The men's 1500 metre of Athletics 2024 during the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 2–6 August 2024 in the Stade de France. With 45 athletes competing, the event was won by Cole Hocker from United States, with Josh Kerr from Great Britain taking the silver medal and Yared Nuguse from United States taking bronze.
Format[]
The competition exists out of four rounds, each with races of up to fifteen athletes. In the opening round, the top four with the fastest time advance to the semifinal. The rest of the athletes have another chance for the remaining spots through the new repechage round. In the semifinal round, the top five with the fastest time advance to the final, together with a number of fastest non-qualifiers. The fastest competitor in the final is the winner of the event.
Preview[]
Forty-five athletes qualified for the event which seemed to become a fierce battle between the reigning world champion Josh Kerr and the defending Olympic and European champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
Current Records[]
| Record | Date | Nat. | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 14 July 1998 | 
|
Hicham El Guerrouj | 3:26.00 |
| OR | 7 August 2021 | 
|
Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 3:28.32 |
Summary[]
Round 1[]
| Heat 1 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Athlete | Time | Info | |
| 1 |  |
Josh Kerr | 3:35.83 | Q | |
| 2 |  |
Brian Komen | 3:36.31 | Q | |
| 3 | |
Narve Gilje Nordas | 3:36.41 | Q | |
| 4 | |
Anass Essayi | 3:36.44 | Q | |
| 5 |  |
Yared Nuguse | 3:36.56 | Q | |
| 6 |  |
Robert Farken | 3:36.62 | Q | |
| 7 |  |
Jochem Vermeulen | 3:36.66 | ||
| 8 |  |
Samuel Pihlstrom | 3:36.80 | ||
| 9 |  |
Cathal Doyle | 3:37.82 | ||
| 10 |  |
Mario Garcia | 3:37.90 | ||
| 11 |  |
Filip Rak | 3:38.12 | ||
| 12 |  |
Ryan Mphahlele | 3:38.48 | ||
| 13 |  |
Oliver Hoare | 3:39.11 | ||
| 14 |  |
Abdisa Fayisa | 3:39.67 | ||
| 15 |  |
Ossama Meslek | 3:39.96 | ||
| Heat 2 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Athlete | Time | Info | |
| 1 | |
Ermias Girma | 3:35.21 | Q | |
| 2 | |
Cole Hocker | 3:35.27 | Q | |
| 3 | |
Pietro Arese | 3:35.30 | Q | |
| 4 |  |
Niels Laros | 3:35.38 | Q | |
| 5 | |
Timothy Cheruiyot | 3:35.39 | Q | |
| 6 |  |
Isaac Nader | 3:35.44 | Q | |
| 7 | |
Marius Probst | 3:35.65 | ||
| 8 | |
Luke McCann | 3:35.73 | ||
| 9 | |
Adel Mechaal | 3:35.81 | ||
| 10 | |
George Mills | 3:35.99 | ||
| 11 | |
Stewart McSweyn | 3:36.55 | ||
| 12 | |
Ruben Verheyden | 3:36.62 | ||
| 13 | |
Tshepo Tshite | 3:36.87 | ||
| 14 |  |
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot | 3:36.92 | ||
| 15 |  |
Mael Gouyette | 3:37.87 | ||
| Heat 3 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Athlete | Time | Info | |
| 1 | |
Stefan Nillessen | 3:36.77 | Q | |
| 2 | |
Hobbs Kessler | 3:36.87 | Q | |
| 3 | |
Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 3:37.04 | Q | |
| 4 | |
Reynold Cheruiyot | 3:37.12 | Q | |
| 5 | |
Neil Gourley | 3:37.18 | Q | |
| 6 | |
