:38.04 SB
5 Graham Hood  Canada 3:38.08 SB
6 Julius Achon  Uganda 3:38.33 SB
7 Kevin Sullivan  Canada 3:40.95 SB
8 Tom Mayo  England 3:41.70
9 David Kiplak  Kenya 3:42.87
10 Francis Munthali  Malawi 3:43.50 NR
11 Jonathan McCallum  Scotland 3:48.02
12 Colm McLean  Northern Ireland 3:51.90

References