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Men's 1500 metres
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueCity of Manchester Stadium
Dates
  • 30 July 2002 (heats)
  • 31 July 2002 (final)
Competitors18 from 14 nations
Winning time3:37.35
Medalists
gold medal Michael East   England
silver medal William Chirchir   Kenya
bronze medal Youcef Abdi   Australia
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The men's 1500 metres event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place on 30 and 31 July at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England. Michael East won the gold medal in a personal best time of 3:37.35 and became the sixth Englishman to win the event.[1] The 1998 world junior champion in the 800 metres, Kenyan William Chirchir placed second, taking the silver medal in 3:37.70. He finished ahead of Youcef Abdi of Australia who won the bronze. Abdi who formerly represented Algeria, switched allegiance to Australia in 2000.[2][3][4]

This was the ninth running of the 1500 metres event at the Commonwealth Games after converting to metric at the 1970 Edinburgh Games. A 1 mile event was contested between 1930 and 1966.[1] 18 competitors from 14 nations entered the event.[5] Bernard Lagat, the Olympic bronze and world championship silver medallist chose not participate in the Games[6][7][8][9] but rather contest the event at African Championships which he went on to win.[10] His Kenyan compatriot, Olympic champion Noah Ngeny, sustained an injury to his back and pelvis as a result of a car accident in November 2001 which impacted his 2002 season which saw him not selected for these Games.[6][7][11][12]

The defending champion from Kuala Lumpur, fellow Kenyan Laban Rotich also didn't compete at these Games, but finished second behind Lagat at the African Championships.[13][10] Whilst the silver medallist, John Mayock, missed the English trials in June due to blisters. As a result he was not selected for his preferred distance but rather for the 5,000 metres where he narrowly missed the medals finishing fourth.[14] Fellow English runner, Anthony Whiteman, narrowly missed out on securing back to back bronze finishing fourth in the final.[2]

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing records were as follows:

Records before the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Record Time (s) Athlete (nation) Meet Location Date Ref
World record 3:26.00  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Golden Gala Rome, Italy 14 July 1998 [5]
Commonwealth record 3:26.34  Bernard Lagat (KEN) Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium 24 August 2001 [15]
Games record 3:32.16  Filbert Bayi (TAN) Commonwealth Games Christchurch, New Zealand 2 February 1974 [5]

Results

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Heats

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The heats were held on 30 July, starting at 18:45 in the evening.[5]

Qualification Rules: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the best 4 of remaining athletes (q) advance to the final.

Heat 1

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Results of heat 1
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 William Chirchir  Kenya 3:46.75 Q
2 Youcef Abdi  Australia 3:46.79 Q
3 Michael East  England 3:46.90 Q
4 Kevin Sullivan  Canada 3:47.21 Q
5 Jon McCallum  Scotland 3:47.37 q
6 Matthew Shone  Wales 3:47.83
7 Nickie Peters  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3:53.09 PB
8 Michael Tomlin  Jamaica 3:54.50
9 Jimmy Sandy Sam  Vanuatu 4:13.15

Heat 2

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Results of heat 2
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Anthony Whiteman  England 3:43.25 Q, SB
2 Julius Achon  Uganda 3:43.32 Q
3 David Kiplak  Kenya 3:43.56 Q
4 Graham Hood  Canada 3:44.88 Q
5 Thomas Mayo  England 3:45.56 q
6 Colm McLean  Northern Ireland 3:45.72 q
7 Francis Munthali  Malawi 3:45.81 q, NR
8 Lee Merrien  Guernsey 3:47.68
9 Henry Foufaka  Solomon Islands 4:18.39

Final

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The final was held at 20:10 on 31 July.[16]

Results of the final
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michael East  England 3:37.35 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) William Chirchir  Kenya 3:37.70
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Youcef Abdi  Australia 3:37.77
4 Anthony Whiteman  England 3:38.04 SB
5 Graham Hood  Canada 3:38.08 SB
6 Julius Achon  Uganda 3:38.33 SB
7 Kevin Sullivan  Canada 3:40.95 SB
8 Thomas Mayo  England 3:41.70
9 David Kiplak  Kenya 3:42.87
10 Francis Munthali  Malawi 3:43.50 NR
11 Jon McCallum  Scotland 3:48.02
12 Colm McLean  Northern Ireland 3:51.90

References

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  2. ^ a b "East claims surprise gold". BBC Sport. 31 July 2002. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  3. ^ Williams, Richard (1 August 2002). "England reap harvest of pure gold". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Forty years on, Abdi follows in Elliott's footsteps". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 August 2002. Archived from the original on 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d "Athletics - Men's 1500m Heats". Manchester 2002. 30 July 2002. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  6. ^ a b Brown, Matthew (25 July 2002). "Commonwealth Games - enough quality to silence the cynics". IAAF. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Commonwealth absentees". The Guardian. 20 July 2002. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Athletics: Top Kenyan runners prefer wealth to the Commonwealth". The New Zealand Herald. Reuters. 17 July 2002. Archived from the original on 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  9. ^ Lagat, Bernard (28 June 2002). "Bernard Lagat ready for racing fast". IAAF. Archived from the original on 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  10. ^ a b Okoth, Omulo (8 August 2002). "Fredericks 9.93 and Kenyan 10k medal sweep in Tunis". IAAF. Archived from the original on 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  11. ^ Simms, Ricky (23 November 2006). "Olympic champion Noah Ngeny announces retirement". IAAF. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  12. ^ "A speed-focused Ngeny is beaten at 800m". IAAF. 9 June 2002. Archived from the original on 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  13. ^ Yohannes, Sabrina (8 February 2002). "Rotich has winning on his mind". IAAF. Archived from the original on 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  14. ^ Buckley, Will (27 July 2003). "Unheralded Mayock just keeps on running". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  15. ^ Larsson, Peter (28 May 2006). "All-time men's best 1500m". alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Athletics - Men's 1500m Final". Manchester 2002. 31 July 2002. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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