Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres explained

Event:Women's 1500 metres
Games:2022
Venue:Alexander Stadium
Dates:5 August (first round)
7 August (final)
Competitors:15
Nations:11
Win Value:4:02.75
Gold:Laura Muir
Goldcga:SCO
Silver:Ciara Mageean
Silvercga:NIR
Bronze:Abbey Caldwell
Bronzecga:AUS
Prev:2018
Next:2026

The women's 1500 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium on 5 and 7 August 2022.

Records

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

World record3:50.07Monaco17 July 2015
Commonwealth record3:51.07 Monaco9 July 2021
Games record4:00.71Gold Coast, Australia10 April 2018

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

DateTimeRound
Friday 5 August 2022 11:15 First round
style=background:lemonchiffonSunday 7 August 2022 style=background:lemonchiffon19:20 style=background:lemonchiffonFinal
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of two heats. The five fastest competitors per heat (plus four fastest losers) advanced to the final.[2]

Rank Heat Name Result Notes
1 1 4:13.52 Q
2 1 4:13.59 Q
3 1 4:13.84 Q
4 1 4:14.08 Q
5 1 4:14.11 Q
6 1 4:14.46 q
7 2 4:16.04 Q
8 2 4:16.09 Q
9 2 4:16.11 Q
10 2 4:16.13 Q
11 2 4:16.15 Q
12 2 4:16.23q
13 2 4:16.97
14 2 4:24.07
15 1 4:40.01

Final

The medals were determined in the final.[3]

Rank Name Result Notes
4:02.75
4:04.14
4:04.79
4 4:05.09
5 4:05.33
6 4:05.68
7 4:07.15
8 4:07.31
9 4:08.33
10 4:10.86
11 4:13.83
12 4:15.48

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's 1500m. Birmingham 2022. 9 August 2022. 9 August 2022.
  2. https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/ATH/2022-08-05/ATHW1500M-------------RND1--------__C74A_1.0.pdf First round results
  3. https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/ATH/2022-08-07/ATHW1500M-------------FNL-000100--__C73G_1.0.pdf Final results