2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres

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Women's 1500 metres
at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships
VenueArena Birmingham
Dates2–3 March
Competitors26 from 18 nations
Winning time4:05.27
Medalists
gold medal    Ethiopia
silver medal    Great Britain
bronze medal    Netherlands
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The women's 1500 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 2 and 3 March 2018.[1][2]

Summary[]

The final saw the return of several lead combatants from the 3000 metres two days earlier. Their strategies changed here. At the gun, world record holder Genzebe Dibaba started more aggressively, showing her intent to mark the leader, who turned out to be Beatrice Chepkoech. Returning champion, Sifan Hassan went to her familiar position at the back of the pack. After a lap of easy jogging, Rababe Arafi moved out to a faster pace, immediately marked by Dibaba. The additional speed quickly brought Hassan into a marking position on Chepkoech behind Dibaba, then Laura Muir squeezed through the inside to run behind Dibaba. After another lap, Dibaba tired of the gamesmanship and took the lead. Hassan, Muir, Chepkoech, Arafi and Winny Chebet formed a chase pack that separated from the rest of the field. Over two faster laps, Chepkoech moved past Hassan to mark Dibaba as the three broke away from the other three, with Muir looking like she was struggling to hold on to the back of the second group. But with three laps to go, Muir sprinted around the group and quickly bridged the gap back to lead group. Chepkoech struggled and fell off the back leaving a three woman breakaway, with Dibaba leading Hassan then Muir with two laps to go. The medalists were decided as the two Kenyan women faded in the rearview mirror. The positions remained the same until the final backstretch when Muir sprinted past Hassan as Dibaba pulled away. Dibaba continued to pull away to the finish, Muir separating from Hassan.

Results[]

Heats[]

The heats were started on 2 March at 19:13.[3]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Sifan Hassan  Netherlands 4:05.46 Q, SB
2 3 Winny Chebet  Kenya 4:05.81 Q, PB
3 3 Rababe Arafi  Morocco 4:06.12 q
4 3 Shelby Houlihan  United States 4:06.21 q, PB
5 1 Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 4:06.25 Q
6 1 Laura Muir  Great Britain 4:06.54 Q
7 1 Aisha Praught  Jamaica 4:07.51 q
8 2 Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya 4:09.12 Q
9 2 Colleen Quigley  United States 4:09.31 Q, PB
10 2 Kate van Buskirk  Canada 4:09.42 PB
11 2 Dominique Scott  South Africa 4:09.80
12 1 Marta Pérez  Spain 4:09.90
13 1 Gabriela Stafford  Canada 4:09.94 PB
14 3 Dawit Seyaum  Ethiopia 4:10.20
15 3  Sweden 4:10.36
16 1 Diana Sujew  Germany 4:10.64
17 1 Luiza Gega  Albania 4:10.65
18 3 Ciara Mageean  Ireland 4:11.81
19 2 Hanna Klein  Germany 4:12.11
20 2 Eilish McColgan  Great Britain 4:13.32
21 1 Simona Vrzalová  Czech Republic 4:14.11
22 2 Malika Akkaoui  Morocco 4:15.09
23 3 Anita Hinriksdottir  Iceland 4:15.73
24 2 Meraf Bahta  Sweden 4:22.40 qR
25 2 Claudia Bobocea  Romania 4:24.60
1 Eliane Saholinirina  Madagascar DNF

Final[]

Final stages of the final

The final was started on 3 March at 20:39.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 4:05.27
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 Laura Muir  Great Britain 4:06.23
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Sifan Hassan  Netherlands 4:07.26
4 5 Shelby Houlihan  United States 4:11.93
5 4 Winny Chebet  Kenya 4:12.08
6 2 Aisha Praught  Jamaica 4:12.86
7 1 Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya 4:13.59
8 9 Rababe Arafi  Morocco 4:14.94
9 6 Colleen Quigley  United States 4:15.97
10 10 Meraf Bahta  Sweden 4:23.05

References[]

  1. ^ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ Heats results
  4. ^ Final results
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