Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 1,500 metres
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Qualifying

The first round comprised three heats with the first five in each plus the next nine fastest losers progressing to the two semi-finals. Here the first five and the two fastest losers went to the final.

Heats

RankHeatAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 3 Michael East  3:37.37 Q
2 3 Timothy Kiptanui
Timothy Kiptanui
Timothy Kiptanui Too is a Kenyan 1500 metres runner who finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics. His personal best over 1500 m of 3:30.04 minutes, achieved in 2004, was the third best time in the world that season, only behind Bernard Lagat and Hicham El Guerrouj.He graduated from Nanyuki High...

 
3:37.71 Q
3 3 Ivan Heshko
Ivan Heshko
Ivan Heshko is a Ukrainian athlete specializing in the 1500 meters. He was born in Chernivtsi Oblast, Northern Bukovina....

 
3:37.78 Q
4 1 Hicham El Guerrouj
Hicham El Guerrouj
Hicham El Guerrouj "King of the Mile" is a Moroccan former middle distance runner...

 
3:37.86 Q
5 3 Rashid Ramzi
Rashid Ramzi
Rashid Ramzi is a Moroccan-Bahraini track and field athlete competing internationally for Bahrain in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Ramzi was investigated by the IAAF after the 2008 Summer Games and was stripped of his gold medal for doping.Ramzi was born in Asfi, Morocco...

 
3:37.93 Q
6 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...

 
3:37.94 Q
7 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...

 
3:37.98 Q
8 1 Álvaro Fernández  3:38.34 Q
9 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....

 
3:38.36 q
10 1 Kamal Boulahfane
Kamal Boulahfane
Kamal Boulahfane is an Algerian runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Djimla.-Achievements:-References:...

 
3:38.59 Q
11 3 Youssef Baba
Youssef Baba
Youssef Baba is an athlete from Morocco who specialises in middle distance running. He was born in Khenifra. He is member of Turkish multi sport club Fenerbahçe SK.-Achievements:- External links :*...

 
3:38.71 q
12 1 Isaac Kiprono Songok  3:38.89 Q
13 1 Kevin Sullivan
Kevin Sullivan (athlete)
Kevin Sullivan is a middle distance runner from Canada. He was born in Brantford, Ontario.-Athletic career:Sullivan competed in 1000 metre, 1500 metre, and mile events and represented Canada. His personal best times are 3:31.71 for the 1500 and 3:50.36 for the mile...

 
3:39.30 q
14 1 Michal Sneberger  3:39.68 q
15 2 Reyes Estevez
Reyes Estévez
Reyes Estévez López is a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the European Championships' final 1998 in Budapest...

 
3:39.71 Q
16 2 Bernard Lagat
Bernard Lagat
Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya...

 
3:39.80 Q
16 2 Nick Willis
Nick Willis
Nicholas Ian Willis MNZM is a New Zealand middle distance runner. He won the silver medal in the 1500m at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing with a time of 3:34.16 minutes. He was a gold medallist in the 1500 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and a bronze medallist at the 2010...

 
3:39.80 Q
18 2 Adil Kaouch
Adil Kaouch
Adil Kaouch is a Moroccan middle distance runner.In 1998 he won the World Junior Championships over 1500 metres...

 
3:39.88 Q
19 3 Manuel Damião  3:39.94 q
20 2 Mulugeta Wendimu
Mulugeta Wendimu
Mulugeta Wendimu Gebere is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner, best known for finishing third over 3000 metres at the 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final. He also competed at the Olympic Games in Athens that year, finishing tenth in the 1500 metres competition...

 
3:39.96 Q
21 2 Gert-Jan Liefers
Gert-Jan Liefers
Gerrit Jan 'Gert-Jan' Liefers is a Dutch middle distance runner, who came 8th in the 1500 m final at the 2004 Olympics. He was also a finalist in the same event in the 2001 and 2003 World Championships....

 
3:40.10 q
22 2 Hudson de Souza
Hudson de Souza
Hudson Santos de Souza is a Brazilian middle distance runner who competes mostly over 1500 metres. He has broken a number of South American records in middle-distance events....

 
3:40.78 q
23 2 Johan Cronje  3:40.99 q
24 1 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...

