The women's
1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...
event at the
2015 Summer Universiade )
, Nations participating = 143
, Athletes participating = 12,885
, Events = 272 in 21 sports
, Opening ceremony =
, Closing ceremony =
, Officially opened by = Park Geun-hye
, Athlete's Oath = Kim Seong-yeon and Kim Kuk-young
, Judge's Oath = K ...
was held on 10 and 12 July at the
Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium.
Docus Ajok of Uganda was pulled out of the 1500 metres heats because of the close proximity to the 800 metres final to which she had originally advanced. However, she was later disqualified for a lane violation in the semifinal of that event and the organizers decided to let her compete in the 1500 metres final despite not appearing in the heats. Ajok ended up winning the gold medal.
Medalists
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Final
References
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1500
Year 1500 (Roman numerals, MD) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The year 1500 was not a leap year in the Proleptic Gregorian calendar.
The year was seen as being especially important by many Christians in Europe, ...
2015 in women's athletics
2015
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