| Women's 1500 metres at the 2023 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Athletics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 19 August (heats) 20 August (semi-finals) 22 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 56 from 31 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:54.87 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 1500 metres at theββ2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest from 19ββto 22 August 2023.
Summaryβ»
Since 2015 when she lostββto the world record holder Genzebe Dibaba, the only time Faith Kipyegon has lost a World title race was 2019, when Sifan Hassan ran away from the "field." Both Hassan. And Kipyegon were back. But Kipyegon was now the world record holder. And not only in the 1500 m; she had also taken down Hassan's mile record and the 5000 m record as well, "all this year."
This year, "Hassan dropped to the back as usual," but Kipyegon went right to the front, sub-31 for the first 200m. Taking her cue, Ciara Mageean, Diribe Welteji and Nelly Chepchirchir rushed to the front, later joined by, Laura Muir. The pace relaxed to a more realistic 65 by the end of the first lap, and 66 for the second. It wasn't until 500 to go that Hassan made any serious effort to move forward. Ten metres before the bell, Kipyegon began to accelerate, starting to put a slight gap on the next pursuer Welteji. Hassan started the last lap 5 metres down, passing Jessica Hull into 6th place, with the fastest women in the world sprinting ahead of her. She moved into lane 2 and "started passing in the turn." With 200 to go, Hassan got by Mageean into third place, but Kipyegon still had the 5-metre gap. Through the final turn, Hassan managed to get to Welteji's shoulder, but having spent so much effort to get there, she would get no further. Kipyegon still had her gap, now over both of them, which would prove to be, insurmountable all the way to the finish. Hassan couldn't find another gear to overtake Welteji for silver.
Recordsβ»
Before the competition records were as follows:
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Faith Kipyegon (KEN)
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3:49.11 | Firenze, Italy | 2 June 2023 |
| Championship record |  Sifan Hassan (NED)
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3:51.95 | Doha, Qatar | 5 October 2019 |
| World Leading | Faith Kipyegon (KEN)
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3:49.11 | Firenze, Italy | 2 June 2023 |
| African Record | ||||
| Asian Record |  Qu Yunxia (CHN)
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3:50.46 | Beijing, China | 11 September 1993 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record |  Shelby Houlihan (USA)
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3:54.99 | Doha, Qatar | 5 October 2019 |
| South American Record |  Letitia Vriesde (SUR)
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4:05.67 | Tokyo, Japan | 31 August 1991 |
| European Record | Sifan Hassan (NED)
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3:51.95 | Doha, Qatar | 5 October 2019 |
| Oceanian record |  Linden Hall (AUS)
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3:57.27 | ChorzΓ³w, Poland | 16 July 2023 |
Qualification standardβ»
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 4:03.50.
Scheduleβ»
The event schedule, in local time (UTC +2), was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 19 August | 13:15 | Heats |
| 20 August | 17:05 | Semi-finals |
| 22 August | 21:30 | Final |
Resultsβ»
Heatsβ»
First 6 of each heat (Q) qualified to the semi-finals.
Semi-finalsβ»
First 6 of each semi-final (Q) qualified to the final.
Finalβ»
The final was started on 22 August at 21:33.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Faith Kipyegon |  Kenya (KEN) |
3:54.87 | |
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Diribe Welteji |  Ethiopia (ETH) |
3:55.69 | |
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Sifan Hassan |  Netherlands (NED) |
3:56.00 | |
| 4 | Ciara Mageean |  Ireland (IRL) |
3:56.61 | NR |
| 5 | Nelly Chepchirchir | Kenya (KEN) |
3:57.90 | PB |
| 6 | Laura Muir |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
3:58.58 | |
| 7 | Jessica Hull |  Australia (AUS) |
3:59.54 | |
| 8 | Katie Snowden | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
3:59.65 | |
| 9 | Birke Haylom | Ethiopia (ETH) |
4:01.51 | |
| 10 | Cory McGee |  United States (USA) |
4:01.60 | |
| 11 | Ludovica Cavalli |  Italy (ITA) |
4:01.84 | PB |
| 12 | Melissa Courtney-Bryant | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
4:03.31 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Women 1500 Metres Timetable". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "1500 Metres Women β Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Results 1500 metres Women - Heats" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Summary 1500 metre Women - Heats" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Results 1500 metres Women - Semi-finals" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Summary 1500 metre Women - Semi-finals" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Results 1500 metres Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.