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. Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
Background + Global records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998 World lead 3:27.62 London, United Kingdom 18 July 2026
+ Area records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date African record 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998 Asian record 3:29.14 14 July 2006 European record 3:26.73 Fontvieille, Monaco 12 July 2024 North, Central American,and Caribbean record 3:27.65 Paris, France 6 August 2024 Oceanian record 3:28.00 28 June 2026 South American record 3:33.25 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.
Results Final The final was held on 13 September at 20:12 (UTC+2).
Place Athlete Nation Time Notes Josh Kerr 3:29.35 2 Cameron Myers 3:29.68 3 Hobbs Kessler 3:30.73 4 Cole Hocker 3:30.74 5 Yared Nuguse 3:30.76 6 Azeddine Habz 3:30.96 7 Ethan Strand 3:31.30 8 Timothy Cheruiyot 3:31.47 9 Jake Wightman 3:31.56 10 Phanuel Koech 3:31.77 11 Robert Farken 3:32.90 12 Isaac Nader 3:39.54 — Jakob Ingebrigtsen
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