1993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

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These are the official results of the Women's 1.500 metres event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 1993-08-22. The winning margin was 2.98 seconds which as of 2024 is the greatest winning margin for the women's 1500 metres at these championships.

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The three Chinese athletes in this race showed their inexperience at this level. Yan Wei looked at the starter while all the other athletes were looking forward at their first step. At the gun, all three were squeezed to the back having to halt their steps, with Liu Dong being left at the back of the field. Liu sped around the outside of the field in the first 125 metres to reach the front, but Olympic champion Hassiba Boulmerka had no interest in letting her take the pace, instead aggressively holding Liu to the outside. Boxed at the back of the pack for the first 400 meters, Lü Yi then ran around the far outside of the pack to join Liu's shoulder on the outside. Just before 800 meters, Yan worked her way through traffic to get behind Lü, temporarily boxing in Sonia O'Sullivan. Crossing the start line for the second time, Liu accelerated into the lead with Lü in tow. Boulmerka continued to fight, holding off Lü with the field stringing out behind them. Over the next lap, it became a four-woman breakaway as O'Sullivan was the only other able to hold onto the pace. Liu continued to increase the gap to Boulmerka, opening up 10 metres down the backstretch as Lü sprinted past Boulmerka into second. O'Sullivan followed Lü then sprinted past her on the final curve. Liu was gone, pulling away to a 15-metre win. O'Sullivan maintained her position as Lü faded. Boulmerka was unable to make any headway against O'Sullivan and had to settle for bronze.

Final

RANKFINALTIME
Med 1.png Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Dong  (CHN)4:00.50
Med 2.png Flag of Ireland.svg  Sonia O'Sullivan  (IRL)4:03.48
Med 3.png Flag of Algeria.svg  Hassiba Boulmerka  (ALG)4:04.29
4.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lü Yi  (CHN)4:06.06
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Angela Chalmers  (CAN)4:07.95
6.Flag of Austria.svg  Theresia Kiesl  (AUT)4:08.04
7.Flag of Poland.svg  Anna Brzezińska  (POL)4:08.11
8.Flag of Italy.svg  Fabia Trabaldo  (ITA)4:08.23
9.Flag of Romania.svg  Violeta Szekely  (ROM)4:08.57
10.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yan Wei  (CHN)4:09.05
11.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Carla Sacramento  (POR)4:09.15
12.Flag of Spain.svg  Maite Zúñiga  (ESP)4:10.79
13.Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Lyudmila Rogachova  (RUS)4:12.14
14.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Leah Pells  (CAN)4:13.87
15.Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Oksana Mernikova  (BLR)4:18.93

Qualifying heats

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of Ireland.svg  Sonia O'Sullivan  (IRL)4:05.81
2.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lü Yi  (CHN)4:05.97
3.Flag of Austria.svg  Theresia Kiesl  (AUT)4:06.89
4.Flag of Spain.svg  Maite Zúñiga  (ESP)4:07.46
5.Flag of Poland.svg  Anna Brzezińska  (POL)4:08.33
6.Flag of Denmark.svg  Bettina Andersen  (DEN)4:09.75
7.Flag of France.svg  Blandine Bitzner-Ducret  (FRA)4:10.70
8.Flag of the United States.svg  Alisa Hill  (USA)4:11.29
9.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sonia McGeorge  (GBR)4:12.93
10.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sarah Howell  (CAN)4:13.40
11.Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Ravilya Agletdinova  (BLR)4:17.43
12.Flag of Rwanda (1961-2001).svg  Laurence Niyonsaba  (RWA)4:25.70
13.Flag of Nepal.svg  Raj Kumari Pandey  (NEP)4:49.22
Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Lyubov Kremlyova  (RUS)DNS


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of Algeria.svg  Hassiba Boulmerka  (ALG)4:13.13
2.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yan Wei  (CHN)4:13.87
3.Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Oksana Mernikova  (BLR)4:13.93
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Angela Chalmers  (CAN)4:13.94
5.Flag of Romania.svg  Elena Fidatov  (ROM)4:14.34
6.Flag of Poland.svg  Małgorzata Rydz  (POL)4:14.75
7.Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Gwen Griffiths  (RSA)4:14.81
8.Flag of the United States.svg  Annette Peters  (USA)4:15.15
9.Flag of Japan.svg  Harumi Hiroyama  (JPN)4:19.67
10.Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Vera Chuvashova  (RUS)4:21.33
11.Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Lyudmila Derevyankina  (KGZ)4:28.39
Flag of Fiji.svg  Karolina Tanona  (FIJ)DNS
Flag of Jordan.svg  Alia Al Matari  (JOR)DNS


RANKHEAT 3TIME
1.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Dong  (CHN)4:04.36
2.Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Lyudmila Rogachova  (RUS)4:07.52
3.Flag of Italy.svg  Fabia Trabaldo  (ITA)4:07.95
4.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Carla Sacramento  (POR)4:08.32
5.Flag of Romania.svg  Violeta Szekely  (ROM)4:08.82
6.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Leah Pells  (CAN)4:08.97
7.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Sandra Gasser  (SUI)4:11.75
8.Flag of Slovakia.svg  Andrea Sollárová  (SVK)4:14.47
9.Flag of Brazil.svg  Soraya Telles  (BRA)4:18.67
10.Flag of the United States.svg  Gina Procaccio  (USA)4:29.17
11.Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Shirley Cespedes  (CRC)4:42.15
12.Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Martha Portobanco  (NCA)4:56.22
Flag of Germany.svg  Simone Weidner  (GER)DNF

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