2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
| Women's 1500 metres at the 2017 World Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates |
4 August (heats) 5 August (semifinal) 7 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 44 from 26 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:02.59 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Events at the 2017 World Championships  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | 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 | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km 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 | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
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.
Summary
In the final Laura Muir (Great Britain) made the early pace, being passed by Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) after 800 metres, who was in turn passed by Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) who lead until the final straight, when Kipyegon regained the lead. Jennifer Simpson (United States) and Caster Semenya (South Africa) finished quickly for silver and bronze.
Records
Before the competition, the records were as follows:[1]
| 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 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 4:07.50.[2]
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), was as follows:[3]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 4 August | 19:35 | Heats |
| 5 August | 19:35 | Semifinals |
| 7 August | 21:50 | Final |
Results
Heats
The first round took place on 4 August in three heats as follows:[4]
| Heat | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start time | 19:35 | 19:48 | 20:01 |
| Photo finish | | | |
The first six in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:[5]
Semifinals
The semifinals took place on 5 August in two heats as follows:[6]
| Heat | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Start time | 19:35 | 19:47 |
| Photo finish | | |
The first five in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[7]
Final
The final took place on 7 August at 21:53. The results were as follows (photo finish):[8]
| 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 (GBR) | 4:02.97 | |
| 5 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands (NED) | 4:03.34 | |
| 6 | Laura Weightman | Great Britain (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
- ↑ "1500 Metres Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ↑ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ "1500 Metres Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ "1500 Metres Women − Heats − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "1500 Metres Women − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "1500 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "1500 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "1500 Metres Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.