The men's 1500 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 31 January and 2 February at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Medallists + Gold Silver BronzeFilbert BayiJohn WalkerBen Jipcho
Results Heats Held on 31 January
Qualification for final The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
+ Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Mike Boit 3:44.6 Q 2 1 Graham Crouch 3:44.62 Q 3 1 Rod Dixon 3:44.6 Q 3 1 Brendan Foster 3:44.9 Q 5 1 Jaiye Abidoye 3:49.9 6 1 Bernard Hayward 3:50.3 7 1 Samuela Bulai 4:10.5 1 2 Filbert Bayi 3:38.2 Q 2 2 John Kirkbride 3:39.8 Q 3 2 David Fitzsimons 3:39.92 Q 4 2 Tony Polhill 3:40.30 Q 5 2 Paul Lawther 3:43.1 6 2 Cosmas Silei 3:44.7 7 2 Phillip Kayo 4:05.4 2 Richard Kermode DNS 2 John Davies DNS 1 3 John Walker 3:42.5 Q 2 3 Suleiman Nyambui 3:42.6 Q 3 3 Randal Markey 3:42.77 Q 4 3 Ben Jipcho 3:43.6 Q 5 3 Kenneth Elmer 3:44.0 6 3 Keith Falla 3:58.9 7 3 Gerard Domaingue 4:08.1 3 Joseph Jampilda DNF 3 Andy Carter DNS
Final Held on 2 February, the final was led by Filbert Bayi from start to finish. Both he and home favourite John Walker broke Jim Ryun's seven-year-old world record of 3:33.1, with Ben Jipcho just outside Ryun's time when holding off Walker's teammate Rod Dixon.
+ Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Filbert Bayi 3:32.16 WR John Walker 3:32.52 AR Ben Jipcho 3:33.16 4 Rod Dixon 3:33.89 5 Graham Crouch 3:34.22 NR 6 Mike Boit 3:36.84 7 Brendan Foster 3:37.64 8 Suleiman Nyambui 3:39.62 9 David Fitzsimons 3:41.30 10 John Kirkbride 3:41.91 11 Randal Markey 3:44.56 Tony Polhill DNS
References
Heats results