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1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres

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The women's 1500 metres event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 8–9.

Doping disqualification

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The silver medal had originally been won by Mary Slaney of the United States, but she was later found guilty of a doping offense and stripped of it.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Yekaterina Podkopayeva
 Russia
Patricia Djaté-Taillard
 France
Lidia Chojecka
 Poland

Results

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Heats

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First 4 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Patricia Djaté-Taillard  France 4:09.00 Q
2 Mary Slaney  United States DQ (4:10.27) Q for final, but later DQ for doping[1]
2 2 Malin Ewerlöf  Sweden 4:11.02 Q, PB
3 2 Catalina Gheorghiu  Romania 4:11.02 Q, SB
4 1 Yekaterina Podkopayeva  Russia 4:11.23 Q
5 1 Suzy Hamilton  United States 4:11.47 Q
6 1 Carla Sacramento  Portugal 4:11.51 Q
7 1 Lidia Chojecka  Poland 4:11.57 Q, PB
8 1 Kutre Dulecha  Ethiopia 4:11.60 q, AR
9 2 Margarita Marusova  Russia 4:11.73 q
10 2 Mayte Zúñiga  Spain 4:12.15 q
11 1 Sylvia Kühnemund  Germany 4:12.22 q
12 1 Frédérique Quentin  France 4:15.32
13 1 Shirley Griffiths  Great Britain 4:15.45
14 2 Jackline Maranga  Kenya 4:15.57
15 2 Gwen Griffiths  South Africa 4:20.52
16 2 Niusha Mancilla  Bolivia 4:28.70 SB
2 Małgorzata Rydz  Poland DNF
1 Sinéad Delahunty  Ireland DNS
1 Gabriela Szabo  Romania DNS
2 Sonia O'Sullivan  Ireland DNS

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yekaterina Podkopayeva  Russia 4:05.19 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Patricia Djaté-Taillard  France 4:06.16 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lidia Chojecka  Poland 4:06.25 NR
4 Carla Sacramento  Portugal 4:06.33 NR
5 Sylvia Kühnemund  Germany 4:06.56 PB
6 Catalina Gheorghiu  Romania 4:07.04 PB
7 Malin Ewerlöf  Sweden 4:09.72 PB
8 Kutre Dulecha  Ethiopia 4:09.76 AR
9 Suzy Hamilton  United States 4:10.82
10 Mayte Zúñiga  Spain 4:11.56
11 Margarita Marusova  Russia 4:14.43
(2) Mary Slaney  United States DQ (4:05.22) Doping[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mark Butler (ed.), "DOPING VIOLATIONS AT IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS", IAAF Statistics Book – World Indoor Championships SOPOT 2014 (PDF), IAAF, pp. 47–48, retrieved 27 September 2015
  2. ^ Heats results
  3. ^ Final results (archived)