2013 World Championships Statistics - Men’s 1500m by K Ken Nakamura

The records to look for in Moskva: 1) Can win first medal for Djibuji in this event at the Worlds?

All time Performance List at the World Championships Performance Performer Time Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 3:27.65 MAR 1 Sevilla 1999 2 2 3:28.73 KEN 2 Sevilla 1999 3 3 3:30.57 Reyes Estevez ESP 3 Sevilla 1999 4 3:30.68 Hicham El Guerrouj 1 2001 5 4 3:31.10 KEN 2 Edmonton 2001 6 5 3:31.34 Fermin Cacho ESP 4 Sevilla 1999 7 6 3:31.54 FRA 3 Edmonton 2001 8 3:31.77 Hicham El Guerrouj 1 2003 9 7 3:31.83 Andres Diaz ESP 5 Sevilla 1999 10 8 3:31.91 KEN 4 Edmonton 2001 11 9 3:32.31 FRA 2 Paris 2003 12 3:32.34 Reyes Estevez 5 Edmonton 2001 13 10 3:32.84 ALG 1 1991 14 11 3:33.17 UKR 3 Paris 2003 15 12 3:33.32 KEN 6 Sevilla 1999 16 13 3:33.47 KEN 4 Paris 2003 17 14 3:33.68 POR 5 Paris 2003 18 3:33.73 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Göteborg 1995 19 15 3:33.82 David Lelei KEN 7 Sevilla 1999 20 3:33.84 Reyes Estevez 6 Paris 2003 21 16 3:33.99 Gert-Jan Liefers NED 7 Paris 2003 22 3:34.02 Driss Maazouzi 8 Sevilla 1999 23 3:34.24 Noureddine Morceli 1 1993 24 17 3:34.29 Jose Redolat ESP 6 Edmonton 2001 25 18 3:34.32 USA 9 Sevilla 1999 26 19 3:34.37 Vyacheslav Shabunin RUS 8 Paris 2003 27 20 3:34.69 Rashid Ramzi BRN 1sf2 2005 28 3:34.77 Bernard Lagat USA 1 2007 29 21 3:34.84 KEN 2 Tokyo 1991 30 22 3:34.99 Isaac Songok KEN 9 Paris 2003 31 3:35.00 Rashid Ramzi 2 Osaka 2007 32 23 3:35.02 Roberto Parra ESP 10 Paris 2003 33 24 3:35.04 Shedrack Korir KEN 3 Osaka 2007 34 25 3:35.24 KEN 4 Osaka 2007 35 26 3:35.26 Tarek Boukensa ALG 5 Osaka 2007 36 27 3:35.28 Hauke Fuhlbrügge GER 3 Tokyo 1991 37 3:35.28 Hicham El Guerrouj 2 Göteborg 1995 38 28 3:35.29 Anter Zerguelaine ALG 6 Osaka 2007 39 29 3:35.35 CAN 10 Sevilla 1999 40 30 3:35.37 Jens-Peter Herold GER 4 Tokyo 1991 41 3:35.56 Fermin Cacho 2 Stuttgart 1993 41 31 3:35.56 Venuste Niyongabo BDI 3 Göteborg 1995 43 3:35.62 Fermin Cacho 5 Tokyo 1991 43 32 3:35.62 ESP 7 Osaka 2007 45 3:35.63 Hicham El Guerrouj 1h1 Sevilla 1999 46 33 3:35.67 SOM 1sf1 Roma 1987 47 34 3:35.68 Jose Luis Gonzalez ESP 2sf1 Roma 1987 48 35 3:35.69 USA 8 Osaka 2007 49 3:35.69 Asbel Kiprop 1 2011 50 3:35.74 Rui Silva 7 Edmonton 2001 51 36 3:35.76 Mario Silva POR 6 Tokyo 1991 52 37 3:35.77 GBR 1sf1 Helsinki 1983 53 3:35.78 Steve Cram 3sf1 Roma 1987 53 38 3:35.82 Joseph Chesire KEN 4sf1 Roma 1987 55 3:35.82 Bernard Lagat 1sf1 Edmonton 2001 56 3:35.83 Hicham El Guerrouj 1 Athinai 1997 57 39 3:35.91 USA 5sf1 Roma 1987 58 40 3:35.92 KEN 2 Daegu 2011 59 41 3:35.93 BRN 1 2009

