1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
These are the official results of the Men's 1.500 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 43 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday September 1, 1991.
Medalists
| Gold |  Noureddine MorceliAlgeria (ALG) |
| Silver |  Wilfred KirochiKenya (KEN) |
| Bronze |  Hauke FuhlbrüggeGermany (GER) |
Schedule
- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Heats |
|---|
| 29.08.1991 – 16:50h |
| Semifinals |
| 30.08.1991 – 17:30h |
| Final |
| 01.09.1991 – 15:40h |
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World Record |  Saïd Aouita (MAR)
|
3:29.46 | Berlin, Germany | August 23, 1985 |
| Championship Record |  Abdi Bile (SOM)
|
3:35.67 | Rome, Italy | September 4, 1987 |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
Noureddine Morceli (ALG)
|
3:32.84 CR |
|
Wilfred Kirochi (KEN)
|
3:34.84 |
|
Hauke Fuhlbrügge (GER)
|
3:35.28 |
| 4. | Jens-Peter Herold (GER)
|
3:35.37 |
| 5. |  Fermín Cacho (ESP)
|
3:35.62 |
| 6. |  Mario Silva (POR)
|
3:35.76 |
| 7. | David Kibet (KEN)
|
3:36.03 |
| 8. |  Gennaro Di Napoli (ITA)
|
3:36.56 |
| 9. |  Mohamed Suleiman (QAT)
|
3:38.12 |
| 10. |  Matthew Yates (GBR)
|
3:38.71 |
| 11. | Saïd Aouita (MAR)
|
3:39.49 |
| 12. |  Simon Doyle (AUS)
|
3:41.54 |
Semi-finals
- Held on Friday 1991-08-30
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Noureddine Morceli (ALG)
|
3:39.90 |
| 2. | Wilfred Kirochi (KEN)
|
3:40.73 |
| 3. | Fermín Cacho (ESP)
|
3:40.83 |
| 4. | Gennaro Di Napoli (ITA)
|
3:40.84 |
| 5. | Mario Silva (POR)
|
3:40.94 |
| 6. | Matthew Yates (GBR)
|
3:41.24 |
| 7. | Hauke Fuhlbrügge (GER)
|
3:41.41 |
| 8. | Peter Rono (KEN)
|
3:41.76 |
| 9. | Rachid El Basir (MAR)
|
3:42.89 |
| 10. |  Mikael Svensson (SWE)
|
3:43.69 |
| 11. |  João N'Tyamba (ANG)
|
3:44.64 |
| 12. | Pat Scammell (AUS)
|
3:45.17 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jens-Peter Herold (GER)
|
3:41.23 |
| 2. | Saïd Aouita (MAR)
|
3:41.45 |
| 3. | Mohamed Suleiman (QAT)
|
3:41.48 |
| 4. | Simon Doyle (AUS)
|
3:41.52 |
| 5. | David Kibet (KEN)
|
3:41.54 |
| 6. | Teófilo Benito (ESP)
|
3:41.61 |
| 7. | Steve Cram (GBR)
|
3:41.67 |
| 8. | José Luis González (ESP)
|
3:41.71 |
| 9. | Davide Tirelli (ITA)
|
3:43.08 |
| 10. |  Mogens Guldberg (DEN)
|
3:44.34 |
| 11. |  Sergey Melnikov (URS)
|
3:44.62 |
| 12. |  Pascal Thiébaut (FRA)
|
3:45.18 |
| 13. |  Mitsuhiro Okuyama (JPN)
|
3:49.96 |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Thursday 1991-08-29
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Noureddine Morceli (ALG)
|
3:43.45 |
| 2. | Teófilo Benito (ESP)
|
3:43.88 |
| 3. | Saïd Aouita (MAR)
|
3:43.93 |
| 4. | Peter Rono (KEN)
|
3:44.37 |
| 5. | Pat Scammell (AUS)
|
3:44.60 |
| 6. | Mikael Svensson (SWE)
|
3:44.66 |
| 7. | Steve Cram (GBR)
|
3:44.69 |
| 8. |  Karol Dudij (POL)
|
3:44.89 |
| 9. |  Mbiganyi Thee (BOT)
|
3:45.04 |
| 10. |  Edgar de Oliveira (BRA)
|
3:45.59 |
| 11. |  Alex Geissbühler (SUI)
|
3:46.38 |
| 12. |  Terrance Herrington (USA)
|
3:47.28 |
| 13. |  Dale Jones (ATG)
|
3:55.41 |
| 14. |  Elonga Lucas Eningo (GEQ)
|
4:31.23 |
| — | Abdi Bile (SOM)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jens-Peter Herold (GER)
|
3:41.21 |
| 2. | José Luis González (ESP)
|
3:41.48 |
| 3. | Simon Doyle (AUS)
|
3:41.50 |
| 4. | Pascal Thiébaut (FRA)
|
3:41.50 |
| 5. | Wilfred Kirochi (KEN)
|
3:41.64 |
| 6. | Davide Tirelli (ITA)
|
3:41.77 |
| 7. | Mogens Guldberg (DEN)
|
3:42.00 |
| 8. | Sergey Melnikov (URS)
|
3:42.15 |
| 9. |  Zeki Öztürk (TUR)
|
3:42.86 |
| 10. |  Luis Núñez (DOM)
|
3:48.54 |
| 11. |  Fabian Franco (GIB)
|
4:03.94 |
| — |  Han Kulker (NED)
|
DNS |
| — | Jim Spivey (USA)
|
DNS |
| — |  Daouda Kassougue (MTN)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | David Kibet (KEN)
|
3:38.07 |
| 2. | Rachid El Basir (MAR)
|
3:38.29 |
| 3. | Fermín Cacho (ESP)
|
3:38.31 |
| 4. | Mario Silva (POR)
|
3:38.37 |
| 5. | Gennaro Di Napoli (ITA)
|
3:38.63 |
| 6. | Hauke Fuhlbrügge (GER)
|
3:38.65 |
| 7. | Mohamed Suleiman (QAT)
|
3:38.89 |
| 8. | Matthew Yates (GBR)
|
3:39.30 |
| 9. | Mitsuhiro Okuyama (JPN)
|
3:40.35 |
| 10. | João N'Tyamba (ANG)
|
3:41.05 |
| 11. |  Alemayehu Roba (ETH)
|
3:42.76 |
| 12. |  José Lopez (VEN)
|
3:45.61 |
| 13. |  Luis Martínez (GUA)
|
3:46.39 |
| — | Joe Falcon (USA)
|
DNS |
See also
- 1987 Men's World Championships 1500 metres (Rome)
- 1988 Men's Olympic 1500 metres (Seoul)
- 1990 Men's European Championships 1500 metres (Split)
- 1992 Men's Olympic 1500 metres (Barcelona)
- 1993 Men's World Championships 1500 metres (Stuttgart)