title: Track and field at the 2011 Military World Games – Men's 1500 metres
text: # Track and field at the 2011 Military World Games – Men's 1500 metres
  
  The men's 1500 metres event at the 2011 Military World Games was held on 21 and 22 and 23 July at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world and CISM record were as follows:
  
  | World Record | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 3:26.00 | Rome, Italy | 14 July 1998 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | CISM World Record | Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) | 3:34.82 | Tours, France | August 1993 |
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | 21 July 2011 | | Round 1 |
  | 22 July 2011 | | Semifinals |
  | 23 July 2011 | 09:50 | Final |
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Gideon Gathimba Kenya | Mohamed Moustaoui Morocco | Imad Touil Algeria |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Gideon Gathimba | Kenya | 3:40.62 |
  | | Mohamed Moustaoui | Morocco | 3:41.04 |
  | | Imad Touil | Algeria | 3:41.24 |
  | 4 | Yoann Kowal | France | 3:41.50 |
  | 5 | Bartosz Nowicki | Poland | 3:44.32 |
  | 6 | Ghirmay Weldeyowhans | Eritrea | 3:44.81 |
  | 7 | Alemu Gebre | Bahrain | 3:45.80 |
  | 8 | Chaminda Indika Wijekoon | Sri Lanka | 3:47.33 |
  | 9 | Dotto Ikangaa | Tanzania | 3:48.54 |
  | 10 | Mohammed Hajjaj | Morocco | 3:49.49 |
  | 11 | Abdelkader Bakhtache | France | 3:49.55 |
  | 12 | Alan O'Brien | Ireland | 3:52.77 |
  