These are the official results of the Men's 1500 metres

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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1984 Summer Olympics

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. The final was held on August 11, 1984.

Medalists

Abbreviations

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
OR	olympic record
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.

World Record	3:30.77	Steve Ovett Steve Ovett Stephen Michael James "Steve" Ovett OBE , is a former middle distance runner from England. He was gold medalist in the 800 metres at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, U.S.S.R., and set world records for 1500 metres and the mile run...	Rieti Rieti Rieti is a city and comune in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake. The area is now the fertile basin of the Velino River...  (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... )	September 4, 1983
Olympic Record	3:34.91	Kipchoge Keino Kipchoge Keino Kipchoge Keino , chairman of the Kenyan Olympic Committee , is a retired Kenyan track and field athlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist...	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...  (MEX Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... )	October 20, 1968

Sebastian Coe set a new Olympic record with 3:32.53 minutes in the final.

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		3:32.53
		3:33.40
		3:34.30
4.		3:34.52
5.		3:36.07
6.		3:36.97
7.		3:37.02
8.		3:37.11
9.		3:38.98
10.		3:39.86
11.		3:40.74
—		DNF

Semifinals

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		3:35.70
2.		3:35.71
3.		3:35.81
4.		3:35.83
4.		3:35.83
6.		3:36.48
7.		3:36.51
8.		3:38.12
9.		3:40.96
10.		3:41.57

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		3:36.30
2.		3:36.53
3.		3:36.55
3.		3:36.55
5.		3:36.76
6.		3:37.28
7.		3:37.96
8.		3:38.71
9.		3:39.40
10.		3:40.83
11.		3:41.80

Qualifying heats

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		3:38.51
2.		3:38.93
3.		3:39.25
4.		3:39.78
5.		3:47.01
6.		3:47.54
7.		3:59.14
8.		4:12.76
—		DNF

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		3:45.18
2.		3:45.30
3.		3:45.44
4.		3:45.70
5.		3:46.80
6.		3:49.78
7.		3:55.65
8.		3:58.69
—		DNF

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		3:49.23
2.		3:49.26
3.		3:49.65
4.		3:51.61
5.		3:52.04
6.		3:52.63
7.		3:53.92
8.		3:59.85
—		DNF

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		3:41.01
2.		3:41.02
3.		3:41.18
4.		3:41.76
5.		3:42.84
6.		3:45.05
7.		3:45.09
8.		3:46.99
9.		3:56.43
10.		4:02.87

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		3:37.68
2.		3:37.75
3.		3:37.76
4.		3:37.95
5.		3:39.18
6.		3:39.62
7.		3:40.42
8.		3:53.86
9.		3:57.59
10.		4:02.63
—		DNF

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.		3:40.33
2.		3:40.58
3.		3:40.69
4.		3:40.72
5.		3:41.96
6.		3:45.55
7.		3:55.19
8.		3:57.62
9.		4:25.80
10.		4:34.71
—		DNF

See also

• 1982 Men's European Championships 1500 metres (Athens)
  1982 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 1500 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 1,500 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece.-Final:-See also:* 1978 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres * 1980 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres...
  
  
• 1983 Men's World Championships 1500 metres (Helsinki)
  1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 1500 metres
  These are the official results of the men's 1500 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 52 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 14 August 1983.-Medalists:-Records:Existing...
  
  
• 1986 Men's European Championships 1500 metres (Stuttgart)
  1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 1500 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 1,500 metres event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.-Final:-Qualifying heats:-See also:* 1982 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres...
  
  
• 1987 Men's World Championships 1500 metres (Rome)
  1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 1500 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 1,500 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships 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....