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1,500 metres, Men

Date3 – 7 August 2021
StatusOlympic
LocationJapan National Stadium, Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Participants47 from 27 countries

The favorite was the 2019 World Champion, Kenyan Timothy Cheruiyot, who had dominated the Diamond League circuit since 2018, with young Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen, close behind on the form chart. However, the two had raced 12 times since 2017, and Ingebrigtsen had yet to defeat Cheruiyot. The defending champion was American Matthew Centrowitz, who was back and had recently set a personal best for the mile, running 3:49.26.

Centrowitz did not make the final, placing ninth in the second semi-final. Cheruiyot and Ingebritsen qualified easily and everyone expected the two to set a fast pace in the final, which they did.

Ingebrigtsen took the lead and led through the first lap of the final in 56.2. He was then passed by Cheruiyot who took over at 500 metres. The two pushed the pace through the first three laps, with Cheruiyot passing 800 metres in 1:51.76 and 1,200 metres in 2:47.24. On the final bend, Ingebrigtsen passed Cheruiyot, who could not answer, and the Norwegian pulled away on the straightaway to win the gold medal with five metres to spare over Cheruiyot.

Ingebrigtsen recorded 3:28.32 to Cheruiyot’s 3:29.01, setting an Olympic record and moving him to eighth all-time on the performer list. His finish was blazing for the pace, with the final 100 in 13.6 and the final 200 in 27.1. Behind the top two Great Britain’s Josh Kerr also closed quickly for the bronze medal, running his final 800 metres in 1:49.9, as he set a personal best of 3:29.05, just failing to catch Cheruiyot.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCR1SFFinal
13081Jakob IngebrigtsenNOR3:36.49 (4 h3)3:32.13 (2 h2)3:28.32 (1)Gold
22770Timothy CheruiyotKEN3:36.01 (2 h1)3:33.95 (3 h1)3:29.01 (2)Silver
32052Josh KerrGBR3:36.29 (7 h1)3:32.18 (3 h2)3:29.05 (3)Bronze
42779Abel KipsangKEN3:40.68 (1 h2)3:31.65 (1 h2)3:29.56 (4)
51805Adel MechaalESP3:36.74 (6 h3)3:32.19 (4 h2)3:30.77 (5)
63933Cole HockerUSA3:36.16 (4 h1)3:33.87 (2 h1)3:31.40 (6)
71091Stewart McSweynAUS3:36.39 (3 h3)3:32.54 (5 h2)3:31.91 (7)
83205Michał RozmysPOL3:36.28 (6 h1)3:54.53 (13 h2)3:32.67 (8)
92049Jake HeywardGBR3:36.14 (1 h3)3:32.82 (6 h2)3:34.43 (9)
102070Jake WightmanGBR3:41.18 (3 h2)3:33.48 (1 h1)3:35.09 (10)
111085Oliver HoareAUS3:36.09 (3 h1)3:34.35 (4 h1)3:35.79 (11)
122878Charles GrethenLUX3:41.90 (6 h2)3:32.86 (7 h2)3:36.80 (12)
131792Ignacio FontesESP3:36.95 (8 h1)3:34.49 (5 h1)3:38.56 (13)
6 h1 r2/32789Charles SimotwoKEN3:37.26 (10 h3)3:34.61 (6 h1)–
7 h1 r2/31869Teddese LemiETH3:36.26 (2 h3)3:34.81 (7 h1)–
8 h1 r2/32155Robert FarkenGER3:36.61 (5 h3)3:35.21 (8 h1)–
8 h2 r2/32892Abdelatif SadikiMAR3:36.23 (5 h1)3:33.59 (8 h2)–
9 h1 r2/33107Nick WillisNZL3:36.88 (7 h3)3:35.41 (9 h1)–
9 h2 r2/33911Matthew Centrowitz, Jr.USA3:41.12 (2 h2)3:33.69 (9 h2)–
10 h1 r2/32342Andrew CoscoranIRL3:37.11 (8 h3)3:35.84 (10 h1)–
10 h2 r2/31957Azeddine HabzFRA3:41.24 (4 h2)3:35.12 (10 h2)–
11 h2 r2/31878Samuel ZelekeETH3:41.63 (5 h2)3:37.66 (11 h2)–
11 h1 r2/31194Ismaël DebjaniBEL3:36.00 (1 h1)3:42.18 (11 h1)–
12 h2 r2/31794Jesús GómezESP3:47.27 (11 h2)3:44.46 (12 h2)–
AC h1 r2/33199Marcin LewandowskiPOL4:43.96 (14 h2)– (DNF h1)–
AC h1 r2/31678Ayanleh SouleimanDJI3:37.25 (9 h3)– (DNF h1)–
7 h2 r1/31083Jye EdwardsAUS3:42.62 (7 h2)––
8 h2 r1/33105Sam TannerNZL3:43.22 (8 h2)––
9 h1 r1/31876Samuel TeferaETH3:37.78 (9 h1)––
9 h2 r1/33478Ali IdowSOM3:43.96 (9 h2)––
10 h1 r1/33080Filip IngebrigtsenNOR3:38.02 (10 h1)––
10 h2 r1/32888Anass EssayiMAR3:45.92 (10 h2)––
11 h1 r1/32149Amos BartelsmeyerGER3:38.36 (11 h1)––
11 h3 r1/31968Baptiste MischlerFRA3:37.53 (11 h3)––
12 h1 r1/32276István SzögiHUN3:38.79 (12 h1)––
12 h2 r1/31305Thiago AndréBRA3:47.71 (12 h2)––
12 h3 r1/33560Kalle BerglundSWE3:49.43 (12 h3)––
13 h1 r1/33495Abraham GuemSSD3:40.86 (13 h1)––
13 h2 r1/32095Benjamín EnzemaGEQ3:48.17 (13 h2)––
13 h3 r1/31733Paulo AmotunEOR3:51.78 (13 h3)––
14 h1 r1/31967Alexis MielletFRA3:41.23 (14 h1)––
15 h1 r1/33293Adam Ali MusabQAT3:42.55 (15 h1)––
16 h1 r1/33599Felisberto de DeusTLS3:51.03 (16 h1)––
AC h3 r1/32885Soufiane El-BakkaliMAR– (DNF h3)––
AC h2 r1/33292Abdirahman Saeed HassanQAT– (DNF h2)––
AC h3 r1/33715Ronald MusagalaUGA– (DNF h3)––
DQ1356Sadik MikhouBRN[3:42.87] (DQ h2)––1
DNS3960Yared NuguseUSA– (DNS h3)––