Slowest winning time: 3:41.59 by Steve Cram in 1983

Margin of Victory Difference Name Nat Venue Year Max 2.00 second Noureddine Morceli ALG Tokyo 1991 1.55 second Noureddine Morceli ALG Göteborg 1995 Min 0.08 second Yusuf Saad Kamel BRN Berlin 2009 0.12 second Rashid Ramzi BRN Helsinki 2005

Difference between first and third Diff Winning time 3rd place time Winner’s Name Nat Venue Year Max 2.92 3:27.65 3:30.57 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Sevilla 1999 2.44 3:32.84 3:35.28 Noureddine Morceli ALG Tokyo 1991 Min 0.14 3:37.88 3:38.02 Rashid Ramzi BRN Helsinki 2005

Difference between third and fourth (medal versus no medal) Difference 3rd place time Name Nat Venue Year Max 0.91 3:35.96 Abdi Bile SOM Stuttgart 1993 Min 0.09 3:35.28 Hauke Fuhlbrügge GER Tokyo 1991

Fastest time in each round Round Time Name Nat Venue Year Final 3:27.65 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Sevilla 1999 Semi-final 3:34.69 Rashid Ramzi BRN Helsinki 2005 First round 3:35.63 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Sevilla 1999

Fastest non-qualifier for the final Time Position Name Nat Venue Year 3:36.77 7sf1 GBR Edmonton 2001

Average of last six (21 st century) World Championships Average 2011 2009 2007 2005 2003 2001 Winning Time 3:34.45 3:35.69 3:35.93 3:34.77 3:37.88 3:31.77 3:30.68 Winning Medal 3:35.01 3:36.08 3:36.20 3:35.04 3:38.02 3:33.17 3:31.54 8th place 3:37.09 3:37.31 3:37.62 3:35.69 3:41.01 3:34.37 3:36.54

800m – 1500m double gold medalists Name Nation Venue Year Rashid Ramzi BRN Helsinki 2005

1500m – 5000m double gold medalists Name Nation Venue Year Bernard Lagat USA Osaka 2007

Best Marks for Places in the World Championships Pos Time Name Nat Venue Year 1 3:27.65 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Sevilla 1999 2 3:28.73 Noah Ngeny KEN Sevilla 1999 3:31.10 Bernard Lagat KEN Edmonton 2001 3 3:30.57 Reyes Estevez ESP Sevilla 1999 4 3:31.34 Fermin Cacho ESP Sevilla 1999 5 3:31.83 Andres Diaz ESP Sevilla 1999 6 3:33.32 Laban Rotich KEN Sevilla 1999 7 3:33.82 David Lelei KEN Sevilla 1999 8 3:34.02 Driss Maazouzi FRA Sevilla 1999

Best Marks for Places – all competitions Pos Time Name Nat Venue Day Month Year 1 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Roma 14 July 1998 2 3:26.34 Bernard Lagat KEN Bruxelles 24 Aug 2001 3:27.64 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Zürich 6 Aug 2004 3 3:28.51 Bernard Lagat KEN Zürich 11 Aug 2000 3:29.29 William Chirchir KEN Bruxelles 24 Aug 2001 4 3:30.23 Noureddine Morceli ALG Zürich 13 Aug 1997 3:30.24 KEN 19 July 2002 5 3:30.80 ALG Monaco 20 July 2012 3:30.87 Reyes Estevez ESP Zürich 12 Aug 1998 6 3:31.00 Bethwel Birgen KEN Monaco 20 July 2012 3:31.30 KEN Zürich 13 Aug 1997 7 3:31.59 Driss Maazouzi FRA Monaco 8 Aug 1998 8 3:31.86 John Mayock GBR Bruxelles 2 Aug 1997

