Women's 1500 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | National Stadium | |||||||||
Location | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
Dates | 13 September (heats) 14 September (semi-finals) 16 September (final) | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:52.15 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Events at the 2025 World Championships | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
mixed | ||
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
35 km walk | men | women |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
World Team event | ||
World Team | ||
The women's 1500 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 13, 14 and 16 September 2025. [1]
To say Faith Kipyegon owns this event is almost an understatement. She had won every major since 2016, save a monster finishing kick by Sifan Hassan in 2019, meaning three Olympic gold medals and three World championships in this event alone. Her 2025 was spent trying to break the 4 minute mile for Nike and TV. Ultimately she did set a legitimate new world record in that event. Her 1500 world record dates back to last year. Few rivals returned from the 2023 championships include fifth place Nelly Chepchirchir, Laura Muir and Jessica Hull. Hull won the silver medal at the Olympics and over the last couple of years, shown the ability to keep up with Kipyegon. When Kipyegon was attempting to break the world record in the 3000 metres earlier in the year, Hull served as pacemaker.
In the semifinal round, there was some unnecessary contact leaving Marta Zenoni disqualified, Nele Weßel advance by the referee and Salomé Afonso advanced by the Jury of Appeals. [2]
The final went off in less dramatic fashion. The field slowly collapsed to the point that Kipyegon had the lead going into the first turn. Sinclaire Johnson took the second position directly behind, then through the turn Hull came around the outside to take her position second in the hierarchy. Chepchirchir took up residence on the outside of lane 1 next to Johnson with the third Kenyan Dorcus Ewoi directly behind. Nobody made a significant move through the first two laps as the field strung out as each runner couldn't keep up. Starting the third lap, Freweyni Hailu ran around the stretching out pack to try to join the party at the front. Going in to the bell, Johnson was falling back allowing a separation in the field with Nikki Hiltz the last of six in position to run for the money. As Kipyegon drove from the front, in just a 100m turn, Hailu and Hiltz were falling off the back. Down the backstretch, Chepchirchir and Ewoi were losing ground, but Hull was determined not to let Kipyegon get away. Through the final turn, Kipyegon turned the screw slowly building a 5-metre lead. As Hull made one more final effort to sprint for home, behind her Chepchirchir and Ewoi were battling over who would get bronze. Foretold by her race in the Diamond League final, Hull's racing legs started to give out 50 metres before the finish line. Ewoi set off trying to improve her medal. After she was passed by Ewoi, Hull's form fell apart. Struggling badly, she barely got over the finish line ahead of Chepchirchir. Now Kipyegon had completed her World Championship threepeat matching the Olympic one she completed last year. [3] [4]
Before the competition records were as follows: [5]
Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
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World record | ![]() | 3:48.68 | Eugene, United States | 5 July 2025 |
Championship record | ![]() | 3:51.95 | Doha, Qatar | 5 October 2019 |
World Leading | ![]() | 3:48.68 | Eugene, United States | 5 July 2025 |
African Record | ||||
Asian Record | ![]() | 3:50.46 | Beijing, China | 11 September 1993 |
European Record | ![]() | 3:51.95 | Doha, Qatar | 5 October 2019 |
North, Central American and Caribbean record | ![]() | 3:54.99 | ||
Oceanian record | ![]() | 3:50.83 | Paris, France | 7 July 2024 |
South American Record | ![]() | 4:05.67 | Tokyo, Japan | 31 August 1991 |
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 4:01.50. [6]
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows: [1]
Date | Time | Round |
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13 September | 19:50 | Heats |
14 September | 21:07 | Semi-finals |
16 September | 22:05 | Final |
The heats took place on 13 September. The first six athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the semi-finals.
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jessica Hull | ![]() | 4:04.40 | Q |
2 | Sinclaire Johnson | ![]() | 4:04.59 | Q |
