2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres explained

Event:	Women's 1500 metres
Competition:	2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Venue:	Ataköy Athletics Arena^[1]
Location:	Istanbul, Turkey
Dates:	3 March 2023 (round 1) 4 March 2023 (final)
Competitors:	21
Nations:	14
Win Value:	4:03.40
Gold:	Laura Muir
Silver:	Claudia Bobocea
Bronze:	Sofia Ennaoui
Gold Nation:	GBR
Silver Nation:	ROU
Bronze Nation:	POL
Previous:	2021
Next:	2025

The women's 1500 metres event at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 3 March 2023 at 11:30 (heats), and on 4 March at 20:00 (final) local time.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record		3:53.09	Liévin, France	9 February 2021
European record		3:57.91	Stockholm, Sweden	6 February 2014
Championship record		4:02.39	Belgrade, Serbia	4 March 2017
World Leading		3:57.47	Liévin, France	15 February 2023
European Leading		4:03.03	New York, United States	11 February 2023

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the Final.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Note
1	1	Claudia Bobocea		4:07.63	Q
2	1	Sofia Ennaoui		4:07.91	Q
3	1	Katie Snowden		4:08.27	Q
4	1	Sintayehu Vissa		4:08.54	q
5	1	Vera Hoffmann		4:08.73	q
6	1	Hanna Hermansson		4.09.32	q
7	3	Esther Guerrero		4:10.48	Q
8	3	Ellie Baker		4:10.65	Q
9	3	Kristiina Mäki		4:10.86	Q
10	3	Nathalie Blomqvist		4:10.91
11	3	Marissa Damink		4:11.38
12	3	Şilan Ayyıldız		4:11.55
13	3	Salomé Afonso		4:16.59
14	1	Berenice Cleyet-Merle		4:18.58
15	2	Laura Muir		4:23.20	Q
16	2	Marta Pen Freitas		4:23.30	Q
17	2	Águeda Marqués		4:23.39	Q
18	2	Weronika Lizakowska		4:23.57
19	2	Federica Del Buono		4:23.59
20	2	Joceline Wind		4:25.15
21	2	Lenuta Petronela Simiuc		4:29.07

Final

^[3]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Note
	Laura Muir		4:03.40
	Claudia Bobocea		4:03.76
	Sofia Ennaoui		4:04.06
4	Esther Guerrero		4:04.86
5	Katie Snowden		4:07.68
6	Marta Pen Freitas		4:07.95
7	Águeda Marqués		4:08.72
8	Vera Hoffmann		4:10.03
9	Sintayehu Vissa		4:10.05
10	Hanna Hermansson		4.10.48
11	Ellie Baker		4:10.96
	Kristiina Mäki

Notes and References

1. "Istanbul awarded 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships", European Athletics, 11 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
2. Web site: Women's 1500m - Heats Results . 2023-03-04 . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230304222354/https://istanbul23results.european-athletics.com/resIST2023/pdf/IST2023/ATH/IST2023_ATH_C74A_ATHW1500M-------------RND1--------.pdf . dead .
3. Web site: Women's 1500m - Final Results . 2023-03-04 . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230304222354/https://istanbul23results.european-athletics.com/resIST2023/pdf/IST2023/ATH/IST2023_ATH_C73G_ATHW1500M-------------FNL-000100--.pdf . dead .