Multiple Gold Medalists: Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR): 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, Noureddine Morceli (ALG): 1991, 1993, 1995

Multiple Medalists: Rashid Ramzi (BRN): 2005 Gold, 2007 Silver Bernard Lagat (KEN/USA): 2001 Silver, 2007 Gold, 2009 Bronze Reyes Estevez (ESP): 1997 Bronze, 1999 Bronze Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR): 1995 Silver, 1997 Gold, 1999 Gold, 2001 Gold, 2003 Gold Fermin Cacho (ESP): 1993 Silver, 1997 Silver Noureddine Morceli (ALG): 1991 Gold, 1993 Gold, 1995 Gold Abdi Bile (SOM): 1987 Gold, 1993 Bronze,

Multiple Medals by athletes from a single nation Nation Year Gold Silver Bronze KEN 2011 Asbel Kiprop Silas Kiplagat ESP 1997 Fermin Cacho Reyes Estevez

Man & Woman from the same team winning the corresponding event: Nation Men Women Venue Year BRN Yusuf Saad Kamel Maryam Yusuf Jamal Berlin 2009 ALG Noureddine Morceli Göteborg 1995 ALG Noureddine Morceli Hassiba Boulmerka Tokyo 1991

Medals by Countries: Nation Gold Silver Bronze MAR 4 2 1 ALG 3 BRN 2 1 KEN 1 4 1 USA 1 1 3 SOM 1 1 GBR 1 ESP 3 2 FRA 1 1 ETH 1 BDI 1 GER 1 UKR 1 POR 1

Lap times in the World Championships (fastest lap time in bold) Year 400 400-800m 800-1200m 1200-1500m Last 400m Winning time 1983 64.98 62.75 55.09 38.77 52.0 3:41.59 1987 63.5 60.4 53.9 39.0 51.4 3:36.80 1991 58.0 59.4 56.7 38.7 51.5 3:32.84 1993 60.9 58.4 57.1 37.8 50.6 3:34.24 1995 57.4 62.3 55.7 38.4 51.28 3:33.73 1997 61.08 60.96 53.6 40.20 52.48 3:35.83 1999 54.31 57.84 54.7 40.86 53.87 3:27.65 2001 55.41 58.28 55.66 41.33 54.60 3:30.68 2003 57.70 58.59 54.99 40.49 53.90 3:31.77 2005 60.73 63.05 53.74 40.36 54.1 3:37.88 2007 58.63 59.45 57.13 39.56 53.13 3:34.77 2009 59.54 60.64 56.86 38.89 51.6 3:35.93 2011 60.02 61.69 55.30 38.68 51.45 3:35.69

World Champion with Olympic Name Nat World Championships Olympics Asbel Kiprop KEN 2011 2008 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 2004 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1991, 1993, 1995 1996

World Champion with World Indoor Championships Gold medal Name Nat World Championships World Indoor Championships Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 1995, 1997 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1991, 1993, 1995 1991

World Championships medalist who previously won World Junior medal Name Nat World Champ Year World Junior Champ Year MAR Silver 2005 Gold 1998 Venuste Niyongabo BDI Bronze 1995 Silver 1992 Fermin Cacho ESP Silver 1993, 1997 Bronze 1988 Noureddine Morceli ALG Gold 1991, 1993, 1995 Silver 1988 Wilfred Kirochi KEN Silver 1991 Gold 1986, 1988

World Championships medalist who previously won World Youth medal: None

World Champion with European Championships gold medal Name Nat World Championships European Championships Steve Cram GBR 1983 1982, 1986

World Championships medalists with medal: Name Nat World Championships Asian Games Rashid Ramzi BRN 2005 2002

World Championships medalists with Asian Championships medal: Name Nat World Championships Asian Championships Rashid Ramzi BRN 2005 2003

