Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres (T54)

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The Women's 1,500 metres (T54) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at Hampden Park between 29 and 31 July 2014. [1] The event was open to Para-sport wheelchair athletes competing under the T54 classification.

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Results

First round

The first round consisted of two heats, with qualification to the finals for the first three in each heat and the four fastest losers over the two heats.

Heat 1

RankLaneNameResultNotesQual.
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Diane Roy  (CAN)3:52.83Q
27Flag of Australia.svg  Christie Dawes  (AUS)3:53.07Q
32Flag of England.svg  Jade Jones  (ENG)3:53.37Q
46Flag of Scotland.svg  Meggan Dawson-Farrell  (SCO)3:58.78q
55Flag of Ghana.svg  Anita Fordjour  (GHA)4:21.24SBq
63Flag of Ghana.svg  Bernice Frimpong  (GHA)4:21.58PB
74Flag of Kenya.svg  Caroline Wanjira  (KEN)5:01.89PB

Heat 2

RankLaneNameResultNotesQual.
12Flag of England.svg  Shelly Woods  (ENG)4:00:82Q
26Flag of Australia.svg  Angela Ballard  (AUS)4:01.69Q
34Flag of Scotland.svg  Samantha Kinghorn  (SCO)4:03.41Q
45Flag of Ghana.svg  Ajara Mohammed  (GHA)4:05.04PBq
51Flag of England.svg  Lauren Rowles  (ENG)4:08.99q
63Flag of Kenya.svg  Eunice adhiambo Otieno  (KEN)4:53.65PB
77Flag of Kenya.svg  Rahel akoth Alar  (KEN)4:53.93PB

Final

RankLaneNameResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg7Flag of Australia.svg  Angela Ballard  (AUS)3:59.20
Silver medal icon.svg9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Diane Roy  (CAN)3:59.55
Bronze medal icon.svg1Flag of England.svg  Jade Jones  (ENG)4:00.09
44Flag of Australia.svg  Christie Dawes  (AUS)4:03.43
510Flag of Scotland.svg  Samantha Kinghorn  (SCO)4:03.95
62Flag of England.svg  Shelly Woods  (ENG)4:06.26
78Flag of Scotland.svg  Meggan Dawson-Farrell  (SCO)4:07.86
85Flag of Ghana.svg  Anita Fordjour  (GHA)4:11.29PB
96Flag of England.svg  Lauren Rowles  (ENG)4:11.34
103Flag of Ghana.svg  Ajara Mohammed  (GHA)4:30.99

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  1. "Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.