Round One

Date3 August 2021 — 9:05
FormatTop six in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the semi-finals.
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (automatic)
1–Ismaël DebjaniBEL3:36.00Q
2–Timothy CheruiyotKEN3:36.01Q
3–Oliver HoareAUS3:36.09Q
4–Jake HeywardGBR3:36.14Q
5–Cole HockerUSA3:36.16Q
6–Abdelatif SadikiMAR3:36.23Q
7–Teddese LemiETH3:36.26Q
8–Michał RozmysPOL3:36.28Q
9–Josh KerrGBR3:36.29q
10–Stewart McSweynAUS3:36.39Q
11–Jakob IngebrigtsenNOR3:36.49Q
12–Robert FarkenGER3:36.61Q
13–Adel MechaalESP3:36.74Q
14–Nick WillisNZL3:36.88q
15–Ignacio FontesESP3:36.95q
16–Andrew CoscoranIRL3:37.11q
17–Ayanleh SouleimanDJI3:37.25q
18–Charles SimotwoKEN3:37.26q
19–Baptiste MischlerFRA3:37.53
20–Samuel TeferaETH3:37.78
21–Filip IngebrigtsenNOR3:38.02
22–Amos BartelsmeyerGER3:38.36
23–István SzögiHUN3:38.79
24–Abel KipsangKEN3:40.68Q
25–Abraham GuemSSD3:40.86
26–Matthew Centrowitz, Jr.USA3:41.12Q
27–Jake WightmanGBR3:41.18Q
28–Alexis MielletFRA3:41.23
29–Azeddine HabzFRA3:41.24Q
30–Samuel ZelekeETH3:41.63Q
31–Charles GrethenLUX3:41.90Q
32–Adam Ali MusabQAT3:42.55
33–Jye EdwardsAUS3:42.62
34–Sam TannerNZL3:43.22
35–Ali IdowSOM3:43.96
36–Anass EssayiMAR3:45.92
37–Jesús GómezESP3:47.27q2
38–Thiago AndréBRA3:47.71
39–Benjamín EnzemaGEQ3:48.17
40–Kalle BerglundSWE3:49.43
41–Felisberto de DeusTLS3:51.03
42–Paulo AmotunEOR3:51.78
43–Marcin LewandowskiPOL4:43.96q3
DNF–Abdirahman Saeed HassanQAT–
DNF–Soufiane El-BakkaliMAR–
DNF–Ronald MusagalaUGA–
DQ–Sadik MikhouBRN[3:42.87]4
DNS–Yared NuguseUSA–

Heat #1

Time9:05
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Ismaël DebjaniBEL3:36.00Q
2–Timothy CheruiyotKEN3:36.01Q
3–Oliver HoareAUS3:36.09Q
4–Cole HockerUSA3:36.16Q
5–Abdelatif SadikiMAR3:36.23Q
6–Michał RozmysPOL3:36.28Q
7–Josh KerrGBR3:36.29q
8–Ignacio FontesESP3:36.95q
9–Samuel TeferaETH3:37.78
10–Filip IngebrigtsenNOR3:38.02
11–Amos BartelsmeyerGER3:38.36
12–István SzögiHUN3:38.79
13–Abraham GuemSSD3:40.86
14–Alexis MielletFRA3:41.23
15–Adam Ali MusabQAT3:42.55
16–Felisberto de DeusTLS3:51.03