World Championships medalists with All Games gold medal Name Nat World Champ Year Africa Games Year Wilfred Kirochi KEN Silver 1991 Silver 1987

World Champion with African Championships gold medal Name Nat World Champ Africa Championships Bernard Lagat KEN 2007 2002

World Champion with gold medalist: Name Nat World Champ Year Pan American Games Year USA Bronze 1987 Silver 1987 Steve Scott USA Silver 1983 Bronze 1987

World Championships medalists with medal Name Nat World Championships Commonwealth Games Steve Cram GBR 1983 1982, 1986

Last six World Championships: Year Gold Nat Time Silver Nat Time Bronze Nat Time 2011 Asbel Kiprop KEN 3:35.69 Silas Kiplagat KEN 3:35.92 USA 3:36.08 2009 Yusuf Saad Kamel BRN 3:35.93 ETH 3:36.01 Bernard Lagat USA 3:36.20 2007 Bernard Lagat USA 3:34.77 Rashid Ramzi BRN 3:35.00 Shedrack Korir KEN 3:35.04 2005 Rashid Ramzi BRN 3:37.88 Adil Kaouch MAR 3:38.00 Rui Silva POR 3:38.02 2003 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 3:31.77 Mehdi Baala FRA 3:32.31 Ivan Heshko UKR 3:33.17 2001 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 3:30.68 Bernard Lagat KEN 3:31.10 Driss Maazouzi FRA 3:31.54

Last four Olympics: Year Gold Nat Time Silver Nat Time Bronze Nat Time 2012 Taofik Makhloufi ALG 3:34.08 USA 3:34.79 Abdelaati Iguider MAR 3:35.13 2008 Asbel Kiprop KEN 3:33.11 NZL 3:34.16 Mehdi Baala FRA 3:34.21 2004 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 3:34.18 Bernard Lagat USA 3:34.30 Rui Silva POR 3:34.68 2000 Noah Ngeny KEN 3:32.07 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 3:32.32 Bernard Lagat KEN 3:32.44

Last six World Indoor Championships: Year Gold Nat Time Silver Nat Time Bronze Nat Time 2012 Abdelaati Iguider MAR 3:45.21 Ilham Tanui Özbilen TUR 3:45.35 ETH 3:45.90 2010 Deresse Mekonnen ETH 3:41.86 Abdelaati Iguider MAR 3:41.96 Haron Keitany KEN 3:42.32 2008 Deresse Mekonnen ETH 3:38.23 KEN 3:38.54 ESP 3:38.82 2006 Ivan Heshko UKR 3:42.08 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen KEN 3:42.55 Elkana Angwenyi KEN 3:42.98 2004 Paul Korir KEN 3:52.31 Ivan Heshko UKR 3:52.34 Laban Rotich KEN 3:52.93 2003 Driss Maazouzi FRA 3:42.59 Bernard Lagat KEN 3:42.62 MAR 3:42.71

Last seven World Junior Championships: Year Gold Nat Time Silver Nat Time Bronze Nat Time 2012 Hamza Driouche QAT 3:39.04 Hillary Ngetich KEN 3:40.39 Abdelhadi Labali MAR 3:40.60 2010 KEN 3:37.30 Abderrahmane Anou ALG 3:38.86 Mohamad Al-Garni QAT 3:38.91 2008 ALG 3:47.40 James Magut KEN 3:47.51 Demma Daba ETH 3:47.65 2006 Remi Limo KEN 3:40.44 Abdelaati Iguider MAR 3:40.73 Belal Monsoor Ali BRN 3:41.36 2004 Reda Iguider MAR 3:35.53 Benson Esho KEN 3:35.80 KEN 3:35.96 2002 MAR 3:40.72 Abdulrahman Suleiman QAT 3:41.72 Samuel Mwera TAN 3:41.75 2000 Cornelius Chirchir KEN 3:38.80 Wolfram Müller GER 3:39.37 Philemon Kibet KEN 3:40.77

