2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

Events at the 2003 World Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
20 km walk		men		women
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

These are the official results of the Women's 1500 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 31 August 2003 at 18:20h.

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Tatyana Tomashova (RUS)	3:58.52 CR
	Süreyya Ayhan (TUR)	3:59.04
	Hayley Tullett (GBR)	3:59.95
4.	Yekaterina Rozenberg (RUS)	4:00.59
5.	Jackline Maranga (KEN)	4:01.64
6.	Naomi Mugo (KEN)	4:02.33
7.	Daniela Yordanova (BUL)	4:02.34
8.	Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS)	4:02.46
9.	Maria Cioncan (ROU)	4:02.80
10.	Joanne Pavey (GBR)	4:03.03
11.	Nelya Neporadna (UKR)	4:04.44
12.	Jolanda Čeplak (SLO)	4:14.18

Semi-Final

• Held on Friday 29 August 2003

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Maria Cioncan (ROU)	4:03.40
2.	Süreyya Ayhan (TUR)	4:03.60
3.	Joanne Pavey (GBR)	4:03.78
4.	Hayley Tullett (GBR)	4:03.85
5.	Nelya Neporadna (UKR)	4:04.24
6.	Naomi Mugo (KEN)	4:04.54
7.	Daniela Yordanova (BUL)	4:04.83
8.	Judit Varga (HUN)	4:06.64
9.	Kutre Dulecha (ETH)	4:06.66
10.	Maria Martins (FRA)	4:08.30
11.	Natalia Rodríguez (ESP)	4:08.80
12.	Mardrea Hyman (JAM)	4:13.95

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Tatyana Tomashova (RUS)	4:05.38
2.	Yekaterina Rozenberg (RUS)	4:05.51
3.	Jackline Maranga (KEN)	4:05.63
4.	Jolanda Čeplak (SLO)	4:05.84
5.	Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS)	4:05.86
6.	Alesia Turava (BLR)	4:07.26
7.	Nuria Fernández (ESP)	4:09.69
8.	Alina Cucerzan (ROU)	4:11.99
9.	Iryna Lishchynska (UKR)	4:12.01
10.	Carla Sacramento (POR)	4:13.14
11.	Adoración García (ESP)	4:16.28
—	Regina Jacobs (USA)	DQ

Heats

Held on Wednesday 27 August 2003

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Süreyya Ayhan (TUR)	4:08.12
2.	Joanne Pavey (GBR)	4:08.60
3.	Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS)	4:08.93
4.	Nuria Fernández (ESP)	4:09.07
5.	Iryna Lishchynska (UKR)	4:09.48
6.	Naomi Mugo (KEN)	4:11.95
7.	Mardrea Hyman (JAM)	4:14.17
8.	Meskerem Assefa (ETH)	4:16.38
9.	Gabriela Traña (CRC)	4:32.58
10.	Roda Ali Wais (DJI)	5:10.16 (NR)
—	Regina Jacobs (USA)	DQ

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Maria Cioncan (ROU)	4:10.16
2.	Hayley Tullett (GBR)	4:10.53
3.	Tatyana Tomashova (RUS)	4:10.95
4.	Alesia Turava (BLR)	4:11.26
5.	Jolanda Čeplak (SLO)	4:11.26
6.	Jackline Maranga (KEN)	4:11.38
7.	Adoración García (ESP)	4:11.84
8.	Judit Varga (HUN)	4:11.89
9.	Veerle Dejaeghere (BEL)	4:19.08
10.	Rosa Saul (ANG)	4:20.99

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Maria Martins (FRA)	4:12.53
2.	Yekaterina Rozenberg (RUS)	4:12.54
3.	Nelya Neporadna (UKR)	4:12.71
4.	Alina Cucerzan (ROU)	4:12.79
5.	Daniela Yordanova (BUL)	4:12.98
6.	Kutre Dulecha (ETH)	4:13.01
7.	Carla Sacramento (POR)	4:13.70
8.	Natalia Rodríguez (ESP)	4:14.08
9.	Daniela Kuleska (MKD)	4:29.65
—	Hasna Benhassi (MAR)	DNS
—	Kelly Holmes (GBR)	DNS

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