Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

Women's 1500 metres
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates 21 August 2008 (heats)
23 August 2008 (final)
Competitors 33 from 18 nations
Winning time 4:00.23
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Nancy Langat  Kenya
2nd, silver medalist(s) Iryna Lishchynska  Ukraine
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Nataliya Tobias  Ukraine

The women's 1500 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from 21–23 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]

The qualifying standards were 4:07.00 (A standard) and 4:08.00 (B standard).[2]

This event was hit hard by the Russian doping scandal on 31 July 2008, as all three Russian entrants, Yuliya Fomenko, Tatyana Tomashova and Yelena Soboleva, were suspended from competition.[3] These athletes were three of the favourites to take the medals in Beijing.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record Qu Yunxia (CHN)3:50.46Beijing, China11 September 1993
Olympic record Paula Ivan (ROU)3:53.96Seoul, South Korea1 October 1988

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Nancy Langat Kenya4:03.02Q, SB
23Nataliya Tobias Ukraine4:03.19Q, SB
33Lisa Dobriskey Great Britain4:03.22Q, PB
43Shannon Rowbury United States4:03.89q
53Anna Alminova Russia4:04.66q
61Maryam Yusuf Jamal Bahrain4:05.14Q
71Natalia Rodríguez Spain4:05.30Q
81Siham Hilali Morocco4:05.36Q, SB
91Anna Mishchenko Ukraine4:05.61q, PB
101Sarah Jamieson Australia4:06.64
111Stephanie Twell Great Britain4:06.68
121Anna Jakubczak Poland4:07.33
133Sylwia Ejdys Poland4:08.37
143René Kalmer South Africa4:08.41
153Sonja Roman Slovenia4:08.52
163Liu Qing China4:09.27
171Christin Wurth-Thomas United States4:09.70
181Irene Jelagat Kenya4:09.92
193Meskerem Assefa Ethiopia4:10.04
202Iryna Lishchynska Ukraine4:13.60Q
212Iris Fuentes-Pila Spain4:14.10Q
222Btissam Lakhouad Morocco4:14.34Q
232Susan Scott Great Britain4:14.66
241Konstadína Efedáki Greece4:15.02
252Viola Kibiwot Kenya4:15.62
262Gelete Burka Ethiopia4:15.77
272Agnes Samaria Namibia4:15.80
282Erin Donohue United States4:16.05
292Lisa Corrigan Australia4:16.32
301Nahida Touhami Algeria4:18.99
312Lidia Chojecka Poland4:19.57
323Bouchra Chaabi Morocco4:19.89
332Domingas Togna Guinea-Bissau5:05.76NR

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes[4]
1st, gold medalist(s) Nancy Langat Kenya4:00.03PB
2nd, silver medalist(s) Iryna Lishchynska Ukraine4:01.63
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Nataliya Tobias Ukraine4:01.78PB
4 Lisa Dobriskey Great Britain4:02.10PB
5 Maryam Yusuf Jamal Bahrain4:02.71
6 Natalia Rodríguez Spain4:03.19SB
7 Shannon Rowbury United States4:03.58
8 Iris Fuentes-Pila Spain4:04.86
9 Anna Mishchenko Ukraine4:05.13PB
10 Siham Hilali Morocco4:05.57
11 Anna Alminova Russia4:06.99
12 Btissam Lakhouad Morocco4:07.25
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

Splits

IntermediateAthleteCountryMark
400mAnna Alminova Russia1:05.90
800mAnna Alminova Russia2:13.70
1200mMaryam Yusuf Jamal Bahrain3:16.41

References

  1. ↑ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. ↑ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  3. ↑ IAAF Anti-doping investigation leads to provisional suspension of Russian athletes.IAAF.org. 31 July 2008.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-24. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
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