Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres
| Women's 1500 metres at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
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| Dates | 21 August 2008 (heats) 23 August 2008 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:00.23 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2008 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 | women | ||
| 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 | |||
The women's 1500 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from 21–23 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]
The qualifying standards were 4:07.00 (A standard) and 4:08.00 (B standard).[2]
This event was hit hard by the Russian doping scandal on 31 July 2008, as all three Russian entrants, Yuliya Fomenko, Tatyana Tomashova and Yelena Soboleva, were suspended from competition.[3] These athletes were three of the favourites to take the medals in Beijing.
Records
Prior to this 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Paula Ivan (ROU) | 3:53.96 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Results
Round 1
Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the final.
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Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nancy Langat |  Kenya | 4:00.03 | PB |
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Iryna Lishchynska |  Ukraine | 4:01.63 | |
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Nataliya Tobias | Ukraine | 4:01.78 | PB |
| 4 | Lisa Dobriskey |  Great Britain | 4:02.10 | PB |
| 5 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal |  Bahrain | 4:02.71 | |
| 6 | Natalia Rodríguez |  Spain | 4:03.19 | SB |
| 7 | Shannon Rowbury |  United States | 4:03.58 | |
| 8 | Iris Fuentes-Pila | Spain | 4:04.86 | |
| 9 | Anna Mishchenko | Ukraine | 4:05.13 | PB |
| 10 | Siham Hilali |  Morocco | 4:05.57 | |
| 11 | Anna Alminova |  Russia | 4:06.99 | |
| 12 | Btissam Lakhouad | Morocco | 4:07.25 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
Splits
| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400m | Anna Alminova | Russia | 1:05.90 |
| 800m | Anna Alminova | Russia | 2:13.70 |
| 1200m | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | Bahrain | 3:16.41 |
References
- ↑ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ↑ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ↑ IAAF Anti-doping investigation leads to provisional suspension of Russian athletes.IAAF.org. 31 July 2008.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-24. Retrieved 2008-08-23.