2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres
1500 metres
The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...

at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the ASPIRE Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010.-Bidding and organisation:...

was held at the ASPIRE Dome

ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence

ASPIRE Dome is an indoor sporting arena located in Doha, Qatar, and the home of the ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence. The ASPIRE academy is a part of the Aspire Zone which also houses the Khalifa Stadium....

on 12 and 14 March.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Kalkidan Gezahegne Kalkidan Gezahegne Kalkidan Gezahegne is an Ethiopian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.She was born in Addis Ababa. She won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2008 World Junior Championships and won another junior silver at the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships, finishing...	Natalia Rodríguez Natalia Rodríguez (athlete) Natalia Rodríguez Martínez is a Spanish middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She represented Spain at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2008....	Gelete Burka

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record	3:58.28	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	18 February 2006
Championship record	3:59.75	Valencia, Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	9 March 2008
World Leading	4:03.44	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	6 February 2010
African record	3:59.75	Valencia, Spain	9 March 2008
Asian record	3:59.79	Valencia, Spain	9 March 2008
European record	3:58.28	Moscow, Russia	18 February 2006
North and Central American and Caribbean record	3:59.98	Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	1 February 2003
Oceanian Record	4:11.08	Boston, United States	7 February 2009
South American record	4:14.05	Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	12 February 1992

Qualification standards

Indoor	Outdoor
4:15.00 or 4:32.00 (Mile)	4:04.00 or 4:22.00 (Mile)

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
March 12, 2010	16:30	Heats
March 14, 2010	16:45	Final

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Time	Notes
1	2	Kalkidan Gezahegne Kalkidan Gezahegne Kalkidan Gezahegne is an Ethiopian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.She was born in Addis Ababa. She won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2008 World Junior Championships and won another junior silver at the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships, finishing...	4:08.91	Q
2	2	Natalia Rodríguez Natalia Rodríguez (athlete) Natalia Rodríguez Martínez is a Spanish middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She represented Spain at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2008....	4:09.19	Q
3	2	Sylwia Ejdys Sylwia Ejdys Sylwia Ejdys is a Polish middle distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. She competed in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her personal best for the distance is 4:02.30 minutes....	4:09.23	Q
4	2	Erin Donohue Erin Donohue Erin Donohue is an American athlete who competes in middle distance track events. Donohue qualified for the U.S...	4:10.12	q, PB
1	1	Gelete Burka	4:12.08	Q
2	1	Anna Alminova Anna Alminova Anna Alminova is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She was the European indoor champion in the 1500 m in 2009.-Career:In the 800 metres, she finished fifth at the 2003 World Youth Championships...	4:12.50	Q
3	1	Sarah Bowman	4:12.91	Q, PB
5	2	Natallia Kareiva	4:12.91	q
4	1	Helen Clitheroe Helen Clitheroe Helen Teresa Clitheroe is a British middle- and long-distance runner coached by Trevor Painter. She competed in the 1500 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...	4:13.97	q
5	1	Fanjanteino Félix Fanjanteino Félix Fanjanteino Félix is a French middle distance runner. She originally competed for Madagascar and remains the country's national indoor record holder over 800 metres and 1500 metres. She competed in the heats of the 800 m at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships...	4:14.62
6	2	Yevgeniya Zolotova	4:15.33
6	1	Irene Jelagat Irene Jelagat Irene Jelagat is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.She won the gold medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships, with a personal best time of 4:08.88 minutes, and finished fifth at the 2008 African Championships.Jelegat represented Kenya in the 1500 m at the...	4:15.63	q
7	2	Kelly McNeice-Reid	4:16.26
8	2	Charlotte Best	4:16.40
9	2	Nicole Edwards Nicole Edwards Nicole Edwards Sifuentes is a Canadian track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance track events.Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, her first global outing came at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Sherbrooke where she reached the semi-finals of the 800 metres...	4:16.46
7	1	Roseanne Galligan	4:17.04
8	1	Ulrika Johansson	4:22.94
	1	Eliane Saholinirina

Final

Rank	Name	Time	Notes
	Kalkidan Gezahegne Kalkidan Gezahegne Kalkidan Gezahegne is an Ethiopian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.She was born in Addis Ababa. She won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2008 World Junior Championships and won another junior silver at the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships, finishing...	4:08.14
	Natalia Rodríguez Natalia Rodríguez (athlete) Natalia Rodríguez Martínez is a Spanish middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She represented Spain at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2008....	4:08.30
	Gelete Burka	4:08.39
4	Sylwia Ejdys Sylwia Ejdys Sylwia Ejdys is a Polish middle distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. She competed in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her personal best for the distance is 4:02.30 minutes....	4:09.24
5	Irene Jelagat Irene Jelagat Irene Jelagat is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.She won the gold medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships, with a personal best time of 4:08.88 minutes, and finished fifth at the 2008 African Championships.Jelegat represented Kenya in the 1500 m at the...	4:09.57	PB
6	Erin Donohue Erin Donohue Erin Donohue is an American athlete who competes in middle distance track events. Donohue qualified for the U.S...	4:09.59	PB
7	Helen Clitheroe Helen Clitheroe Helen Teresa Clitheroe is a British middle- and long-distance runner coached by Trevor Painter. She competed in the 1500 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...	4:10.38
8	Sarah Bowman	4:10.72	PB
9	Natallia Kareiva	4:12.76

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Anna Alminova

Anna Alminova is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She was the European indoor champion in the 1500 m in 2009.-Career:In the 800 metres, she finished fifth at the 2003 World Youth Championships...

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