The women's 1500 metres in

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at the

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was held on 15 February 2014 at the

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. The qualifying heats,

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and the

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were held on 15 February. The defending

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is Zhou Yang of

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, while the defending

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Qualification

Countries were assigned quotas using a combination of the four special Olympic Qualification classifications that were held at two world cups in November 2013. A nation may enter a maximum of three athletes per event. For this event a total of 36 athletes representing 19 nations qualified to compete.

Results

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Heats

: Q – qualified for Quarterfinals : ADV – advanced : PEN – penalty

Semifinals

: QA – qualified for Finals A : QB – qualified for Finals B : ADV – advanced : PEN – penalty

Finals

Final B (classification round)

Final A (medal round)

Final standings

The final overall standings were:

References

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