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Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 12 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
David Moorcroft
 England
Filbert Bayi
 Tanzania
John Robson
 Scotland

Results

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Heats

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Held on 11 August

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Filbert Bayi  Tanzania 3:38.76 Q
2 2 John Robson  Scotland 3:38.84 Q
3 2 Rod Dixon  New Zealand 3:39.03 Q
4 2 Kipsubai Koskei  Kenya 3:39.24 Q
5 2 James McGuinness  Northern Ireland 3:39.24 Q
6 2 Paul Craig  Canada 3:39.83 q
7 2 Tim Hutchings  England 3:40.57 q
8 1 Wilson Waigwa  Kenya 3:41.36 Q
9 1 Richard Tuwei  Kenya 3:41.41 Q
10 1 David Moorcroft  England 3:41.47 Q
11 1 Glen Grant  Wales 3:41.58 Q
12 1 Frank Clement  Scotland 3:41.63 Q
13 1 John Craig  Canada 3:42.66
14 2 Dean Childs  Canada 3:44.32
15 1 Paul Lawther  Northern Ireland 3:44.42
16 2 Steve Cram  England 3:44.83
17 1 Dennis Norris  New Zealand 3:45.96
18 2 Steve Jones  Wales 3:49.35
19 2 Michael Watson  Bermuda 3:50.38
20 1 John Charvetto  Gibraltar 3:52.43
21 1 John Davies  Wales 3:53.48
22 2 Halidu Zinentah  Ghana 3:53.99
23 1 Molapo Mopeli  Lesotho 4:00.27
24 2 Conrad Francis  Grenada 4:07.13
25 2 Nicholas Akers  Cayman Islands 4:10.29
26 1 John Erysthee  Saint Lucia 4:13.94
27 1 Lewis Swann  Turks and Caicos Islands 4:34.48
28 2 Robert Ingham  Turks and Caicos Islands 4:45.36
1 Suleiman Nyambui  Tanzania DNS

Final

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Held on 12 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Moorcroft  England 3:35.48
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Filbert Bayi  Tanzania 3:35.59
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John Robson  Scotland 3:35.60
4 Frank Clement  Scotland 3:35.66
5 Wilson Waigwa  Kenya 3:37.49
6 Glen Grant  Wales 3:38.05
7 Richard Tuwei  Kenya 3:40.51
8 Rod Dixon  New Zealand 3:41.34
9 James McGuinness  Northern Ireland 3:42.59
10 Tim Hutchings  England 3:43.05
11 Paul Craig  Canada 3:43.42
12 Kipsubai Koskei  Kenya 3:45.45

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-25.