2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
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]
| Athlete | Nation | Rank | Anti-doping rule violation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nataliya Tobias |  | 9 | Post event test positive for testosterone |
| Olesya Syreva |  | 18 sf | Biological passport |
| Yekaterina Martynova | | 10 sf | Biological passport |
| Natallia Kareiva |  | 19 h | Biological passport |
| Anzhela Shevchenko | | 32 h | Biological passport |
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Jennifer Barringer Simpson |
Hannah England |
Natalia Rodríguez |
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| World record |  |
3:50.46 | Beijing, China | 11 September 1993 |
| Championship record | |
3:58.52 | Paris, France | 31 August 2003 |
| World Leading |  |
4:00.33 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 29 May 2011 |
| African Record |  |
3:55.30 | Barcelona, Spain | 8 August 1992 |
| Asian Record | |
3:50.46 | Beijing, China | 11 September 1993 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | |
3:57.12 | Stockholm, Sweden | 26 July 1983 |
| South American record |  |
4:05.67 | Tokyo, Japan | 31 August 1991 |
| European Record |  |
3:52.47 | Zürich, Switzerland | 13 August 1980 |
| Oceanian record |  |
4:00.93 | Stockholm, Sweden | 25 July 2006 |
Qualification standards
| A time | B time |
|---|---|
| 4:05.90 | 4:08.90 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2011 | 10:40 | Heats |
| August 30, 2011 | 20:35 | Semifinals |
| September 1, 2011 | 20:55 | Final |
Results
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.
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- Following a protest lodged by the Ethiopian federation, due to a crash by New Zealand's Nikki Hamblin who caused Gezahegne to staggere onto the infield.
Semifinals
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jennifer Barringer Simpson | | 4:05.40 | |
 | Hannah England | | 4:05.68 | |
 | Natalia Rodríguez | | 4:05.87 | |
| 4 | Btissam Lakhouad |  | 4:06.18 | |
| 5 | Kalkidan Gezahegne |  | 4:06.42 | |
| 6 | Ingvill Måkestad Bovim |  | 4:06.85 | |
| 7 | Mimi Belete | | 4:07.60 | |
| 8 | Tugba Karakaya |  | 4:08.14 | |
| 9 | Morgan Uceny | | 4:19.71 | |
| 10 | Hellen Onsando Obiri |  | 4:20.23 | |
| 11 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | | 4:22.67 | |
| - | Nataliya Tobias | | 4:08.68 | DQ |
References
- ↑ Rowbottom, Mike (2011-08-22). Women's 1500m – PREVIEW Archived 2012-08-01 at the Wayback Machine.. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-24.
- ↑ Waindi, James (2011-08-17). Daegu gold is mine. The Standard. Retrieved on 2011-08-24.
- ↑ "Track athletes caught doping ahead of Games". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ IAAF: IAAF World Championships in Athletics > 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics > 1500 Metres - women, iaaf.org
- ↑ Ändrade resultatlistor, friidrott.se 2 October 2014
- ↑ IAAF: Doping sanctins News 156
- ↑ IAAF News Edition 140 - 26 February 2013
- ↑ "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.
External links
- 1500 metres results at IAAF website