The Women's

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at the

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was held at the

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on August 28 & 30, and September 1.

Maryam Yusuf Jamal Maryam Yusuf Jamal ( ar, مريم يوسف جمال; om, Maryam Yuusuf Jamaal) (born Zenebech Tola) (born 16 September 1984) is an Ethiopian-born Bahraini middle-distance runner. She is the first Bahraini athlete to win an Olympic medal, a gold ...

of Bahrain, the gold medallist in

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, had the two fastest times of the year prior to the competition. American

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entered as the

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leader and her compatriot

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(bronze in 2009) was also present. The 2010 World Indoor champion Kalkidan Gezahegne, Russia's Ekaterina Gorbunova and Btissam Lakhouad of Morocco completed the top four fastest runners that year. Other prominent entrants included 2008 Olympic champion Nancy Jebet Langat, 2009 runner-up Lisa Dobriskey and world indoor medallists Natalia Rodríguez and

Gelete Burka Gelete Burka Bati (sometimes misspelled ''Burika'', Oromo: Galate Burqaa Baati, Amharic: ገለቴ ቡርቃ; born 23 January 1986) is an Ethiopian middle-distance and long-distance runner. She was born in Kofele in the Arsi Zone of the Oromi ...

. The final was a tight pack, disrupted in the turn less than a lap and a half before the finish when Hellen Onsando Obiri fell taking out Uceny along with her. With a pack of 9 remaining, the competitors jockeyed for position on the final lap. As they entered the final straightaway Natalia Rodríguez had a slight edge on the pack almost four wide. Jennifer Barringer Simpson and

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were trailing the pack but Simpson went wide and passed the field as Rodríguez started to falter. England followed Simpson in full sprint across the finish line.

Nataliya Tobias Nataliya Viktorivna Tobias ( uk, Наталія Вікторівна Тобіас, '' née'' Sydorenko (Сидоренко); born 22 November 1980 in Serov, Soviet Union) is a female former middle-distance runner from Ukraine, who specialized in ...

was disqualified for doping in 2012 after further analysis of a sample of hers from the Daegu Championships.

Olesya Syreva Olesya Syreva (russian: Олеся Сырева; b. 25 November 1983 in Novosibirsk) is a Russian middle/long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 and 3000 metres. On the February 3rd 2013 she was banned for two years by the IAAF following i ...

, Anzhela Shevchenko and Natallia Kareiva have later had their results disqualified after they were found to be doping based on abnormalities in their

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Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

Qualification standards

Schedule

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the

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. *Following a protest lodged by the Ethiopian federation, due to a crash by

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Nikki Hamblin who caused Gezahegne to stagger onto the infield.

Semifinals

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the

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Final

References

External links

1500 metres results
at IAAF website {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 1500 metres

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1500 metres at the World Athletics Championships 2011 in women's athletics