Women's 1500 metres (T54) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Alexander Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 4 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 8 from 4 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:53.03 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Qualification | ||
Track / road events | ||
100 m | men | women |
100 m T12 | men | |
100 m T34 | women | |
100 m T38 | men | women |
100 m T47 | men | |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
1500 m T54 | 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 |
Marathon | men | women |
Marathon T54 | men | women |
10,000 m 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 |
Shot put F57 | women | |
Discus throw | men | women |
Discus throw F44/64 | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The women's 1500 metres (T54) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium on 4 August 2022.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
Records T53 / T54 | ||||
World record | Manuela Schär (SUI) | 3:12.35 | Nottwil, Switzerland | 9 August 2020 |
Games record | Diane Roy (CAN) | 3:36.97 | Gold Coast, Australia | 10 April 2018 |
The schedule was as follows: [1]
Date | Time | Round |
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Thursday 4 August 2022 | 20:25 | Final |
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
The medals were determined in the final. [2]
Rank | Name | Sport class | Result | Notes |
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Madison de Rozario (AUS) | T53 | 3:53.03 | ||
Angie Ballard (AUS) | T53 | 3:53.30 | ||
Samantha Kinghorn (SCO) | T53 | 3:53.38 | ||
4 | Mel Woods (SCO) | T54 | 3:56.52 | |
5 | Christie Dawes (AUS) | T54 | 4:00.25 | |
6 | Marie Alphonse (MRI) | T54 | 4:01.09 | |
7 | Nandini Sharma (CAN) | T54 | 4:10.83 | |
8 | Jessica Frotten (CAN) | T53 | 4:10.89 |
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