The women's 1500 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium between 18–23 August. The winning margin was 0.01 seconds which as of 2024 is the narrowest winning margin in the women's 1500 metres at these championships.

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 GoldSilverBronzeMaryam Yusuf JamalLisa DobriskeyShannon Rowbury

Records World record3:50.46Beijing, China 11 September 1993Championship record3:58.52Paris, France31 August 2003World leading3:56.55Rome, Italy10 July 2009African record3:55.30Barcelona, Spain8 August 1992Asian record3:50.46Beijing, China 11 September 1993North American record3:57.12Stockholm, Sweden26 July 1983South American record4:05.67Tokyo, Japan31 August 1991European record3:52.47Zürich, Switzerland13 August 1980Oceanian record4:00.93Stockholm, Sweden25 July 2006

Qualification standards A timeB time 4:06.00 4:09.00

Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 18, 2009 12:05 HeatsAugust 21, 2009 20:00 SemifinalsAugust 23, 2009 17:00 Final

Results

Heats Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) 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 qR 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 best

Semifinals Qualification: First 5 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) 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 Iryna Lishchynska 2 Meskerem Assefa

Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Maryam Yusuf Jamal 4:03.74 Lisa Dobriskey 4:03.75 Shannon Rowbury 4:04.18 Nuria Fernández 4:04.91 Christin Wurth-Thomas 4:05.21 Anna Willard 4:06.19 Lidia Chojecka 4:07.17 Kalkidan Gezahegne 4:08.81 9 Gelete Burka 4:11.21 Natalia Rodríguez 4:03:37 DQJostling/obstruction on the track Natalya Yevdokimova 4:07.71 DQDoping/Biological passport offence Mariem Alaoui Selsouli DNS/DQDoping/EPO

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