2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres explained

The men's 1500 metres event at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 2, 2013 at 13:10 (round 1), and March 3, 18:00 (final) local time.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record		3:31.18	Stuttgart, Germany	2 February 1997
European record		3:33.32	Piraeus, Greece	24 February 1999
Championship record		3:36.70	Madrid, Spain	6 March 2005
World Leading		3:34.78	Boston, United States	26 January 2013
European Leading		3:36.85	New York City, United States	16 February 2013

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 2 (Q) or and the 3 fastest athletes (q) advanced to the final.^{[2] [3]}

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Note
1	1			3:39.58	Q
2	1			3:39.90	Q
3	1			3:40.15	q
4	1			3:40.82	q, PB
5	1			3:41.87	q
6	2			3:42.60	Q
7	2			3:42.75	Q
8	3			3:43.33	Q
9	3			3:43.33	Q
10	2			3:43.57
11	3			3:43.58
12	1			3:44.83
13	2			3:45.46
14	3			3:45.54
15	2			3:45.58
16	2			3:45.81
17	1			3:46.85
18	3			3:47.06
19	3			3:47.21
20	3			3:47.84
21	2			3:49.10
22	3			3:49.78
23	2			3:50.65
23	1			3:54.04

Final

The final was held at 18:00.^{[4] [5]}

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Note
			3:37.17
			3:37.22	SB
			3:37.70	PB
4			3:39.19
5			3:39.36	SB
6			3:39.46	PB
7			3:39.74
8			3:40.14
9			3:42.15

Notes and References

1. Web site: Timetable - European Athletics Indoor Championships Gothenburg 2013 . 2013-03-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130208025017/http://www.goteborg2013.com/competition/timetable/ . 2013-02-08 .
2. http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/user_files/2013/gothenburg/pdf/st2130061.pdf Round 1 start list
3. http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/user_files/2013/gothenburg/pdf/re2130061.pdf Round 1 results
4. http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/user_files/2013/gothenburg/pdf/st2130040.pdf Final start list
5. http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/user_files/2013/gothenburg/pdf/re2130040.pdf Final results