1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 2 August.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Adil Kaouch Morocco |
| Silver | Benjamin Kipkurui Kenya |
| Bronze | Robert Witt Poland |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
2 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Adil Kaouch | Morocco | 3:42.43 | |
 | Benjamin Kipkurui | Kenya | 3:42.67 | |
 | Robert Witt | Poland | 3:43.47 | |
| 4 | Kiyoharo Sato |  Japan | 3:43.62 | |
| 5 | Gabe Jennings |  United States | 3:43.94 | |
| 6 | Colm McLean |  Ireland | 3:44.79 | |
| 7 | Alastair Stevenson |  Australia | 3:45.39 | |
| 8 | Nelson Birgen | Kenya | 3:45.42 | |
| 9 | Hicham Lamalem | Morocco | 3:45.71 | |
| 10 | Daniel Zegeye |  Ethiopia | 3:46.45 | |
| 11 | Ivan Heshko |  Ukraine | 3:46.71 | |
| 12 | Michael Öhman |  Sweden | 3:47.04 | |
| 13 | Franek Haschke |  Germany | 3:47.10 | |
| 14 | Hamish Thorpe |  New Zealand | 3:51.80 |
Heats[edit]
31 July
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabe Jennings | United States | 3:47.76 | Q |
| 2 | Kiyoharo Sato | Japan | 3:48.27 | Q |
| 3 | Colm McLean | Ireland | 3:49.64 | Q |
| 4 | Florent Lacasse |  France | 3:51.48 | |
| 5 | Maurizio Bobbato |  Italy | 3:54.14 | |
| 6 | Lucky Hadebe |  South Africa | 3:58.37 | |
| 7 | Daniel Moham Lekunutu |  Lesotho | 3:58.53 | |
| 8 | Franek Haschke | Germany | 4:04.61 | q |
| 9 | Sidi Mohamed Ould Bidjel |  Mauritania | 4:13.46 | |
| 10 | Cheng Pisey |  Cambodia | 4:40.80 | |
| Yousef El-Nasri |  Spain | DQ | IAAF rule 163.2 | |
| Paul Fenn | Australia | DQ | IAAF rule 163.2 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Kipkurui | Kenya | 3:50.89 | Q |
| 2 | Hamish Thorpe | New Zealand | 3:52.17 | Q |
| 3 | Alastair Stevenson | Australia | 3:52.26 | Q |
| 4 | Mechal Gebreab | Ethiopia | 3:52.57 | |
| 5 | Nacer Benzine |  Algeria | 3:53.46 | |
| 6 | Slavko Petrović |  Croatia | 3:54.17 | |
| 7 | Filipe Pedro |  Portugal | 3:55.09 | |
| 8 | Enos Matalane | South Africa | 3:55.42 | |
| 9 | Mohamed Al-Bayed |  Palestine | 3:56.03 | |
| 10 | Daniel Abicht | Germany | 3:58.70 | |
| 11 | Hicham Lamalem | Morocco | 5:25.07 | q |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adil Kaouch | Morocco | 3:45.79 | Q |
| 2 | Nelson Birgen | Kenya | 3:46.60 | Q |
| 3 | Robert Witt | Poland | 3:46.79 | Q |
| 4 | Ivan Heshko | Ukraine | 3:46.93 | q |
| 5 | Michael Öhman | Sweden | 3:49.51 | q |
| 6 | Daniel Zegeye | Ethiopia | 3:49.93 | q |
| 7 | Steven Barrus | United States | 3:50.04 | |
| 8 | Chris Bolt |  United Kingdom | 3:52.10 | |
| 9 | Roberto Castro | Spain | 3:53.89 | |
| 10 | Kamardin Andriantambezina |  Madagascar | 3:59.13 | |
| 11 | Kezang Dorji |  Bhutan | 4:59.11 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Australia (2)
Bhutan (1)
Cambodia (1)
Croatia (1)
Ethiopia (2)
France (1)
Germany (2)
Ireland (1)
Italy (1)
Japan (1)
Kenya (2)
Lesotho (1)
Madagascar (1)
Mauritania (1)
Morocco (2)
New Zealand (1)
Palestine (1)
Poland (1)
Portugal (1)
South Africa (2)
Spain (2)
Sweden (1)
Ukraine (1)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (2)
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 Dec 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015