Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Seoul Olympic Stadium
Date 29 September – 1 October
Competitors 59
Winning time 3:35.96
Medalists
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1st Peter Rono  Kenya
2nd Peter Elliott  Great Britain
3rd Jens-Peter Herold  East Germany
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Athletics at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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Track events
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
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men
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
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Wheelchair races
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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.

Medalists

Gold Peter Rono
 Kenya
Silver Peter Elliott
 Great Britain
Bronze Jens-Peter Herold
 East Germany

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record 3:29.46 Morocco Saïd Aouita West Berlin (FRG) August 23, 1985
Olympic Record 3:32.53 United Kingdom Sebastian Coe Los Angeles (USA) August 11, 1984

Results

Final

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st Peter Rono  Kenya 3:35.96
2nd Peter Elliott  Great Britain 3:36.15
3rd Jens-Peter Herold  East Germany 3:36.21
4 Steve Cram  Great Britain 3:36.24
5 Steve Scott  United States 3:36.99
6 Han Kulker  Netherlands 3:37.08
7 Kipkoech Cheruiyot  Kenya 3:37.94
8 Marcus O'Sullivan  Ireland 3:38.39
9 Mario Silva  Portugal 3:38.77
10 Jeff Atkinson  United States 3:40.80
11 Joseph Chesire  Kenya 3:40.82
12 Omer Khalifa  Sudan 3:41.07

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
–  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) 3:38.84
7.  Markus Hacksteiner (SUI) 3:39.18
8.  Mark Deady (USA) 3:39.47
9.  Steve Crabb (GBR) 3:39.55
10.  Mbiganyi Thee (BOT) 3:42.62
11.  Gennaro Di Napoli (ITA) 3:43.58
12.  Mostafa Lachal (MAR) 3:45.65
–  Saïd Aouita (MAR) DNS

See also

References

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