Heat #2

Time9:16
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Abel KipsangKEN3:40.68Q
2–Matthew Centrowitz, Jr.USA3:41.12Q
3–Jake WightmanGBR3:41.18Q
4–Azeddine HabzFRA3:41.24Q
5–Samuel ZelekeETH3:41.63Q
6–Charles GrethenLUX3:41.90Q
7–Jye EdwardsAUS3:42.62
8–Sam TannerNZL3:43.22
9–Ali IdowSOM3:43.96
10–Anass EssayiMAR3:45.92
11–Jesús GómezESP3:47.27q5
12–Thiago AndréBRA3:47.71
13–Benjamín EnzemaGEQ3:48.17
14–Marcin LewandowskiPOL4:43.96q6
DNF–Abdirahman Saeed HassanQAT–
DQ–Sadik MikhouBRN[3:42.87]7

Heat #3

Time9:27
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Jake HeywardGBR3:36.14Q
2–Teddese LemiETH3:36.26Q
3–Stewart McSweynAUS3:36.39Q
4–Jakob IngebrigtsenNOR3:36.49Q
5–Robert FarkenGER3:36.61Q
6–Adel MechaalESP3:36.74Q
7–Nick WillisNZL3:36.88q
8–Andrew CoscoranIRL3:37.11q
9–Ayanleh SouleimanDJI3:37.25q
10–Charles SimotwoKEN3:37.26q
11–Baptiste MischlerFRA3:37.53
12–Kalle BerglundSWE3:49.43
13–Paulo AmotunEOR3:51.78
DNF–Soufiane El-BakkaliMAR–
DNF–Ronald MusagalaUGA–
DNS–Yared NuguseUSA–

Semi-Finals

Date5 August 2021 — 20:00
FormatTop five in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (automatic)
1–Abel KipsangKEN3:31.65ORQ
2–Jakob IngebrigtsenNOR3:32.13Q
3–Josh KerrGBR3:32.18Q
4–Adel MechaalESP3:32.19Q
5–Stewart McSweynAUS3:32.54Q
6–Jake HeywardGBR3:32.82q
7–Charles GrethenLUX3:32.86q
8–Jake WightmanGBR3:33.48Q
9–Abdelatif SadikiMAR3:33.59
10–Matthew Centrowitz, Jr.USA3:33.69
11–Cole HockerUSA3:33.87Q
12–Timothy CheruiyotKEN3:33.95Q
13–Oliver HoareAUS3:34.35Q
14–Ignacio FontesESP3:34.49Q
15–Charles SimotwoKEN3:34.61
16–Teddese LemiETH3:34.81
17–Azeddine HabzFRA3:35.12
18–Robert FarkenGER3:35.21
19–Nick WillisNZL3:35.41
20–Andrew CoscoranIRL3:35.84
21–Samuel ZelekeETH3:37.66
22–Ismaël DebjaniBEL3:42.18
23–Jesús GómezESP3:44.46
24–Michał RozmysPOL3:54.53q8
DNF–Marcin LewandowskiPOL–
DNF–Ayanleh SouleimanDJI–

Heat #1

Time20:00
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Jake WightmanGBR3:33.48Q
2–Cole HockerUSA3:33.87Q
3–Timothy CheruiyotKEN3:33.95Q
4–Oliver HoareAUS3:34.35Q
5–Ignacio FontesESP3:34.49Q
6–Charles SimotwoKEN3:34.61
7–Teddese LemiETH3:34.81
8–Robert FarkenGER3:35.21
9–Nick WillisNZL3:35.41
10–Andrew CoscoranIRL3:35.84
11–Ismaël DebjaniBEL3:42.18
DNF–Marcin LewandowskiPOL–
DNF–Ayanleh SouleimanDJI–

Heat #2

Time20:10
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Abel KipsangKEN3:31.65ORQ
2–Jakob IngebrigtsenNOR3:32.13Q
3–Josh KerrGBR3:32.18Q
4–Adel MechaalESP3:32.19Q
5–Stewart McSweynAUS3:32.54Q
6–Jake HeywardGBR3:32.82q
7–Charles GrethenLUX3:32.86q
8–Abdelatif SadikiMAR3:33.59
9–Matthew Centrowitz, Jr.USA3:33.69
10–Azeddine HabzFRA3:35.12
11–Samuel ZelekeETH3:37.66
12–Jesús GómezESP3:44.46
13–Michał RozmysPOL3:54.53q9

Final Round

Date7 August 2021 — 20:40
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1–Jakob IngebrigtsenNOR3:28.32OR
2–Timothy CheruiyotKEN3:29.01
3–Josh KerrGBR3:29.05
4–Abel KipsangKEN3:29.56
5–Adel MechaalESP3:30.77
6–Cole HockerUSA3:31.40
7–Stewart McSweynAUS3:31.91
8–Michał RozmysPOL3:32.67
9–Jake HeywardGBR3:34.43
10–Jake WightmanGBR3:35.09
11–Oliver HoareAUS3:35.79
12–Charles GrethenLUX3:36.80
13–Ignacio FontesESP3:38.56