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2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres

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Genzebe Dibaba celebrating her win.

The women's 1500 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 and 10 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. Four of the fifteen participants were later found out to be doping, including the original bronze medallist, Aslı Çakır Alptekin.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Genzebe Dibaba
 Ethiopia
Mariem Alaoui Selsouli
 Morocco
Hind Déhiba
 France

Records

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Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record  Elena Soboleva (RUS) 3:58.28 Moscow, Russia 18 February 2006
Championship record  Gelete Burka (ETH) 3:59.75 Valencia, Spain 9 March 2008
World Leading  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 4:00.13 Karlsruhe, Germany 12 February 2012
African record  Gelete Burka (ETH) 3:59.75 Valencia, Spain 9 March 2008
Asian record  Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 3:59.79 Valencia, Spain 9 March 2008
European record  Elena Soboleva (RUS) 3:58.28 Moscow, Russia 18 February 2006
North and Central American
and Caribbean record
 Regina Jacobs (USA) 3:59.98 Boston, United States 1 February 2003
Oceanian Record  Sarah Jamieson (AUS) 4:11.08 Boston, United States 7 February 2009
South American record  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) 4:14.05 Budapest, Hungary 12 February 1992

Qualification standards

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Indoor Outdoor
4:14.00 or 4:31.00 (Mile) 4:03.50 or 4:22.00 (Mile)

Schedule

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Date Time Round
March 9, 2012 18:30 Heats
March 10, 2012 18:00 Final

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest qualified (q). 15 athletes from 12 countries participated.[1]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Mariem Alaoui Selsouli  Morocco 4:08.56 Q
2 2 Hind Dehiba  France 4:08.78 Q
3 2 Tizita Bogale  Ethiopia 4:08.91 Q
DQ 2 Elena Arzhakova  Russia 4:09.15 q, SB, Doping
DQ 2 Aslı Çakır Alptekin  Turkey 4:09.30 q, NR, Doping
4 2 Angelika Cichocka  Poland 4:09.50 q
5 1 Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 4:11.17 Q
6 2 Brenda Martinez  United States 4:11.30
7 1 Isabel Macías  Spain 4:11.53 Q
DQ 1 Natallia Kareiva  Belarus 4:11.64 Q, Doping
8 1 Siham Hilali  Morocco 4:11.69
DQ 1 Anzhelika Shevchenko  Ukraine 4:12.78 Doping
9 1 Luiza Gega  Albania 4:13.45
10 1 Sara Vaughn  United States 4:17.46
11 1 Ioana Doaga  Romania 4:17.50

Final

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9 athletes from 8 countries participated.[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 4:05.78
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mariem Alaoui Selsouli  Morocco 4:07.78
DQ Aslı Çakır Alptekin  Turkey 4:08.74 NR, Doping
DQ Natallia Kareiva  Belarus 4:10.12 Doping
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hind Déhiba  France 4:10.30
4 Tizita Bogale  Ethiopia 4:10.98
DQ Elena Arzhakova  Russia 4:13.04 Doping
5 Angelika Cichocka  Poland 4:14.57
6 Isabel Macías  Spain 4:22.40

References

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  1. ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  2. ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-10.