2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest from 19 to 22 August 2023.[1]

Women's 1500 metres
at the 2023 World Championships
VenueNational Athletics Centre
Dates19 August (heats)
20 August (semi-finals)
22 August (final)
Competitors56 from 31 nations
Winning time3:54.87
Medalists
gold medal    Kenya
silver medal    Ethiopia
bronze medal    Netherlands
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Summary

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Since 2015 when she lost to the world record holder Genzebe Dibaba, the only time Faith Kipyegon has lost a World title race was 2019, when Sifan Hassan ran away from the field. Both Hassan and Kipyegon were back, but Kipyegon was now the world record holder, and not only in the 1500 m; she had also taken down Hassan's mile record and the 5000 m record as well, all this year.

This year, Hassan dropped to the back as usual, but Kipyegon went right to the front, sub-31 for the first 200m. Taking her cue, Ciara Mageean, Diribe Welteji and Nelly Chepchirchir rushed to the front, later joined by Laura Muir. The pace relaxed to a more realistic 65 by the end of the first lap, and 66 for the second. It wasn't until 500 to go that Hassan made any serious effort to move forward. Ten metres before the bell, Kipyegon began to accelerate, starting to put a slight gap on the next pursuer Welteji. Hassan started the last lap 5 metres down, passing Jessica Hull into 6th place, with the fastest women in the world sprinting ahead of her. She moved into lane 2 and started passing in the turn. With 200 to go, Hassan got by Mageean into third place, but Kipyegon still had the 5-metre gap. Through the final turn, Hassan managed to get to Welteji's shoulder, but having spent so much effort to get there, she would get no further. Kipyegon still had her gap, now over both of them, which would prove to be insurmountable all the way to the finish. Hassan couldn't find another gear to overtake Welteji for silver.

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record   Faith Kipyegon (KEN) 3:49.11 Firenze, Italy 2 June 2023
Championship record   Sifan Hassan (NED) 3:51.95 Doha, Qatar 5 October 2019
World Leading   Faith Kipyegon (KEN) 3:49.11 Firenze, Italy 2 June 2023
African Record
Asian Record   Qu Yunxia (CHN) 3:50.46 Beijing, China 11 September 1993
North, Central American and Caribbean record   Shelby Houlihan (USA) 3:54.99 Doha, Qatar 5 October 2019
South American Record   Letitia Vriesde (SUR) 4:05.67 Tokyo, Japan 31 August 1991
European Record   Sifan Hassan (NED) 3:51.95 Doha, Qatar 5 October 2019
Oceanian record   Linden Hall (AUS) 3:57.27 Chorzów, Poland 16 July 2023

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 4:03.50.[3]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC +2), was as follows:

Date Time Round
19 August 13:15 Heats
20 August 17:05 Semi-finals
22 August 21:30 Final

Results

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Heats

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First 6 of each heat (Q) qualified to the semi-finals.[4][5]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Nelly Chepchirchir   Kenya (KEN) 4:00.87 Q
2 3 Sinclaire Johnson   United States (USA) 4:01.09 Q, SB
3 3 Birke Haylom   Ethiopia (ETH) 4:01.12 Q
4 3 Katie Snowden   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:01.15 Q
5 3 Marta Pérez   Spain (ESP) 4:01.41 Q, SB
6 3 Linden Hall   Australia (AUS) 4:01.45 Q
7 3 Sintayehu Vissa   Italy (ITA) 4:01.66 PB
8 3 Sophie O'Sullivan   Ireland (IRL) 4:02.15 PB
9 2 Faith Kipyegon   Kenya (KEN) 4:02.62 Q
10 2 Diribe Welteji   Ethiopia (ETH) 4:02.72 Q
11 1 Sifan Hassan   Netherlands (NED) 4:02.92 Q
12 2 Sarah Healy   Ireland (IRL) 4:03.00 Q
13 2 Gaia Sabbatini   Italy (ITA) 4:03.04 Q
14 2 Melissa Courtney-Bryant   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:03.14 Q
15 4 Hirut Meshesha   Ethiopia (ETH) 4:03.47 Q
16 1 Laura Muir   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:03.50 Q
17 4 Jessica Hull   Australia (AUS) 4:03.50 Q
18 4 Ciara Mageean   Ireland (IRL) 4:03.52 Q
19 4 Cory McGee   United States (USA) 4:03.61 Q
20 4 Adelle Tracey   Jamaica (JAM) 4:03.67 Q
21 1 Nikki Hiltz   United States (USA) 4:03.76 Q
22 4 Ludovica Cavalli   Italy (ITA) 4:03.81 Q
23 1 Edinah Jebitok   Kenya (KEN) 4:04.09 Q
24 1 Abbey Caldwell   Australia (AUS) 4:04.16 Q
25 2 Esther Guerrero   Spain (ESP) 4:04.33 Q
26 1 Nozomi Tanaka   Japan (JPN) 4:04.36 Q, SB
27 4 Purity Chepkirui   Kenya (KEN) 4:04.51 PB
28 1 Lucia Stafford   Canada (CAN) 4:05.21
29 2 Sofia Thøgersen   Denmark (DEN) 4:05.34 NR
30 1 Alma Cortes [de]   Mexico (MEX) 4:06.03 SB
31 1 Claudia Bobocea   Romania (ROM) 4:06.07
32 2 Agathe Guillemot   France (FRA) 4:06.18
33 2 Aleksandra Płocińska   Poland (POL) 4:06.39 PB
34 4 Águeda Marqués   Spain (ESP) 4:06.41
35 2 Hanna Hermansson   Sweden (SWE) 4:06.42 SB
36 1 Sofia Ennaoui   Poland (POL) 4:06.47
37 2 Salomé Afonso   Portugal (POR) 4:06.55
38 3 Kristiina Mäki   Czech Republic (CZE) 4:06.90
39 1 Nathalie Blomqvist   Finland (FIN) 4:06.93 PB
40 3 Simone Plourde   Canada (CAN) 4:07.04
41 4 Kate Current   Canada (CAN) 4:07.23 PB
42 4 Marta Pen   Portugal (POR) 4:07.74
43 4 Amalie Sæten [no]   Norway (NOR) 4:08.08 PB
44 3 Eliza Megger   Poland (POL) 4:09.22
45 1 Vera Hoffmann   Luxembourg (LUX) 4:09.76
46 3 Yume Goto   Japan (JPN) 4:10.22
47 4 Winnie Nanyondo   Uganda (UGA) 4:10.55
48 2 Carina Viljoen [de]   South Africa (RSA) 4:11.02
49 2 Lili Anna Vindics-Tóth   Hungary (HUN) 4:11.08 =PB
50 2 Elise Vanderelst   Belgium (BEL) 4:11.55
51 3 Nguyễn Thị Oanh   Vietnam (VIE) 4:12.28 PB
52 1 Jaqueline Weber   Brazil (BRA) 4:14.46 PB
53 3 Joceline Wind   Switzerland (SUI) 4:14.86
54 1 Şilan Ayyıldız   Turkey (TUR) 4:14.96
55 4 Fedra Luna   Argentina (ARG) 4:19.00
4 Gresa Bakraçi [no]   Kosovo (KOS) DNF

