2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
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The Women's 1500 metres
at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28 & 30, and September 1.
Maryam Yusuf Jamal
of Bahrain, the gold medallist in 2009
, had the two fastest times of the year prior to the competition. American Morgan Uceny
entered as the Diamond League leader and her compatriot Shannon Rowbury
(bronze in 2009) was also present. The 2010 World Indoor
champion Kalkidan Gezahegne
, Russia's Ekaterina Gorbunova and Btissam Lakhouad
of Morocco completed the top four fastest runners that year. Other prominent entrants included 2008 Olympic champion Nancy Jebet Langat, 2009 runner-up Lisa Dobriskey
and world indoor medallists Natalia Rodríguez
and Gelete Burka.
The final was a tight pack, disrupted in the turn less than a lap and a half before the finish when Hellen Onsando Obiri fell taking out Uceny along with her. With a pack of 9 remaining, the competitors jockeyed for position on the final lap. As they entered the final straightaway Natalia Rodríguez
had a slight edge on the pack almost four wide. Jennifer Barringer Simpson and Hannah England
were trailing the pack but Simpson went wide and passed the field as Rodríguez started to falter. England followed Simpson in full sprint across the finish line.
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 2011 World Championships in Athletics
2011 World Championships in Athletics
The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....
was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28 & 30, and September 1.
Maryam Yusuf Jamal
Maryam Yusuf Jamal
Maryam Yusuf Jamal is a Bahraini middle distance runner.Born in Ethiopia, 2005 was her first full season. She gained the national record and ran the fastest 3000 m of 2005 with a time of 8:28.87 at a race in Oslo...
of Bahrain, the gold medallist in 2009
2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium between 18–23 August.-Medalists:-Records:-Qualification standards:-Schedule:-Heats:...
, had the two fastest times of the year prior to the competition. American Morgan Uceny
Morgan Uceny
Morgan Uceny is an American runner who specializes in the middle distance events.She started the 2011 season in spectacular fashion, winning excessively in the 1500m during the Diamond League...
entered as the Diamond League leader and her compatriot Shannon Rowbury
Shannon Rowbury
Shannon Rowbury is an American middle distance runner under contract with Nike currently residing in San Francisco, California. Rowbury competed for the United States in the women's 1500 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China...
(bronze in 2009) was also present. The 2010 World Indoor
2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the ASPIRE Dome on 12 and 14 March.-Medalists:-Records:-Qualification standards:-Schedule:-Heats:...
champion 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...
, Russia's Ekaterina Gorbunova and Btissam Lakhouad
Btissam Lakhouad
Btissam Lakhouad is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.A Khouribga native, she competed in the 1500 m at both the 2007 and 2008 World Athletics Finals, finishing in sixth and eleventh place, respectively...
of Morocco completed the top four fastest runners that year. Other prominent entrants included 2008 Olympic champion Nancy Jebet Langat, 2009 runner-up Lisa Dobriskey
Lisa Dobriskey
Lisa Jane Dobriskey is an English middle distance athlete. She was the Commonwealth champion in the 1500 m in 2006. More recently, she won a silver medal in the 1500 m at the 2009 World Championships....
and world indoor medallists 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....
and Gelete Burka.
The final was a tight pack, disrupted in the turn less than a lap and a half before the finish when Hellen Onsando Obiri fell taking out Uceny along with her. With a pack of 9 remaining, the competitors jockeyed for position on the final lap. As they entered the final straightaway 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....
had a slight edge on the pack almost four wide. Jennifer Barringer Simpson and Hannah England
Hannah England
Hannah England is a British middle-distance athlete who specialises in the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run.Born in Oxford, England, she attended the Cherwell School in Summertown, North Oxford. England joined Oxford City Athletic Club as an under 13, her first major success coming in the UK...
