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Events at the 1991 World Championships
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
3000 m		women
5000 m	men
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4 × 100 m relay	men	women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
10 km walk		women
20 km walk	men
50 km walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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These are the——official results of the Women's 1500 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes, "with three qualifying heats." And the "final held on Saturday August 31," 1991. The winning margin was 0.37 seconds.

Medalists※

Gold	Hassiba Boulmerka Algeria (ALG)
Silver	Tetyana Dorovskikh Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze	Lyudmila Rogachova Soviet Union (URS)

Schedule※

• All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Final※

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG)	4:02.21
	Tetyana Dorovskikh (URS)	4:02.58
	Lyudmila Rogachova (URS)	4:02.72
4.	Doina Melinte (ROM)	4:03.19
5.	Ellen Kiessling (GER)	4:04.75
6.	Kirsty Wade (GBR)	4:05.16
7.	Susan Sirma (KEN)	4:05.47
8.	Małgorzata Rydz (POL)	4:05.52
9.	Letitia Vriesde (SUR)	4:05.67
10.	Violeta Beclea (ROM)	4:05.86
11.	Debbie Bowker (CAN)	4:06.06
12.	PattiSue Plumer (USA)	4:06.80
13.	Yvonne Mai (GER)	4:07.45
14.	Elena Fidatov (ROM)	4:10.15
15.	Ravilya Kotovich (URS)	4:17.59

Qualifying heats※

• Held on Thursday 1991-08-29

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Susan Sirma (KEN)	4:04.94
2.	Debbie Bowker (CAN)	4:05.07
3.	Patti Sue Plumer (USA)	4:05.08
4.	Ravilya Kotovich (URS)	4:05.53
5.	Violeta Beclea (ROM)	4:05.77
6.	Yvonne Mai (GER)	4:06.06
7.	Kirsty Wade (GBR)	4:07.22
8.	Yvonne van der Kolk (NED)	4:07.39
9.	Christine Pfitzinger (NZL)	4:08.43
10.	Khin Khin Htwe (MYA)	4:12.21
11.	Estela Estévez (ESP)	4:13.93
12.	Snežana Pajkić (YUG)	4:14.20
13.	Zheng Lijuan (CHN)	4:14.95
–	Dawn Williams-Sewer (DMA)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG)	4:08.20
2.	Lyudmila Rogachova (URS)	4:08.34
3.	Letitia Vriesde (SUR)	4:08.46
4.	Elena Fidatov (ROM)	4:08.81
5.	Christina Cahill (GBR)	4:09.01
6.	Darcy Arreola (USA)	4:13.08
7.	Ivana Kubešová (TCH)	4:14.69
8.	Leah Pells (CAN)	4:14.82
9.	Aisling Molloy (IRL)	4:16.61
10.	Veronique Pongerard (FRA)	4:16.87
11.	Bigna Samuel (VIN)	4:29.42
12.	Angelina Mantokoane Pitso (LES)	4:42.79
–	Sandra Gasser (SUI)	DNF
–	Ana Isabel Elias (ANG)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Doina Melinte (ROM)	4:08.78
2.	Ellen Kiessling (GER)	4:09.23
3.	Tetyana Dorovskikh (URS)	4:09.25
4.	Małgorzata Rydz (POL)	4:09.31
5.	Gabriella Dorio (ITA)	4:09.34
6.	Irini Theodoridou (GRE)	4:11.14
7.	Karin Medin (SWE)	4:11.23
8.	Robyn Meagher (CAN)	4:12.47
9.	Suzy Hamilton (USA)	4:15.54
10.	Jana Kučeríková (TCH)	4:15.69
11.	Tuuli Merikoski (FIN)	4:17.57
12.	Edith Nakiyingi (UGA)	4:25.43
13.	Gangue Rosalie Bague Peng (CHA)	4:54.41
–	Pauline Konga (KEN)	DNS

See also※

• 1987 Women's World Championships 1500 metres (Rome)
• 1988 Women's Olympic 1500 metres (Seoul)
• 1990 Women's European Championships 1500 metres (Split)
• 1992 Women's Olympic 1500 metres (Barcelona)
• 1993 Women's World Championships 1500 metres (Stuttgart)

References※

• Results