2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium between 18–23 August. It was originally won by Natalia Rodríguez of Spain, but she was disqualified for tripping Gelete Burka of Ethiopia. Burka had been in the lead for the majority of the race, but Rodríguez had caught up and tripped Burka. Burka ended up finishing last and was visibly upset of what had happened. Rodríguez was disqualified. Defending champion Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain received the gold, Lisa Dobriskey of Great Britain received the silver, and Shannon Rowbury of the United States received the bronze. In addition, Mariem Alaoui Selsouli of Morocco was disqualified before the [|final] for testing positive for Erythropoietin. She was not replaced.Medalists
Records
Qualification standards
Schedule
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 6 in each heat and the next 6 fastest advance to the [|semifinals].
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Gelete Burka | | 4:07.75 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Natalia Rodríguez | | 4:07.84 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Lisa Dobriskey | | 4:07.90 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Natalya Yevdokimova | | 4:08.06 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Anna Alminova | | 4:08.13 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Anna Willard | | 4:08.13 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Nancy Lagat | | 4:08.16 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Btissam Lakhouad | | 4:08.21 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Kalkidan Gezahegne | | 4:08.23 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Christin Wurth-Thomas | | 4:08.23 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Mimi Belete | | 4:08.36 | q |
| 12 | 3 | Sylwia Ejdys | | 4:08.59 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Sonja Roman | | 4:08.65 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | | 4:08.76 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | Nuria Fernández | | 4:08.79 | Q |
| 16 | 1 | Meskerem Assefa | | 4:08.86 | Q |
| 16 | 1 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | | 4:08.86 | Q |
| 18 | 1 | Iryna Lishchynska | | 4:08.95 | Q |
| 19 | 1 | Irina Krakoviak | | 4:08.96 | Q |
| 20 | 1 | Viola Kibiwot | | 4:09.18 | q |
| 21 | 3 | Anna Mishchenko | | 4:09.26 | q |
| 22 | 1 | Lidia Chojecka | | 4:09.38 | q |
| 23 | 2 | Nikki Hamblin | | 4:09.60 | q |
| 24 | 3 | Iris Fuentes-Pila | | 4:09.71 | q |
| 25 | 1 | Oksana Zbrozhek | | 4:09.84 | |
| 26 | 1 | Charlene Thomas | | 4:09.91 | |
| 27 | 3 | Adrienne Herzog | | 4:10.10 | |
| 28 | 1 | Shannon Rowbury | | 4:10.30 | q |
| 29 | 3 | Siham Hilali | | 4:10.57 | |
| 30 | 2 | Hind Déhiba Chahyd | | 4:11.41 | q |
| 31 | 3 | Deirdre Byrne | | 4:12.19 | |
| 32 | 2 | Tamara Tverdostup | | 4:13.36 | |
| 33 | 2 | Alemitu Bekele | | 4:13.69 | SB |
| 34 | 1 | Marina Munćan | | 4:15.18 | |
| 35 | 1 | Eliane Saholinirina | | 4:16.63 | |
| 36 | 2 | Susan Kuijken | | 4:18.10 | |
| 37 | 3 | Stephanie Twell | | 4:18.23 | |
| 38 | 2 | Irene Jelagat | | 4:27.36 | |
| 39 | 3 | Sladjana Pejovic | | 4:28.67 | |
| 40 | 3 | Francine Nzilampa | | 4:30.56 | NR |
| 41 | 2 | Aldy Villalobos | | 4:50.55 | PB |
| 42 | 1 | Eva Pereira | | 5:04.95 | PB |
Key: NR = National record, PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal bestSemifinals
Qualification: First 5 in each semifinal and the next 2 fastest advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | | 4:03.64 | Q |
| 1 | Natalia Rodríguez | | 4:03.73 | Q, SB |
| 1 | Lisa Dobriskey | | 4:03.84 | Q |
| 1 | Christin Wurth-Thomas | | 4:04.16 | Q |
| 1 | Kalkidan Gezahegne | | 4:04.75 | Q |
| 1 | Natalya Yevdokimova | | 4:04.93 | q |
| 1 | Lidia Chojecka | | 4:06.53 | q |
| 1 | Viola Kibiwot | | 4:06.88 | |
| 1 | Iris Fuentes-Pila | | 4:07.10 | |
| 10 | 1 | Sonja Roman | | 4:07.10 | |
| 11 | 1 | Btissam Lakhouad | | 4:08.72 | |
| 12 | 2 | Gelete Burka | | 4:10.19 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | | 4:10.46 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Anna Willard | | 4:10.47 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Shannon Rowbury | | 4:10.51 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | Nuria Fernández | | 4:10.64 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | Nikki Hamblin | | 4:10.96 | |
| 18 | 1 | Anna Mishchenko | | 4:11.02 | |
| 19 | 2 | Nancy Lagat | | 4:11.10 | |
| 20 | 2 | Hind Déhiba Chahyd | | 4:11.22 | |
| 21 | 2 | Sylwia Ejdys | | 4:11.33 | |
| 22 | 1 | Irina Krakoviak | | 4:12.54 | |
| 23 | 2 | Anna Alminova | | 4:12.55 | |
| 24 | 2 | Mimi Belete | | 4:13.30 | |
| 2 | Meskerem Assefa | | | DNS |
| 2 | Iryna Lishchynska | | | DNF |
Final