were trailing the pack but Simpson went wide and passed the field as Rodríguez started to falter. England followed Simpson in full sprint across the finish line.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Jennifer Barringer Simpson ' |
Hannah England Hannah England Hannah England is a British middle-distance athlete who specialises in the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run.Born in Oxford, England, she attended the Cherwell School in Summertown, North Oxford. England joined Oxford City Athletic Club as an under 13, her first major success coming in the UK... ' |
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.... ' |
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:World record | 3:50.46 | Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres... |
11 September 1993 | |
Championship record | 3:58.52 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
31 August 2003 | |
World Leading | 4:00.33 | Hengelo Hengelo Hengelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and it has a station for the International Amsterdam – Hannover – Berlin service.-Traffic and transport:... , Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
29 May 2011 | |
African Record | 3:55.30 | Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... , 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... |
8 August 1992 | |
Asian Record | 3:50.46 | Beijing, China | 11 September 1993 | |
North, Central American and Caribbean record | 3:57.12 | Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
26 July 1983 | |
South American record | 4:05.67 | Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
31 August 1991 | |
European Record | 3:52.47 | Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
13 August 1980 | |
Oceanian record | 4:00.93 | Stockholm, Sweden | 25 July 2006 |
Qualification standards
A time | B time |
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4:05.90 | 4:08.90 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Round |
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August 28, 2011 | 10:40 | Heats |
August 30, 2011 | 20:35 | Semifinals |
September 1, 2011 | 20:55 | Final |
Results
KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal Maryam Yusuf Jamal Maryam Yusuf Jamal is a Bahraini middle distance runner.Born in Ethiopia, 2005 was her first full season. She gained the national record and ran the fastest 3000 m of 2005 with a time of 8:28.87 at a race in Oslo... |
4:07.04 | Q | |
2 | 3 | Nuria Fernández Nuria Fernández Nuria Fernández Domínguez is a Spanish middle distance runner. She specializes in the 1500 metres and is the Spanish record holder in the mile run and the 1500 m indoors.... |
4:07.29 | Q | |
3 | 3 | Morgan Uceny Morgan Uceny Morgan Uceny is an American runner who specializes in the middle distance events.She started the 2011 season in spectacular fashion, winning excessively in the 1500m during the Diamond League... |
4:07.43 | Q | |
4 | 3 | Hellen Onsando Obiri | 4:07.59 | Q, PB | |
5 | 3 | Yekaterina Martynova Yekaterina Martynova Yekaterina Mikhaylovna Martynova is a Russian runner who specializes in the middle distance events.-Achievements:-References:... |
4:07.76 | Q | |
6 | 3 | Gelete Burka | 4:07.91 | Q | |
7 | 3 | Aslı Çakır Aslı Çakır Aslı Çakır Alptekin, née Çakır, is a Turkish female middle distance runner. A member of the Üsküdar Belediyespor in Istanbul, she is coached by Ihsan Alptekin.... |
4:08.05 | q | |
8 | 3 | Ingvill Måkestad Bovim Ingvill Måkestad Bovim Ingvill Måkestad Bovim is a Norwegian runner who specializes in the middle distance events.-Achievements:-References:... |
4:08.26 | q | |
9 | 3 | Kaila McKnight | 4:08.74 | q | |
10 | 3 | Renata Pliś Renata Pliś Renata Pliś is a Polsh runner who specializes in the middle distance events.-Achievements:-References:... |
4:08.83 | q | |
11 | 3 | Anna Mishchenko Anna Mishchenko Anna Valeriïvna Mishchenko , is a Ukrainian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.She won the 2006 Ukrainian national championships in the event. In 2008 she took sixth place in the European Athletics Indoor Cup in Moscow and represented Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
4:09.02 | q | |
12 | 2 | Tugba Karakaya Tuğba Karakaya Tuğba Karakaya is a Turkish female middle distance runner. A native of Kayseri in Central Anatolia, she is a student of physical education and sports at the local Erciyes University... |