Last eight World Youth Championships : Year Gold Nat Time Silver Nat Time Bronze Nat Time 2013 Robert Kiptoo Biwott KEN 3:36.77 Tesfu Tewelde ERI 3:42.14 Titus Kipruto Kibiego KEN 3:42.97 2011 Teshome Dirirsa ETH 3:39.13 Vincent Kiprotich Mutai KEN 3:39.17 KEN 3:39.54 2009 Gideon Mageka KEN 3:37.36 Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku KEN 3:38.42 Girma Bekele ETH 3:39.88 2007 Frederick Ndunge KEN 3:44.27 Josphat Kithii KEN 3:44.68 Dawit Wolde ETH 3:45.03 2005 Belal Mansoor Ali BRN 3:36.98 Ebrahim Bader Khalil BRN 3:43.70 Abubaker Kaki SUD 3:45.06 2003 Benson Esho KEN 3:44.94 Samson Kiplagat KEN 3:45.13 Isaac Mboyaza RSA 3:48.05 2001 Isaac Songok KEN 3:36.78 Samuel Dadi ETH 3:39.78 Abdulrahman Suleiman QAT 3:42.03 1999 Cornelisu Chirchir KEN 3:44.02 Michael Too KEN 3:44.70 Osman Yusif KSA 3:45.53

Last four European Championships: Year Gold Nat Time Silver Nat Time Bronze Nat Time 2012 NOR 3:46.20 Florian Carvalho FRA 3:46.33 David Bustos ESP 3:46.45 2010 Arturo Casado ESP 3:42.74 GER 3:43.52 ESP 3:43.54 2006 Mehdi Baala FRA 3:39.02 Ivan Heshko UKR 3:39.50 Juan Carlos Higuero ESP 3:39.62 2002 Mehdi Baala FRA 3:45.25 Reyes Estevez ESP 3:45.25 Rui Silva PO 3:45.43 R Last three Asian Games: Year Gold Nat Time Silver Nat Time Bronze Nat Time 2010 Mohammed O Shahween KSA 3:36.49 IRI 3:37.09 Bilal Monsour Ali BRN 3:38.39 2006 Dahame Najem Bashir QAT 3:38.06 Bilal Mansour Ali BRN 3:38.08 Rashid Ramzi BRN 3:38.91 2002 Rashid Ramzi BRN 3:47.33 Dou Zhaobo CHN 3:48.51 Li Huiquan CHN 3:48.55

Last seven Asian Championships: Year Gold Nat Time Silver Nat Time Bronze Nat Time 2013 Emad Hamed Nour KSA 3:39.51 Mohamad Algarni QAT 3:40.75 Bilal Mansour Ali BRN 3:40.96 2011 Mohammad Alazemi KUW 3:42.49 Sajad Moradi IRI 3:43.30 Chaminda I. Wijekoon SRI 3:44.01 2009 Moh Othman Shahween KSA 3:46.08 Chaminda Indika SRI 3:47.01 Catholi Hamza IND 3:48.44 2007 Moh Othman Shahween KSA 3:46.85 SadjadWijekon Moradi IRI 3:47.01 Ali Abubaker Kamal QAT 3:47.22 2005 Ali Abu Bakr Kamal QAT 3:44.24 Adnan Taees Akkar IRQ 3:44.57 Nasser Shams Karim QAT 3:46.09 2003 Rashid Ramzi BRN 3:41.66 Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT 3:42.79 Fumikazu Kobayashi JPN 3:42.96 2002 Abdulrahman Sulaiman QAT 3:45.98 Rashid Ramzi BRN 3:46.41 Jamal Noor Yousef QAT 3:46.85

