London 2012

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1500m Men's Final

Watch an encore presentation of the Men's 1500m final on NBC’s LIVE EXTRA.

Results, 2012 Olympic Games:

1. Taoufik Makhloufi 3:34.08 Algeria

2. Leonel Manzano 3:34.79 United States of America

3. Abdalaati Iguider 3:35.13 Morocco

 


Men's 1500m Medal Ceremony

Leo receives the Silver Medal in front of a packed Olympic Stadium crowd.

Watch the ceremony on NBC’s LIVE EXTRA.

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Men's 1500m History

Personal Records for Leonel Manzano

Personal Best (PB)                 3:32.37           2010

Season Best (SB)                   3:34:79          2012 (Olympic Games)


Current Olympic Record

Ngeny Noah (Kenya)               3:32:07          2000


Current World Record

Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco)   3:26:00          1998


Current North American Record:

Bernard Lagat (USA)               3:29.30           2005



Other Olympic Information

2012 Olympic Games official site

Team USA

United States of America Track & Field (USATF)

International Association of Athletics Federations