Semi-finals

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First 6 of each semi-final (Q) qualified to the final.[6][7]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Faith Kipyegon   Kenya (KEN) 3:55.14 Q
2 2 Diribe Welteji   Ethiopia (ETH) 3:55.18 Q
3 2 Sifan Hassan   Netherlands (NED) 3:55.48 Q
4 2 Laura Muir   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:56.36 Q
5 2 Katie Snowden   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:56.72 Q
6 2 Jessica Hull   Australia (AUS) 3:57.85 Q
7 2 Adelle Tracey   Jamaica (JAM) 3:58.77 NR
8 2 Sarah Healy   Ireland (IRL) 3:59.68
9 2 Abbey Caldwell   Australia (AUS) 3:59.79
10 2 Esther Guerrero   Spain (ESP) 4:00.13
11 2 Nikki Hiltz   United States (USA) 4:00.84
12 1 Nelly Chepchirchir   Kenya (KEN) 4:02.14 Q
13 1 Birke Haylom   Ethiopia (ETH) 4:02.46 Q
14 1 Ciara Mageean   Ireland (IRL) 4:02.70 Q
15 1 Cory McGee   United States (USA) 4:02.71 Q
16 1 Melissa Courtney-Bryant   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:02.79 Q
17 1 Ludovica Cavalli   Italy (ITA) 4:02.83 Q
18 1 Marta Pérez   Spain (ESP) 4:02.96
19 1 Linden Hall   Australia (AUS) 4:03.96
20 1 Hirut Meshesha   Ethiopia (ETH) 4:04.27
21 1 Edinah Jebitok   Kenya (KEN) 4:05.41
22 1 Sinclaire Johnson   United States (USA) 4:06.39
23 1 Nozomi Tanaka   Japan (JPN) 4:06.71
2 Gaia Sabbatini   Italy (ITA) DNF

Final

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The final was started on 22 August at 21:33.[8]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Faith Kipyegon   Kenya (KEN) 3:54.87
  Diribe Welteji   Ethiopia (ETH) 3:55.69
  Sifan Hassan   Netherlands (NED) 3:56.00
4 Ciara Mageean   Ireland (IRL) 3:56.61 NR
5 Nelly Chepchirchir   Kenya (KEN) 3:57.90 PB
6 Laura Muir   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:58.58
7 Jessica Hull   Australia (AUS) 3:59.54
8 Katie Snowden   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:59.65
9 Birke Haylom   Ethiopia (ETH) 4:01.51
10 Cory McGee   United States (USA) 4:01.60
11 Ludovica Cavalli   Italy (ITA) 4:01.84 PB
12 Melissa Courtney-Bryant   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 4:03.31

References

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  1. ^ "Women 1500 Metres Timetable". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ "1500 Metres Women − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Results 1500 metres Women - Heats" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Summary 1500 metre Women - Heats" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Results 1500 metres Women - Semi-finals" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Summary 1500 metre Women - Semi-finals" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Results 1500 metres Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.