Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres (T54)

{{Infobox Commonwealth Games event

|event = Men's 1500 metres (T54)

|games = 2018

|image =

|image_size = 150

|caption =

|venue = Carrara Stadium

|dates = 9 April (heats)
10 April (final)

|competitors = 11

|nations = 5

|win_value = 3:11.75

|gold = Alex Dupont

|goldCGA = CAN

|silver = Kurt Fearnley

|silverCGA = AUS

|bronze = Jake Lappin

|bronzeCGA = AUS

|prev = 2014

|next = 2022

}}

The men's 1500 metres (T54) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 9 and 10 April 2018.{{cite web |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/event-schedule-men-s-t54-1500m.htm |title=Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's T54 1500m |accessdate=24 April 2018 |work=Gold Coast 2018}} The event was open to para-sport athletes competing under the T53 / T54 classifications.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:{{cite book|title=Athletics {{!}} Men's T54 1500m - Final|publisher=Gold Coast 2018|page=125|url=https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf|accessdate=24 April 2018|archive-date=18 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf|url-status=dead}}

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World record

|{{flagathlete|Brent Lakatos|CAN}}

|2:51.84 (T53/54)

|Nottwil, Switzerland

|4 June 2017

Games record

|{{flagCGFathlete|Kurt Fearnley|AUS|2014}}

|3:19.65 (T54)

|Glasgow, Scotland

|29 July 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:

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! Date

! Time

! Round

Monday 9 April 2018

12:00

First round

style=background:lemonchiffon| Tuesday 10 April 2018

style=background:lemonchiffon| 20:27

style=background:lemonchiffon| Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

=First round=

The first round consisted of two heats. The three fastest competitors per heat (plus four fastest losers) advanced to the final.{{cite book|title=Athletics {{!}} Men's T54 1500m - Round 1|publisher=Gold Coast 2018|page=127|url=https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf|accessdate=24 April 2018|archive-date=18 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf|url-status=dead}}

;Heat 1

Rank	Order	Name	Sport Class	Result	Notes	Qual.
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	5	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Jake Lappin\|AUS\|2018}}	T54	3:11.72	{{AthAbbr\|GR\|Commonwealth Games}}	{{AthAbbr\|Q}}
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	4	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Dillon Labrooy\|ENG\|2018}}	T54	3:12.07		{{AthAbbr\|Q}}
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	1	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Tristan Smyth\|CAN\|2018}}	T54	3:12.20		{{AthAbbr\|Q}}
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 4	2	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Sam Rizzo\|AUS\|2018}}	T54	3:12.91		{{AthAbbr\|q}}
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 5	3	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Nkegbe Botsyo\|GHA\|2018}}	T54	3:25.55	{{AthAbbr\|SB}}	{{AthAbbr\|q}}

;Heat 2

Rank	Order	Name	Sport Class	Result	Notes	Qual.
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	6	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Richard Chiassaro\|ENG\|2018}}	T54	3:05.76	{{AthAbbr\|GR\|Commonwealth Games}}	{{AthAbbr\|Q}}
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	1	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Kurt Fearnley\|AUS\|2018}}	T54	3:06.72		{{AthAbbr\|Q}}
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	2	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Nathan Maguire\|ENG\|2018}}	T54	3:06.95		{{AthAbbr\|Q}}
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 4	4	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Alex Dupont\|CAN\|2018}}	T54	3:07.30		{{AthAbbr\|q}}
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 5	3	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Jack Agnew\|NIR\|2018}}	T54	3:13.78		{{AthAbbr\|q}}
6	5	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Felix Acheampong\|GHA\|2018}}	T54	3:30.66

=Final=

The medals were determined in the final.

Rank	Order	Name	Sport Class	Result	Notes
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{{gold01}}	3	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Alex Dupont\|CAN\|2018}}	T54	3:11.75
{{silver02}}	6	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Kurt Fearnley\|AUS\|2018}}	T54	3:11.92
{{bronze03}}	8	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Jake Lappin\|AUS\|2018}}	T54	3:12.60
{{sort\|04\|4}}	4	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Nathan Maguire\|ENG\|2018}}	T54	3:12.73
{{sort\|05\|5}}	7	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Dillon Labrooy\|ENG\|2018}}	T54	3:12.82
{{sort\|06\|6}}	1	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Sam Rizzo\|AUS\|2018}}	T54	3:14.16
{{sort\|07\|7}}	9	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Tristan Smyth\|CAN\|2018}}	T54	3:14.88
{{sort\|08\|8}}	10	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Richard Chiassaro\|ENG\|2018}}	T54	3:18.63
{{sort\|09\|9}}	5	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Nkegbe Botsyo\|GHA\|2018}}	T54	3:18.71	{{AthAbbr\|SB}}
10	2	align="left"\|{{flagCGFathlete\|Jack Agnew\|NIR\|2018}}	T54	3:19.03

References

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Men's 1500 metres (T54)