4:10.38 | Q | |
13 | 2 | Btissam Lakhouad Btissam Lakhouad Btissam Lakhouad is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.A Khouribga native, she competed in the 1500 m at both the 2007 and 2008 World Athletics Finals, finishing in sixth and eleventh place, respectively... |
4:10.71 | Q | |
14 | 2 | Viola Kibiwot Viola Kibiwot Viola Jelagat Kibiwot is a runner form Kenya who specialises in 1500 metres.Kibiwot won her first international medal as a junior runner at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where she took the bronze medal for Kenya... |
4:10.74 | Q | |
15 | 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.... |
4:10.76 | Q | |
16 | 2 | Jennifer Barringer Simpson | 4:10.84 | Q | |
17 | 2 | Nataliya Tobias Nataliya Tobias Nataliya Viktorivna Tobias , née Sydorenko is a female middle distance runner from Ukraine, who specializes in the 1500 metres.-Achievements:She also competed at the 2004 Olympics.... |
4:10.99 | Q | |
18 | 2 | Olesya Syreva Olesya Syreva Olesya Syreva is an Russian middle/long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 and 3000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 2:03.69 min *1500 metres - 4:06.47 min *3000 metres - 8:53.20 min... |
4:11.24 | q | |
19 | 2 | Natallia Kareiva | 4:12.03 | ||
20 | 2 | Genzeb Shumi | 4:12.32 | ||
21 | 2 | Meskerem Assefa | 4:12.43 | ||
22 | 2 | Lisa Dobriskey Lisa Dobriskey Lisa Jane Dobriskey is an English middle distance athlete. She was the Commonwealth champion in the 1500 m in 2006. More recently, she won a silver medal in the 1500 m at the 2009 World Championships.... |
4:12.70 | ||
23 | 1 | Hannah England Hannah England Hannah England is a British middle-distance athlete who specialises in the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run.Born in Oxford, England, she attended the Cherwell School in Summertown, North Oxford. England joined Oxford City Athletic Club as an under 13, her first major success coming in the UK... |
4:13.45 | Q | |
24 | 1 | Mimi Belete Mimi Belete Mimi Belete Gebregeiorges is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner who competes internationally for Bahrain. She won the 5000 metres title at the 2010 Asian Games.... |
4:13.50 | Q | |
25 | 1 | Siham Hilali Siham Hilali Siham Hilali is a female middle distance runner Morocco who specializes in the 1500 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 2:06.17 min *1500 metres - 4:04.03 min *3000 metres - 9:03.16 min... |
4:13.59 | Q | |
26 | 1 | Natalya Yevdokimova Natalya Yevdokimova Natalya Yevdokimova is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Having run her first sub-four-minute 1500 m, she was selected for the 2004 Olympic Games where she finished fourth in the women's 1500 metres.... |
4:14.36 | Q | |
27 | 1 | Nancy Lagat | 4:14.37 | Q | |
28 | 1 | Shannon Rowbury Shannon Rowbury Shannon Rowbury is an American middle distance runner under contract with Nike currently residing in San Francisco, California. Rowbury competed for the United States in the women's 1500 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China... |
4:14.43 | Q | |
29 | 1 | 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... |
4:14.45 | q * | |
30 | 1 | Isabel Macías Isabel Macías Isabel Macías Chow is a Spanish runner who specializes in the middle distance events.-Achievements:-References:... |
4:14.75 | ||
31 | 3 | Malika Akkaoui | 4:14.79 | ||
32 | 1 | Anzhela Shevchenko Anzhela Shevchenko Anzhela Shevchenko is a Ukrainian runner who specializes in the middle distance events.-Achievements:-References:... |
4:16.22 | ||
33 | 2 | Gladys Landaverde | 4:28.50 | SB | |
34 | 1 | Tandiwe Nyathi | 4:32.79 | PB | |
35 | 1 | Nikki Hamblin Nikki Hamblin Nikki Hamblin is a New Zealand middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 and 1500 metres. Born in England, Hamblin ran for the Dorchester Athletics Club before moving to New Zealand in 2006. She gained New Zealand citizenship in 2009... |
4:36.70 |
- Following a protest lodged by the Ethiopian federationEthiopia at the 2011 World Championships in AthleticsEthiopia will compete at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.-Team selection:A provisional list of 36 athletes wasannounced to represent the countryin the event...
