2006 World Junior
Championships
Day 3 - 8/17
MEN'S 1500M FINALS
Thursday August 17th,
2006
At Beijing, China
Pictures Doug Speck
Summaries Mike Kennedy
Big pack starts the stretch run! - Move aside so I can run through you (these
are the leaders)!
Overstriding or tripping near end? - Andy Bumbalough US finalist
Event Summary: With
one lap remaining, passed in 2:48.09, all 12 runners were within five
meters of one another. Remmy Ndiwa of Kenya was leading with Abdelati
Iguider of Morocco in second and Belal Ali in third.
Ndiwa went by 1,200 meters in 3:01.84 and opened a five-meter lead that
he held until the final straight when Iguider pulled up on his shoulder
but Iguider was never able to pass the Kenyan, who prevailed, 3:40.44
to 3:44.73. Ali was third in 3:41.36 and Geoffrey Rono of Kenya was
fourth in 3:41.68. Andrew Bumbalough of the U.S. and Georgetown was
the back of the pack with one lap to go but got up for 10th with a time
of 3:46.89, just off his personal best of 3:46.13.
Official Results - 1500 Metres - Men - Final
Thursday, August 17, 2006 - 20:15
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 464 Ndiwa Remmy Limo KEN 3:40.44 (SB)
2 505 Iguider Abdelati MAR 3:40.73
3 83 Ali Belal Mansoor BRN 3:41.36
4 465 Rono Geoffrey Kipkoech KEN 3:41.68
5 199 Tewelde Tsegai ERI 3:42.10 (NJ)
6 504 Elkaam Fouad MAR 3:42.59
7 220 Rodríguez Álvaro ESP 3:42.71
8 3 Bensaadi Abdelghani ALG 3:44.67
9 256 Belharbazi Otmane FRA 3:45.39
10 761 Bumbalough Andrew USA 3:46.89
11 735 Adar Jimmy UGA 3:48.16
12 675 Abdelgadir Abdalla SUD 3:49.27
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