2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres

The Men's 1500 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK from 14 March to 16 March 2003. It was the first time the Championships had been held in the UK...

was held on March 14–15.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Driss Maazouzi Driss Maazouzi Driss Maazouzi is a French 1500 metres runner who won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. He won the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships....	Bernard Lagat Bernard Lagat Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya...	Abdelkader Hachlaf Abdelkader Hachlaf Abdelkader Hachlaf is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was suspended between April 2004 and April 2006 after testing positive for the banned substance nandrolone in an IAAF out-of-competition test....

Heats

First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2	Bernard Lagat Bernard Lagat Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya...		3:39.97	Q
	2	Roberto Parra Roberto Parra Roberto Parra Mateo is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres events.-Achievements:-External links:...		3:40.40	Q
	2	Ivan Heshko Ivan Heshko Ivan Heshko is a Ukrainian athlete specializing in the 1500 meters. He was born in Chernivtsi Oblast, Northern Bukovina....		3:40.61	q
	2	Andrey Zadorozhniy Andrey Zadorozhniy Andrey Zadorozhniy is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He finished third at the 1998 European Indoor Championships, eighth at the 2002 European Indoor Championships and seventh at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham.His personal best time is...		3:40.80	q, SB
	2	James Nolan James Nolan James Nolan is an athletics coach who was an Irish international runner from 1996 until 2008. He was a two time Olympian who specialized in the 800 metres between 1996 and 2000 before changing to the 1500 metres later that year...		3:40.85	q
	2	Mirosław Formela		3:40.89	PB
	3	Cornelius Chirchir Cornelius Chirchir Cornelius Chirchir is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He holds the world junior record over the distance with 3:30.24 minutes, achieved on 19 July 2002 in Monte Carlo...		3:41.08	Q
	2	James Thie	United Kingdom	3:41.18	PB
	3	Juan Carlos Higuero Juan Carlos Higuero Juan Carlos Higuero Mate is a Spanish middle distance runner, who mostly concentrates on the 1500 metres. He was born in Aranda de Duero, Burgos....		3:41.37	Q, SB
10	3	Julius Achon Julius Achon Julius Achon is an Ugandan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.Achon currently hold the 800m American Collegiate Record with a time of 1:44.55 set back in 1996 as a student at George Mason University....		3:41.85	SB
11	3	Anis Selmouni Anis Selmouni Anis Selmouni is a Moroccan middle distance runner.At the 2007 World Cross Country Championships he finished thirteenth in the senior race, while the Moroccan team of which he was a part won the silver medal in the team competition....		3:41.99
12	3	Tarek Boukensa Tarek Boukensa Tarek Boukensa is an Algerian runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Annaba.-Achievements:-Personal bests:800 metres - 1:46.10 min 1500 metres - 3:30.92 min *3000 metres - 7:43.23 min...		3:42.88
13	3	Jason Lunn		3:43.31
14	3	Christian Obrist Christian Obrist Christian Obrist is an Italian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He finished seventh in the 1500 m final at both the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich and the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg...		3:43.97
15	3	Philippe Bandi		3:44.37
16	2	Salvatore Vincenti		3:45.93
17	2	Luís Feiteira Luís Feiteira Luís Feiteira is a Portuguese long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running.-Achievements:-References:...		3:46.99
18	1	Driss Maazouzi Driss Maazouzi Driss Maazouzi is a French 1500 metres runner who won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. He won the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships....		3:48.36	Q
19	1	Abdelkader Hachlaf Abdelkader Hachlaf Abdelkader Hachlaf is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was suspended between April 2004 and April 2006 after testing positive for the banned substance nandrolone in an IAAF out-of-competition test....		3:48.39	Q
20	1	Rui Silva Rui Silva Rui Silva is a Portuguese athlete, who represents Sporting Clube de Portugal. As a distance runner, he specializes at the 1500 and 3000 m events, although he has at times run the 800 metres as well. He is the national champion at 1500 m...		3:48.41
21	1	Michal Šneberger		3:48.65
22	1	Michael Stember Michael Stember Michael Stember is a male track and field athlete from the United States, who is known for competing in the middle distance events. His first international competition was winning the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1997 Pan American Junior Championships...		3:48.71
23	1	Michael East	United Kingdom	3:49.31
24	1	Zbigniew Graczyk		3:49.39
25	1	Graham Hood Graham Hood Graham Hood is a retired track and field athlete from Canada, who competed in the middle distance events.Hood represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992...		3:50.86
26	3	Abdillahi Bouh Moumin		4:15.51	NR Djiboutian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Djibouti maintained by its national athletics federation: Fédération Djiboutienne d'Athlétisme .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:...

Final

Rank	Name	Time
	Driss Maazouzi Driss Maazouzi Driss Maazouzi is a French 1500 metres runner who won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. He won the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships....	3:42.59
	Bernard Lagat Bernard Lagat Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya...	3:42.62
	Abdelkader Hachlaf Abdelkader Hachlaf Abdelkader Hachlaf is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was suspended between April 2004 and April 2006 after testing positive for the banned substance nandrolone in an IAAF out-of-competition test....	3:42.71
4	Cornelius Chirchir Cornelius Chirchir Cornelius Chirchir is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He holds the world junior record over the distance with 3:30.24 minutes, achieved on 19 July 2002 in Monte Carlo...	3:43.03
5	Ivan Heshko Ivan Heshko Ivan Heshko is a Ukrainian athlete specializing in the 1500 meters. He was born in Chernivtsi Oblast, Northern Bukovina....	3:44.56
6	James Nolan James Nolan James Nolan is an athletics coach who was an Irish international runner from 1996 until 2008. He was a two time Olympian who specialized in the 800 metres between 1996 and 2000 before changing to the 1500 metres later that year...	3:44.67
7	Andrey Zadorozhniy Andrey Zadorozhniy Andrey Zadorozhniy is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He finished third at the 1998 European Indoor Championships, eighth at the 2002 European Indoor Championships and seventh at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham.His personal best time is...	3:44.80
8	Juan Carlos Higuero Juan Carlos Higuero Juan Carlos Higuero Mate is a Spanish middle distance runner, who mostly concentrates on the 1500 metres. He was born in Aranda de Duero, Burgos....	3:44.81
9	Roberto Parra Roberto Parra Roberto Parra Mateo is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres events.-Achievements:-External links:...	3:47.44

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