Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium on 4 and 6 August 2022.

Men's 1500 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Alexander Stadium
Dates	4 August (first round) 6 August (final)
Competitors	22 from 15 nations
Winning time	3:30.12
Medalists
Ollie Hoare    Australia   Timothy Cheruiyot    Kenya   Jake Wightman    Scotland
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Records

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

World record	Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)	3:26.00	Rome, Italy	14 July 1998
Commonwealth record	Bernard Lagat (KEN)	3:26.34	Brussels, Belgium	24 August 2001
Games record	Filbert Bayi (TAN)	3:32.16	Christchurch, New Zealand	2 February 1974

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Thursday 4 August 2022	12:25	First round
Saturday 6 August 2022	13:10	Final

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of two heats. The five fastest competitors per heat (plus four fastest losers) advanced to the final.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Result	Notes
1	1	Ollie Hoare (AUS)	3:37.57	Q
2	1	Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN)	3:37.82	Q
3	1	Jake Heyward (WAL)	3:37.83	Q
4	1	Josh Kerr (SCO)	3:37.84	Q
5	1	Elliot Giles (ENG)	3:37.98	Q
6	1	William Paulson (CAN)	3:38.36	q
7	1	Ryan Mphahlele (RSA)	3:42.92	q
8	1	Abu Salim Mayanja (UGA)	3:46.56
9	1	Dage Minors (BER)	3:46.67
10	2	Jake Wightman (SCO)	3:48.34	Q
11	2	Matthew Stonier (ENG)	3:48.50	Q
12	2	Abel Kipsang (KEN)	3:48.63	Q
13	2	Neil Gourley (SCO)	3:48.64	Q
14	2	Sam Tanner (NZL)	3:48.65	Q
15	2	Matthew Ramsden (AUS)	3:48.98
16	2	Piers Copeland (WAL)	3:49.18
17	2	David Mullarkey (IOM)	3:50.06
18	2	Emmanuel Otim (UGA)	3:51.35
19	1	Alex Macuacua (MOZ)	3:57.48
20	2	Iven Moise (SEY)	3:57.73
21	1	Yeshnil Karan (FIJ)	4:04.22
22	2	Andrew Rhobi (TAN)	4:07.85	PB
	2	Stewart McSweyn (AUS)	DNS
	1	Kalique St. Jean (ANT)	DNS

Final

The medals were determined in the final.^[3]

Rank	Name	Result	Notes
	Ollie Hoare (AUS)	3:30.12	GR, PB
	Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN)	3:30.21	SB
	Jake Wightman (SCO)	3:30.53
4	Abel Kipsang (KEN)	3:30.82	SB
5	Jake Heyward (WAL)	3:31.08	PB
6	Sam Tanner (NZL)	3:31.34	PB
7	Matthew Stonier (ENG)	3:32.50	PB
8	Neil Gourley (SCO)	3:32.93	PB
9	Elliot Giles (ENG)	3:33.56	PB
10	William Paulson (CAN)	3:33.97	=PB
11	Ryan Mphahlele (RSA)	3:34.66	PB
12	Josh Kerr (SCO)	3:35.72