2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres explained

Event:	Women's 1500 metres
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The women's 1500 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 July and 1 August.

Medalists

Gold	Nuria Fernández Spain (ESP)
Silver	Hind Dehiba France (FRA)
Bronze	Natalia Rodríguez Spain (ESP)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record		3:50.46	Beijing, China	11 September 1993
European record		3:52.47	Zürich, Switzerland	13 August 1980
Championship record		3:56.91	Gothenburg, Sweden	13 August 2006
World Leading		3:57.65	Saint-Denis, France	16 July 2010
European Leading		3:57.65	Saint-Denis, France	16 July 2010

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
30 July 2010	20:00	Round 1
1 August 2010	21:15	Final

Results

Round 1

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			4:04.14	Q, Doping
1			4:04.75	Q
2			4:04.95	Q, SB
3			4:05.18	Q
4			4:05.59	q
5			4:05.63	q
6			4:05.76	q
7			4:06.03	q
			4:06.89	Doping
9			4:12.04

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			4:05.53	Q, Doping
1			4:06.00	Q
2			4:06.03	Q
3			4:06.17	Q
4			4:07.20
5			4:07.49
			4:08.08	Doping
6			4:09.42	PB
7			4:10.24	PB
8			4:11.03
9			4:19.32

Summary

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	1			4:04.14	Q, Doping
1	1			4:04.75	Q
2	1			4:04.95	Q, SB
3	1			4:05.18	Q
5	2			4:05.53	Q, Doping
4	1			4:05.59	q
5	1			4:05.63	q
6	1			4:05.76	q
7	2			4:06.00	Q
8	1			4:06.03	q
8	2			4:06.03	Q
10	2			4:06.17	Q
	1			4:06.89	Doping
11	2			4:07.20
12	2			4:07.49
	2			4:08.08	Doping
13	2			4:09.42	PB
14	2			4:10.24	PB
15	2			4:11.03
16	1			4:12.04
17	2			4:19.32
	2
	1

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			4:00.20	PB
			4:01.17
			4:01.30	SB
			4:01.54
			4:02.17	PB, Doping
			4:02.24	Doping
			4:02.70	PB
			4:04.16
			4:04.91	SB
			4:05.07
			4:07.22
10			4:24.82

References

• Qualification Results
• Final Results
• Full results