 
3:41.14 q
25 2 Alan Webb
Alan Webb (athlete)
Alan Webb is an American athlete. He holds the American record in the mile, with a time of 3:46.91. He competes professionally for Nike.-High school:...

 
3:41.25
26 2 Aleksandr Krivchonkov  3:41.37
27 3 Charlie Gruber  3:41.73
28 2 Abdulrahman Suleiman
Abdulrahman Suleiman
Abdulrahman Suleiman is a Qatari middle-distance runner who specialises in both the 800 metres and 1500 metres. He was the 2002 Asian champion over 1500 m and represented Qatar at the 2004 Summer Olympics....

 
3:42.00
29 2 Mohamed Khaldi
Mohamed Khaldi
Mohamed Khaldi is an Algerian long-distance runner. He specializes in the distances from 1500 through 5000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:33.03 min *3000 metres - 7:38.78 min...

 
3:42.47
30 2 Mehdi Baala
Mehdi Baala
Mehdi Baala is a French middle-distance athlete competing mainly at 1500 metres. Baala has won numerous major medals, including two European titles. Baala is considered to be the best French middle-distance runner of all time...

 
3:46.06
31 1 Wolfram Mueller  3:46.75
32 3 Branko Zorko
Branko Zorko
Branko Zorko is a Croatian middle distance runner, a notable 1500 m competitor in the 1990s. Probably his biggest accomplishment is winning the first international medal for the country of Croatia, winning a bronze medal at the 1992 European Indoor Athletics Championships...

 
3:48.28
33 3 Zhaobo Dou  3:50.28
34 1 Mounir Yemmouni
Mounir Yemmouni
Mounir Yemmouni is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the finals...

 
3:51.08
35 1 Grant Robison
Grant Robison
Grant Robison is a male track and field athlete from the United States, who competed in the middle distance events. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the men's 1,500 metres at the 2003 Pan American Games. He ran for the Stanford University.-References:*...

 
3:53.66
36 1 Roberto Caraciolo Mandje  4:03.37 NR
37 3 Neil Weare  4:05.86
38 3 Jimmy Anak Ahar
Jimmy Anak Ahar
Jimmy Anak Ahar is an athlete from Brunei. He was the sole competitor for Brunei at the 2004 Summer Olympics, running in the 1500 metres.-References:...

 
4:14.11
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Semifinals

RankHeatAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 1 Adil Kaouch
Adil Kaouch
Adil Kaouch is a Moroccan middle distance runner.In 1998 he won the World Junior Championships over 1500 metres...

 
3:35.69 Q
2 1 Bernard Lagat
Bernard Lagat
Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya...

 
3:35.84 Q
3 1 Gert-Jan Liefers
Gert-Jan Liefers
Gerrit Jan 'Gert-Jan' Liefers is a Dutch middle distance runner, who came 8th in the 1500 m final at the 2004 Olympics. He was also a finalist in the same event in the 2001 and 2003 World Championships....

 
3:36.00 Q
4 1 Reyes Estevez
Reyes Estévez
Reyes Estévez López is a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the European Championships' final 1998 in Budapest...

 
3:36.05 Q
5 1 Ivan Heshko
Ivan Heshko
Ivan Heshko is a Ukrainian athlete specializing in the 1500 meters. He was born in Chernivtsi Oblast, Northern Bukovina....

 
3:36.20 Q
6 1 Michael East  3:36.46 q
7 1 Isaac Kiprono Songok  3:37.10 q
8 1 Manuel Damião  3:37.16
9 1 Hudson de Souza
Hudson de Souza
Hudson Santos de Souza is a Brazilian middle distance runner who competes mostly over 1500 metres. He has broken a number of South American records in middle-distance events....

 
3:38.83
10 2 Hicham El Guerrouj
Hicham El Guerrouj
Hicham El Guerrouj "King of the Mile" is a Moroccan former middle distance runner...

 
3:40.87 Q
11 2 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...

 
3:40.99 Q
12 2 Timothy Kiptanui
Timothy Kiptanui
Timothy Kiptanui Too is a Kenyan 1500 metres runner who finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics. His personal best over 1500 m of 3:30.04 minutes, achieved in 2004, was the third best time in the world that season, only behind Bernard Lagat and Hicham El Guerrouj.He graduated from Nanyuki High...

