1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
These are the results of the Women's 1500 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece. The event was held on 2, 3 and 5 August.
Medalists[]
Gold | ![]() Portugal (POR) |
Silver | ![]() United States (USA) |
Bronze | ![]() Switzerland (SUI) |
Results[]
Heats[]
First 6 of each Heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Kutre Dulecha | ![]() |
4:07.70 | Q |
2 | 2 | Regina Jacobs | ![]() |
4:07.90 | Q |
3 | 2 | Maite Zúñiga | ![]() |
4:08.09 | Q, SB |
4 | 2 | Theresia Kiesl | ![]() |
4:08.13 | Q |
5 | 2 | Joanne Pavey | ![]() |
4:08.23 | Q |
6 | 2 | Anita Weyermann | ![]() |
4:08.30 | Q |
7 | 2 | ![]() |
4:08.45 | q | |
8 | 2 | Kathy Butler | ![]() |
4:08.87 | q |
9 | 1 | Sonia O'Sullivan | ![]() |
4:08.90 | Q |
10 | 1 | Olga Nelyubova | ![]() |
4:09.02 | Q |
11 | 1 | Leah Pells | ![]() |
4:09.25 | Q |
12 | 1 | Malin Ewerlöf | ![]() |
4:09.28 | Q |
13 | 1 | Carmen Wustenhagen | ![]() |
4:09.34 | Q |
14 | 2 | Andrea Šuldesová | ![]() |
4:09.49 | q |
15 | 3 | Suzy Hamilton | ![]() |
4:10.12 | Q |
16 | 3 | Carla Sacramento | ![]() |
4:10.13 | Q |
17 | 3 | Małgorzata Rydz | ![]() |
4:10.17 | Q, SB |
18 | 3 | Svetlana Masterkova | ![]() |
4:10.22 | Q |
19 | 3 | Margaret Crowley | ![]() |
4:10.23 | Q |
20 | 3 | Patricia Djaté-Taillard | ![]() |
4:10.37 | Q |
21 | 3 | Robyn Meagher | ![]() |
4:10.44 | q |
22 | 3 | Sinead Delahunty | ![]() |
4:10.45 | q |
23 | 3 | ![]() |
4:10.79 | q | |
24 | 1 | Frederique Quentin | ![]() |
4:11.10 | Q |
25 | 3 | Sylvia Kuhnemund | ![]() |
4:11.21 | |
26 | 3 | ![]() |
4:11.71 | ||
27 | 1 | ![]() |
4:11.88 | ||
28 | 2 | ![]() |
4:12.17 | ||
29 | 1 | Nouria Mérah-Benida | ![]() |
4:12.21 | |
30 | 2 | Helena Javornik | ![]() |
4:16.21 | |
31 | 1 | Sarah Thorsett | ![]() |
4:17.07 | |
32 | 1 | Samira Raïf | ![]() |
4:19.54 | |
33 | 3 | ![]() |
4:21.27 | ||
1 | Kelly Holmes | ![]() |
DNF | ||
2 | ![]() |
DNS |
Semifinals[]
First 5 of each Heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Olga Nelyubova | ![]() |
4:00.67 | Q, PB |
2 | 1 | Carla Sacramento | ![]() |
4:00.69 | Q, SB |
3 | 1 | Regina Jacobs | ![]() |
4:00.97 | Q |
4 | 1 | Sonia O'Sullivan | ![]() |
4:05.31 | Q, SB |
5 | 1 | Anita Weyermann | ![]() |
4:05.71 | Q |
6 | 1 | Maite Zúñiga | ![]() |
4:06.66 | q, SB |
7 | 2 | Malin Ewerlöf | ![]() |
4:06.75 | Q |
8 | 2 | Leah Pells | ![]() |
4:06.76 | Q, SB |
9 | 1 | Małgorzata Rydz | ![]() |
4:06.86 | q, SB |
10 | 2 | Kutre Dulecha | ![]() |
4:06.90 | Q |
11 | 2 | Andrea Šuldesová | ![]() |
4:07.02 | Q, PB |
12 | 2 | Robyn Meagher | ![]() |
4:07.06 | Q, SB |
13 | 2 | Suzy Hamilton | ![]() |
4:07.19 | |
14 | 2 | Sinead Delahunty | ![]() |
4:07.46 | SB |
15 | 1 | Kathy Butler | ![]() |
4:07.68 | PB |
16 | 2 | Theresia Kiesl | ![]() |
4:07.89 | |
17 | 2 | Margaret Crowley | ![]() |
4:10.37 | |
18 | 1 | ![]() |
4:10.39 | ||
19 | 1 | Patricia Djaté-Taillard | ![]() |
4:10.85 | |
20 | 1 | Joanne Pavey | ![]() |
4:11.22 | |
21 | 2 | ![]() |
4:14.98 | ||
22 | 1 | Carmen Wustenhagen | ![]() |
4:15.08 | |
23 | 2 | Frederique Quentin | ![]() |
4:16.15 | |
24 | 2 | Svetlana Masterkova | ![]() |
4:22.74 |
Final[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Carla Sacramento | ![]() |
4:04.24 | SB |
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Regina Jacobs | ![]() |
4:04.63 | |
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Anita Weyermann | ![]() |
4:04.70 | SB |
4 | Maite Zúñiga | ![]() |
4:04.80 | SB |
5 | Leah Pells | ![]() |
4:06.18 | SB |
6 | Andrea Šuldesová | ![]() |
4:06.33 | PB |
7 | Olga Nelyubova | ![]() |
4:07.34 | |
8 | Sonia O'Sullivan | ![]() |
4:07.81 | |
9 | Kutre Dulecha | ![]() |
4:08.15 | |
10 | Malin Ewerlöf | ![]() |
4:08.68 | |
11 | Robyn Meagher | ![]() |
4:10.83 | |
12 | Małgorzata Rydz | ![]() |
4:13.25 |
References[]
Categories:
- Events at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics
- 1500 metres at the World Athletics Championships
- 1997 in women's athletics