1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

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 BileSomalia (SOM)Silver José Luis GonzálezSpain (ESP)Bronze Jim SpiveyUnited States (USA)

Final RANKFINALTIME3:36.803:38.033:38.824.3:39.365.3:39.816.3:40.147.3:40.238.3:41.199.3:42.1610.3:43.0311.3:44.5412.3:45.92

Semi-finals Held on Friday 1987-09-04 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.3:35.672.3:35.683.3:35.784.3:35.825.3:35.916.3:36.087.3:37.478.3:38.249.3:38.4210.3:39.4511.3:42.1712.3:47.71

RANKHEAT 2TIME1.3:40.572.3:40.633.3:40.644.3:40.795.3:40.956.3:41.127.3:41.248.3:41.899.3:42.1210.3:43.7311.3:44.7612.3:50.79

Qualifying heats Held on Thursday 1987-09-03 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.3:41.932.3:42.053.3:42.264.3:42.435.3:42.456.3:42.797.3:43.008.3:43.069.3:43.2410.3:43.8011.3:44.3612.3:49.52 –DNS

RANKHEAT 2TIME1.3:38.052.3:38.103.3:38.114.3:38.185.3:38.206.3:38.317.3:38.678.3:38.719.3:38.9010.3:40.3811.3:40.8212.3:42.2913.3:51.04

RANKHEAT 3TIME1.3:40.222.3:40.283.3:40.324.3:40.485.3:40.636.3:40.687.3:40.998.3:41.449.3:42.0410.3:44.9311.3:45.7712.3:49.06 –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