1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 1500 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 1,500 metres
1500 metres
The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...

event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships
1987 World Championships in Athletics
The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...

in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 39 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 1987-09-06.

Medalists

Gold

Abdi Bile Abdi Bile Abdi Bile is a former middle distance runner from Somalia. In 1987 he became world champion in the 1500 metres, the first Somali to do so.-Career:... Somalia Somalia Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory... (SOM)
Silver	José Luis González José Luis González José Luis González Sánchez was one of the world's fastest 1500 metres runners of the 1980s. In a legendary race in Nice 1985, Gonzalez came third behind Steve Cram and Saïd Aouita, who became the first man to run the distance below 3.30 minutes... Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... (ESP)
Bronze	Jim Spivey Jim Spivey James Calvin Spivey is a former American middle distance runner and Olympian.Spivey began running competitively in 1975 as a sophomore in cross country and on the track at Fenton High School in Bensenville, Illinois... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA)

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		3:36.80
		3:38.03
		3:38.82
4.		3:39.36
5.		3:39.81
6.		3:40.14
7.		3:40.23
8.		3:41.19
9.		3:42.16
10.		3:43.03
11.		3:44.54
12.		3:45.92

Semi-Finals

Held on Friday 1987-09-04

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
3:35.67
3:35.68
3. 3:35.78
4. 3:35.82
5. 3:35.91
6. 3:36.08
7. 3:37.47
8. 3:38.24
9. 3:38.42
10. 3:39.45
11. 3:42.17
12. 3:47.71

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
		3:35.67
		3:35.68
3.		3:35.78
4.		3:35.82
5.		3:35.91
6.		3:36.08
7.		3:37.47
8.		3:38.24
9.		3:38.42
10.		3:39.45
11.		3:42.17
12.		3:47.71

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		3:40.57
2.		3:40.63
3.		3:40.64
4.		3:40.79
5.		3:40.95
6.		3:41.12
7.		3:41.24
8.		3:41.89
9.		3:42.12
10.		3:43.73
11.		3:44.76
12.		3:50.79

Qualifying heats

Held on Thursday 1987-09-03

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1. 3:41.93
2. 3:42.05
3. 3:42.26
4. 3:42.43
5. 3:42.45
6. 3:42.79
7. 3:43.00
8. 3:43.06
9. 3:43.24
10. 3:43.80
11. 3:44.36
12. 3:49.52
– DNS

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		3:41.93
2.		3:42.05
3.		3:42.26
4.		3:42.43
5.		3:42.45
6.		3:42.79
7.		3:43.00
8.		3:43.06
9.		3:43.24
10.		3:43.80
11.		3:44.36
12.		3:49.52
–		DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		3:38.05
2.		3:38.10
3.		3:38.11
4.		3:38.18
5.		3:38.20
6.		3:38.31
7.		3:38.67
8.		3:38.71
9.		3:38.90
10.		3:40.38
11.		3:40.82
12.		3:42.29
13.		3:51.04

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		3:40.22
2.		3:40.28
3.		3:40.32
4.		3:40.48
5.		3:40.63
6.		3:40.68
7.		3:40.99
8.		3:41.44
9.		3:42.04
10.		3:44.93
11.		3:45.77
12.		3:49.06
–		DNF

Medalists

Final

Semi-Finals

Qualifying heats

See also