1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres
- v
- t
- e
The women's 1500 metres event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 8–9.
Doping disqualification
The silver medal had originally been won by Mary Slaney of the United States, but she was later found guilty of a doping offense and stripped of it.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Yekaterina Podkopayeva![]() | Patricia Djaté-Taillard![]() | Lidia Chojecka![]() |
Results
Heats
First 4 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[2]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Patricia Djaté-Taillard | ![]() | 4:09.00 | Q |
2 | Mary Slaney | ![]() | DQ (4:10.27) | Q for final, but later DQ for doping[1] | |
2 | 2 | Malin Ewerlöf | ![]() | 4:11.02 | Q, PB |
3 | 2 | Catalina Gheorghiu | ![]() | 4:11.02 | Q, SB |
4 | 1 | Yekaterina Podkopayeva | ![]() | 4:11.23 | Q |
5 | 1 | Suzy Hamilton | ![]() | 4:11.47 | Q |
6 | 1 | Carla Sacramento | ![]() | 4:11.51 | Q |
7 | 1 | Lidia Chojecka | ![]() | 4:11.57 | Q, PB |
8 | 1 | Kutre Dulecha | ![]() | 4:11.60 | q, AR |
9 | 2 | Margarita Marusova | ![]() | 4:11.73 | q |
10 | 2 | Mayte Zúñiga | ![]() | 4:12.15 | q |
11 | 1 | Sylvia Kühnemund | ![]() | 4:12.22 | q |
12 | 1 | Frédérique Quentin | ![]() | 4:15.32 | |
13 | 1 | Shirley Griffiths | ![]() | 4:15.45 | |
14 | 2 | Jackline Maranga | ![]() | 4:15.57 | |
15 | 2 | Gwen Griffiths | ![]() | 4:20.52 | |
16 | 2 | Niusha Mancilla | ![]() | 4:28.70 | SB |
2 | Małgorzata Rydz | ![]() | DNF | ||
1 | Sinéad Delahunty | ![]() | DNS | ||
1 | Gabriela Szabo | ![]() | DNS | ||
2 | Sonia O'Sullivan | ![]() | DNS |
Final
[3]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Yekaterina Podkopayeva | ![]() | 4:05.19 | PB |
![]() | Patricia Djaté-Taillard | ![]() | 4:06.16 | NR |
![]() | Lidia Chojecka | ![]() | 4:06.25 | NR |
4 | Carla Sacramento | ![]() | 4:06.33 | NR |
5 | Sylvia Kühnemund | ![]() | 4:06.56 | PB |
6 | Catalina Gheorghiu | ![]() | 4:07.04 | PB |
7 | Malin Ewerlöf | ![]() | 4:09.72 | PB |
8 | Kutre Dulecha | ![]() | 4:09.76 | AR |
9 | Suzy Hamilton | ![]() | 4:10.82 | |
10 | Mayte Zúñiga | ![]() | 4:11.56 | |
11 | Margarita Marusova | ![]() | 4:14.43 | |
(2) | Mary Slaney | ![]() | DQ (4:05.22) | Doping[1] |