2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres

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Women's 1500 metres
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Venue Oregon Convention Center
DatesMarch 18 (heats)
March 19 (final)
Competitors20 from 15 nations
Winning time4:04.96
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
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The women's 1500 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 18 and 19, 2016. [1] [2]

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Ethiopia managed to put three athletes into this final, but the early leader was Melissa Duncan who broke away for the first three laps. The peloton was not concerned until just before the 1 km mark, when Sifan Hassan made a move forward. That move was taken seriously with the Ethiopians, Brenda Martinez and Violah Lagat all scrambling to line up behind her. But after assuming the lead, Hassan didn't try to accelerate, instead slowing the pace while the pack jostled for position behind her, with the tiring Duncan in the middle as yet another obstacle. With two laps to go, Hassan accelerated again, this time breaking away from the pack. At the bell only Dawit Seyaum and Gudaf Tsegay were able to stay with her. Along the back stretch and through the final turn, Seyaum pulled onto Hassan's outside shoulder with the obvious intent to pass her coming off the turn. Instead, Hassan just accelerated away from Seyaum to take the gold.

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final. [3]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Sifan Hassan Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 4:07.28Q
22 Gudaf Tsegay Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 4:07.98Q
31 Dawit Seyaum Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 4:09.05Q
42 Danuta Urbanik Flag of Poland.svg Poland 4:09.41Q, SB
51 Axumawit Embaye Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 4:09.43Q
61 Brenda Martinez Flag of the United States.svg United States 4:09.75Q
72 Melissa Duncan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 4:10.40q
81 Renata Pliś Flag of Poland.svg Poland 4:10.44q
91 Violah Cheptoo Lagat Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 4:10.77q, SB
101 Rababe Arafi Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 4:10.82
111 Kristiina Mäki Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 4:11.28PB
122 Gabriela Stafford Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 4:11.46SB
132 Cory McGee Flag of the United States.svg United States 4:11.62
141 Sarah Lahti Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 4:11.68PB
152 Claudia Bobocea Flag of Romania.svg Romania 4:12.38
162 Luiza Gega Flag of Albania.svg Albania 4:16.12
171 Rose-Anne Galligan Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 4:16.84
181 Nicole Sifuentes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 4:17.24SB
192 Beatha Nishimwe Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 4:19.39 NR
202 Tamara Armoush Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 4:37.61 NR

Final

The final was started on March 19 at 19:18. [4]

The medalists (left to right): Dawit Seyaum, Sifan Hassan and Gudaf Tsegay Women 1500m podium Portland 2016.jpg
The medalists (left to right): Dawit Seyaum, Sifan Hassan and Gudaf Tsegay
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Sifan Hassan Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 4:04.96
Silver medal icon.svg Dawit Seyaum Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 4:05.30
Bronze medal icon.svg Gudaf Tsegay Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 4:05.71
4 Axumawit Embaye Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 4:09.37
5 Brenda Martinez Flag of the United States.svg United States 4:09.57
6 Melissa Duncan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 4:09.69
7 Renata Pliś Flag of Poland.svg Poland 4:10.14
8 Violah Cheptoo Lagat Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 4:10.45SB
9 Danuta Urbanik Flag of Poland.svg Poland 4:12.59

References

  1. "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. Start list
  3. Heats results
  4. Final results