2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres

Women's 1500 metres
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Venue Oregon Convention Center
Dates March 18 (heats)
March 19 (final)
Competitors 20 from 15 nations
Winning time 4:04.96
Medalists
 Sifan Hassan   Netherlands
 Dawit Seyaum   Ethiopia
 Gudaf Tsegay   Ethiopia
Events at the
2016 IAAF World Indoor
Championships
Track events
60 m   men   women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m men women
60 m hurdles men women
4×400 m relay men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Heptathlon men
Exhibition events
Masters 800 m men women

The women's 1500 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 18 and 19, 2016.[1][2]

Ethiopia managed to put three athletes into this final, but the early leader was Melissa Duncan who broke away for the first three laps. The peloton was not concerned until just before the 1Km mark, when Sifan Hassan made a move forward. That move was taken seriously with the Ethiopians, Brenda Martinez and Violah Lagat all scrambling to line up behind her. But after assuming the lead, Hassan didn't try to accelerate, instead slowing the pace while the pack jostled for position behind her, with the tiring Duncan in the middle as yet another obstacle. With two laps to go, Hassan accelerated again, this time breaking away from the pack. At the bell only Dawit Seyaum and Gudaf Tsegay were able to stay with her. Along the back stretch and through the final turn, Seyaum pulled onto Hassan's outside shoulder with the obvious intent to pass her coming off the turn. Instead, Hassan just accelerated away from Seyaum to take the gold.

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[3]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Sifan Hassan  Netherlands 4:07.28 Q
2 2 Gudaf Tsegay  Ethiopia 4:07.98 Q
3 1 Dawit Seyaum  Ethiopia 4:09.05 Q
4 2 Danuta Urbanik  Poland 4:09.41 Q, SB
5 1 Axumawit Embaye  Ethiopia 4:09.43 Q
6 1 Brenda Martinez  United States 4:09.75 Q
7 2 Melissa Duncan  Australia 4:10.40 q
8 1 Renata Pliś  Poland 4:10.44 q
9 1 Violah Cheptoo Lagat  Kenya 4:10.77 q, SB
10 1 Rababe Arafi  Morocco 4:10.82
11 1 Kristiina Mäki  Czech Republic 4:11.28 PB
12 2 Gabriela Stafford  Canada 4:11.46 SB
13 2 Cory McGee  United States 4:11.62
14 1 Sarah Lahti  Sweden 4:11.68 PB
15 2 Claudia Bobocea  Romania 4:12.38
16 2 Luiza Gega  Albania 4:16.12
17 1 Rose-Anne Galligan  Ireland 4:16.84
18 1 Nicole Sifuentes  Canada 4:17.24 SB
19 2 Beatha Nishimwe  Rwanda 4:19.39 NR
20 2 Tamara Armoush  Jordan 4:37.61 NR

Final

The final was started on March 19 at 19:18.[4]

The medalists (left to right): Dawit Seyaum, Sifan Hassan and Gudaf Tsegay
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Sifan Hassan  Netherlands 4:04.96
2nd Dawit Seyaum  Ethiopia 4:05.30
3rd Gudaf Tsegay  Ethiopia 4:05.71
4 Axumawit Embaye  Ethiopia 4:09.37
5 Brenda Martinez  United States 4:09.57
6 Melissa Duncan  Australia 4:09.69
7 Renata Pliś  Poland 4:10.14
8 Violah Cheptoo Lagat  Kenya 4:10.45 SB
9 Danuta Urbanik  Poland 4:12.59

References

  1. ↑ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ Start list
  3. ↑ Heats results
  4. ↑ Final results
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