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IAAF World Athletics Final: Men’s 1500m

Posted September 23rd, 2007 at 8:24 AM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

WAF 2007 The men’s 1500m Run of the IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany was – as is too often the case in a competition involving prize money – an 1100m jog followed by a 400m sprint. Shedrack Kibet Korir (KEN) and Mohamed Moustaoui (MAR) were the early leaders, with Korir going through 400m in 1:00.17 and then 800m in 2:01.74. Moustaoui led the field through the bell lap in 2:59.09.

Then Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN) unleashed a furious kick (the last 400m was 51.83) to win in 3:37.96. Mehdi Baala (FRA) took second place, just 0.39 of a second behind Korir, in 3:38.35. A total of 5 other men finished within 1 second of Komen, including Alan Webb of the United States who took fourth in 3:38.84. Here are the final results:

1. Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN) 3:37.96
2. Mehdi Baala (FRA) 3:38.35
3. Suleiman Kipses Simotwo (KEN) 3:38.36
4. Alan Webb (USA) 3:38.84
5. Kevin Sullivan (CAN) 3:38.91
6. Belal Mansoor Ali (BRN) 3:38.93
7. Andrew Baddeley (GBR) 3:39.14
8. Nicholas Kemboi (KEN) 3:39.20
9. Mohamed Moustaoui (MAR) 3:42.39
10. Shedrack Kibet Korir (KEN) 3:47.05