Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 14th JUL 1998
Mens 1500m:
1st Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) 3.26.00
2nd Laban Rotich (Kenya) 3.30.94
3rd John Kibowen (Kenya) 3.31.08
4th Daniel Komen (Kenya) 3.31.10

El Guerrouj literally wiped out the previous mark of 3:27:37 which had been set by
Algeria’s Noureddine Morceli almost three years ago to the day, on 12 July 1995, in
Nice. His split times were: 400m 0.55; 800: 1:50.73; 1100: 2:32.73, 1200: 2:46.34 - 39.66
for the last 300 metres! (two 1:50 min 800 m performances back to back).