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Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres

Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres

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The women's 1500 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 9 and 10 April 2018.[1]

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Caster Semenya won the 1500 m Commonwealth Games title in a Games record and South African record time of 4:00.71 minutes. Her hyperandrogenic condition remained a point of controversy amongst her competitors, with Australian Brittany McGowan saying that it was "tough for a lot of women" to compare in performance.[2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[3]

World record  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 3:50.07 Fontvieille, Monaco 17 July 2015
Games record  Hellen Obiri (KEN) 4:04.43 Glasgow, Scotland 28 July 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

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All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of two heats. The four fastest competitors per heat (plus four fastest losers) advanced to the final.[4]

In addition, the track referee ruled that Zoe Buckman and Sarah McDonald were sufficiently impeded by Winny Chebet (who fell during the second heat) to merit being advanced to the final.[5]

Heat 1
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Heat 2
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Final

The medals were determined in the final.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Women's 1500m". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. [2]
    Kelner, Martha (2018-04-10). Caster Semenya storms to 1500m title but is criticised by fellow runners. The Guardian. Retrieved 2081-04-15.
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    Athletics | Women's 1500m - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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    Athletics | Women's 1500m - Round 1 (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  5. [5]
    Johnson, Len (10 April 2018). "Tom terrific, Sullohern gives Aussies something to roar about". Runner's Tribe. Retrieved 21 April 2018.


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