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
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates4 August (heats)
5 August (semifinal)
7 August (final)
Competitors44 from 26 nations
Winning time4:02.59
Medalists
    Kenya
    United States
    South Africa
Video on YouTube
Official Video

Summary

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

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
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

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 4:07.50.[4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), was as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
4 August19:35Heats
5 August19:35Semifinals
7 August21:50Final

Results

Heats

The first round took place on 4 August in three heats as follows:[6]

Heat123
Start time 19:3519:4820:01
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:[7]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH)4:02.67Q
21Caster Semenya South Africa (RSA)4:02.84Q, SB
33Faith Kipyegon Kenya (KEN)4:03.09Q
41Winny Chebet Kenya (KEN)4:03.19Q
53Meraf Bahta Sweden (SWE)4:03.23Q
61Angelika Cichocka Poland (POL)4:03.27Q
73Sofia Ennaoui Poland (POL)4:03.35Q, SB
83Laura Weightman Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)4:03.50Q
93Besu Sado Ethiopia (ETH)4:03.55Q
103Konstanze Klosterhalfen Germany (GER)4:03.60Q
111Rababe Arafi Morocco (MAR)4:03.67Q
121Jessica Judd Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)4:03.73Q, PB
133Gabriela Stafford Canada (CAN)4:04.55q, PB
143Sara Vaughn United States (USA)4:04.56q, PB
151Kate Grace United States (USA)4:04.76q
161Nicole Sifuentes Canada (CAN)4:05.24q, SB
171Zoe Buckman Australia (AUS)4:05.44q
183Sarah McDonald Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)4:05.48q, PB
191Fantu Worku Ethiopia (ETH)4:05.81PB
201Marta Pérez Spain (ESP)4:05.82PB
213Solange Pereira Spain (ESP)4:06.63
221Amela Terzić Serbia (SRB)4:08.55
232Sifan Hassan Netherlands (NED)4:08.89Q
242Jennifer Simpson United States (USA)4:08.92Q
252Gudaf Tsegay Ethiopia (ETH)4:08.96Q
262Laura Muir Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)4:08.97Q
273Georgia Griffith Australia (AUS)4:08.99
282Malika Akkaoui Morocco (MAR)4:09.05Q
293Margherita Magnani Italy (ITA)4:09.15
302Hanna Klein Germany (GER)4:09.32Q
312Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal Norway (NOR)4:09.56
322Marta Pen Freitas Portugal (POR)4:10.22
332Linden Hall Australia (AUS)4:10.51
341Ciara Mageean Ireland (IRL)4:10.60
352Claudia Bobocea Romania (ROM)4:11.20
363Muriel Coneo Colombia (COL)4:11.98SB
372Meryem Akda Turkey (TUR)4:12.51
382Sheila Reid Canada (CAN)4:13.12
392Judy Kiyeng Kenya (KEN)4:13.65
402Esther Chebet Uganda (UGA)4:14.12
413Tamara Amroush Jordan (JOR)4:21.81
422Eliane Saholinirina Madagascar (MAD)4:23.56SB
433Angelina Nadi Athlete Refugee Team (ART)4:33.54PB
1Simona Vrzalová Czech Republic (CZE)DNF

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 5 August in two heats as follows:[8]

Heat12
Start time 19:3519:47
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:[9]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Faith Kipyegon Kenya (KEN)4:03.54Q
21Laura Muir Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)4:03.64Q
32Sifan Hassan Netherlands (NED)4:03.77Q
41Caster Semenya South Africa (RSA)4:03.80Q
51Angelika Cichocka Poland (POL)4:03.96Q
62Meraf Bahta Sweden (SWE)4:04.04Q
71Hanna Klein Germany (GER)4:04.45Q
81Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH)4:05.33q
92Jennifer Simpson United States (USA)4:05.40Q
102Laura Weightman Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)4:05.63Q
112Malika Akkaoui Morocco (MAR)4:05.73Q
121Rababe Arafi Morocco (MAR)4:05.75q
132Sofia Ennaoui Poland (POL)4:05.80
141Zoe Buckman Australia (AUS)4:05.93
152Winny Chebet Kenya (KEN)4:06.29
162Konstanze Klosterhalfen Germany (GER)4:06.58
172Sarah McDonald Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)4:06.73
182Sara Vaughn United States (USA)4:06.83
192Besu Sado Ethiopia (ETH)4:07.65
201Nicole Sifuentes Canada (CAN)4:07.92
212Gabriela Stafford Canada (CAN)4:08.51
221Jessica Judd Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)4:10.14
231Kate Grace United States (USA)4:16.70
241Gudaf Tsegay Ethiopia (ETH)4:22.01

Final

The final took place on 7 August at 21:53. The results were as follows (photo finish):[10]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Faith Kipyegon Kenya (KEN)4:02.59
Jennifer Simpson United States (USA)4:02.76
Caster Semenya South Africa (RSA)4:02.90
4Laura Muir Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)4:02.97
5Sifan Hassan Netherlands (NED)4:03.34
6Laura Weightman Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)4:04.11
7Angelika Cichocka Poland (POL)4:04.16
8Rababe Arafi Morocco (MAR)4:04.35
9Meraf Bahta Sweden (SWE)4:04.76
10Malika Akkaoui Morocco (MAR)4:05.87
11Hanna Klein Germany (GER)4:06.22
12Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH)4:06.72

References

  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.
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