2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

None 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 JamalBahrain 2009 WorldLisa DobriskeyGreat Britain 2009 WorldShannon Rowbury United States 2009 World Records World recordQu Yunxia CHN3:50.46Beijing, China 11 September 1993Championship recordTatyana Tomashova RUS3:58.52Paris, France31 August 2003World leadingMaryam Yusuf Jamal BHR3:56.55Rome, Italy10 July 2009African recordHassiba Boulmerka ALG3:55.30Barcelona, Spain8 August 1992Asian recordQu Yunxia CHN3:50.46Beijing, China 11 September 1993North American recordMary Slaney USA3:57.12Stockholm, Sweden26 July 1983South American recordLetitia Vriesde SUR4:05.67Tokyo, Japan31 August 1991European recordTatyana Kazankina URS3:52.47Zürich, Switzerland13 August 1980Oceanian recordSarah Jamieson AUS4:00.93Stockholm, 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 Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 4:07.75 Q 2 2 Natalia Rodríguez Spain 2009 World 4:07.84 Q 3 2 Lisa Dobriskey Great Britain 2009 World 4:07.90 Q 4 2 Natalya Yevdokimova Russia 2009 World 4:08.06 Q 5 3 Anna Alminova Russia 2009 World 4:08.13 Q 5 2 Anna Willard United States 2009 World 4:08.13 Q 7 3 Nancy Lagat Kenya 2009 World 4:08.16 Q 8 2 Btissam Lakhouad Morocco 2009 World 4:08.21 Q 9 3 Kalkidan Gezahegne Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 4:08.23 Q 9 3 Christin Wurth-Thomas United States 2009 World 4:08.23 Q 11 2 Mimi Belete Bahrain 2009 World 4:08.36 q 12 3 Sylwia Ejdys Poland 2009 World 4:08.59 Q 13 3 Sonja Roman Slovenia 2009 World 4:08.65 Q 14 1 Maryam Yusuf Jamal Bahrain 2009 World 4:08.76 Q 15 1 Nuria Fernández Spain 2009 World 4:08.79 Q 16 1 Meskerem Assefa Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 4:08.86 Q 16 1 Mariem Alaoui Selsouli Morocco 2009 World 4:08.86 Q 18 1 Iryna Lishchynska Ukraine 2009 World 4:08.95 Q 19 1 Irina Krakoviak Lithuania 2009 World 4:08.96 Q 20 1 Viola Kibiwot Kenya 2009 World 4:09.18 q 21 3 Anna Mishchenko Ukraine 2009 World 4:09.26 q 22 1 Lidia Chojecka Poland 2009 World 4:09.38 q 23 2 Nikki Hamblin New Zealand 2009 World 4:09.60 q 24 3 Iris Fuentes-Pila Spain 2009 World 4:09.71 q 25 1 Oksana Zbrozhek Russia 2009 World 4:09.84 26 1 Charlene Thomas Great Britain 2009 World 4:09.91 27 3 Adrienne Herzog Netherlands 2009 World 4:10.10 28 1 Shannon Rowbury United States 2009 World 4:10.30 qR 29 3 Siham Hilali Morocco 2009 World 4:10.57 30 2 Hind Déhiba Chahyd France 2009 World 4:11.41 q 31 3 Deirdre Byrne Ireland 2009 World 4:12.19 32 2 Tamara Tverdostup Ukraine 2009 World 4:13.36 33 2 Alemitu Bekele Turkey 2009 World 4:13.69 SB 34 1 Marina Munćan Serbia 2009 World 4:15.18 35 1 Eliane Saholinirina Madagascar 2009 World 4:16.63 36 2 Susan Kuijken Netherlands 2009 World 4:18.10 37 3 Stephanie Twell Great Britain 2009 World 4:18.23 38 2 Irene Jelagat Kenya 2009 World 4:27.36 39 3 Sladjana Pejovic Montenegro 2009 World 4:28.67 40 3 Francine Nzilampa Congo DR 2009 World 4:30.56 NR 41 2 Aldy Villalobos Nicaragua 2009 World 4:50.55 PB 42 1 Eva Pereira Cape Verde 2009 World 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 01 1 1 Maryam Yusuf Jamal Bahrain 2009 World 4:03.64 Q 02 2 1 Natalia Rodríguez Spain 2009 World 4:03.73 Q, SB 03 3 1 Lisa Dobriskey Great Britain 2009 World 4:03.84 Q 04 4 1 Christin Wurth-Thomas United States 2009 World 4:04.16 Q 05 5 1 Kalkidan Gezahegne Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 4:04.75 Q 06 6 1 Natalya Yevdokimova Russia 2009 World 4:04.93 q 07 7 1 Lidia Chojecka Poland 2009 World 4:06.53 q 08 8 1 Viola Kibiwot Kenya 2009 World 4:06.88 09 9 1 Iris Fuentes-Pila Spain 2009 World 4:07.10 10 1 Sonja Roman Slovenia 2009 World 4:07.10 11 1 Btissam Lakhouad Morocco 2009 World 4:08.72 12 2 Gelete Burka Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 4:10.19 Q 13 2 Mariem Alaoui Selsouli Morocco 2009 World 4:10.46 Q 14 2 Anna Willard United States 2009 World 4:10.47 Q 15 2 Shannon Rowbury United States 2009 World 4:10.51 Q 16 2 Nuria Fernández Spain 2009 World 4:10.64 Q 17 2 Nikki Hamblin New Zealand 2009 World 4:10.96 18 1 Anna Mishchenko Ukraine 2009 World 4:11.02 19 2 Nancy Lagat Kenya 2009 World 4:11.10 20 2 Hind Déhiba Chahyd France 2009 World 4:11.22 21 2 Sylwia Ejdys Poland 2009 World 4:11.33 22 1 Irina Krakoviak Lithuania 2009 World 4:12.54 23 2 Anna Alminova Russia 2009 World 4:12.55 24 2 Mimi Belete Bahrain 2009 World 4:13.30 98 2 Iryna Lishchynska Ukraine 2009 World 9:99.98 DNF 99 2 Meskerem Assefa Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 9:99.99 DNS Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Maryam Yusuf Jamal Bahrain 2009 World 4:03.74 Lisa Dobriskey Great Britain 2009 World 4:03.75 Shannon Rowbury United States 2009 World 4:04.18 04 4 Nuria Fernández Spain 2009 World 4:04.91 05 5 Christin Wurth-Thomas United States 2009 World 4:05.21 06 6 Anna Willard United States 2009 World 4:06.19 07 7 Lidia Chojecka Poland 2009 World 4:07.17 08 8 Kalkidan Gezahegne Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 4:08.81 9 Gelete Burka Ethiopia 2009 World 1996 4:11.21 99 Natalia Rodríguez Spain 2009 World 4:03:37 DQJostling/obstruction on the track 99 Natalya Yevdokimova Russia 2009 World 4:07.71 DQDoping/Biological passport offence 99 Mariem Alaoui Selsouli Morocco 2009 World 9:99.99 DNS/DQDoping/EPO References General Specific 1500 metres Category:1500 metres at the World Athletics Championships