Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 18 and 22 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the mile.
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Kipchoge Keino Kenya | Dick Quax New Zealand | Brendan Foster England |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kipchoge Keino | Kenya | 3:40.4 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Brendan Foster | England | 3:43.8 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Ian McCafferty |  Scotland | 3:44.1 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Dick Tayler | New Zealand | 3:44.3 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Norm Trerise |  Canada | 3:44.7 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jaiye Abidoye |  Nigeria | 3:48.3 | |
| 7 | 1 | Benson Mulomba |  Zambia | 3:52.4 | |
| 8 | 1 | Bob Maplestone |  Wales | 3:57.2 | |
| 9 | 1 | Peter Njera |  Malawi | 4:01.3 | |
| 1 | 2 | Dick Quax | New Zealand | 3:44.2 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | John Kirkbride | England | 3:44.9 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Bill Smart | Canada | 3:45.5 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Phillip Thomas | Wales | 3:45.5 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Ben Jipcho | Kenya | 3:45.6 | |
| 6 | 2 | Norman Morrison | Scotland | 3:47.3 | |
| 7 | 2 | Muhammed Younis |  Pakistan | 3:48.4 | |
| 8 | 2 | Richard Nandolo | Malawi | 3:49.2 | |
| 9 | 2 | Bernard Banda | Zambia | 3:58.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | John Whetton | England | 3:50.2 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Peter Stewart | Scotland | 3:50.2 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Chris Fisher |  Australia | 3:50.6 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Ergas Leps | Canada | 3:51.4 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | David Mungai | Kenya | 3:52.5 | |
| 6 | 3 | Gwynn Davis | Wales | 3:52.8 | |
| 7 | 3 | Keith Falla |  Guernsey | 3:54.4 | |
| 8 | 3 | Abdul Karim | Pakistan | 4:03.0 | |
| 9 | 3 | Dandison Moore |  Sierra Leone | 4:32.0 |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kipchoge Keino | Kenya | 3:36.68 | GR |
 | Dick Quax | New Zealand | 3:38.19 | |
 | Brendan Foster | England | 3:40.63 | |
| 4 | Peter Stewart | Scotland | 3:40.6 | |
| 5 | John Whetton | England | 3:41.2 | |
| 6 | Ian McCafferty | Scotland | 3:42.2 | |
| 7 | Phillip Thomas | Wales | 3:42.6 | |
| 8 | Chris Fisher | Australia | 3:43.6 | |
| 9 | John Kirkbride | England | 3:44.2 | |
| 10 | Dick Tayler | New Zealand | 3:45.0 | |
| 11 | Bill Smart | Canada | 3:48.6 | |
| 12 | Ergas Leps | Canada | 3:54.0 |
References[edit]
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 1500 metres | |
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| 1 mile (1930–1966) |
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| 1500 metres (1970–present) |
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