title: 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
text: # 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
  
  The men's 1500 metres at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at Hayward Field from 22 to 24 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe Kenya |
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  | Silver | Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin Djibouti |
  | Bronze | Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich Kenya |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics :
  
  | World Junior Record | Ronald Kwemoi (KEN) | 3:28.81 | Monaco | 18 July 2014 |
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  | Championship Record | Abdalaati Iguider (MAR) | 3:35.53 | Grosseto, Italy | 15 July 2004 |
  | World Junior Leading | Ronald Kwemoi (KEN) | 3:28.81 | Monaco | 18 July 2014 |
  | Broken records during the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  24 July Start time: 20:39 Temperature: 21 °C Humidity: 53 %
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe | Kenya | 3:40.02 | SB |
  | | Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin | Djibouti | 3:41.38 | |
  | | Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich | Kenya | 3:41.61 | SB |
  | 4 | Thiago André | Brazil | 3:42.58 | |
  | 5 | Zak Patterson | Australia | 3:44.21 | PB |
  | 6 | Jan Petrac | Slovenia | 3:44.39 | |
  | 7 | Julius Lawnik | Germany | 3:44.96 | |
  | 8 | Alexis Miellet | France | 3:45.28 | |
  | 9 | William Levay | Sweden | 3:45.31 | |
  | 10 | Yemaneberhan Crippa | Italy | 3:47.16 | |
  | 11 | Roy van Eekelen | Netherlands | 3:48.57 | |
  | 12 | Hassan Ghachoui | Morocco | 3:48.61 | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 58.23 Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich 800m: 2:01.31 Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe 1200m: 3:00.03 Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe
  
  ### Heats
  
  22 July First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the Final
  
  **Summary**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe | Kenya | 3:41.35 | Q SB |
  | 2 | Jan Petrac | Slovenia | 3:43.15 | Q NJR |
  | 3 | William Levay | Sweden | 3:43.28 | Q PB |
  | 4 | Yemaneberhan Crippa | Italy | 3:43.44 | q PB |
  | 5 | Hassan Ghachoui | Morocco | 3:45.01 | q |
  | 6 | Julius Lawnik | Germany | 3:45.22 | q |
  | 7 | Adam Zenkl | Czech Republic | 3:45.79 | PB |
  | 8 | Aregawi Berhane | Ethiopia | 3:46.47 | |
  | 9 | Thiago André | Brazil | 3:47.68 | Q |
  | 10 | Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin | Djibouti | 3:48.36 | Q |
  | 11 | Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich | Kenya | 3:48.40 | Q |
  | 12 | Alexis Miellet | France | 3:48.48 | Q |
  | 13 | Roy van Eekelen | Netherlands | 3:48.51 | Q |
  | 14 | Mike Tate | Canada | 3:48.59 | |
  | 15 | Zak Patterson | Australia | 3:48.64 | Q |
  | 16 | Chalachew Shemeles | Ethiopia | 3:48.76 | SB |
  | 17 | Patrick Joseph | United States | 3:49.00 | |
  | 18 | Süleyman Bekmezci | Turkey | 3:49.01 | SB |
  | 19 | Oussama Nabil | Morocco | 3:49.49 | |
  | 20 | Grant Fisher | United States | 3:49.62 | PB |
  | 21 | Jack Stapleton | Australia | 3:49.67 | |
  | 22 | Ivan Malic | Croatia | 3:49.68 | |
  | 23 | Shaun Wyllie | United Kingdom | 3:49.95 | |
  | 24 | José María Martínez | Mexico | 3:50.27 | |
  | 25 | Filip Sasínek | Czech Republic | 3:50.39 | |
  | 26 | Vincent Hazeleger | Netherlands | 3:51.27 | |
  | 27 | Takieddine Hedeilli | Algeria | 3:51.72 | |
  | 28 | Roman Kwiatkowski | Poland | 3:52.19 | |
  | 29 | Sergio Jiménez | Spain | 3:52.75 | |
  | 30 | Mattia Padovani | Italy | 3:53.10 | |
  | 31 | Sebastian Hendel | Germany | 3:54.59 | |
  | 32 | Luis Gustavo Solórzano | El Salvador | 3:58.05 | |
  | 33 | John Aquino | Guam | 4:11.28 | |
  
