1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres

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

Doping disqualification

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

GoldSilverBronze
Yekaterina Podkopayeva
 Russia
Patricia Djaté-Taillard
 France
Lidia Chojecka
 Poland

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Patricia Djaté-Taillard France4:09.00Q
2Mary Slaney United StatesDQ (4:10.27)Q for final, but later DQ for doping[1]
22Malin Ewerlöf Sweden4:11.02Q, PB
32Catalina Gheorghiu Romania4:11.02Q, SB
41Yekaterina Podkopayeva Russia4:11.23Q
51Suzy Hamilton United States4:11.47Q
61Carla Sacramento Portugal4:11.51Q
71Lidia Chojecka Poland4:11.57Q, PB
81Kutre Dulecha Ethiopia4:11.60q, AR
92Margarita Marusova Russia4:11.73q
102Mayte Zúñiga Spain4:12.15q
111Sylvia Kühnemund Germany4:12.22q
121Frédérique Quentin France4:15.32
131Shirley Griffiths Great Britain4:15.45
142Jackline Maranga Kenya4:15.57
152Gwen Griffiths South Africa4:20.52
162Niusha Mancilla Bolivia4:28.70SB
2Małgorzata Rydz PolandDNF
1Sinéad Delahunty IrelandDNS
1Gabriela Szabo RomaniaDNS
2Sonia O'Sullivan IrelandDNS

Final

[3]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Yekaterina Podkopayeva Russia4:05.19PB
Patricia Djaté-Taillard France4:06.16NR
Lidia Chojecka Poland4:06.25NR
4Carla Sacramento Portugal4:06.33NR
5Sylvia Kühnemund Germany4:06.56PB
6Catalina Gheorghiu Romania4:07.04PB
7Malin Ewerlöf Sweden4:09.72PB
8Kutre Dulecha Ethiopia4:09.76AR
9Suzy Hamilton United States4:10.82
10Mayte Zúñiga Spain4:11.56
11Margarita Marusova Russia4:14.43
(2) Mary Slaney United StatesDQ (4:05.22)Doping[1]

References

  1. 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)
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