Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres
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| Men's 1500 metres at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh | |||||||||
| Dates | 18 and 22 July 1970 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 1500 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 18 and 22 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games, replacing the mile.
Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Kipchoge Keino File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya |
Dick Quax Error creating thumbnail: New Zealand |
Brendan Foster England
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Results
Heats
Qualification for final
The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
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Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Kipchoge Keino | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 3:36.68 | GR |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Dick Quax | Error creating thumbnail: New Zealand | 3:38.19 | |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Brendan Foster | England |
3:40.63 | |
| 4 | Peter Stewart | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 3:40.6 | |
| 5 | John Whetton | England |
3:41.2 | |
| 6 | Ian McCafferty | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 3:42.2 | |
| 7 | Phillip Thomas | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 3:42.6 | |
| 8 | Chris Fisher | Error creating thumbnail: Australia | 3:43.6 | |
| 9 | John Kirkbride | England |
3:44.2 | |
| 10 | Dick Tayler | Error creating thumbnail: New Zealand | 3:45.0 | |
| 11 | Bill Smart | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 3:48.6 | |
| 12 | Ergas Leps | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 3:54.0 |
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