2014 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres

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The women's 1500 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships will take place at the Letzigrund from August 12 to 15, 2014.

1500 metres foremost middle distance track event in athletics

The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilometers or approximately ​1516 miles.

2014 European Athletics Championships 2014 edition of the European Athletics Championships

The 2014 European Athletics Championships was held in Zürich, Switzerland, between 12–17 August 2014. It was the first time that Switzerland had hosted the European Athletics Championships since 1954.

Letzigrund stadium

Letzigrund  is a stadium in Zürich, Switzerland, and the home of the athletics club LC Zürich, and the football clubs FC Zürich and Grasshopper Club Zürich. LC Zürich is a spin-off of FC Zürich whose members constructed the stadium in 1925. Grasshopper-Club is using it as their home stadium since 2007. The annual athletics meet Weltklasse Zürich—part of the IAAF Diamond League—takes place at the Letzigrund since 1928, as well as frequent open-air concerts. On the Letzigrund track on 21 June 1960, Armin Hary was the first human being to run the 100 metres in 10,0 seconds.

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Medalists

The podium Podium 1500m women Zurich 2014.jpg
The podium
Gold Sifan Hassan
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Silver Abeba Aregawi
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bronze Laura Weightman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships
World record Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Qu Yunxia  (CHN)3:50.46 Beijing, China 11 September 1993
European record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Kazankina  (URS)3:52.47 Zürich, Switzerland 13 August 1980
Championship record Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Tomashova  (RUS)3:56.91 Gothenburg, Sweden 13 August 2006
World LeadingFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Sifan Hassan  (NED)3:57.00 Paris, France 5 July 2014
European LeadingFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Sifan Hassan  (NED)3:57.00Paris, France5 July 2014

Schedule

DateTimeRound
12 August 201410:35 Round 1
15 August 201419:25 Final

All times are local times (UTC+2)

Results

Round 1

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNote
12 Sifan Hassan Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4:09.55Q
22 Renata Pliś Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4:10.03Q
32 Federica Del Buono Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:10.47Q
42 Laura Weightman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:10.55Q
52 Hannah England Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:10.73q
62 Diana Sujew Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4:11.27q
72 Anna Shchagina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4:11.27q
82 Nataliya Pryshchepa Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4:11.42q
91 Abeba Aregawi Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:11.64Q
101 Amela Terzić Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 4:11.75Q
112 Luiza Gega Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 4:12.25
121 Svetlana Karamasheva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4:12.94Q
131 Ingvill Måkestad Bovim Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4:13.02Q
141 Anna Mishchenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4:14.24
151 Laura Muir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:14.69
162 Lucia Klocová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 4:14.77
171 Maureen Koster Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4:15.11
182 Diana Mezuliáníková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4:15.40
191 Sonja Roman Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 4:16.38
201 Esma Aydemir Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4:16.90
211 Margherita Magnani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:17.19
221 Agata Strausa Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 4:17.61
231 Isabel Macías Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4:17.76
242 Gamze Bulut Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4:18.28
252 Liina Tšernov Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 4:25.18

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNote
Gold medal icon.svg Sifan Hassan Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4:04.18
Silver medal icon.svg Abeba Aregawi Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:05.08
Bronze medal icon.svg Laura Weightman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:06.32
4 Renata Pliś Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4:06.65
5 Federica Del Buono Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:07.49PB
6 Hannah England Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:07.80
7 Anna Shchagina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4:08.05
8 Diana Sujew Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4:08.63
9 Ingvill Måkestad Bovim Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4:08.85
10 Nataliya Pryshchepa Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4:08.89PB
11 Svetlana Karamasheva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4:11.35
12 Amela Terzić Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 4:19.11

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