The men's 1500 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi stadium on August 7 and August 9, 2006.
Baala successfully defended his 2002 title, while Heshko pipped Higuero on the final stretch.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Mehdi Baala France
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Ivan Heshko Ukraine
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Juan Carlos Higuero Spain
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2006 | 19:10 | Semifinals |
| August 9, 2006 | 19:20 | Final |
Results
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Mehdi Baala | France |
3:39.74 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Mykola Labovskyi | Ukraine |
3:40.10 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Juan Carlos Higuero | Spain |
3:40.97 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Christian Obrist |  Italy |
3:41.32 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Mirosław Formela |  Poland |
3:41.38 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Rizak Dirshe |  Sweden |
3:41.67 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Andrew Baddeley |  United Kingdom |
3:41.92 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Liam Reale |  Ireland |
3:41.97 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Manuel Damião |  Portugal |
3:42.56 | |
| 10 | 2 | Carsten Schlangen |  Germany |
3:42.62 | |
| 11 | 2 | Aleksandr Krivchonkov |  Russia |
3:43.03 | |
| 12 | 2 | Daniel Spitzl |  Austria |
3:46.08 | |
| 13 | 1 | Ivan Heshko | Ukraine |
3:47.12 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Arturo Casado | Spain |
3:47.16 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | Sergio Gallardo | Spain |
3:47.82 | Q |
| 16 | 1 | Michal Šneberger |  Czech Republic |
3:47.96 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | Abdelkader Bakhtache | France |
3:48.09 | |
| 18 | 1 | Sergey Ivanov | Russia |
3:48.27 | |
| 19 | 1 | Mounir Yemmouni | France |
3:48.34 | |
| 20 | 1 | Bob Winter |  Netherlands |
3:48.35 | |
| 21 | 1 | Tim Clerbout |  Belgium |
3:48.43 | |
| 22 | 1 | Joel Bodén | Sweden |
3:48.54 | |
| 23 | 1 | Stephen Davies | United Kingdom |
3:48.64 | |
| 24 | 1 | Christian Neunhäuserer | Italy |
3:49.34 | |
| 25 | 1 | Bård Kvalheim |  Norway |
3:49.55 | |
| 26 | 1 | James Nolan | Ireland |
3:49.94 | |
| 27 | 2 | Matthieu Vandiest | Belgium |
3:50.28 | |
| 28 | 1 | Michael East | United Kingdom |
4:11.89 | |
| 2 | Jonas Hamm |  Finland |
DNF |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mehdi Baala | France |
3:39.02 | |
 |
Ivan Heshko | Ukraine |
3:39.50 | |
 |
Juan Carlos Higuero | Spain |
3:39.62 | |
| 4 | Arturo Casado | Spain |
3:40.86 | |
| 5 | Sergio Gallardo | Spain |
3:41.24 | |
| 6 | Andrew Baddeley | United Kingdom |
3:42.31 | |
| 7 | Christian Obrist | Italy |
3:42.59 | |
| 8 | Liam Reale | Ireland |
3:42.65 | |
| 9 | Rizak Dirshe | Sweden |
3:42.87 | |
| 10 | Mirosław Formela | Poland |
3:43.16 | |
| 11 | Mykola Labovskyi | Ukraine |
3:43.47 | |
| 12 | Michal Šneberger | Czech Republic |
3:45.99 |
References
- ^ Superb Baala defends 1500m title, from BBC, retrieved 10 August 2006
External links
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 1500 metres | |
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