1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
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| Events at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 60 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | men | women | ||
| 60 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| 3000 m walk | women | |||
| 5000 m walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 8 and 9 March.
Contents
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Noureddine Morceli Algeria |
Fermín Cacho Spain |
Mário Silva Portugal |
Results
Heats
First 4 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Mário Silva | Portugal |
3:43.70 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Fermín Cacho | Spain |
3:43.73 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Abdelaziz Sahere |  Morocco |
3:43.99 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Han Kulker |  Netherlands |
3:44.04 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria |
3:44.06 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Michael Busch |  Germany |
3:44.57 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Jeff Atkinson |  United States |
3:44.83 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Terrance Herrington | United States |
3:44.86 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Sergey Melnikov |  Soviet Union |
3:44.91 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Marcus O'Sullivan |  Ireland |
3:44.91 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Víctor Rojas | Spain |
3:45.43 | |
| 12 | 1 | Rachid El Basir | Morocco |
3:45.83 | |
| 13 | 1 | Robin van Helden | Netherlands |
3:46.33 | |
| 14 | 1 | David Kibet |  Kenya |
3:47.33 | |
| 15 | 2 | José Moreira | Portugal |
3:47.57 | |
| 16 | 2 | Davide Tirelli |  Italy |
3:47.63 | |
| 17 | 1 | Alemayehu Roba |  Ethiopia |
3:48.83 | |
| 1 | Miroslav Chochkov |  Bulgaria |
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| 2 | Jacinto Navarrete |  Colombia |
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Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Noureddine Morceli | Algeria |
3:41.57 | |
 |
Fermín Cacho | Spain |
3:42.68 | |
 |
Mário Silva | Portugal |
3:43.85 | |
| 4 | Marcus O'Sullivan | Ireland |
3:44.79 | |
| 5 | Han Kulker | Netherlands |
3:45.93 | |
| 6 | Jeff Atkinson | United States |
3:46.25 | |
| 7 | Michael Busch | Germany |
3:46.72 | |
| 8 | Abdelaziz Sahere | Morocco |
3:47.04 | |
| 9 | Terrance Herrington | United States |
3:47.19 | |
| 10 | Sergey Melnikov | Soviet Union |
3:49.78 |
