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1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

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These are the results of the Women's 1500 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece. The event was held on 2, 3 and 5 August. The winning margin was 0.39 seconds.

Medalists

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Gold Portugal Carla Sacramento
Portugal (POR)
Silver United States Regina Jacobs
United States (USA)
Bronze Switzerland Anita Weyermann
Switzerland (SUI)

Results

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Heats

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First 6 of each Heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Kutre Dulecha  Ethiopia 4:07.70 Q
2 2 Regina Jacobs  United States 4:07.90 Q
3 2 Maite Zúñiga  Spain 4:08.09 Q, SB
4 2 Theresia Kiesl  Austria 4:08.13 Q
5 2 Joanne Pavey  Great Britain 4:08.23 Q
6 2 Anita Weyermann   Switzerland 4:08.30 Q
7 2 Margarita Marusova  Russia 4:08.45 q
8 2 Kathy Butler  Canada 4:08.87 q
9 1 Sonia O'Sullivan  Ireland 4:08.90 Q
10 1 Olga Nelyubova  Russia 4:09.02 Q
11 1 Leah Pells  Canada 4:09.25 Q
12 1 Malin Ewerlöf  Sweden 4:09.28 Q
13 1 Carmen Wustenhagen  Germany 4:09.34 Q
14 2 Andrea Šuldesová  Czech Republic 4:09.49 q
15 3 Suzy Hamilton  United States 4:10.12 Q
16 3 Carla Sacramento  Portugal 4:10.13 Q
17 3 Małgorzata Rydz  Poland 4:10.17 Q, SB
18 3 Svetlana Masterkova  Russia 4:10.22 Q
19 3 Margaret Crowley  Australia 4:10.23 Q
20 3 Patricia Djaté-Taillard  France 4:10.37 Q
21 3 Robyn Meagher  Canada 4:10.44 q
22 3 Sinead Delahunty  Ireland 4:10.45 q
23 3 Natalya Ivanova  Ukraine 4:10.79 q
24 1 Frederique Quentin  France 4:11.10 Q
25 3 Sylvia Kühnemund  Germany 4:11.21
26 3 Monika Rönnholm-Kinnunen  Finland 4:11.71
27 1 Karolina Skourti  Greece 4:11.88
28 2 Tatyana Belovol  Ukraine 4:12.17
29 1 Nouria Mérah-Benida  Algeria 4:12.21
30 2 Helena Javornik  Slovenia 4:16.21
31 1 Sarah Thorsett  United States 4:17.07
32 1 Samira Raïf  Morocco 4:19.54
33 3 Shura Hotesa  Ethiopia 4:21.27
1 Kelly Holmes  Great Britain DNF
2 Natalia Al Farran  Lebanon DNS

Semifinals

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First 5 of each Heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Olga Nelyubova  Russia 4:00.67 Q, PB
2 1 Carla Sacramento  Portugal 4:00.69 Q, SB
3 1 Regina Jacobs  United States 4:00.97 Q
4 1 Sonia O'Sullivan  Ireland 4:05.31 Q, SB
5 1 Anita Weyermann   Switzerland 4:05.71 Q
6 1 Maite Zúñiga  Spain 4:06.66 q, SB
7 2 Malin Ewerlöf  Sweden 4:06.75 Q
8 2 Leah Pells  Canada 4:06.76 Q, SB
9 1 Małgorzata Rydz  Poland 4:06.86 q, SB
10 2 Kutre Dulecha  Ethiopia 4:06.90 Q
11 2 Andrea Šuldesová  Czech Republic 4:07.02 Q, PB
12 2 Robyn Meagher  Canada 4:07.06 Q, SB
13 2 Suzy Hamilton  United States 4:07.19
14 2 Sinead Delahunty  Ireland 4:07.46 SB
15 1 Kathy Butler  Canada 4:07.68 PB
16 2 Theresia Kiesl  Austria 4:07.89
17 2 Margaret Crowley  Australia 4:10.37
18 1 Natalya Ivanova  Ukraine 4:10.39
19 1 Patricia Djaté-Taillard  France 4:10.85
20 1 Joanne Pavey  Great Britain 4:11.22
21 2 Margarita Marusova  Russia 4:14.98
22 1 Carmen Wustenhagen  Germany 4:15.08
23 2 Frederique Quentin  France 4:16.15
24 2 Svetlana Masterkova  Russia 4:22.74

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carla Sacramento  Portugal 4:04.24 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Regina Jacobs  United States 4:04.63
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anita Weyermann   Switzerland 4:04.70 SB
4 Maite Zúñiga  Spain 4:04.80 SB
5 Leah Pells  Canada 4:06.18 SB
6 Andrea Šuldesová  Czech Republic 4:06.33 PB
7 Olga Nelyubova  Russia 4:07.34
8 Sonia O'Sullivan  Ireland 4:07.81
9 Kutre Dulecha  Ethiopia 4:08.15
10 Malin Ewerlöf  Sweden 4:08.68
11 Robyn Meagher  Canada 4:10.83
12 Małgorzata Rydz  Poland 4:13.25

References

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