Last three All Africa Games: Year Gold Nat Time Silver Nat Time Bronze Nat Time 2011 Caleb Ndiku KEN 3:39.12 KEN 3:39.72 Taoufik Makhloufi ALG 3:39.99 2007 Asbel Kiprop KEN 3:38.97 Anter Zerguelaine ALG 3:39.04 Tarek Boukensa ALG 3:39.18 2003 Paul Korir KEN 3:37.52 Robert Rono KEN 3:38.13 Ben Kipkurui KEN 3:38.94

Last six African Championships: Year Gold Nat Time Silver Nat Time Bronze Nat Time 2012 Caleb Ndiku KEN 3:35.71 Ayanleh Souleiman DJI 3:36.34 James Magut KEN 3:36.35 2010 Asbel Kiprop KEN 3:36.19 Amine Laalou MAR 3:36.38 Mekonnen Gebremedhin ETH 3:36.65 2008 Haron Keitany KEN 3:43.47 Gideon Gathimba KEN 3:43.56 Juan Van Deventer RSA 3:43.63 2006 KEN 3:46.54 Adil Kaouch MAR 3:46.72 Tarek Boukensa ALG 3:46.81 2004 Paul Korir KEN 3:39.48 Peter Roko Ashak SUD 3:41.31 Yassine Bensghir MAR 3:41.49 2002 Bernard Lagat KEN 3:38.11 Laban Rotich KEN 3:38.60 Abdelkader Hachlaf MAR 3:38.78

Last three Pan American Games: Year Gold Nat Time Silver Nat Time Bronze Nat Time 2011 Leandro Oliveira BRA 3:53.44 Byron Piedra ECU 3:53.45 Eduard Villanueva VEN 3:54.06 2007 BRA 3:36.32 MEX 3:37.71 Byron Piedra ECU 3:37.88 2003 Hudson de Souza BRA 3:45.72 Michael Stember USA 3:46.31 Grand Robison USA 3:46.68

Last three Commonwealth Games: Year Gold Nat Time Silver Nat Time Bronze Nat Time 2010 Silas Kiplagat KEN 3:41.78 James Magut KEN 3:42.27 Nick Willis NZL 3:42.38 2006 Nick Willis NZL 3:38.49 Nathan Brannen CAN 3:39.20 Mark Fountain AUS 3:39.33 2002 ENG 3:37.35 William Chirchir KEN 3:37.70 Yousef Abdi AUS 3:37.77

Fastest performances in Europe Performance Performer Time Name Nat Pos Venue DMY 1 1 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Roma 14 July 1998 2 2 3:26.12 Hicham El Guerrouj 1 Bruxelles 24 Aug 2001 3 3 3:26.34 Bernard Lagat KEN 2 Bruxelles 24 Aug 2001

Russian All-Comer’s List: Performance Performer Time Name Nat Pos Venue DMY 1 1 3:30.64 Venuste Niyongabo BDI 1 Sankt Peterburg 29 June 1996 2 2 3:32.03 Hicham El Gueerouj MAR 1 Moskva 5 Sept 1998 3 3 3:32.45 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Sankt Peterburg 30 June 1995

Fastest Performances in Moskva : Performance Performer Time Name Nat Pos DMY 1 1 3:32.03 Hicham El Gueerouj MAR 1 5 Sept 1998 2 2 3:33.04 Laban Rotich KEN 2 5 Sept 1998 3 3 3:33.22 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 7 June 1996

Fastest Performances in August Performance Performer Time Name Nat Pos Venue DMY 1 1 3:26.12 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Bruxelles 24 Aug 2001 2 2 3:26.34 Bernard Lagat KEN 2 Bruxelles 24 Aug 2001 3 3:26.45 Hicham El Guerrouj 1 Zürich 12 Aug 1998

