Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

Women's 1500 metres
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
VenueAthens Olympic Stadium
Dates24–28 August
Competitors48 from 25 nations
Winning time3:57.90 NR
Medalists
   Great Britain
   Russia
   Romania
Athletics at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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
Wheelchair races

The women's 1500 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 24 to 28.

The first round comprised three heats with the first five gaining a direct qualification and then the next nine fastest across all heats progressing to the semifinals. The top five runners in each of the two semifinal heats moved on directly to the final, and they were immediately joined by the next two fastest from any of the semifinals.

The final started out quickly with the fastest qualifier Natalya Yevdokimova taking an insurmountable lead for the Russians alongside her teammates Olga Yegorova and reigning world champion Tatyana Tomashova. Great Britain's Kelly Holmes, who had earlier won the gold medal in the 800 metres, was expected to challenge her Russian rivals and the rest of the field for a possible Olympic double. Throughout the race, Holmes stayed calmly at the back of the field, lying eighth at the bell. With only one more lap to go, she bided her time to pull away from the rest of the runners through the curve, keeping an eye on the leaders. Holmes made a wider move with only 100 metres remaining to pass the leader Tomashova and sprinted down the home stretch to take the gold medal, setting a new British record of 3:57.90. Tomashova closed the race quickly to get the silver, while Romania's Maria Cioncan could not reach further to chase the leaders on a tight sprint finish, ending her up with a bronze.[1][2]

Holmes' feat made her one of Great Britain's most successful athletes in Olympic history, and the first to achieve an Olympic middle-distance double by either a male or a female, a milestone that had never been accomplished by any of the 1980s running legends Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett, or Steve Cram.[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Qu Yunxia (CHN) 3:50.46 Beijing, China 11 September 1993
Olympic record  Paula Ivan (ROM) 3:53.96 Seoul, South Korea 1 October 1988

No new records were set during the competition.

Qualification

The qualification period for athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the women's 1500 metres, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 4:05.80 or faster during the qualification period. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run the race in 4:07.15 or faster could be entered.

Schedule

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 24 August 2004 20:30 Round 1
Thursday, 26 August 2004 20:30 Semifinals
Saturday, 28 August 2004 20:30 Final

Results

Round 1

Qualification rule: The first five finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next nine fastest overall runners (q) advanced to the semifinals.[3]

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Tatyana Tomashova Russia 4:06.06Q
2 Nataliya Tobias Ukraine 4:06.06Q
3 Nuria Fernández Spain 4:06.29Q
4 Anna Jakubczak Poland 4:06.37Q
5 Elvan Abeylegesse Turkey 4:06.42Q
6 Carrie Tollefson United States 4:06.46q
7 Hayley Tullett Great Britain 4:07.27q
8 Carla Sacramento Portugal 4:07.73q
9 Courtney Babcock Canada 4:08.18
10 Latifa Essarokh France 4:09.08
11 Mestawat Tadesse Ethiopia 4:11.78
12 Elena Iagăr Romania 4:11.48
13 Silvia Felipo Andorra 4:44.40SB
14 Sloan Siegrist Guam 4:44.53
16 Bouchra Ghezielle Morocco DNS
16 Nouria Merah Benida Algeria DNS

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Natalya Yevdokimova Russia 4:05.55Q
2 Kelly Holmes Great Britain 4:05.58Q
3 Daniela Yordanova Bulgaria 4:05.87Q, SB
4 Maria Martins France 4:05.95Q
5 Hasna Benhassi Morocco 4:05.98Q
6 Lidia Chojecka Poland 4:06.13q
7 Iris Fuentes-Pila Spain 4:06.32q
8 Nahida Touhami Algeria 4:06.41q
9 Konstadina Efedaki Greece 4:06.73q
10 Malindi Elmore Canada 4:09.81
11 Jasminka Guber Bosnia and Herzegovina 4:17.75PB
12 Meskerem Legesse Ethiopia 4:18.03
13 Alina Cucerzan Romania 4:18.07
14 Elena Guerra Uruguay 4:35.31
15 Kanchhi Maya Koju Nepal 4:38.17PB
16 Iryna Lishchynska Ukraine DNF

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Maria Cioncan Romania 4:06.68Q
2 Carmen Douma-Hussar Canada 4:06.90Q
3 Wioletta Janowska Poland 4:06.91Q
4 Nancy Jebet Lagat Kenya 4:06.94Q
5 Kutre Dulecha Ethiopia 4:06.95Q
6 Olga Yegorova Russia 4:07.14q
7 Natalia Rodríguez Spain 4:07.19q
8 Hind Dehiba France 4:07.96
9 Nelya Neporadna Ukraine 4:08.60
10 Trine Pilskog Norway 4:08.61
11 Sarah Jamieson Australia 4:09.25
12 Judit Varga Hungary 4:09.36
13 Joanne Pavey Great Britain 4:12.50
14 Tatiana Borisova Kyrgyzstan 4:13.36
15 Sumaira Zahoor Pakistan 4:49.33
16 Rosa Saul Angola DNS

Semifinals

Qualification rule: The top five finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next two fastest overall runners (q) advanced to the final.[4]

Semifinal 1

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Maria Cioncan Romania 4:06.69Q
2 Anna Jakubczak Poland 4:06.77Q
3 Tatyana Tomashova Russia 4:06.80Q
4 Elvan Abeylegesse Turkey 4:07.10Q
5 Hasna Benhassi Morocco 4:07.39Q
6 Nataliya Tobias Ukraine 4:07.55
7 Nancy Jebet Lagat Kenya 4:07.57
8 Kutre Dulecha Ethiopia 4:07.63
9 Nuria Fernández Spain 4:07.68
10 Iris Fuentes-Pila Spain 4:07.69
11 Hayley Tullett Great Britain 4:08.92
12 Konstadina Efedaki Greece 4:09.37

Semifinal 2

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Natalya Yevdokimova Russia 4:04.66Q
2 Kelly Holmes Great Britain 4:04.77Q
3 Lidia Chojecka Poland 4:04.83Q
4 Natalia Rodríguez Spain 4:04.91Q
5 Daniela Yordanova Bulgaria 4:04.94Q, SB
6 Carmen Douma-Hussar Canada 4:05.09q
7 Olga Yegorova Russia 4:05.57q
8 Nahida Touhami Algeria 4:07.21
9 Carrie Tollefson United States 4:08.55
10 Carla Sacramento Portugal 4:10.85
11 Wioletta Janowska Poland 4:11.41
12 Maria Martins France 4:12.76

Final

[5]

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st Kelly Holmes Great Britain 3:57.90NR
2nd Tatyana Tomashova Russia 3:58.12PB
3rd Maria Cioncan Romania 3:58.39PB
4 Natalya Yevdokimova Russia 3:59.05PB
5 Daniela Yordanova Bulgaria 3:59.10PB
6 Lidia Chojecka Poland 3:59.27SB
7 Anna Jakubczak Poland 4:00.15PB
8 Elvan Abeylegesse Turkey 4:00.67
9 Carmen Douma-Hussar Canada 4:02.31PB
10 Natalia Rodríguez Spain 4:03.01SB
11 Olga Yegorova Russia 4:05.65
12 Hasna Benhassi Morocco 4:12.90

References

  1. 1 2 "Golden double for Holmes". BBC Sport. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. Jump, Paul (28 August 2004). "Holmes cruises to golden double". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. "IAAF Athens 2004: Women's 1500m Heats". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  4. "IAAF Athens 2004: Women's 1500m Semifinals". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  5. "IAAF Athens 2004: Women's 1500m Final". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

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