1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres explained

These are the official results of the Men's 1,500 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 39 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 6th September 1987. The winning margin was 1.23 seconds.

Medalists

Gold	Abdi Bile Somalia (SOM)
Silver	José Luis González Spain (ESP)
Bronze	Jim Spivey United States (USA)

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		3:36.80
		3:38.03
		3:38.82
4.		3:39.36
5.		3:39.81
6.		3:40.14
7.		3:40.23
8.		3:41.19
9.		3:42.16
10.		3:43.03
11.		3:44.54
12.		3:45.92

Semi-finals

• Held on Friday 1987-09-04

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		3:35.67
2.		3:35.68
3.		3:35.78
4.		3:35.82
5.		3:35.91
6.		3:36.08
7.		3:37.47
8.		3:38.24
9.		3:38.42
10.		3:39.45
11.		3:42.17
12.		3:47.71

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		3:40.57
2.		3:40.63
3.		3:40.64
4.		3:40.79
5.		3:40.95
6.		3:41.12
7.		3:41.24
8.		3:41.89
9.		3:42.12
10.		3:43.73
11.		3:44.76
12.		3:50.79

Qualifying heats

• Held on Thursday 1987-09-03

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		3:41.93
2.		3:42.05
3.		3:42.26
4.		3:42.43
5.		3:42.45
6.		3:42.79
7.		3:43.00
8.		3:43.06
9.		3:43.24
10.		3:43.80
11.		3:44.36
12.		3:49.52
–		DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		3:38.05
2.		3:38.10
3.		3:38.11
4.		3:38.18
5.		3:38.20
6.		3:38.31
7.		3:38.67
8.		3:38.71
9.		3:38.90
10.		3:40.38
11.		3:40.82
12.		3:42.29
13.		3:51.04

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		3:40.22
2.		3:40.28
3.		3:40.32
4.		3:40.48
5.		3:40.63
6.		3:40.68
7.		3:40.99
8.		3:41.44
9.		3:42.04
10.		3:44.93
11.		3:45.77
12.		3:49.06
–		DNF

See also

• 1983 Men's World Championships 1,500 metres (Helsinki)
• 1984 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Los Angeles)
• 1986 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres (Stuttgart)
• 1988 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Seoul)
• 1990 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres (Split)
• 1991 Men's World Championships 1,500 metres (Tokyo)

References

• Results
• Results - World Athletics