 
3:41.04 Q
13 2 Mulugeta Wendimu
Mulugeta Wendimu
Mulugeta Wendimu Gebere is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner, best known for finishing third over 3000 metres at the 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final. He also competed at the Olympic Games in Athens that year, finishing tenth in the 1500 metres competition...

 
3:41.14 Q
14 2 Kamal Boulahfane
Kamal Boulahfane
Kamal Boulahfane is an Algerian runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Djimla.-Achievements:-References:...

 
3:41.27 Q
15 2 Nick Willis
Nick Willis
Nicholas Ian Willis MNZM is a New Zealand middle distance runner. He won the silver medal in the 1500m at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing with a time of 3:34.16 minutes. He was a gold medallist in the 1500 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and a bronze medallist at the 2010...

 
3:41.46
16 2 Álvaro Fernández  3:42.01
17 2 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....

 
3:42.13
18 1 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...

 
3:42.61
19 2 Kevin Sullivan
Kevin Sullivan (athlete)
Kevin Sullivan is a middle distance runner from Canada. He was born in Brantford, Ontario.-Athletic career:Sullivan competed in 1000 metre, 1500 metre, and mile events and represented Canada. His personal best times are 3:31.71 for the 1500 and 3:50.36 for the mile...

 
3:42.86
20 2 Youssef Baba
Youssef Baba
Youssef Baba is an athlete from Morocco who specialises in middle distance running. He was born in Khenifra. He is member of Turkish multi sport club Fenerbahçe SK.-Achievements:- External links :*...

 
3:42.96
21 2 Johan Cronje  3:44.41
22 1 Rashid Ramzi
Rashid Ramzi
Rashid Ramzi is a Moroccan-Bahraini track and field athlete competing internationally for Bahrain in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Ramzi was investigated by the IAAF after the 2008 Summer Games and was stripped of his gold medal for doping.Ramzi was born in Asfi, Morocco...

 
3:44.60
23 1 Grant Robison
Grant Robison
Grant Robison is a male track and field athlete from the United States, who competed in the middle distance events. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the men's 1,500 metres at the 2003 Pan American Games. He ran for the Stanford University.-References:*...

 
3:47.03
23 2 Michal Sneberger  3:47.03
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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...

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Final

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Hicham El Guerrouj
Hicham El Guerrouj
Hicham El Guerrouj "King of the Mile" is a Moroccan former middle distance runner...

 
3:34.19
Bernard Lagat
Bernard Lagat
Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya...

 
3:34.30
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...

 
3:34.68
4 Timothy Kiptanui
Timothy Kiptanui
Timothy Kiptanui Too is a Kenyan 1500 metres runner who finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics. His personal best over 1500 m of 3:30.04 minutes, achieved in 2004, was the third best time in the world that season, only behind Bernard Lagat and Hicham El Guerrouj.He graduated from Nanyuki High...

 
3:35.61
5 Ivan Heshko
Ivan Heshko
Ivan Heshko is a Ukrainian athlete specializing in the 1500 meters. He was born in Chernivtsi Oblast, Northern Bukovina....

 
3:35.82
6 Michael East  3:36.33
7 Reyes Estevez
Reyes Estévez
Reyes Estévez López is a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the European Championships' final 1998 in Budapest...

 
3:36.63
8 Gert-Jan Liefers
Gert-Jan Liefers
Gerrit Jan 'Gert-Jan' Liefers is a Dutch middle distance runner, who came 8th in the 1500 m final at the 2004 Olympics. He was also a finalist in the same event in the 2001 and 2003 World Championships....

 
3:37.17
9 Adil Kaouch
Adil Kaouch
Adil Kaouch is a Moroccan middle distance runner.In 1998 he won the World Junior Championships over 1500 metres...

 
3:38.26
10 Mulugeta Wendimu
Mulugeta Wendimu
Mulugeta Wendimu Gebere is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner, best known for finishing third over 3000 metres at the 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final. He also competed at the Olympic Games in Athens that year, finishing tenth in the 1500 metres competition...

 
3:38.33
11 Kamal Boulahfane
Kamal Boulahfane
Kamal Boulahfane is an Algerian runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Djimla.-Achievements:-References:...

 
3:39.02
12 Isaac Kiprono Songok 3:41.72
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