2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres explained

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.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Genzebe Dibaba	Mariem Alaoui Selsouli	Hind Déhiba

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record		3:58.28	Moscow, Russia	18 February 2006
Championship record		3:59.75	Valencia, Spain	9 March 2008
World Leading		4:00.13	Karlsruhe, Germany	12 February 2012
African record		3:59.75	Valencia, Spain	9 March 2008
Asian record		3:59.79	Valencia, Spain	9 March 2008
European record		3:58.28	Moscow, Russia	18 February 2006
North and Central American and Caribbean record		3:59.98	Boston, United States	1 February 2003
Oceanian Record		4:11.08	Boston, United States	7 February 2009
South American record		4:14.05	Budapest, Hungary	12 February 1992

Schedule

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

Results

Heats

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			4:08.56	Q
2	2			4:08.78	Q
3	2			4:08.91	Q
	2			4:09.15	q, SB, Doping
	2			4:09.30	q, NR, Doping
4	2			4:09.50	q
5	1			4:11.17	Q
6	2			4:11.30
7	1			4:11.53	Q
	1			4:11.64	Q, Doping
8	1			4:11.69
	1			4:12.78	Doping
9	1			4:13.45
10	1			4:17.46
11	1			4:17.50

Final

9 athletes from 8 countries participated.^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			4:05.78
			4:07.78
			4:08.74	NR, Doping
			4:10.12	Doping
			4:10.30
4			4:10.98
			4:13.04	Doping
5			4:14.57
6			4:22.40

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres (heats). Omega Timing. 2012-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20120827224752/http://iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-1500-W-h----.RS6.pdf. 2012-08-27. dead.
2. Web site: 2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres (final). Omega Timing. 2012-03-10.