1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
| Events at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| 5000 m walk | women | |||
| 10,000 m walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 2 August.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Adil Kaouch Morocco |
| Silver | Benjamin Kipkurui Kenya |
| Bronze | Robert Witt Poland |
Results
Final
2 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Adil Kaouch | Morocco | 3:42.43 | |
 | Benjamin Kipkurui | Kenya | 3:42.67 | |
 | Robert Witt | Poland | 3:43.47 | |
| 4 | Kiyoharo Sato |  Japan | 3:43.62 | |
| 5 | Gabe Jennings |  United States | 3:43.94 | |
| 6 | Colm McLean |  Ireland | 3:44.79 | |
| 7 | Alastair Stevenson |  Australia | 3:45.39 | |
| 8 | Nelson Birgen | Kenya | 3:45.42 | |
| 9 | Hicham Lamalem | Morocco | 3:45.71 | |
| 10 | Daniel Zegeye |  Ethiopia | 3:46.45 | |
| 11 | Ivan Heshko |  Ukraine | 3:46.71 | |
| 12 | Michael Öhman |  Sweden | 3:47.04 | |
| 13 | Franek Haschke |  Germany | 3:47.10 | |
| 14 | Hamish Thorpe |  New Zealand | 3:51.80 |
Heats
31 July
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabe Jennings | United States | 3:47.76 | Q |
| 2 | Kiyoharo Sato | Japan | 3:48.27 | Q |
| 3 | Colm McLean | Ireland | 3:49.64 | Q |
| 4 | Florent Lacasse |  France | 3:51.48 | |
| 5 | Maurizio Bobbato |  Italy | 3:54.14 | |
| 6 | Lucky Hadebe |  South Africa | 3:58.37 | |
| 7 | Daniel Moham Lekunutu | .svg.png){kind=small} Lesotho | 3:58.53 | |
| 8 | Franek Haschke | Germany | 4:04.61 | q |
| 9 | Sidi Mohamed Ould Bidjel |  Mauritania | 4:13.46 | |
| 10 | Cheng Pisey |  Cambodia | 4:40.80 | |
| 11 | Yousef El-Nasri |  Spain | DQ | IAAF rule 163.2 |
| 12 | Paul Fenn | Australia | DQ | IAAF rule 163.2 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Kipkurui | Kenya | 3:50.89 | Q |
| 2 | Hamish Thorpe | New Zealand | 3:52.17 | Q |
| 3 | Alastair Stevenson | Australia | 3:52.26 | Q |
| 4 | Mechal Gebreab | Ethiopia | 3:52.57 | |
| 5 | Nacer Benzine |  Algeria | 3:53.46 | |
| 6 | Slavko Petrović |  Croatia | 3:54.17 | |
| 7 | Filipe Pedro |  Portugal | 3:55.09 | |
| 8 | Enos Matalane | South Africa | 3:55.42 | |
| 9 | Mohamed Al-Bayed |  Palestine | 3:56.03 | |
| 10 | Daniel Abicht | Germany | 3:58.70 | |
| 11 | Hicham Lamalem | Morocco | 5:25.07 | q |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adil Kaouch | Morocco | 3:45.79 | Q |
| 2 | Nelson Birgen | Kenya | 3:46.60 | Q |
| 3 | Robert Witt | Poland | 3:46.79 | Q |
| 4 | Ivan Heshko | Ukraine | 3:46.93 | q |
| 5 | Michael Öhman | Sweden | 3:49.51 | q |
| 6 | Daniel Zegeye | Ethiopia | 3:49.93 | q |
| 7 | Steven Barrus | United States | 3:50.04 | |
| 8 | Chris Bolt |  United Kingdom | 3:52.10 | |
| 9 | Roberto Castro | Spain | 3:53.89 | |
| 10 | Kamardin Andriantambezina |  Madagascar | 3:59.13 | |
| 11 | Kezang Dorji |  Bhutan | 4:59.11 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.
- Algeria (1)
- Australia (2)
- Bhutan (1)
- Cambodia (1)
- Croatia (1)
- Ethiopia (2)
- France (1)
- Germany (2)
- Ireland (1)
- Italy (1)
- Japan (1)
- Kenya (2)
- Lesotho (1)
- Madagascar (1)
- Mauritania (1)
- Morocco (2)
- New Zealand (1)
- Palestine (1)
- Poland (1)
- Portugal (1)
- South Africa (2)
- Spain (2)
- Sweden (1)
- Ukraine (1)
- United Kingdom (1)
- United States (2)
References
- ↑ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 Dec 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ↑ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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