Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
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The men's 1500 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1] Forty-eight athletes from 30 nations competed.[2]
Men's 1500 metres at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | August 15 (heats) August 17 (semifinals) August 19 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 48 from 30 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:33.11 | |||||||||
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The qualifying standards were 3:36.60 (A standard) and 3:39.00 (B standard).[3]
The initial winner, Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain, tested positive for the blood-booster CERA and was disqualified on November 18, 2009.[4] After the disqualification, the event was won by Asbel Kiprop of Kenya, the nation's fourth title in the event. It was the fourth straight Games with a Kenyan on the podium in the event; the United States (six times from 1896 to 1920) and Great Britain (four times from 1908 to 1924) were the only other nations to have accomplished that. Nicholas Willis's silver was New Zealand's first medal in the men's 1500 metres since 1976. Mehdi Baala's bronze was France's first medal in the event since 1960.