2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres

The Men's 1500 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.A record high of 630 athletes, representing 46 countries, were entered into the three-day competition. Twenty-six track and field events were contested at the...

was held at March 5–6 with the final being held on March 6 at 16:20 local time.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record	3:31.18	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	2 February 1997
European record	3:33.32	Piraeus Piraeus Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf.... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	24 February 1999
Championship record	3:36.70	Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... , 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...	6 March 2005
World Leading	3:33.23	Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	19 February 2011
European Leading	3:35.97	Karlsruhe Karlsruhe The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	13 February 2011

Heats

First 2 in each heat and 3 best performers advance to the Final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Manuel Olmedo Manuel Olmedo Manuel Olmedo Villar is a Spanish middle-distance runner. He specialises in the 800 metres. He represented Spain at the Olympic Games at both the 2004 Athens Games and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also ran at the World Championships in Athletics in 2003, 2007 and 2009.Olmedo has won medals at the...	Spain	3:43.51	Q, SB
2	1	Kemal Koyuncu Kemal Koyuncu Kemal Koyuncu is a Turkish middle and long-distance runner. He is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics club in Istanbul.-Achievements:...	Turkey	3:43.57	Q, PB
3	1	Bartosz Nowicki Bartosz Nowicki Bartosz Nowicki is a Polish middle distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outoors800m 1:46.81 1000m 2:21.14 *1500m 3:36.68...	Poland	3:43.75	q
4	1	Goran Nava Goran Nava Goran Nava is an Serbian middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	Serbia	3:43.78	q
5	1	Jamale Aarrass Jamale Aarrass -Achievements:-References:...	Early Modern France	3:45.16	q
6	1	Wouter de Boer	Netherlands	3:45.79	PB
7	3	Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen is a German middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres.Born in Meppen, Germany, his first major competition was the 2006 European Athletics Championships where he was tenth in the heats of the 1500 m. He competed at the Internationales Stadionfest in 2006 –...	Germany	3:47.06	Q
8	2	Diego Ruiz Diego Ruiz (athlete) Diego Ruiz Sanz is a Spanish middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.-Personal bests:400 metres - 47.67 s 800 metres - 1:46.40 min...	Spain	3:47.32	Q
9	2	Jakub Holuša Jakub Holuša Jakub Holuša is a Czech middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	Czech Republic	3:47.39	Q
10	1	Florian Orth	Germany	3:47.47
11	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....	Spain	3:47.50	Q
12	2	Mateusz Demczyszak Mateusz Demczyszak -Achievements:-References:...	Poland	3:47.67
13	3	Oleksandr Borysyuk	Ukraine	3:47.84
14	3	René Stokvis	Netherlands	3:48.27
15	3	Yoann Kowal Yoann Kowal Yoann Kowal is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He was born in Nogent-le-Rotrou. He won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:33.75 min...	Early Modern France	3:48.51
16	2	Christoph Lohse	Germany	3:48.52
17	3	Adam Czerwiński	Poland	3:48.55
18	2	Nick McCormick	United Kingdom	3:48.65
19	2	Ate van der Burgt	Netherlands	3:48.97
20	2	Hélio Gomes	Portugal	3:49.22
21	1	Andreas Vojta	Austria	3:49.24
22	2	Kristof Van Malderen	Belgium	3:49.85
23	3	Roman Fosti	Estonia	3:49.98
24	3	Barnabás Bene	Hungary	3:50.24
25	1	Colin McCourt Colin McCourt Colin McCourt is an English middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	United Kingdom	3:52.56

Final

The final was held at 16:20.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Manuel Olmedo Manuel Olmedo Manuel Olmedo Villar is a Spanish middle-distance runner. He specialises in the 800 metres. He represented Spain at the Olympic Games at both the 2004 Athens Games and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also ran at the World Championships in Athletics in 2003, 2007 and 2009.Olmedo has won medals at the...	Spain	3:41.03	SB
	Kemal Koyuncu Kemal Koyuncu Kemal Koyuncu is a Turkish middle and long-distance runner. He is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics club in Istanbul.-Achievements:...	Turkey	3:41.18	NR
	Bartosz Nowicki Bartosz Nowicki Bartosz Nowicki is a Polish middle distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outoors800m 1:46.81 1000m 2:21.14 *1500m 3:36.68...	Poland	3:41.48
4	Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen is a German middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres.Born in Meppen, Germany, his first major competition was the 2006 European Athletics Championships where he was tenth in the heats of the 1500 m. He competed at the Internationales Stadionfest in 2006 –...	Germany	3:41.55
5	Jakub Holuša Jakub Holuša Jakub Holuša is a Czech middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	Czech Republic	3:41.57	SB
6	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....	Spain	3:42.29	SB
7	Goran Nava Goran Nava Goran Nava is an Serbian middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	Serbia	3:42.37	SB
8	Jamale Aarrass Jamale Aarrass -Achievements:-References:...	Early Modern France	3:44.08
9	Diego Ruiz Diego Ruiz (athlete) Diego Ruiz Sanz is a Spanish middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.-Personal bests:400 metres - 47.67 s 800 metres - 1:46.40 min...	Spain	3:51.67

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