Combined 2012 & 2013 World List Performance Performer Time Name Nat Pos Venue DMY 1 1 3:28.88 Asbel Kiprop KEN 1 Monaco 20 July 2012 2 2 3:29.63 Silas Kiplagat KEN 1 11 May 2012 3 3 3:29.77 KEN 2 Monaco 20 July 2012 4 3:29.78 Asbel Kiprop 2 Doha 11 May 2012 5 3:29.90 Nixon Chepseba 1 Hengelo 27 May 2012 6 4 3:30.31 Ayanleh Souleiman DJI 2 Hengelo 27 May 2012 7 5 3:30.35 Nick Willis NZL 3 Monaco 20 July 2012 8 6 3:30.54 Amine Laalou MAR 4 Monaco 20 July 2012 9 7 3:30.80 Taofik Makhloufi ALG 5 Monaco 20 July 2012 10 8 3:31.00 Bethwel Birgen KEN 6 Monaco 20 July 2012 11 3:31.13 Asbel Kiprop 1 Doha 10 May 2013 12 3:31.17 Bethwel Birgen 3 Doha 11 May 2012 13 3:31.32 Nixon Chepseba 4 Doha 11 May 2012 14 9 3:31.45 Mekonnen Gebremedhin ETH 3 Hengelo 27 May 2012 15 10 3:31.61 Benson Seurei KEN 7 Monaco 20 July 2012 16 3:31.86 Mekonnen Gebremedhin 2 23 Aug 2012 17 3:31.86 Silas Kiplagat 1 Rieti 9 Sept 2012 18 3:31.78 Silas Kiplagat 1 Lausanne 23 Aug 2012 19 3:31.90 Bethwel Birgen 2 Doha 10 May 2013

Gold Medal Contenders:

Silas Kiplagat (KEN) DOB: 20 Aug 1989 Personal Best: 3:29.27 (2010); Season Best: 3:33.7A Championships Highlights: Champion; 2 nd in 2011 World Championships Average of top performances in 2012 and 2013 Time Race Place Date 1 3:29.63 Doha 1 11 May 2012 2 3:31.78 Lausanne 1 23 Aug 2012 3 3:31.86 Rieti 1 9 Sept 2012 4 3:31.98 Bruxelles 1 7 Sept 2012 5 3:33.7 1 13 July 2013 Top 5 Average 3:31.79

Asbel Kiprop (KEN) DOB: 30 June 1989 Personal Best: 3:27.72 (2013); Season Best: 3:27.72 Championships Highlights: 2008 Olympic Champion; 2011 World Champion Average of top performances in 2012 and 2013 Time Race Place Date 1 3:27.72 Monaco 1 19 July 2013 2 3:28.88 Monaco 1 20 July 2012 3 3:29.78 Doha 2 11 May 2012 4 3:31:13 Doha 1 10 May 2013 5 3:32.39 Shanghai 1 18 May 2013 Top 5 Avera ge 3:29.98

Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI) DOB: 3 Dec 1992 Personal Best: 3:30.31 (2012); Season Best: 3:32.55 Championships Highlights: 5th in 2012 World Indoor Championships Average of top performances in 2012 and 2013 Time Race Place Date 1 3:30.31 He ngelo 2 27 May 2012 2 3:32.55 Saint Denis 1 6 July 2013 3 3:32.59 Doha 3 10 May 2013 4 3:34.73 New York 2 9 June 2012 5 3:36.13i Dusseldorf 1 8 Feb 2013 Top 5 Average 3:33.26

Last 3 competitions : (only finals are included; time not included)

Asbel Kiprop (KEN) Time Race Place Date 1 3:27.72 Monaco 1 19 July 2013 2 3:33.8 Nairobi 2 13 July 2013 3 3:32.39 Shanghai 1 18 May 2013 Average 3:31.30

Silas Kiplagat (KEN) Time Race Place Date 1 3:33.7 Nairobi 1 13 July 2013 2 3: 35.69 Hengelo 1 8 June 2013 3 3:33.85 Shanghai 6 18 May 2013 Average 3:34.4 1

Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI) Time Race Place Date 1 3:32.55 Saint Denis 1 6 July 2013 2 3:39.44 Doha 1 22 May 2013 3 3:32.59 Doha 3 10 May 2013 Average 3:34.86

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