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2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

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Women's 1500 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
The finish of the final.
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates4 August (heats)
5 August (semifinal)
7 August (final)
Competitors44 from 26 nations
Winning time4:02.59
Medalists
gold medal    Kenya
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    South Africa
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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]

Summary

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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

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 3:50.07 Genzebe Dibaba  ETH 17 Jul 2015 Fontvieille, Monaco
Championship 3:58.52 Tatyana Tomashova  RUS 31 Aug 2003 Paris, France
World leading 3:56.14 Sifan Hassan  NED 11 Jun 2017 Hengelo, Netherlands
African 3:50.07 Genzebe Dibaba  ETH 17 Jul 2015 Fontvieille, Monaco
Asian 3:50.46 Qu Yunxia  CHN 11 Sep 1993 Beijing, China
NACAC 3:56.29 Shannon Rowbury  USA 17 Jul 2015 Fontvieille, Monaco
South American 4:05.67 Letitia Vriesde  SUR 31 Aug 1991 Tokyo, Japan
European 3:52.47 Tatyana Kazankina  URS 13 Aug 1980 Zürich, Switzerland
Oceanian 4:00.93 Sarah Jamieson  AUS 25 Jul 2006 Stockholm, Sweden

No records were set at the competition.[3]

Qualification standard

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

Schedule

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

Date Time Round
4 August 19:35 Heats
5 August 19:35 Semifinals
7 August 21:50 Final

Results

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Heats

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

Heat 1 2 3
Start time 19:35 19:48 20:01
Photo finish link link link

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia (ETH) 4:02.67 Q
2 1 Caster Semenya  South Africa (RSA) 4:02.84 Q, SB
3 3 Faith Kipyegon  Kenya (KEN) 4:03.09 Q
4 1 Winny Chebet  Kenya (KEN) 4:03.19 Q
5 3 Meraf Bahta  Sweden (SWE) 4:03.23 Q
6 1 Angelika Cichocka  Poland (POL) 4:03.27 Q
7 3 Sofia Ennaoui  Poland (POL) 4:03.35 Q, SB
8 3 Laura Weightman  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:03.50 Q
9 3 Besu Sado  Ethiopia (ETH) 4:03.55 Q
10 3 Konstanze Klosterhalfen  Germany (GER) 4:03.60 Q
11 1 Rababe Arafi  Morocco (MAR) 4:03.67 Q
12 1 Jessica Judd  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:03.73 Q, PB
13 3 Gabriela Stafford  Canada (CAN) 4:04.55 q, PB
14 3 Sara Vaughn  United States (USA) 4:04.56 q, PB
15 1 Kate Grace  United States (USA) 4:04.76 q
16 1 Nicole Sifuentes  Canada (CAN) 4:05.24 q, SB
17 1 Zoe Buckman  Australia (AUS) 4:05.44 q
18 3 Sarah McDonald  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:05.48 q, PB
19 1 Fantu Worku  Ethiopia (ETH) 4:05.81 PB
20 1 Marta Pérez  Spain (ESP) 4:05.82 PB
21 3 Solange Pereira  Spain (ESP) 4:06.63
22 1 Amela Terzić  Serbia (SRB) 4:08.55
23 2 Sifan Hassan  Netherlands (NED) 4:08.89 Q
24 2 Jennifer Simpson  United States (USA) 4:08.92 Q
25 2 Gudaf Tsegay  Ethiopia (ETH) 4:08.96 Q
26 2 Laura Muir  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:08.97 Q
27 3 Georgia Griffith  Australia (AUS) 4:08.99
28 2 Malika Akkaoui  Morocco (MAR) 4:09.05 Q
29 3 Margherita Magnani  Italy (ITA) 4:09.15
30 2 Hanna Klein  Germany (GER) 4:09.32 Q
31 2 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal  Norway (NOR) 4:09.56
32 2 Marta Pen Freitas  Portugal (POR) 4:10.22
33 2 Linden Hall  Australia (AUS) 4:10.51
34 1 Ciara Mageean  Ireland (IRL) 4:10.60
35 2 Claudia Bobocea  Romania (ROM) 4:11.20
36 3 Muriel Coneo  Colombia (COL) 4:11.98 SB
37 2 Meryem Akda  Turkey (TUR) 4:12.51
38 2 Sheila Reid  Canada (CAN) 4:13.12
39 2 Judy Kiyeng  Kenya (KEN) 4:13.65
40 2 Esther Chebet  Uganda (UGA) 4:14.12
41 3 Tamara Amroush  Jordan (JOR) 4:21.81
42 2 Eliane Saholinirina  Madagascar (MAD) 4:23.56 SB
43 3 Angelina Nadi  Athlete Refugee Team (ART) 4:33.54 PB
1 Simona Vrzalová  Czech Republic (CZE) DNF

Semifinals

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

Heat 1 2
Start time 19:35 19:47
Photo finish [1] [2]

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Faith Kipyegon  Kenya (KEN) 4:03.54 Q
2 1 Laura Muir  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:03.64 Q
3 2 Sifan Hassan  Netherlands (NED) 4:03.77 Q
4 1 Caster Semenya  South Africa (RSA) 4:03.80 Q
5 1 Angelika Cichocka  Poland (POL) 4:03.96 Q
6 2 Meraf Bahta  Sweden (SWE) 4:04.04 Q
7 1 Hanna Klein  Germany (GER) 4:04.45 Q
8 1 Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia (ETH) 4:05.33 q
9 2 Jennifer Simpson  United States (USA) 4:05.40 Q
10 2 Laura Weightman  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:05.63 Q
11 2 Malika Akkaoui  Morocco (MAR) 4:05.73 Q
12 1 Rababe Arafi  Morocco (MAR) 4:05.75 q
13 2 Sofia Ennaoui  Poland (POL) 4:05.80
14 1 Zoe Buckman  Australia (AUS) 4:05.93
15 2 Winny Chebet  Kenya (KEN) 4:06.29
16 2 Konstanze Klosterhalfen  Germany (GER) 4:06.58
17 2 Sarah McDonald  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:06.73
18 2 Sara Vaughn  United States (USA) 4:06.83
19 2 Besu Sado  Ethiopia (ETH) 4:07.65
20 1 Nicole Sifuentes  Canada (CAN) 4:07.92
21 2 Gabriela Stafford  Canada (CAN) 4:08.51
22 1 Jessica Judd  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:10.14
23 1 Kate Grace  United States (USA) 4:16.70
24 1 Gudaf Tsegay  Ethiopia (ETH) 4:22.01

Final

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

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Faith Kipyegon  Kenya (KEN) 4:02.59
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jennifer Simpson  United States (USA) 4:02.76
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Caster Semenya  South Africa (RSA) 4:02.90
4 Laura Muir  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:02.97
5 Sifan Hassan  Netherlands (NED) 4:03.34
6 Laura Weightman  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:04.11
7 Angelika Cichocka  Poland (POL) 4:04.16
8 Rababe Arafi  Morocco (MAR) 4:04.35
9 Meraf Bahta  Sweden (SWE) 4:04.76
10 Malika Akkaoui  Morocco (MAR) 4:05.87
11 Hanna Klein  Germany (GER) 4:06.22
12 Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia (ETH) 4:06.72

References

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  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.