2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium between 18–23 August. It was originally won by Natalia Rodríguez of Spain, but she was disqualified for tripping Gelete Burka of Ethiopia. Burka had been in the lead for the majority of the race, but Rodríguez had caught up and tripped Burka. Burka ended up finishing last and was visibly upset of what had happened. Rodríguez was disqualified. Defending champion Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain received the gold, Lisa Dobriskey of Great Britain received the silver, and Shannon Rowbury of the United States received the bronze. In addition, Mariem Alaoui Selsouli of Morocco was disqualified before the final for testing positive for Erythropoietin. She was not replaced.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Maryam Yusuf Jamal Bahrain (BHR) |
Lisa Dobriskey Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
Shannon Rowbury  United States (USA) |
Records
| World record |  Qu Yunxia (CHN) |
3:50.46 | Beijing, China | 11 September 1993 |
| Championship record |  Tatyana Tomashova (RUS) |
3:58.52 | Paris, France | 31 August 2003 |
| World leading | Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) |
3:56.55 | Rome, Italy | 10 July 2009 |
| African record |  Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) |
3:55.30 | Barcelona, Spain | 8 August 1992 |
| Asian record | Qu Yunxia (CHN) |
3:50.46 | Beijing, China | 11 September 1993 |
| North American record | Mary Slaney (USA) |
3:57.12 | Stockholm, Sweden | 26 July 1983 |
| South American record |  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) |
4:05.67 | Tokyo, Japan | 31 August 1991 |
| European record |  Tatyana Kazankina (URS) |
3:52.47 | Zürich, Switzerland | 13 August 1980 |
| Oceanian record | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sarah Jamieson (AUS) |
4:00.93 | Stockholm, Sweden | 25 July 2006 |
Qualification standards
| A time | B time |
|---|---|
| 4:06.00 | 4:09.00 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 18, 2009 | 12:05 | Heats |
| August 21, 2009 | 20:00 | Semifinals |
| August 23, 2009 | 17:00 | Final |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.
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Key: NR = National record, PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best
Semifinals
Qualification: First 5 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | Bahrain (BHR) | 4:03.74 | |
 | Lisa Dobriskey | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 4:03.75 | |
 | Shannon Rowbury | United States (USA) | 4:04.18 | |
| 4 | Nuria Fernández |  Spain (ESP) | 4:04.91 | |
| 5 | Christin Wurth-Thomas | United States (USA) | 4:05.21 | |
| 6 | Anna Willard | United States (USA) | 4:06.19 | |
| 7 | Lidia Chojecka |  Poland (POL) | 4:07.17 | |
| 8 | Kalkidan Gezahegne | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ethiopia (ETH) | 4:08.81 | |
| 9 | Gelete Burka | Ethiopia (ETH) | 4:11.21 | |
| Natalia Rodríguez | Spain (ESP) | DQ[1] | ||
| Natalya Yevdokimova | Russia (RUS) | DQ[2] | ||
| Mariem Alaoui Selsouli |  Morocco (MAR) | DNS/DQ[3] |
References
- General
- Specific
- Jostling/obstruction on the track
- Doping/Biological passport offence
- Doping/EPO