These are the official results of the Women's 1500 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. The winning margin was 1.13 seconds.

Medalists Gold Gabriela SzaboRomania (ROM)Silver Violeta SzekelyRomania (ROM)Bronze Natalya GorelovaRussia (RUS)

Results

Heats Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Süreyya Ayhan 4:07.97 Q 1 Carla Sacramento 4:08.79 Q 1 Mardrea Hyman 4:08.84 Q 1 Suzy Favor-Hamilton 4:08.89 Q 1 Yuliya Kosenkova 4:09.17 Q 1 Natalia Rodríguez 4:09.86 Q 2 Gabriela Szabo 4:10.77 Q 2 Lidia Chojecka 4:10.82 Q 2 Leah Pells 4:11.17 Q 10 2 Natalya Gorelova 4:11.34 Q 11 2 Kathleen Friedrich 4:11.35 Q 12 2 Daniela Yordanova 4:12.29 Q 13 2 Lan Lixin 4:12.92 q, SB 14 2 Abebech Negussie 4:13.02 q 15 2 Helen Pattinson 4:13.06 q 16 1 Veerle Dejaeghere 4:13.07 q 17 3 Violeta Szekely 4:13.19 Q 18 3 Hayley Tullett 4:13.60 Q 19 3 Olga Nelyubova 4:13.61 Q 20 3 Sarah Schwald 4:13.69 Q 21 3 Alesya Turova 4:13.72 Q 22 3 Nuria Fernández 4:13.90 Q 23 3 Sabina Fischer 4:14.34 q 24 1 Nouria Merah-Benida 4:15.06 q 25 3 Li Jingnan 4:15.30 26 3 Georgie Clarke 4:15.31 27 1 Irina Krakoviak 4:16.24 28 3 Heidi Jensen 4:17.35 29 2 Rene Kalmer 4:17.97 30 1 Elena Iagăr 4:24.72 31 3 Hanane Baala 4:29.47 32 1 Lamberte Nyabamikazi 4:31.11 NR 33 1 Elisa Vagnini 4:40.01 34 2 Evelyn Guerra 4:44.69 35 3 Sonia Lopes 5:13.80 36 3 Fatouma Ali 5:31.57 1 Iryna Lishchynska 2 Regina Jacobs 2 Rosa Saul

Semifinals Qualification: First 6 in each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 2 Gabriela Szabo 4:07.40 Q 2 Natalya Gorelova 4:07.47 Q 2 Lidia Chojecka 4:08.37 Q 2 Leah Pells 4:08.49 Q, SB 2 Natalia Rodríguez 4:08.49 Q 2 Mardrea Hyman 4:08.58 Q 2 Sabina Fischer 4:09.66 1 Violeta Szekely 4:10.30 Q 1 Süreyya Ayhan 4:10.36 Q 10 2 Lan Lixin 4:11.09 SB 11 1 Carla Sacramento 4:11.23 Q 12 1 Alesya Turova 4:11.43 Q 13 1 Nuria Fernández 4:11.44 Q 14 1 Yuliya Kosenkova 4:11.46 Q 15 1 Sarah Schwald 4:11.74 16 2 Hayley Tullett 4:13.95 17 1 Veerle Dejaeghere 4:15.70 18 1 Helen Pattinson 4:16.39 19 2 Abebech Negussie 4:29.57 1 Daniela Yordanova 1 Kathleen Friedrich 2 Suzy Favor-Hamilton 1 Olga Nelyubova 1 Nouria Merah-Benida

Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Gabriela Szabo 4:00.57 SB Violeta Szekely 4:01.70 Natalya Gorelova 4:02.40 Carla Sacramento 4:03.96 Lidia Chojecka 4:06.70 Natalia Rodríguez 4:07.10 Alesya Turova 4:07.25 SB Süreyya Ayhan 4:08.17 Yuliya Kosenkova 4:08.84 10 Mardrea Hyman 4:12.48 11 Leah Pells 4:15.34 12 Nuria Fernández 4:17.86

References Finals Results Semi-finals results Heats results