2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

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 Romania Gabriela Szabo
Romania (ROM)
Silver Romania Violeta Szekely
Romania (ROM)
Bronze Russia Natalya Gorelova
Russia (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 1 Süreyya Ayhan  Turkey 4:07.97 Q
2 1 Carla Sacramento  Portugal 4:08.79 Q
3 1 Mardrea Hyman  Jamaica 4:08.84 Q
4 1 Suzy Favor-Hamilton  United States 4:08.89 Q
5 1 Yuliya Kosenkova  Russia 4:09.17 Q
6 1 Natalia Rodríguez  Spain 4:09.86 Q
7 2 Gabriela Szabo  Romania 4:10.77 Q
8 2 Lidia Chojecka  Poland 4:10.82 Q
9 2 Leah Pells  Canada 4:11.17 Q
10 2 Natalya Gorelova  Russia 4:11.34 Q
11 2 Kathleen Friedrich  Germany 4:11.35 Q
12 2 Daniela Yordanova  Bulgaria 4:12.29 Q
13 2 Lan Lixin  China 4:12.92 q, SB
14 2 Abebech Negussie  Ethiopia 4:13.02 q
15 2 Helen Pattinson  Great Britain 4:13.06 q
16 1 Veerle Dejaeghere  Belgium 4:13.07 q
17 3 Violeta Szekely  Romania 4:13.19 Q
18 3 Hayley Tullett  Great Britain 4:13.60 Q
19 3 Olga Nelyubova  Russia 4:13.61 Q
20 3 Sarah Schwald  United States 4:13.69 Q
21 3 Alesya Turova  Belarus 4:13.72 Q
22 3 Nuria Fernández  Spain 4:13.90 Q
23 3 Sabina Fischer  Switzerland 4:14.34 q
24 1 Nouria Merah-Benida  Algeria 4:15.06 q
25 3 Li Jingnan  China 4:15.30
26 3 Georgie Clarke  Australia 4:15.31
27 1 Irina Krakoviak  Lithuania 4:16.24
28 3 Heidi Jensen  Denmark 4:17.35
29 2 Rene Kalmer  South Africa 4:17.97
30 1 Elena Iagăr  Romania 4:24.72
31 3 Hanane Baala  France 4:29.47
32 1 Lamberte Nyabamikazi  Burundi 4:31.11 NR
33 1 Elisa Vagnini  San Marino 4:40.01
34 2 Evelyn Guerra  Panama 4:44.69
35 3 Sonia Lopes  Cape Verde 5:13.80
36 3 Fatouma Ali  Niger 5:31.57
1 Iryna Lishchynska  Ukraine DNF
2 Regina Jacobs  United States DNF
2 Rosa Saul  Angola DNS

Semifinals

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Gabriela Szabo  Romania 4:07.40 Q
2 2 Natalya Gorelova  Russia 4:07.47 Q
3 2 Lidia Chojecka  Poland 4:08.37 Q
4 2 Leah Pells  Canada 4:08.49 Q, SB
5 2 Natalia Rodríguez  Spain 4:08.49 Q
6 2 Mardrea Hyman  Jamaica 4:08.58 Q
7 2 Sabina Fischer  Switzerland 4:09.66
8 1 Violeta Szekely  Romania 4:10.30 Q
9 1 Süreyya Ayhan  Turkey 4:10.36 Q
10 2 Lan Lixin  China 4:11.09 SB
11 1 Carla Sacramento  Portugal 4:11.23 Q
12 1 Alesya Turova  Belarus 4:11.43 Q
13 1 Nuria Fernández  Spain 4:11.44 Q
14 1 Yuliya Kosenkova  Russia 4:11.46 Q
15 1 Sarah Schwald  United States 4:11.74
16 2 Hayley Tullett  Great Britain 4:13.95
17 1 Veerle Dejaeghere  Belgium 4:15.70
18 1 Helen Pattinson  Great Britain 4:16.39
19 2 Abebech Negussie  Ethiopia 4:29.57
1 Daniela Yordanova  Bulgaria DNF
1 Kathleen Friedrich  Germany DNF
2 Suzy Favor-Hamilton  United States DNF
1 Olga Nelyubova  Russia DNS
1 Nouria Merah-Benida  Algeria DNS

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gabriela Szabo  Romania 4:00.57 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Violeta Szekely  Romania 4:01.70
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Natalya Gorelova  Russia 4:02.40
4 Carla Sacramento  Portugal 4:03.96
5 Lidia Chojecka  Poland 4:06.70
6 Natalia Rodríguez  Spain 4:07.10
7 Alesya Turova  Belarus 4:07.25 SB
8 Süreyya Ayhan  Turkey 4:08.17
9 Yuliya Kosenkova  Russia 4:08.84
10 Mardrea Hyman  Jamaica 4:12.48
11 Leah Pells  Canada 4:15.34
12 Nuria Fernández  Spain 4:17.86

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