2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres

None thumb|right|Abdalaati Iguider (far right) en route to his victory. The men's 1500 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place 9 and 10 March at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeAbdalaati IguiderIlham Tanui ÖzbilenMekonnen Gebremedhin Records Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsWorld recordHicham El Guerrouj MAR3:31.18Stuttgart, Germany2 February 1997Championship recordHaile Gebrselassie ETH3:33.77 Maebashi, Japan7 March 1999World LeadingAbdalaati Iguider MAR3:34.10Liévin, France14 February 2012African recordHicham El Guerrouj MAR3:31.18Stuttgart, Germany2 February 1997Asian recordBelal Mansoor Ali BHR3:36.28Stockholm, Sweden20 February 2007European recordAndrés Manuel Díaz ESP3:33.32Piraeus, Greece24 February 1999North and Central American and Caribbean recordBernard Lagat USA3:35.23Birmingham, Great Britain16 February 2008Oceanian RecordNick Willis NZL3:35.80Birmingham, Great Britain20 February 2010South American recordAgberto Guimarães BRA3:42.70Piraeus, Greece8 March 1989 Qualification standards IndoorOutdoor 3:42.00 or 3:59.00 (Mile) 3:34.25 or 3:52.00 (Mile) Schedule Date Time RoundMarch 9, 2012 12:55 HeatsMarch 10, 2012 19:00 Final Results Heats Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus 3 fastest times qualified (q). The qualification round started at 12:59 and ended at 13:10.http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-1500-M-h----.RS6.pdf 2012 World Indoor Championships – 1500 Metres Men (heats) Omega Timing 2012-03-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120316144341/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-1500-M-h----.RS6.pdf 2012-03-16 Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Abdalaati Iguider Morocco 3:38.41 Q 2 2 Mekonnen Gebremedhin Ethiopia 3:39.16 Q 3 2 Ayanleh Souleiman Djibouti 3:39.51 Q, NR 4 2 Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. United States 3:39.54 q 5 2 Silas Kiplagat Kenya 3:39.59 q 6 2 Francisco Javier Abad Spain 3:40.55 q 7 1 Ilham Tanui Özbilen Turkey 3:41.93 Q 8 1 Aman Wote Ethiopia 3:42.24 Q 9 1 Amine Laâlou Morocco 3:42.36 Q 10 1 Bethwell Birgen Kenya 3:42.72 11 2 Yegor Nikolayev Russia 3:43.33 12 1 Galen Rupp United States 3:43.39 PB 13 1 David Bustos Spain 3:43.66 14 1 Gregory Beugnet France 3:44.20 15 1 Oleksandr Borysiuk Ukraine 3:44.28 16 1 Lewis Moses Great Britain 3:45.04 99 DQ 2 Mohammed Shaween Saudi Arabia 3:45.12 NR, Doping 17 2 Kemal Koyuncu Turkey 3:45.33 SB 18 2 Ryan Foster Australia 3:46.26 PB 19 2 James Brewer Great Britain 3:47.58 20 1 Mohamad Al-Garni Qatar 3:47.63 21 1 Ciaran O'Lionaird Ireland 3:50.12 PB 22 1 Abdallahi Cheikh Mauritania 1959 4:47.24 NR Final 9 athletes from 7 countries participated. The final started at 19:01 and ended at 19:05.http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-1500-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf 2012 World Indoor Championships – 1500 Metres Men (final) Omega Timing 2012-03-11 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Abdalaati Iguider Morocco 3:45.21 Ilham Tanui Özbilen Turkey 3:45.35 Mekonnen Gebremedhin Ethiopia 3:45.90 4 Aman Wote Ethiopia 3:47.02 5 Ayanleh Souleiman Djibouti 3:47.35 6 Silas Kiplagat Kenya 3:47.42 7 Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. United States 3:47.42 8 Francisco Javier Abad Spain 3:48.14 9 Amine Laâlou Morocco 3:49.14 References 1500 metres 1500 metres Category:1500 metres at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Category:Men's events at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships