2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres


The women's 1500 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 18 and 19, 2016.
Ethiopia managed to put three athletes into this final, but the early leader was Melissa Duncan who broke away for the first three laps. The peloton was not concerned until just before the 1 km mark, when Sifan Hassan made a move forward. That move was taken seriously with the Ethiopians, Brenda Martinez and Violah Lagat all scrambling to line up behind her. But after assuming the lead, Hassan didn't try to accelerate, instead slowing the pace while the pack jostled for position behind her, with the tiring Duncan in the middle as yet another obstacle. With two laps to go, Hassan accelerated again, this time breaking away from the pack. At the bell only Dawit Seyaum and Gudaf Tsegay were able to stay with her. Along the back stretch and through the final turn, Seyaum pulled onto Hassan's outside shoulder with the obvious intent to pass her coming off the turn. Instead, Hassan just accelerated away from Seyaum to take the gold.

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 and next 3 fastest qualified for the final.
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Sifan Hassan4:07.28Q
22Gudaf Tsegay4:07.98Q
31Dawit Seyaum4:09.05Q
42Danuta Urbanik4:09.41Q, SB
51Axumawit Embaye4:09.43Q
61Brenda Martinez4:09.75Q
72Melissa Duncan4:10.40q
81Renata Pliś4:10.44q
91Violah Cheptoo Lagat4:10.77q, SB
101Rababe Arafi4:10.82
111Kristiina Mäki4:11.28PB
122Gabriela Stafford4:11.46SB
132Cory McGee4:11.62
141Sarah Lahti4:11.68PB
152Claudia Bobocea4:12.38
162Luiza Gega4:16.12
171Rose-Anne Galligan4:16.84
181Nicole Sifuentes4:17.24SB
192Beatha Nishimwe4:19.39
202Tamara Armoush4:37.61

Final

The final was started on March 19 at 19:18.
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Sifan Hassan4:04.96
Dawit Seyaum4:05.30
Gudaf Tsegay4:05.71
4Axumawit Embaye4:09.37
5Brenda Martinez4:09.57
6Melissa Duncan4:09.69
7Renata Pliś4:10.14
8Violah Cheptoo Lagat4:10.45SB
9Danuta Urbanik4:12.59