2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

Gold Silver Bronze
Jennifer Barringer Simpson
 United States (USA)
Hannah England
 Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)
Natalia Rodríguez
 Spain (ESP)
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The Women's 1500 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28 & 30, and September 1.

Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain, the gold medallist in 2009, had the two fastest times of the year prior to the competition. American Morgan Uceny entered as the Diamond League leader and her compatriot Shannon Rowbury (bronze in 2009) was also present. The 2010 World Indoor champion Kalkidan Gezahegne, Russia's Ekaterina Gorbunova and Btissam Lakhouad of Morocco completed the top four fastest runners that year.[1] Other prominent entrants included 2008 Olympic champion Nancy Jebet Langat, 2009 runner-up Lisa Dobriskey and world indoor medallists Natalia Rodríguez and Gelete Burka.[2]

The final was a tight pack, disrupted in the turn less than a lap and a half before the finish when Hellen Onsando Obiri fell taking out Uceny along with her. With a pack of 9 remaining, the competitors jockeyed for position on the final lap. As they entered the final straightaway Natalia Rodríguez had a slight edge on the pack almost four wide. Jennifer Barringer Simpson and Hannah England were trailing the pack but Simpson went wide and passed the field as Rodríguez started to falter. England followed Simpson in full sprint across the finish line.

Nataliya Tobias was disqualified for doping in 2012 after further analysis of a sample of hers from the Daegu Championships.[3] Olesya Syreva, Anzhela Shevchenko and Natallia Kareiva have later had their results disqualified after they were found to be doping based on abnormalities in their biological passport profiles.[4][5][6][7][8]

Athletes disqualified for doping
Athlete Nation Rank Anti-doping rule violation
Nataliya Tobias  Ukraine 9 Post event test positive for testosterone
Olesya Syreva  Russia 18 sf Biological passport
Yekaterina Martynova  Russia 10 sf Biological passport
Natallia Kareiva  Belarus 19 h Biological passport
Anzhela Shevchenko  Ukraine 32 h Biological passport

Records

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Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record  Yunxia Qu (CHN) 3:50.46 Beijing, China 11 September 1993
Championship record  Tatyana Tomashova (RUS) 3:58.52 Paris, France 31 August 2003
World Leading  Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 4:00.33 Hengelo, Netherlands 29 May 2011
African Record  Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) 3:55.30 Barcelona, Spain 8 August 1992
Asian Record  Yunxia Qu (CHN) 3:50.46 Beijing, China 11 September 1993
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Mary Slaney (USA) 3:57.12 Stockholm, Sweden 26 July 1983
South American record  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) 4:05.67 Tokyo, Japan 31 August 1991
European Record  Tatyana Kazankina (URS) 3:52.47 Zürich, Switzerland 13 August 1980
Oceanian record  Sarah Jamieson (AUS) 4:00.93 Stockholm, Sweden 25 July 2006

Qualification standards

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A time B time
4:05.90 4:08.90

Schedule

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Date Time Round
August 28, 2011 10:40 Heats
August 30, 2011 20:35 Semifinals
September 1, 2011 20:55 Final

Results

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KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

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Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Maryam Yusuf Jamal  Bahrain (BHR) 4:07.04 Q
2 3 Nuria Fernández  Spain (ESP) 4:07.29 Q
3 3 Morgan Uceny  United States (USA) 4:07.43 Q
4 3 Hellen Onsando Obiri  Kenya (KEN) 4:07.59 Q, PB
5 3 Yekaterina Martynova  Russia (RUS) 4:07.76 Q
6 3 Gelete Burka  Ethiopia (ETH) 4:07.91 Q
7 3 Aslı Çakır  Turkey (TUR) 4:08.05 q
8 3 Ingvill Måkestad Bovim  Norway (NOR) 4:08.26 q
9 3 Kaila McKnight  Australia (AUS) 4:08.74 q
10 3 Renata Pliś  Poland (POL) 4:08.83 q
11 3 Anna Mishchenko  Ukraine (UKR) 4:09.02 q
12 2 Tugba Karakaya  Turkey (TUR) 4:10.38 Q
13 2 Btissam Lakhouad  Morocco (MAR) 4:10.71 Q
14 2 Viola Kibiwot  Kenya (KEN) 4:10.74 Q
15 2 Natalia Rodríguez  Spain (ESP) 4:10.76 Q
16 2 Jennifer Barringer Simpson  United States (USA) 4:10.84 Q
17 2 Nataliya Tobias  Ukraine (UKR) 4:10.99 Q
18 2 Olesya Syreva  Russia (RUS) 4:11.24 q
19 2 Natallia Kareiva  Belarus (BLR) 4:12.03 DQ
19 2 Genzeb Shumi  Bahrain (BHR) 4:12.32
20 2 Meskerem Assefa  Ethiopia (ETH) 4:12.43
21 2 Lisa Dobriskey  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:12.70
22 1 Hannah England  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:13.45 Q
23 1 Mimi Belete  Bahrain (BHR) 4:13.50 Q
24 1 Siham Hilali  Morocco (MAR) 4:13.59 Q
25 1 Natalya Yevdokimova  Russia (RUS) 4:14.36 Q
26 1 Nancy Lagat  Kenya (KEN) 4:14.37 Q
27 1 Shannon Rowbury  United States (USA) 4:14.43 Q
28 1 Kalkidan Gezahegne  Ethiopia (ETH) 4:14.45 q *
29 1 Isabel Macías  Spain (ESP) 4:14.75
30 3 Malika Akkaoui  Morocco (MAR) 4:14.79
31 1 Anzhela Shevchenko  Ukraine (UKR) 4:16.22
32 2 Gladys Landaverde  El Salvador (ESA) 4:28.50 SB
33 1 Tandiwe Nyathi  Zimbabwe (ZIM) 4:32.79 PB
34 1 Nikki Hamblin  New Zealand (NZL) 4:36.70