, due to a crash by New Zealand'sNew Zealand at the 2011 World Championships in AthleticsNew Zealand will compete at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.-Team selection:Reigning World Shot Put champion Valerie Adams leads the initial team selection for the championships...
Nikki HamblinNikki HamblinNikki Hamblin is a New Zealand middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 and 1500 metres. Born in England, Hamblin ran for the Dorchester Athletics Club before moving to New Zealand in 2006. She gained New Zealand citizenship in 2009...
who caused GezahegneKalkidan GezahegneKalkidan 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...
to staggere onto the infield.
Semifinals
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 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.... |
4:07.88 | Q | |
2 | 2 | Jennifer Barringer Simpson | 4:07.90 | Q | |
3 | 2 | Nataliya Tobias Nataliya Tobias Nataliya Viktorivna Tobias , née Sydorenko is a female middle distance runner from Ukraine, who specializes in the 1500 metres.-Achievements:She also competed at the 2004 Olympics.... |
4:07.99 | Q | |
4 | 2 | Ingvill Måkestad Bovim Ingvill Måkestad Bovim Ingvill Måkestad Bovim is a Norwegian runner who specializes in the middle distance events.-Achievements:-References:... |
4:08.03 | Q | |
5 | 2 | Btissam Lakhouad Btissam Lakhouad Btissam Lakhouad is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.A Khouribga native, she competed in the 1500 m at both the 2007 and 2008 World Athletics Finals, finishing in sixth and eleventh place, respectively... |
4:08.10 | Q | |
6 | 2 | Hannah England Hannah England Hannah England is a British middle-distance athlete who specialises in the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run.Born in Oxford, England, she attended the Cherwell School in Summertown, North Oxford. England joined Oxford City Athletic Club as an under 13, her first major success coming in the UK... |
4:08.31 | q | |
7 | 2 | Mimi Belete Mimi Belete Mimi Belete Gebregeiorges is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner who competes internationally for Bahrain. She won the 5000 metres title at the 2010 Asian Games.... |
4:08.42 | q | |
8 | 1 | Tugba Karakaya Tuğba Karakaya Tuğba Karakaya is a Turkish female middle distance runner. A native of Kayseri in Central Anatolia, she is a student of physical education and sports at the local Erciyes University... |
4:08.58 | Q | |
9 | 2 | Viola Kibiwot Viola Kibiwot Viola Jelagat Kibiwot is a runner form Kenya who specialises in 1500 metres.Kibiwot won her first international medal as a junior runner at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where she took the bronze medal for Kenya... |
4:08.64 | ||
10 | 2 | Yekaterina Martynova Yekaterina Martynova Yekaterina Mikhaylovna Martynova is a Russian runner who specializes in the middle distance events.-Achievements:-References:... |
4:08.67 | ||
11 | 1 | Hellen Onsando Obiri | 4:08.93 | Q | |
12 | 1 | 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... |
4:08.96 | Q | |
13 | 1 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal Maryam Yusuf Jamal Maryam Yusuf Jamal is a Bahraini middle distance runner.Born in Ethiopia, 2005 was her first full season. She gained the national record and ran the fastest 3000 m of 2005 with a time of 8:28.87 at a race in Oslo... |
4:08.96 | Q | |
14 | 1 | Morgan Uceny Morgan Uceny Morgan Uceny is an American runner who specializes in the middle distance events.She started the 2011 season in spectacular fashion, winning excessively in the 1500m during the Diamond League... |
4:09.03 | Q | |
15 | 1 | Nuria Fernández Nuria Fernández Nuria Fernández Domínguez is a Spanish middle distance runner. She specializes in the 1500 metres and is the Spanish record holder in the mile run and the 1500 m indoors.... |
4:09.53 | ||
16 | 1 | Siham Hilali Siham Hilali Siham Hilali is a female middle distance runner Morocco who specializes in the 1500 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 2:06.17 min *1500 metres - 4:04.03 min *3000 metres - 9:03.16 min... |