Samuel Tefera | 3:37.34 | Q | |
| 7 | |
Ignacio Fontes | 3:37.50 | ||
| 8 | |
Adam Spencer | 3:37.68 | ||
| 9 | |
Azeddine Habz | 3:37.95 | ||
| 10 | |
Kieran Lumb | 3:38.11 | ||
| 11 |  |
Raphael Pallitsch | 3:38.20 | ||
| 12 | |
Maciej Wyderka | 3:38.79 | ||
| 13 |  |
Samuel Tanner | 3:39.87 | ||
| 14 | |
Federico Riva | 3:41.78 | ||
| 15 | |
Andrew Coscoran | 3:42.07 | ||
Repechages[]
| Repechage 1 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Athlete | Time | Info | |
| 1 | |
Cathal Doyle | 3:34.92 | Q | |
| 2 | |
Azeddine Habz | 3:35.10 | Q | |
| 3 | |
Ossama Meslek | 3:35.32 | Q | |
| 4 | |
Tshepo Tshite | 3:35.35 | ||
| 5 | |
Kieran Lumb | 3:35.76 | ||
| 6 | |
Jochem Vermeulen | 3:36.14 | ||
| 7 | |
Luke McCann | 3:36.50 | ||
| 8 | |
Marius Probst | 3:36.54 | ||
| 9 | |
Maciej Wyderka | 3:36.79 | ||
| 10 | |
Abdisa Fayisa | 3:36.82 | ||
| 11 | |
Mario Garcia | 3:37.01 | ||
| 12 | |
Stewart McSweyn | 3:37.49 | ||
| 13 | |
Raphael Pallitsch | 3:39.32 | ||
| Repechage 2 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Athlete | Time | Info | |
| 1 | |
Federico Riva | 3:32.84 | Q, PR | |
| 2 | |
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot | 3:33.53 | Q | |
| 3 | |
George Mills | 3:33.56 | Q | |
| 4 | |
Samuel Pihlstrom | 3:33.58 | PR | |
| 5 | |
Oliver Hoare | 3:34.00 | ||
| 6 | |
Adam Spencer | 3:34.45 | ||
| 7 | |
Filip Rak | 3:34.53 | ||
| 8 | |
Ignacio Fontes | 3:35.04 | ||
| 9 | |
Mael Gouyette | 3:35.42 | ||
| 10 | |
Ruben Verheyden | 3:36.06 | ||
| 11 | |
Ryan Mphahlele | 3:36.64 | ||
| 12 | |
Andrew Coscoran | 3:39.45 | ||
| 13 | |
Samuel Tanner | 3:40.71 | ||
| 14 | |
Adel Mechaal | 3:42.79 | ||
Semifinals[]
| Semifinal 1 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Athlete | Time | Info | |
| 1 | |
Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 3:32.38 | Q | |
| 2 | |
Josh Kerr | 3:32.46 | Q | |
| 3 | |
Cole Hocker | 3:32.54 | Q | |
| 4 | |
Brian Komen | 3:32.57 | Q | |
| 5 | |
Stefan Nillessen | 3:32.73 | Q, PR | |
| 6 | |
Pietro Arese | 3:33.03 | Q | |
| 7 | |
Robert Farken | 3:33.35 | ||
| 8 | |
Isaac Nader | 3:34.75 | ||
| 9 | |
Federico Riva | 3:35.26 | ||
| 10 | |
Reynold Cheruiyot | 3:35.32 | ||
| 11 | |
George Mills | 3:37.12 | ||
| 12 | |
Ermias Girma | 3:40.27 | ||
| Semifinal 2 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Athlete | Time | Info | |
| 1 | |
Yared Nuguse | 3:31.72 | Q | |
| 2 | |
Hobbs Kessler | 3:31.97 | Q | |
| 3 | |
Neil Gourley | 3:32.11 | Q | |
| 4 | |
Niels Laros | 3:32.22 | Q | |
| 5 | |
Timothy Cheruiyot | 3:32.30 | Q | |
| 6 | |
Narve Gilje Nordas | 3:32.34 | Q | |
| 7 | |
Anass Essayi | 3:32.49 | PR | |
| 8 | |
Ossama Meslek | 3:32.77 | PR | |
| 9 | |
Samuel Tefera | 3:33.02 | ||
| 10 | |
Cathal Doyle | 3:33.15 | PR | |
| 11 | |
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot | 3:33.29 | ||
| 12 | |
Azeddine Habz | 3:34.35 | ||
Final[]
| Final Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Athlete | Time | Info | |
| 1 | |
Cole Hocker | 3:27.65 | OR | |
| 2 | |
Josh Kerr | 3:27.79 | NR | |