3 | Gaia Sabbatini | ![]() | 4:04.93 | Q |
4 | Dorcus Ewoi | ![]() | 4:04.99 | Q |
5 | Marta Pérez | ![]() | 4:05.14 | Q |
6 | Weronika Lizakowska | ![]() | 4:05.35 | Q |
7 | Vera Sjöberg | ![]() | 4:06.01 | |
8 | Erin Wallace | ![]() | 4:06.07 | |
9 | Saron Berhe | ![]() | 4:07.06 | |
10 | Nozomi Tanaka | ![]() | 4:07.34 | |
11 | Amina Maatoug | ![]() | 4:09.25 | |
12 | Lilly Nägeli | ![]() | 4:12.30 | |
13 | Laura Nicholson | ![]() | 4:14.12 | |
14 | María Pía Fernández | ![]() | 4:28.10 | |
[7] |
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Nelly Chepchirchir | ![]() | 4:07.01 | Q |
2 | Klaudia Kazimierska | ![]() | 4:07.34 | Q |
3 | Salomé Afonso | ![]() | 4:07.44 | Q |
4 | Linden Hall | ![]() | 4:07.61 | Q |
5 | Emily Mackay | ![]() | 4:08.19 | Q |
6 | Revée Walcott-Nolan | ![]() | 4:08.67 | Q |
7 | Lucia Stafford | ![]() | 4:08.98 | |
8 | Şilan Ayyıldız | ![]() | 4:09.50 | |
9 | Anne Gine Løvnes | ![]() | 4:10.61 | |
10 | Marissa Damink | ![]() | 4:11.18 | |
11 | Pooja Olla | ![]() | 4:13.75 | |
12 | Wilma Nielsen | ![]() | 4:13.98 | |
13 | Bahiya El Arfaoui | ![]() | 4:17.17 | |
14 | Lodkeo Inthakoumman | ![]() | 4:45.13 | SB |
[7] |
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Freweyni Hailu | ![]() | 4:01.23 | Q |
2 | Nikki Hiltz | ![]() | 4:01.73 | Q |
3 | Susan Ejore | ![]() | 4:01.99 | Q |
4 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | ![]() | 4:02.00 | Q |
5 | Agathe Guillemot | ![]() | 4:02.05 | Q |
6 | Sophie O'Sullivan | ![]() | 4:02.12 | Q, SB |
7 | Esther Guerrero | ![]() | 4:02.20 | |
8 | Joceline Wind | ![]() | 4:04.29 | |
9 | Sarah Billings | ![]() | 4:06.22 | |
10 | Jolanda Kallabis | ![]() | 4:08.71 | |
11 | Knight Aciru | ![]() | 4:09.79 | |
12 | Ludovica Cavalli | ![]() | 4:09.91 | |
13 | Adelle Tracey | ![]() | 4:11.87 | |
14 | Tomoka Kimura | ![]() | 4:15.70 | |
[7] |
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Faith Kipyegon | ![]() | 4:02.55 | Q |
2 | Sarah Madeleine | ![]() | 4:02.66 | Q |
3 | Sarah Healy | ![]() | 4:02.67 | Q |
4 | Marta Zenoni | ![]() | 4:02.77 | Q |
5 | Gabija Galvydytė | ![]() | 4:02.81 | Q |
6 | Nele Weßel | ![]() | 4:03.57 | Q, PB |
7 | Águeda Marqués | ![]() | 4:04.13 | |
8 | Laura Muir | ![]() | 4:05.59 | |
9 | Vera Bertemes-Hoffmann | ![]() | 4:06.11 | |
10 | Kate Current | ![]() | 4:07.52 | |
11 | Sofia Thøgersen | ![]() | 4:08.48 | SB |
12 | Micaela Levaggi | ![]() | 4:09.76 | NR |
13 | Mia Barnett | ![]() | 4:16.71 | |
14 | Gresa Bakraçi | ![]() | 4:22.06 | |
15 | Ingeborg Østgård | ![]() | 4:27.56 | |
[7] |
The semi-finals took place on 13 September. The first six athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the final.
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Faith Kipyegon | ![]() | 4:00.34 | Q |
2 | Dorcus Ewoi | ![]() | 4:00.65 | Q |
3 | Freweyni Hailu | ![]() | 4:01.03 | Q |
4 | Sinclaire Johnson | ![]() | 4:01.08 | Q |
5 | Marta Pérez | ![]() | 4:01.19 | Q |
6 | Sarah Madeleine | ![]() | 4:01.30 | Q |
7 | Linden Hall | ![]() | 4:01.65 | |
8 | Gabija Galvydytė | ![]() | 4:01.79 | |
9 | Weronika Lizakowska | ![]() | 4:03.39 | |
10 | Emily Mackay | ![]() | 4:12.80 | |
11 | Gaia Sabbatini | ![]() | 4:12.93 | |
12 | Sophie O'Sullivan | ![]() | 4:18.18 | |
[8] |
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Nelly Chepchirchir | ![]() | 4:06.86 | Q |
2 | Jessica Hull | ![]() | 4:06.87 | Q |
3 | Nikki Hiltz | ![]() | 4:07.04 | Q |
4 | Klaudia Kazimierska | ![]() | 4:07.83 | Q |
5 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | ![]() | 4:08.29 | Q |
6 | Sarah Healy | ![]() | 4:08.78 | Q |
7 | Susan Ejore | ![]() | 4:09.28 | |
8 | Revée Walcott-Nolan | ![]() | 4:11.07 | |
9 | Agathe Guillemot | ![]() | 4:11.33 | |
10 | Salomé Afonso | ![]() | 4:15.08 | qJ |
11 | Nele Weßel | ![]() | 4:18.21 | qR |
— | Marta Zenoni | ![]() | DQ | 17.1.2 |
[8] |
The final took place on 16 September.
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Faith Kipyegon | ![]() | 3:52.15 | |
![]() | Dorcus Ewoi | ![]() | 3:54.92 | PB |
![]() | Jessica Hull | ![]() | 3:55.16 | |
4 | Nelly Chepchirchir | ![]() | 3:55.25 | PB |
5 | Nikki Hiltz | ![]() | 3:57.08 | |
6 | Freweyni Hailu | ![]() | 3:57.33 | |
7 | Klaudia Kazimierska | ![]() | 3:57.95 | PB |
8 | Sarah Madeleine | ![]() | 3:58.09 | PB |
9 | Marta Pérez | ![]() | 3:58.54 | SB |
10 | Sarah Healy | ![]() | 3:59.14 | |
11 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | ![]() | 3:59.65 | SB |
12 | Salomé Afonso | ![]() | 4:00.47 | |
13 | Sinclaire Johnson | ![]() | 4:00.92 | |
14 | Nele Weßel | ![]() | 4:10.31 | |
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