2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 and 10 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. Four of the fifteen participants were later found out to be doping, including the original bronze medallist, Aslı Çakır Alptekin.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeGenzebe DibabaMariem Alaoui SelsouliHind Déhiba

Records Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsWorld record3:58.28Moscow, Russia18 February 2006Championship record3:59.75 Valencia, Spain9 March 2008World Leading4:00.13Karlsruhe, Germany12 February 2012African record3:59.75 Valencia, Spain9 March 2008Asian record3:59.79Valencia, Spain9 March 2008European record3:58.28Moscow, Russia18 February 2006North and Central American and Caribbean record3:59.98Boston, United States1 February 2003Oceanian Record4:11.08Boston, United States7 February 2009South American record4:14.05Budapest, Hungary12 February 1992

Qualification standards IndoorOutdoor 4:14.00 or 4:31.00 (Mile) 4:03.50 or 4:22.00 (Mile)

Schedule Date Time RoundMarch 9, 2012 18:30 HeatsMarch 10, 2012 18:00 Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest qualified (q). 15 athletes from 12 countries participated.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Mariem Alaoui Selsouli 4:08.56 Q 2 2 Hind Dehiba 4:08.78 Q 3 2 Tizita Bogale 4:08.91 Q 2 Elena Arzhakova 4:09.15 q, SB, Doping 2 Aslı Çakır Alptekin 4:09.30 q, NR, Doping 4 2 Angelika Cichocka 4:09.50 q 5 1 Genzebe Dibaba 4:11.17 Q 6 2 Brenda Martinez 4:11.30 7 1 Isabel Macías 4:11.53 Q 1 Natallia Kareiva 4:11.64 Q, Doping 8 1 Siham Hilali 4:11.69 1 Anzhelika Shevchenko 4:12.78 Doping 9 1 Luiza Gega 4:13.45 10 1 Sara Vaughn 4:17.46 11 1 Ioana Doaga 4:17.50

Final

9 athletes from 8 countries participated.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Genzebe Dibaba 4:05.78 Mariem Alaoui Selsouli 4:07.78 Aslı Çakır Alptekin 4:08.74 NR, Doping Natallia Kareiva 4:10.12 Doping Hind Déhiba 4:10.30 4 Tizita Bogale 4:10.98 Elena Arzhakova 4:13.04 Doping 5 Angelika Cichocka 4:14.57 6 Isabel Macías 4:22.40

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