4:09.64 | ||
17 | 1 | Anna Mishchenko Anna Mishchenko Anna Valeriïvna Mishchenko , is a Ukrainian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.She won the 2006 Ukrainian national championships in the event. In 2008 she took sixth place in the European Athletics Indoor Cup in Moscow and represented Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
4:09.78 | ||
18 | 1 | Olesya Syreva Olesya Syreva Olesya Syreva is an Russian middle/long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 and 3000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 2:03.69 min *1500 metres - 4:06.47 min *3000 metres - 8:53.20 min... |
4:09.83 | ||
19 | 1 | Kaila McKnight | 4:10.83 | ||
20 | 1 | Renata Pliś Renata Pliś Renata Pliś is a Polsh runner who specializes in the middle distance events.-Achievements:-References:... |
4:11.12 | ||
21 | 1 | Shannon Rowbury Shannon Rowbury Shannon Rowbury is an American middle distance runner under contract with Nike currently residing in San Francisco, California. Rowbury competed for the United States in the women's 1500 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China... |
4:11.49 | ||
22 | 2 | Aslı Çakır Aslı Çakır Aslı Çakır Alptekin, née Çakır, is a Turkish female middle distance runner. A member of the Üsküdar Belediyespor in Istanbul, she is coached by Ihsan Alptekin.... |
4:11.51 | ||
23 | 1 | Natalya Yevdokimova Natalya Yevdokimova Natalya Yevdokimova is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Having run her first sub-four-minute 1500 m, she was selected for the 2004 Olympic Games where she finished fourth in the women's 1500 metres.... |
4:11.70 | ||
23 | 2 | Nancy Lagat | 4:12.92 | ||
2 | Gelete Burka |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Jennifer Barringer Simpson | 4:05.40 | |||
Hannah England Hannah England Hannah England is a British middle-distance athlete who specialises in the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run.Born in Oxford, England, she attended the Cherwell School in Summertown, North Oxford. England joined Oxford City Athletic Club as an under 13, her first major success coming in the UK... |
4:05.68 | |||
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.... |
4:05.87 | |||
Btissam Lakhouad Btissam Lakhouad Btissam Lakhouad is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.A Khouribga native, she competed in the 1500 m at both the 2007 and 2008 World Athletics Finals, finishing in sixth and eleventh place, respectively... |
4:06.18 | |||
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... |
4:06.42 | |||
Ingvill Måkestad Bovim Ingvill Måkestad Bovim Ingvill Måkestad Bovim is a Norwegian runner who specializes in the middle distance events.-Achievements:-References:... |
4:06.85 | |||
Mimi Belete Mimi Belete Mimi Belete Gebregeiorges is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner who competes internationally for Bahrain. She won the 5000 metres title at the 2010 Asian Games.... |
4:07.60 | |||
Tugba Karakaya Tuğba Karakaya Tuğba Karakaya is a Turkish female middle distance runner. A native of Kayseri in Central Anatolia, she is a student of physical education and sports at the local Erciyes University... |
4:08.14 | |||
Nataliya Tobias Nataliya Tobias Nataliya Viktorivna Tobias , née Sydorenko is a female middle distance runner from Ukraine, who specializes in the 1500 metres.-Achievements:She also competed at the 2004 Olympics.... |
4:08.68 | |||
10 | Morgan Uceny Morgan Uceny Morgan Uceny is an American runner who specializes in the middle distance events.She started the 2011 season in spectacular fashion, winning excessively in the 1500m during the Diamond League... |
4:19.71 | ||
11 | Hellen Onsando Obiri | 4:20.23 | ||
12 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal Maryam Yusuf Jamal Maryam Yusuf Jamal is a Bahraini middle distance runner.Born in Ethiopia, 2005 was her first full season. She gained the national record and ran the fastest 3000 m of 2005 with a time of 8:28.87 at a race in Oslo... |
4:22.67 |
External links
- 1500 metres results at IAAF website