2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship – Men's 1500 metres
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The men's 1500 metres was held as a straight final at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 13 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held.[1] Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
| Men's 1500 metres at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship | |
|---|---|
| Venue | National Athletics Centre |
| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
| Dates | 13 September 2026 (final) |
| Competitors | 11 from 7 nations |
| Winning time | 3:29.35 min |
| Champion | |
Josh Kerr Great Britain | |
Background
| Record | Time | Athlete (nation) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 3:26.00 |  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) |
Rome, Italy | 14 July 1998 |
| World lead | 3:27.62 | Josh Kerr (GBR) |
London, United Kingdom | 18 July 2026 |
| Record | Time | Athlete (nation) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African record | 3:26.00 | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) |
Rome, Italy | 14 July 1998 |
| Asian record | 3:29.14 |  Rashid Ramzi (BHR) |
14 July 2006 | |
| European record | 3:26.73 |  Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) |
Fontvieille, Monaco | 12 July 2024 |
| North, Central American, and Caribbean record |
3:27.65 |  Cole Hocker (USA) |
Paris, France | 6 August 2024 |
| Oceanian record | 3:28.00 |  Cameron Myers (AUS) |
28 June 2026 | |
| South American record | 3:33.25 |  Hudson Santos de Souza (BRA) |
Rieti, Italy | 28 August 2005 |
Qualification
For the 1500 metres, twelve athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.[3]
Results
Final
The final was held on 13 September at 20:12 (UTC+2).[4]
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Josh Kerr | Great Britain |
3:29.35 | |
| 2 | Cameron Myers | Australia |
3:29.68 | |
| 3 | Hobbs Kessler |  United States |
3:30.73 | |
| 4 | Cole Hocker | United States |
3:30.74 | SB |
| 5 | Yared Nuguse | United States |
3:30.76 | |
| 6 | Azeddine Habz |  France |
3:30.96 | |
| 7 | Ethan Strand | United States |
3:31.30 | |
| 8 | Timothy Cheruiyot |  Kenya |
3:31.47 | |
| 9 | Jake Wightman | Great Britain |
3:31.56 | |
| 10 | Phanuel Koech | Kenya |
3:31.77 | |
| 11 | Robert Farken |  Germany |
3:32.90 | |
| 12 | Isaac Nader |  Portugal |
3:39.54 | |
| — | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway |
DNS | |
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