Competitors 33 from 18 nations | Winning time 4:00.23 | |
Venue Beijing National Stadium Dates 21 August 2008 (heats)
23 August 2008 (final) | ||
The women's 1500 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from 21–23 August at the Beijing National Stadium.
Contents
The qualifying standards were 4:07.00 (A standard) and 4:08.00 (B standard).
This event was hit hard by the Russian doping scandal on 31 July 2008, as all three Russian entrants, Yuliya Fomenko, Tatyana Tomashova and Yelena Soboleva, were suspended from competition. These athletes were three of the favourites to take the medals in Beijing.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Round 1
Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the final.
Final
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)