2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

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]

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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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
  Faith Kipyegon   Kenya (KEN) 4:02.59
  Jennifer Simpson   United States (USA) 4:02.76
  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.