Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

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The men's 1500 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 2 and 6 August 2024. This will be the 30th time that the men's 1500 metres is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 45 athletes will be able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.

Background

The men's 1500 metres has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the inaugural edition in 1896.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00[2] London, United Kingdom 14 July 1998
Olympic record  Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 3:28.32 Tokyo, Japan 7 August 2021
World leading 3:26.73[3] Fontvieille, Monaco 12 July 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[4]
Area Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s)
Africa (records)  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 WR
Asia (records)  Rashid Ramzi (BHR) 3:29.14
Europe (records)  Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 3:26.73
North, Central America

and Caribbean (records)

 Yared Nuguse (USA) 3:29.02
Oceania (records)  Oliver Hoare (AUS) 3:29.41
South America (records)  Hudson de Souza (BRA) 3:33.25

Qualification

For the men's 1500 metres event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[5] 45 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 3:33.50 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[5]

Rounds

Heats

The heats are scheduled to be held on 2 August, starting at 11:05 (UTC+2) in the morning.[1]

Rank Heat Athlete Nation Time Notes
Jakob Ingebrigtsen  Norway
Yared Nuguse  United States
Abel Kipsang  Kenya
Josh Kerr  Great Britain
Narve Gilje Nordås  Norway
Timothy Cheruiyot  Kenya
Mario García  Spain
Reynold Kipkorir Cheruiyot  Kenya
Andrew Coscoran  Ireland
Cole Hocker  United States
Neil Gourley  Great Britain
Azeddine Habz  France
Isaac Nader  Portugal
George Mills  Great Britain
Oliver Hoare  Australia
Samuel Tanner  New Zealand
Niels Laros  Netherlands
Stewart Mcsweyn  Australia
Adel Mechaal  Spain
Hobbs Kessler  United States
Adam Spencer  Australia
Pietro Arese  Italy
Robert Farken  Germany
Abdisa Fayisa  Ethiopia
Maël Gouyette  France
Samuel Tefera  Ethiopia
Anass Essayi  Morocco
Tshepo Tshite  South Africa
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot  Canada
Jochem Vermeulen  Belgium
Ruben Verheyden  Belgium
Federico Riva  Italy
Raphael Pallitsch  Austria
Samuel Pihlström  Sweden
Luke McCann  Ireland
Ryan Mphahlele  South Africa
Ossama Meslek  Italy
Kieran Lumb  Canada
Ignacio Fontes  Spain
Ermias Girma  Ethiopia
Cathal Doyle  Ireland
Stefan Nillessen  Netherlands
Marius Probst  Germany
Filip Rak  Poland
Maciej Wyderka  Poland


Repechage round

The repechage round is scheduled to be held on 3 August, starting at 19:05 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals are scheduled to be held on 4 August, starting at 21:15 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

Final

The final is scheduled to be held on 6 August, starting at 20:50 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – 1500 Metres men", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 1500 Metres men", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Records – 1500 Metres men". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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