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1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

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The men's 1500 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 2 August.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Adil Kaouch
 Morocco
Silver Benjamin Kipkurui
 Kenya
Bronze Robert Witt
 Poland

Results

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Final

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2 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Adil Kaouch  Morocco 3:42.43
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Benjamin Kipkurui  Kenya 3:42.67
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Robert Witt  Poland 3:43.47
4 Kiyoharo Sato  Japan 3:43.62
5 Gabe Jennings  United States 3:43.94
6 Colm McLean  Ireland 3:44.79
7 Alastair Stevenson  Australia 3:45.39
8 Nelson Birgen  Kenya 3:45.42
9 Hicham Lamalem  Morocco 3:45.71
10 Daniel Zegeye  Ethiopia 3:46.45
11 Ivan Heshko  Ukraine 3:46.71
12 Michael Öhman  Sweden 3:47.04
13 Franek Haschke  Germany 3:47.10
14 Hamish Thorpe  New Zealand 3:51.80

Heats

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31 July

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Gabe Jennings  United States 3:47.76 Q
2 Kiyoharo Sato  Japan 3:48.27 Q
3 Colm McLean  Ireland 3:49.64 Q
4 Florent Lacasse  France 3:51.48
5 Maurizio Bobbato  Italy 3:54.14
6 Lucky Hadebe  South Africa 3:58.37
7 Daniel Moham Lekunutu  Lesotho 3:58.53
8 Franek Haschke  Germany 4:04.61 q
9 Sidi Mohamed Ould Bidjel  Mauritania 4:13.46
10 Cheng Pisey  Cambodia 4:40.80
Yousef El-Nasri  Spain DQ IAAF rule 163.2
Paul Fenn  Australia DQ IAAF rule 163.2

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Benjamin Kipkurui  Kenya 3:50.89 Q
2 Hamish Thorpe  New Zealand 3:52.17 Q
3 Alastair Stevenson  Australia 3:52.26 Q
4 Mechal Gebreab  Ethiopia 3:52.57
5 Nacer Benzine  Algeria 3:53.46
6 Slavko Petrović  Croatia 3:54.17
7 Filipe Pedro  Portugal 3:55.09
8 Enos Matalane  South Africa 3:55.42
9 Mohamed Al-Bayed  Palestine 3:56.03
10 Daniel Abicht  Germany 3:58.70
11 Hicham Lamalem  Morocco 5:25.07 q

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Adil Kaouch  Morocco 3:45.79 Q
2 Nelson Birgen  Kenya 3:46.60 Q
3 Robert Witt  Poland 3:46.79 Q
4 Ivan Heshko  Ukraine 3:46.93 q
5 Michael Öhman  Sweden 3:49.51 q
6 Daniel Zegeye  Ethiopia 3:49.93 q
7 Steven Barrus  United States 3:50.04
8 Chris Bolt  United Kingdom 3:52.10
9 Roberto Castro  Spain 3:53.89
10 Kamardin Andriantambezina  Madagascar 3:59.13
11 Kezang Dorji  Bhutan 4:59.11

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 Dec 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015