The men's 1500 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 and 12 July.[1][2][3]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Hamza Driouch Qatar
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| Silver | Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich Kenya
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| Bronze | Abdelhadi Labäli Morocco
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Records[edit]
Prior to the competition[update], the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record | Cornelius Chirchir (KEN)
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3:30.24 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 19 July 2002 |
| Championship Record | Abdalaati Iguider (MAR)
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3:35.53 | Grosseto, Italy | 15 July 2004 |
| World Junior Leading | Geoffrey Barusei (KEN)
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3:33.39 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 27 May 2012 |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Qualification: The first 3 of each heat (Q) and the 3 fastest times (q) qualified
Final[edit]
| Rank | Order | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Hamza Driouch | Qatar |
3:39.04 | |
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1 | Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich | Kenya |
3:40.39 | PB |
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12 | Abdelhadi Labäli | Morocco |
3:40.60 | |
| 4 | 7 | Mohammed Abid | Morocco |
3:41.73 | |
| 5 | 8 | Teklit Teweldebrhan |  Eritrea |
3:42.63 | |
| 6 | 2 | Dominic Mutuku Mutili | Kenya |
3:42.79 | |
| 7 | 3 | Carlos Díaz |  Chile |
3:44.02 | |
| 8 | 11 | Yenew Tebikew |  Ethiopia |
3:44.02 | |
| 9 | 4 | Teshome Dirirsa | Ethiopia |
3:44.54 | |
| 10 | 5 | Filip Ingebrigtsen |  Norway |
3:46.54 | |
| 11 | 9 | Mohamed Abdikadar |  Italy |
3:53.74 | |
| 12 | 10 | Federico Bruno |  Argentina |
3:55.38 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Andorra (1)- Argentina (1)
Brazil (1)
Canada (2)- Chile (1)
- Eritrea (1)
- Ethiopia (2)
Germany (2)
Ireland (2)- Italy (2)
Japan (1)- Kenya (2)
Mongolia (1)- Morocco (2)
New Zealand (2)- Norway (2)
Poland (1)- Qatar (1)
Rwanda (1)
Saudi Arabia (1)
Spain (2)
Tunisia (1)
Turkey (1)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (2)
References[edit]
- ^ "iaaf.org – International Association of Athletics Federations". Archived from the original on 27 July 2012.
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC – 2012 Barcelona ESP Jul 10-15, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 22 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Eugene 2014 – FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015