2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 and 10 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. Four of the fifteen participants were later found out to be doping, including the original bronze medallist, Aslı Çakır Alptekin.

Genzebe Dibaba celebrating her win.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Genzebe Dibaba
 Ethiopia
Mariem Alaoui Selsouli
 Morocco
Hind Déhiba
 France

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record  Elena Soboleva (RUS) 3:58.28 Moscow, Russia 18 February 2006
Championship record  Gelete Burka (ETH) 3:59.75 Valencia, Spain 9 March 2008
World Leading  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 4:00.13 Karlsruhe, Germany 12 February 2012
African record  Gelete Burka (ETH) 3:59.75 Valencia, Spain 9 March 2008
Asian record  Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 3:59.79 Valencia, Spain 9 March 2008
European record  Elena Soboleva (RUS) 3:58.28 Moscow, Russia 18 February 2006
North and Central American
and Caribbean record
 Regina Jacobs (USA) 3:59.98 Boston, United States 1 February 2003
Oceanian Record  Sarah Jamieson (AUS) 4:11.08 Boston, United States 7 February 2009
South American record  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) 4:14.05 Budapest, Hungary 12 February 1992

Qualification standards

Indoor Outdoor
4:14.00 or 4:31.00 (Mile) 4:03.50 or 4:22.00 (Mile)

Schedule

Date Time Round
March 9, 201218:30Heats
March 10, 201218:00Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest qualified (q). 15 athletes from 12 countries participated.[1]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Mariem Alaoui Selsouli Morocco4:08.56Q
22Hind Dehiba France4:08.78Q
32Tizita Bogale Ethiopia4:08.91Q
DQ2Elena Arzhakova Russia4:09.15 q, SB, Doping
DQ2Aslı Çakır Alptekin Turkey4:09.30 q, NR, Doping
42Angelika Cichocka Poland4:09.50q
51Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia4:11.17Q
62Brenda Martinez United States4:11.30
71Isabel Macías Spain4:11.53Q
DQ1Natallia Kareiva Belarus4:11.64 Q, Doping
81Siham Hilali Morocco4:11.69
DQ1Anzhelika Shevchenko Ukraine4:12.78 Doping
91Luiza Gega Albania4:13.45
101Sara Vaughn United States4:17.46
111Ioana Doaga Romania4:17.50

Final

9 athletes from 8 countries participated.[2]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia4:05.78
Mariem Alaoui Selsouli Morocco4:07.78
DQAslı Çakır Alptekin Turkey4:08.74 [[Turkish records in athletics</s>|NR]], Doping
DQNatallia Kareiva Belarus4:10.12 Doping
Hind Déhiba France4:10.30
4Tizita Bogale Ethiopia4:10.98
DQElena Arzhakova Russia4:13.04 Doping
5Angelika Cichocka Poland4:14.57
6Isabel Macías Spain4:22.40

References

  1. "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  2. "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
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