2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

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Women's 1500 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
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The finish of the final.
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates4 August (heats)
5 August (semifinal)
7 August (final)
Competitors44 from 26 nations
Winning time4:02.59
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
  2015
2019  
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The women's 1500 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 4−5 and 7 August. [1]

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Summary

In the final Laura Muir (Great Britain) made her way to the front to set the early pace, marked closely by the Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon (Kenya). After a 2:17 first 800 metres, Kipyegon took the lead. After running at the back of the pack, marking world record holder Genzebe Dibaba (Ethiopia), Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) ran around the field into the lead. who lead until the final straight, when Kipyegon regained the lead. Hassan held the lead into the final lap, with Kipyegon on her shoulder. Hassan would not let Kipyegon by, keeping her on the outside. Muir tried to stay on the back of the leaders, with Dibaba temporarily joining. Jennifer Simpson and 800 metre star Caster Semenya rushed to keep up, while Dibaba disappeared from contention. Sprinting the entire last lap, Hassan held the lead until the final straightaway when Kipyegon was able to edge ahead. Hassan began to struggle as Muir tried to chase Kipyegon on the outside. Simpson was sprinting down the inside rail while Semenya was behind her but free from traffic on the far outside. Simpson had nowhere to go until Hassan drifted to the outside of the first lane, opening a small gap which Simpson squeezed through. Now with clear running room, Simpson ran past Muir just a few meters before the line to get silver, just behind Kipyegon. On the outside, a step behind Simpson's rush, Semenya dived at the line to nip Muir for the bronze.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: [2]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 3:50.07 Genzebe Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia.svg ETH 17 Jul 2015 Fontvieille, Monaco
Championship 3:58.52 Tatyana Tomashova Flag of Russia.svg RUS 31 Aug 2003 Paris, France
World leading3:56.14 Sifan Hassan Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED 11 Jun 2017 Hengelo, Netherlands
African 3:50.07 Genzebe Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia.svg ETH 17 Jul 2015Fontvieille, Monaco
Asian 3:50.46 Qu Yunxia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN 11 Sep 1993 Beijing, China
NACAC 3:56.29 Shannon Rowbury Flag of the United States.svg USA 17 Jul 2015Fontvieille, Monaco
South American 4:05.67 Letitia Vriesde Flag of Suriname.svg SUR 31 Aug 1991 Tokyo, Japan
European 3:52.47 Tatyana Kazankina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg URS 13 Aug 1980 Zürich, Switzerland
Oceanian 4:00.93 Sarah Jamieson Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS 25 Jul 2006 Stockholm, Sweden

No records were set at the competition. [3]

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 4:07.50. [4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), was as follows: [5]

DateTimeRound
4 August19:35 Heats
5 August19:35 Semifinals
7 August21:50 Final

Results

Heats

The first round took place on 4 August in three heats as follows: [6]

Heat123
Start time19:3519:4820:01
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The first six in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows: [7]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Genzebe Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)4:02.67 Q
21 Caster Semenya Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)4:02.84 Q, SB
33 Faith Kipyegon Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)4:03.09 Q
41 Winny Chebet Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)4:03.19 Q
53 Meraf Bahta Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)4:03.23 Q
61 Angelika Cichocka Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)4:03.27 Q
73 Sofia Ennaoui Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)4:03.35 Q, SB
83 Laura Weightman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)4:03.50 Q
93 Besu Sado Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)4:03.55 Q
103 Konstanze Klosterhalfen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)4:03.60 Q
111 Rababe Arafi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)4:03.67 Q
121 Jessica Judd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)4:03.73 Q, PB
133 Gabriela Stafford Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)4:04.55 q, PB
143 Sara Vaughn Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)4:04.56 q, PB
151 Kate Grace Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)4:04.76 q
161 Nicole Sifuentes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)4:05.24 q, SB
171 Zoe Buckman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)4:05.44 q
183 Sarah McDonald Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)4:05.48 q, PB
191 Fantu Worku Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)4:05.81 PB
201 Marta Pérez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)4:05.82 PB
213 Solange Pereira Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)4:06.63
221 Amela Terzić Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)4:08.55
232 Sifan Hassan Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)4:08.89 Q
242 Jennifer Simpson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)4:08.92 Q
252 Gudaf Tsegay Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)4:08.96 Q
262 Laura Muir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)4:08.97 Q
273 Georgia Griffith Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)4:08.99
282 Malika Akkaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)4:09.05 Q
293 Margherita Magnani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)4:09.15
302 Hanna Klein Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)4:09.32 Q
312 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)4:09.56
322 Marta Pen Freitas Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)4:10.22
332 Linden Hall Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)4:10.51
341 Ciara Mageean Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)4:10.60
352 Claudia Bobocea Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)4:11.20
363 Muriel Coneo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)4:11.98 SB
372 Meryem Akda Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)4:12.51
382 Sheila Reid Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)4:13.12
392 Judy Kiyeng Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)4:13.65
402 Esther Chebet Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)4:14.12
413 Tamara Amroush Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan  (JOR)4:21.81
422 Eliane Saholinirina Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar  (MAD)4:23.56 SB
433 Angelina Nadi IAAF flag (2017).svg  Athlete Refugee Team  (ART)4:33.54 PB
1 Simona Vrzalová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE) DNF

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 5 August in two heats as follows: [8]

Heat12
Start time19:3519:47
Photo finish

The first five in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows: [9]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Faith Kipyegon Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)4:03.54 Q
21 Laura Muir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)4:03.64 Q
32 Sifan Hassan Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)4:03.77 Q
41 Caster Semenya Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)4:03.80 Q
51 Angelika Cichocka Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)4:03.96 Q
62 Meraf Bahta Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)4:04.04 Q
71 Hanna Klein Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)4:04.45 Q
81 Genzebe Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)4:05.33 q
92 Jennifer Simpson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)4:05.40 Q
102 Laura Weightman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)4:05.63 Q
112 Malika Akkaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)4:05.73 Q
121 Rababe Arafi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)4:05.75 q
132 Sofia Ennaoui Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)4:05.80
141 Zoe Buckman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)4:05.93
152 Winny Chebet Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)4:06.29
162 Konstanze Klosterhalfen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)4:06.58
172 Sarah McDonald Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)4:06.73
182 Sara Vaughn Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)4:06.83
192 Besu Sado Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)4:07.65
201 Nicole Sifuentes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)4:07.92
212 Gabriela Stafford Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)4:08.51
221 Jessica Judd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)4:10.14
231 Kate Grace Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)4:16.70
241 Gudaf Tsegay Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)4:22.01

Final

The final took place on 7 August at 21:53. The results were as follows (photo finish): [10]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Faith Kipyegon Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)4:02.59
Silver medal icon.svg Jennifer Simpson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)4:02.76
Bronze medal icon.svg Caster Semenya Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)4:02.90
4 Laura Muir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)4:02.97
5 Sifan Hassan Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)4:03.34
6 Laura Weightman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)4:04.11
7 Angelika Cichocka Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)4:04.16
8 Rababe Arafi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)4:04.35
9 Meraf Bahta Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)4:04.76
10 Malika Akkaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)4:05.87
11 Hanna Klein Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)4:06.22
12 Genzebe Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)4:06.72

References

  1. Start list
  2. "1500 Metres Women − Records". IAAF . Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. "1500 Metres Women − Timetable". IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. "1500 Metres Women − Heats − Results" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. "1500 Metres Women − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. "1500 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  9. "1500 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Summary" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  10. "1500 Metres Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.