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 2007 All-Africa Games

Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games

The athletics competition at the 2007 All-Africa Games was held on the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers, Algeria between 18 July and 22 July 2007. Nigeria was the most successful nation of the competition having won nine golds and 24 medals in total. South Africa was a close second with seven golds...

 were held on July 21–22.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Gelete Burka	Veronica Nyaruai Veronica Nyaruai Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru is a Kenyan runner who specialises in 1500 metres. She now lives in Kaptagat, where she attends PACE training camp....	Agnes Samaria Agnes Samaria Agnes Samaria is a Namibian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She was born in Otjiwarongo.Samaria has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2005.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*400 metres - 53.83 s...

Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	1	Gelete Burka		4:13.65	Q
	1	Veronica Nyaruai Veronica Nyaruai Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru is a Kenyan runner who specialises in 1500 metres. She now lives in Kaptagat, where she attends PACE training camp....		4:13.95	Q
	1	Nahida Thouhami		4:14.73	Q
	1	Fatima Lanouar		4:14.78	Q
	1	René Kalmer René Kalmer René Kalmer is a female South African runner who has competed over distances ranging from 800 metres to the marathon. She represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics, running in the 1500 metres. She is a two-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics and has run at eight...		4:15.29	q
	1	Meraf Ogbagaber		4:15.97	q, NR Eritrean records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Eritrea maintained by the Eritrean National Athletics Federation.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:...
	1	Mapaseka Makhanya		4:19.44	q
	1	Amina Bakhit		4:21.56	q
	2	Meskerem Assefa		4:23.64	Q
10	2	Agnes Samaria Agnes Samaria Agnes Samaria is a Namibian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She was born in Otjiwarongo.Samaria has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2005.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*400 metres - 53.83 s...		4:24.05	Q
11	2	Margaret Wangari		4:24.14	Q
12	2	Mestawet Tadesse		4:24.20	Q
13	2	Caroline Chepkwony		4:24.35
14	2	Safa Issaoui		4:24.47
15	2	Violet Raseboya		4:25.98
16	2	Jeannette Nyonsaba		4:35.34
17	1	Clementine Nyiraguihirwa		4:36.31

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Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Gelete Burka		4:06.89
	Veronica Nyaruai Veronica Nyaruai Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru is a Kenyan runner who specialises in 1500 metres. She now lives in Kaptagat, where she attends PACE training camp....		4:09.11
	Agnes Samaria Agnes Samaria Agnes Samaria is a Namibian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She was born in Otjiwarongo.Samaria has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2005.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*400 metres - 53.83 s...		4:09.18
	Meskerem Assefa		4:09.83
	Nahida Touhami Nahida Touhami Nahida Touhami is an Algerian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*200 metres - 24.85 s *400 metres - 53.08 s *800 metres - 1:59.65 min...		4:12.34
	René Kalmer René Kalmer René Kalmer is a female South African runner who has competed over distances ranging from 800 metres to the marathon. She represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics, running in the 1500 metres. She is a two-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics and has run at eight...		4:12.38
	Margaret Wangari		4:13.70
	Fatima Lanouar		4:14.39
	Meraf Ogbagaber		4:15.12
10	Amina Bakhit		4:20.22
11	Mapaseka Makhanya		4:22.14
12	Mestawet Tadesse		4:23.15