  **Details**
  
  First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the Final
  
  **Details**
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  24 July Start time: 11:43 Temperature: 20 °C Humidity: 60%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe | Kenya | 3:41.35 | Q SB |
  | 2 | Jan Petrac | Slovenia | 3:43.15 | Q NJR |
  | 3 | William Levay | Sweden | 3:43.28 | Q PB |
  | 4 | Yemaneberhan Crippa | Italy | 3:43.44 | q PB |
  | 5 | Hassan Ghachoui | Morocco | 3:45.01 | q |
  | 6 | Julius Lawnik | Germany | 3:45.22 | q |
  | 7 | Adam Zenkl | Czech Republic | 3:45.79 | PB |
  | 8 | Aregawi Berhane | Ethiopia | 3:46.47 | |
  | 9 | Grant Fisher | United States | 3:49.62 | PB |
  | 10 | Sergio Jiménez | Spain | 3:52.75 | |
  | 11 | John Aquino | Guam | 4:11.28 | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 58.96 Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe 800m: 2:00.28 Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe 1200m: 3:00.00 Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe
  
  **Details**
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  24 July Start time: 11:52 Temperature: 20 °C Humidity: 60%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Thiago André | Brazil | 3:47.68 | Q |
  | 2 | Alexis Miellet | France | 3:48.48 | Q |
  | 3 | Roy van Eekelen | Netherlands | 3:48.51 | Q |
  | 4 | Mike Tate | Canada | 3:48.59 | |
  | 5 | Süleyman Bekmezci | Turkey | 3:49.01 | SB |
  | 6 | Oussama Nabil | Morocco | 3:49.49 | |
  | 7 | Jack Stapleton | Australia | 3:49.67 | |
  | 8 | Ivan Malic | Croatia | 3:49.68 | |
  | 9 | Filip Sasínek | Czech Republic | 3:50.39 | |
  | 10 | Takieddine Hedeilli | Algeria | 3:51.72 | |
  | 11 | Sebastian Hendel | Germany | 3:54.59 | |
  | | Hamza Al Hadi | Libya | DNS | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 1:02.33 Filip Sasínek 800m: 2:07.37 Jack Stapleton 1200m: 3:05.42 Thiago André
  
  **Details**
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  24 July Start time: 12:00 Temperature: 20 °C Humidity: 60%
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin | Djibouti | 3:48.36 | Q |
  | 2 | Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich | Kenya | 3:48.40 | Q |
  | 3 | Zak Patterson | Australia | 3:48.64 | Q |
  | 4 | Chalachew Shemeles | Ethiopia | 3:48.76 | SB |
  | 5 | Patrick Joseph | United States | 3:49.00 | |
  | 6 | Shaun Wyllie | United Kingdom | 3:49.95 | |
  | 7 | José María Martínez | Mexico | 3:50.27 | |
  | 8 | Vincent Hazeleger | Netherlands | 3:51.27 | |
  | 9 | Roman Kwiatkowski | Poland | 3:52.19 | |
  | 10 | Mattia Padovani | Italy | 3:53.10 | |
  | 11 | Luis Gustavo Solórzano | El Salvador | 3:58.05 | |
  
  Intermediate times: 400m: 1:03.30 Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich 800m: 2:08.14 Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin 1200m: 3:07.86 Zak Patterson
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 33 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Algeria (1)
  * Australia (2)
  * Brazil (1)
  * Canada (1)
  * Croatia (1)
  * Czech Republic (2)
  * Djibouti (1)
  * El Salvador (1)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * France (1)
  * Germany (2)
  * Guam (1)
  * Italy (2)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Mexico (1)
  * Morocco (2)
  * Netherlands (2)
  * Poland (1)
  * Slovenia (1)
  * Spain (1)
  * Sweden (1)
  * Turkey (1)
  * United Kingdom (1)
  * United States (2)
  