Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held 20–21 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Laban Rotich Kenya	John Mayock England	Anthony Whiteman England

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Anthony Whiteman	England	3:45.18	Q
2	1	John Kibowen	Kenya	3:45.55	Q
3	1	Christian Stephenson	Wales	3:45.75	Q
4	1	Kevin McKay	England	3:46.18	Q
5	2	Laban Rotich	Kenya	3:46.71	Q
6	1	Terrance Armstrong	Bermuda	3:46.80	q
7	1	Chipako Chungu	Zambia	3:47.19	q, PB
8	2	John Mayock	England	3:47.28	Q
9	2	Stephen Agar	Canada	3:47.38	Q
10	1	Stephen Green	Jamaica	3:47.48	q
11	2	Hamish Christensen	New Zealand	3:47.60	Q
12	2	Arumugam Munusamy	Malaysia	3:48.34	q
13	1	Dave Pamah	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3:54.87
14	2	Nickie Peters	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4:05.27
15	2	Hussain Riyaz	Maldives	4:05.44
16	2	Gerard Solomon	Vanuatu	4:10.63
	1	Dale Jones	Antigua and Barbuda	DNS
	1	Chris Votu	Solomon Islands	DNS
	2	Eddie King	Northern Ireland	DNS
	2	Selwyn Bonne	Seychelles	DNS

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Laban Rotich	Kenya	3:39.49
	John Mayock	England	3:40.46
	Anthony Whiteman	England	3:40.70
4	John Kibowen	Kenya	3:42.71
5	Kevin McKay	England	3:43.22
6	Hamish Christensen	New Zealand	3:43.93
7	Stephen Agar	Canada	3:44.17
8	Terrance Armstrong	Bermuda	3:44.57
9	Christian Stephenson	Wales	3:44.82
10	Stephen Green	Jamaica	3:45.66	SB
11	Chipako Chungu	Zambia	3:47.02	PB
12	Arumugam Munusamy	Malaysia	3:47.70