Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_1500_metres

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

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Quick Facts Women's 1500 metres at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Venue ...

The women's 1500 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from 2123 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]

The qualifying standards were 4:07.00 (A standard) and 4:08.00 (B standard).[2]

This event was hit hard by the Russian doping scandal on 31 July 2008, as all three Russian entrants, Yuliya Fomenko, Tatyana Tomashova and Yelena Soboleva, were suspended from competition.[3] These athletes were three of the favourites to take the medals in Beijing.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record Qu Yunxia (CHN)3:50.46 Beijing, China11 September 1993
Olympic record Paula Ivan (ROU)3:53.96 Seoul, South Korea1 October 1988

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the final.

More information Rank, Heat ...

Final

More information Rank, Athlete ...
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

Splits

More information Intermediate, Athlete ...

References

  1. "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.

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