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2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres

Genzebe Dibaba celebrating her win.

The women's 1500 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 and 10 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. Four of the fifteen participants were later found out to be doping, including the original bronze medallist, Aslı Çakır Alptekin.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Genzebe Dibaba
 Ethiopia
Mariem Alaoui Selsouli
 Morocco
Hind Déhiba
 France

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record  Elena Soboleva (RUS) 3:58.28 Moscow, Russia 18 February 2006
Championship record  Gelete Burka (ETH) 3:59.75 Valencia, Spain 9 March 2008
World Leading  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 4:00.13 Karlsruhe, Germany 12 February 2012
African record  Gelete Burka (ETH) 3:59.75 Valencia, Spain 9 March 2008
Asian record  Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 3:59.79 Valencia, Spain 9 March 2008
European record  Elena Soboleva (RUS) 3:58.28 Moscow, Russia 18 February 2006
North and Central American
and Caribbean record
 Regina Jacobs (USA) 3:59.98 Boston, United States 1 February 2003
Oceanian Record  Sarah Jamieson (AUS) 4:11.08 Boston, United States 7 February 2009
South American record  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) 4:14.05 Budapest, Hungary 12 February 1992

Qualification standards

Indoor Outdoor
4:14.00 or 4:31.00 (Mile) 4:03.50 or 4:22.00 (Mile)

Schedule

Date Time Round
March 9, 2012 18:30 Heats
March 10, 2012 18:00 Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest qualified (q). 15 athletes from 12 countries participated.[1]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Mariem Alaoui Selsouli  Morocco 4:08.56 Q
2 2 Hind Dehiba  France 4:08.78 Q
3 2 Tizita Bogale  Ethiopia 4:08.91 Q
DQ 2 Elena Arzhakova  Russia 4:09.15 q, SB, Doping
DQ 2 Aslı Çakır Alptekin  Turkey 4:09.30 q, NR, Doping
4 2 Angelika Cichocka  Poland 4:09.50 q
5 1 Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 4:11.17 Q
6 2 Brenda Martinez  United States 4:11.30
7 1 Isabel Macías  Spain 4:11.53 Q
DQ 1 Natallia Kareiva  Belarus 4:11.64 Q, Doping
8 1 Siham Hilali  Morocco 4:11.69
DQ 1 Anzhelika Shevchenko  Ukraine 4:12.78 Doping
9 1 Luiza Gega  Albania 4:13.45
10 1 Sara Vaughn  United States 4:17.46
11 1 Ioana Doaga  Romania 4:17.50

Final

9 athletes from 8 countries participated.[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 4:05.78
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mariem Alaoui Selsouli  Morocco 4:07.78
DQ Aslı Çakır Alptekin  Turkey 4:08.74 NR, Doping
DQ Natallia Kareiva  Belarus 4:10.12 Doping
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hind Déhiba  France 4:10.30
4 Tizita Bogale  Ethiopia 4:10.98
DQ Elena Arzhakova  Russia 4:13.04 Doping
5 Angelika Cichocka  Poland 4:14.57
6 Isabel Macías  Spain 4:22.40

References

  1. ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  2. ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-10.