| 3 | |
Yared Nuguse | 3:27.80 | PR | |
| 4 | |
Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 3:28.24 | ||
| 5 | |
Hobbs Kessler | 3:29.45 | PR | |
| 6 | |
Niels Laros | 3:29.54 | NR | |
| 7 | |
Narve Gilje Nordas | 3:30.46 | ||
| 8 | |
Pietro Arese | 3:30.74 | NR | |
| 9 | |
Stefan Nillessen | 3:30.75 | PR | |
| 10 | |
Neil Gourley | 3:30.88 | ||
| 11 | |
Timothy Cheruiyot | 3:31.35 | ||
| 12 | |
Brian Komen | 3:35.59 | ||
Results[]
| Result | Athlete | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
 |
Cole Hocker | United States |
 |
Josh Kerr | Great Britain |
 |
Yared Nuguse | United States |
| 4 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway |
| 5 | Hobbs Kessler | United States |
| 6 | Niels Laros | Netherlands |
| 7 | Narve Gilje Nordas | Norway |
| 8 | Pietro Arese | Italy |
| 9 | Stefan Nillessen | Netherlands |
| 10 | Neil Gourley | Great Britain |
| 11 | Timothy Cheruiyot | Kenya |
| 12 | Brian Komen | Kenya |
| 13 | Anass Essayi | Morocco |
| 14 | Ossama Meslek | Italy |
| 15 | Samuel Tefera | Ethiopia |
| 16 | Cathal Doyle | Ireland |
| 17 | Charles Philibert-Thiboutot | Canada |
| 18 | Robert Farken | Germany |
| 19 | Azeddine Habz | France |
| 20 | Isaac Nader | Portugal |
| 21 | Federico Riva | Italy |
| 22 | Reynold Cheruiyot | Kenya |
| 23 | George Mills | Great Britain |
| 24 | Ermias Girma | Ethiopia |
| 25 | Samuel Pihlstrom | Sweden |
| 26 | Oliver Hoare | Australia |
| 27 | Adam Spencer | Australia |
| 28 | Filip Rak | Poland |
| 29 | Ignacio Fontes | Spain |
| 30 | Tshepo Tshite | South Africa |
| 31 | Mael Gouyette | France |
| 32 | Kieran Lumb | Canada |
| 33 | Ruben Verheyden | Belgium |
| 34 | Jochem Vermeulen | Belgium |
| 35 | Luke McCann | Ireland |
| 36 | Marius Probst | Germany |
| 37 | Ryan Mphahlele | South Africa |
| 38 | Maciej Wyderka | Poland |
| 39 | Abdisa Fayisa | Ethiopia |
| 40 | Mario Garcia | Spain |
| 41 | Stewart McSweyn | Australia |
| 42 | Raphael Pallitsch | Austria |
| 43 | Andrew Coscoran | Ireland |
| 44 | Samuel Tanner | New Zealand |
| 45 | Adel Mechaal | Spain |
| 2024 Summer Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Athletics 2024 | |
| ← 2020 | 2028 → |
| Men | |
| Track | |
| 100 m | 110 m hurdles |
| 200 m | 400 m hurdles |
| 400 m | 3000 m steeplechase |
| 800 m | 4x100 m relay |
| 1500 m | 4x400 m relay |
| 5000 m | 20 km walk |
| 10000 m | |
| Field | |
| High jump | Shot put |
| Pole vault | Discus throw |
| Long jump | Hammer throw |
| Triple jump | Javelin throw |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Marathon | Decathlon |
| Women | |
| Track | |
| 100 m | 100 m hurdles |
| 200 m | 400 m hurdles |
| 400 m | 3000 m steeplechase |
| 800 m | 4x100 m relay |
| 1500 m | 4x400 m relay |
| 5000 m | 20 km walk |
| 10000 m | |
| Field | |
| High jump | Shot put |
| Pole vault | Discus throw |
| Long jump | Hammer throw |
| Triple jump | Javelin throw |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Marathon | Heptathlon |
| Mixed | |
| Track | |
| 4x400 m relay | Team race walk |