Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres
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| Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics  |
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| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
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| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 59 competitors, with four qualifying heats (59) and two semi-finals (26), before the final (12) took place on Saturday October 1, 1988.
Contents |
[edit] Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Peter RonoKenya (KEN) |
 Peter ElliottGreat Britain (GBR) |
 Jens-Peter HeroldEast Germany (GDR) |
[edit] Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 3:29.46 |  Saïd Aouita |
West Berlin (FRG) | August 23, 1985 |
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| Olympic Record | 3:32.53 | Sebastian Coe |
Los Angeles (USA) | August 11, 1984 |
[edit] Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
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Peter Rono (KEN) |
3:35.96 |
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Peter Elliott (GBR) |
3:36.15 |
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Jens-Peter Herold (GDR) |
3:36.21 |
| 4. | Steve Cram (GBR) |
3:36.24 |
| 5. |  Steve Scott (USA) |
3:36.99 |
| 6. |  Han Kulker (NED) |
3:37.08 |
| 7. | Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) |
3:37.94 |
| 8. |  Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL) |
3:38.39 |
| 9. |  Mario Silva (POR) |
3:38.77 |
| 10. | Jeff Atkinson (USA) |
3:40.80 |
| 11. | Joseph Chesire (KEN) |
3:40.82 |
| 12. |  Omer Khalifa (SUD) |
3:41.07 |
[edit] Semi Finals
- Held on Friday September 30, 1988
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) |
3:38.09 |
| 2. | Steve Cram (GBR) |
3:38.30 |
| 3. | Peter Elliott (GBR) |
3:38.56 |
| 4. | Han Kulker (NED) |
3:39.06 |
| 5. | Jeff Atkinson (USA) |
3:39.12 |
| 6. | Joseph Chesire (KEN) |
3:39.17 |
| 7. |  Mogens Guldberg (DEN) |
3:39.86 |
| 8. |  Remi Geoffroy (FRA) |
3:40.96 |
| 9. |  Rachid Kram (ALG) |
3:41.39 |
| 10. |  Spyros Spyrou (CYP) |
3:43.49 |
| – | Abdelmajide Moncif (MAR) |
DNF |
| – |  Peter Wirz (SUI) |
DNF |
| – | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil_(1968-1992).svg.png){kind=small} Joaquim Cruz (BRA) |
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Scott (USA) |
3:38.20 |
| 2. | Peter Rono (KEN) |
3:38.25 |
| 3. | Omer Khalifa (SUD) |
3:38.40 |
| 4. | Mario Silva (POR) |
3:38.56 |
| 5. | Jens-Peter Herold (GDR) |
3:38.59 |
| 6. | Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL) |
3:47.98 |
| 7. | Markus Hacksteiner (SUI) |
3:47.99 |
| 8. | Mark Deady (USA) |
3:48.03 |
| 9. | Steve Crabb (GBR) |
3:51.60 |
| 10. |  Mbiganyi Thee (BOT) |
4:01.92 |
| 11. |  Gennaro Di Napoli (ITA) |
4:12.79 |
| 12. | Mostafa Lachal (MAR) |
4:15.94 |
| – | Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
DNS |
[edit] See also
- 1984 Men's Olympic 1500 metres (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships 1500 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships 1500 metres (Rome)
- 1990 Men's European Championships 1500 metres (Split)
- 1991 Men's World Championships 1500 metres (Tokyo)
- 1992 Men's Olympic 1500 metres (Barcelona)
[edit] References
- (English) Official Report
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