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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.

Genzebe Dibaba celebrating her win.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Genzebe Dibaba
  Ethiopia 		Mariem Alaoui Selsouli
  Morocco 		Hind Déhiba
  France

Records

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Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record   Elena Soboleva (RUS) 3:58.28 Moscow, Russia 18 February 2006
Championship record   Gelete Burka (ETH) 3:59.75 Valencia, Spain 9 March 2008
World Leading   Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 4:00.13 Karlsruhe, Germany 12 February 2012
African record   Gelete Burka (ETH) 3:59.75 Valencia, Spain 9 March 2008
Asian record   Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 3:59.79 Valencia, Spain 9 March 2008
European record   Elena Soboleva (RUS) 3:58.28 Moscow, Russia 18 February 2006
North and Central American
and Caribbean record 		  Regina Jacobs (USA) 3:59.98 Boston, United States 1 February 2003
Oceanian Record   Sarah Jamieson (AUS) 4:11.08 Boston, United States 7 February 2009
South American record   Letitia Vriesde (SUR) 4:14.05 Budapest, Hungary 12 February 1992

Qualification standards

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Indoor Outdoor
4:14.00 or 4:31.00 (Mile) 4:03.50 or 4:22.00 (Mile)

Schedule

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Date Time Round
March 9, 2012 18:30 Heats
March 10, 2012 18:00 Final

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest qualified (q). 15 athletes from 12 countries participated.[1]

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

Final

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9 athletes from 8 countries participated.[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  2. ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
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