2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 1500 metres

Boy's 1500 metres
at the World Youth Championships
VenueEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates15 and 17 July 2015
Competitors27 from 19 nations
Winning time3:36.38 CR
Medalists
gold medal Kumari Taki   Kenya
silver medal Welde Tufa   Ethiopia
bronze medal Amine Bouazizi   Tunisia
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The boys' 1500 metres at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 15 and 17 July. Kumari Taki won the event in a championship record time of 3:36.38.

Qualification

The first heat was won by Ethiopia's Mulugeta Asefa, in a 3:52.97 tactical affair. The first 800 m was run in just 2:11.40, leading to a slower final time and less qualifiers coming from the first heat.[1]

Kumari Taki led the second heat qualifiers in a 3:48.35 time. He led from the starting gun to the finishing tape, with the first 800 metres being covered in a more honest 2:04.54.[1]

Finals

Taki again chose a frontrunning tactic to use in the finals, with only his countryman Lawi Kosgei willing to stick with the early pace. Taki began his kick with 600 metres remaining, allowing him to break Robert Biwott's old championship record by 0.39 seconds.[2] Ethiopia's Mulugeta Assefa chose the opposite tactic, taking a slow, conservative early pace which paid off as he passed Kosgei for the silver medal.[3]

Results

Round 1

First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the final.[4]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Note
1 2 Kumari Taki  Kenya 3:48.45 Q
2 2 Welde Tufa  Kenya 3:49.71 Q
3 2 Amine Bouazizi  Tunisia 3:52.02 Q
4 2 Mohammed Bouaziza  Algeria 3:52.03 Q, PB
5 2 Abdelkarim Ben Zahra  Morocco 3:52.03 q
6 1 Mulugeta Assefa  Ethiopia 3:52.97 Q
7 2 Jochem Vermeulen  Belgium 3:53.86 q
8 1 Lawi Kosgei  Kenya 3:53.87 Q
9 1 Ignacio Fontes  Spain 3:54.48 Q
10 1 Yani Khelaf  France 3:54.70 Q
11 1 Anton Hrabovskyy  Ukraine 3:54.97 q
12 1 James Gormley  Great Britain 3:55.27 q
13 1 Hicham Akankam  Morocco 3:56.60
14 1 Brendan Hoff  Canada 3:56.64
15 2 Antonio Criado  Spain 3:58.05 PB
16 1 Phillip Rocha  United States 3:58.51
17 1 Anis Benstiti  Algeria 3:59.07
18 2 Ramazan Barbaros  Turkey 3:59.59
19 1 Carlos Hernández  Colombia 4:01.60
20 2 Markhim Lonsdale  Great Britain 4:02.45
21 1 Hou Zhongyuan  China 4:05.54
22 2 Mateusz Dębski  Poland 4:06.11
23 2 Takumi Yokokawa  Japan 4:07.87
24 2 Abubakr Abdalla  Sudan 4:08.02
25 2 Edward Hayfron  Canada 4:11.39
26 1 Julius Bua  Uganda 4:11.73
– 1 Justice Dreischor  Aruba DQ

Final

[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kumari Taki  Kenya 3:36.38 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mulugeta Assefa  Ethiopia 3:41.10 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lawi Kosgei  Kenya 3:41.43
4 Welde Tufa  Ethiopia 3:41.74 PB
5 James Gormley  Great Britain 3:48.31
6 Ignacio Fontes  Spain 3:48.83 PB
7 Yani Khelaf  France 3:48.83
8 Anton Hrabovskyy  Ukraine 3:51.48 PB
9 Abdelkarim Ben Zahra  Morocco 3:52.78
10 Jochem Vermeulen  Belgium 3:54.50
11 Mohammed Bouaziza  Algeria 3:56.91
12 Amine Bouazizi  Tunisia 4:09.17

References

  • "Cali IAAF World Youth Championships | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  1. ^ a b Kitula, Sammy. "Winning starts for Taki, Kosgei in Colombia Games". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  2. ^ KOMEN, JONATHAN. "TAKI DELIVERS GOLD IN STYLE: Kenya's Kumari in sublime form as he smashes World Youth 1,500m boys' record". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  3. ^ "Championship records for Taki and Piskunov in Cali | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  4. ^ "1500 Metres Boys - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 15 July 2015.
  5. ^ "1500 Metres Boys - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 17 July 2015.