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Natalia Rodríguez  Spain (ESP) 4:07.88 Q
2 2 Jennifer Barringer Simpson  United States (USA) 4:07.90 Q
3 2 Nataliya Tobias  Ukraine (UKR) 4:07.99 Q
4 2 Ingvill Måkestad Bovim  Norway (NOR) 4:08.03 Q
5 2 Btissam Lakhouad  Morocco (MAR) 4:08.10 Q
6 2 Hannah England  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:08.31 q
7 2 Mimi Belete  Bahrain (BHR) 4:08.42 q
8 1 Tugba Karakaya  Turkey (TUR) 4:08.58 Q
9 2 Viola Kibiwot  Kenya (KEN) 4:08.64
11 1 Hellen Onsando Obiri  Kenya (KEN) 4:08.93 Q
12 1 Kalkidan Gezahegne  Ethiopia (ETH) 4:08.96 Q
13 1 Maryam Yusuf Jamal  Bahrain (BHR) 4:08.96 Q
14 1 Morgan Uceny  United States (USA) 4:09.03 Q
15 1 Nuria Fernández  Spain (ESP) 4:09.53
16 1 Siham Hilali  Morocco (MAR) 4:09.64
17 1 Anna Mishchenko  Ukraine (UKR) 4:09.78
18 1 Olesya Syreva  Russia (RUS) 4:09.83
19 1 Kaila McKnight  Australia (AUS) 4:10.83
20 1 Renata Pliś  Poland (POL) 4:11.12
21 1 Shannon Rowbury  United States (USA) 4:11.49
22 2 Aslı Çakır  Turkey (TUR) 4:11.51
23 1 Natalya Yevdokimova  Russia (RUS) 4:11.70
24 2 Nancy Lagat  Kenya (KEN) 4:12.92
2 Gelete Burka  Ethiopia (ETH) DNF
DSQ 2 Yekaterina Martynova  Russia (RUS) 4:08.67

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jennifer Barringer Simpson  United States (USA) 4:05.40
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hannah England  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:05.68
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Natalia Rodríguez  Spain (ESP) 4:05.87
4 Btissam Lakhouad  Morocco (MAR) 4:06.18
5 Kalkidan Gezahegne  Ethiopia (ETH) 4:06.42
6 Ingvill Måkestad Bovim  Norway (NOR) 4:06.85
7 Mimi Belete  Bahrain (BHR) 4:07.60
8 Tugba Karakaya  Turkey (TUR) 4:08.14
9 Morgan Uceny  United States (USA) 4:19.71
10 Hellen Onsando Obiri  Kenya (KEN) 4:20.23
11 Maryam Yusuf Jamal  Bahrain (BHR) 4:22.67
- Nataliya Tobias  Ukraine (UKR) 4:08.68 DQ

References

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  1. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (2011-08-22). Women's 1500m – PREVIEW Archived 2012-08-01 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-24.
  2. ^ Waindi, James (2011-08-17). Daegu gold is mine. The Standard. Retrieved on 2011-08-24.
  3. ^ "Track athletes caught doping ahead of Games". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  4. ^ IAAF: IAAF World Championships in Athletics > 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics > 1500 Metres - women, iaaf.org
  5. ^ Ändrade resultatlistor, friidrott.se 2 October 2014
  6. ^ IAAF: Doping sanctins News 156
  7. ^ IAAF News Edition 140 - 26 February 2013
  8. ^ "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 26.06.14". iaaf.org. IAAF. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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