2012 Summer Olympics Results - Athletics
| Women's 1500m | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 6 - Final | |||
TURTürkiye | Asli Çakir | 4:10.23 | |
TURTürkiye | Gamze Bulut | 4:10.40 | |
BRNBahrain | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | 4:10.74 | |
| 4 | RUSRussia | Tatyana Tomashova | 4:10.90 |
| 5 | ETHEthiopia | Abeba Arigawe | 4:11.03 |
| 6 | USAUnited States | Shannon Rowbury | 4:11.26 |
| 7 | BLRBelarus | Natallia Kareiva | 4:11.58 |
| 8 | SVKSlovakia | Lucia Hrivnák Klocová | 4:12.64 |
| 9 | RUSRussia | Ekaterina Kostetskaya | 4:12.90 |
| 10 | GBRGreat Britain | Lisa Dobriskey | 4:13.02 |
| 11 | GBRGreat Britain | Laura Weightman | 4:15.60 |
| 12 | KENKenya | Hellen Obiri | 4:16.57 |
| 13 | USAUnited States | Morgan Uceny | DNF |
| 14 | MARMorocco | Siham Hilali | 4:04.79 |
| 15 | AUSAustralia | Zoe Buckman | 4:05.03 |
| 16 | CANCanada | Hilary Stellingwerff | 4:05.57 |
| 17 | GERGermany | Corinna Harrer | 4:05.70 |
| 18 | BRNBahrain | Mimi Belete | 4:05.91 |
| 19 | CANCanada | Nicole Sifuentes | 4:06.33 |
| 20 | GBRGreat Britain | Hannah England | 4:06.35 |
| 21 | ESPSpain | Nuria Fernández | 4:06.57 |
| 22 | USAUnited States | Jenny Simpson | 4:06.89 |
| 23 | NZLNew Zealand | Lucy Oliver | 4:06.97 |
| 24 | AUSAustralia | Kaila McKnight | 4:08.44 |
| 25 | KENKenya | Faith Kipyegon | 4:08.78 |
| 26 | ETHEthiopia | Genzebe Dibaba | 4:11.15 |
| 27 | SRBSerbia Republic | Marina Muncan | 4:11.25 |
| 28 | UGAUganda | Janet Achola | 4:11.64 |
| 29 | CZECzechia | Tereza Capková | 4:12.15 |
| 30 | UKRUkraine | Anzhela Shevchenko | 4:12.97 |
| 31 | ESPSpain | Isabel Macías | 4:13.07 |
| 32 | UKRUkraine | Anna Mishchenko | 4:13.63 |
| 33 | RUSRussia | Yekaterina Martynova | 4:13.86 |
| 34 | BRNBahrain | Genzeb Shumi | 4:14.02 |
| 35 | UAEUnited Arab Emirates | Betlhem Desalegn | 4:14.07 |
| 36 | ETHEthiopia | Meskerem Assefa | 4:15.52 |
| 37 | ESPSpain | Natalia Rodríguez | 4:16.18 |
| 38 | KENKenya | Eunice Jepkoech Sum | 4:16.95 |
| 39 | ESAEl Salvador | Gladys Landaverde | 4:18.26 |
| 40 | SLOSlovenia | Sonja Roman | 4:19.17 |
| 41 | MADMadagascar | Eliane Saholinirina | 4:19.46 |
| 42 | POLPoland | Renata Plis | 4:19.62 |
| 43 | TURTürkiye | Tugba Karakaya | 4:29.21 |
| 44 | CODCongo DR | Chancel Ilunga Sankuru | 5:05.25 |
| 45 | MARMorocco | Btissam Lakhouad | DNF |
| 45 | NORNorway | Ingvill Måkestad Bovim | DNS |
| 99 | ALBAlbania | Luiza Gega | |
| 99 | MARMorocco | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | |
| Women's 1500m, Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 10 - Final | |||
| 1 | TURTürkiye | Asli Çakir | 4:10.23 |
| 2 | TURTürkiye | Gamze Bulut | 4:10.40 |
| 3 | BRNBahrain | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | 4:10.74 |
| 4 | RUSRussia | Tatyana Tomashova | 4:10.90 |
| 5 | ETHEthiopia | Abeba Arigawe | 4:11.03 |
| 6 | USAUnited States | Shannon Rowbury | 4:11.26 |
| 7 | BLRBelarus | Natallia Kareiva | 4:11.58 |
| 8 | SVKSlovakia | Lucia Hrivnák Klocová | 4:12.64 |
| 9 | RUSRussia | Ekaterina Kostetskaya | 4:12.90 |
| 10 | GBRGreat Britain | Lisa Dobriskey | 4:13.02 |
| 11 | GBRGreat Britain | Laura Weightman | 4:15.60 |
| 12 | KENKenya | Hellen Obiri | 4:16.57 |
| 99 | USAUnited States | Morgan Uceny | DNF |
| Women's 1500m, Semifinal, Semifinal 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 8 - Final | |||
| 1 | ETHEthiopia | Abeba Arigawe | 4:01.03 |
| 2 | TURTürkiye | Gamze Bulut | 4:01.18 |
| 3 | RUSRussia | Tatyana Tomashova | 4:02.10 |
| 4 | BRNBahrain | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | 4:02.18 |
| 5 | KENKenya | Hellen Obiri | 4:02.30 |
| 6 | BLRBelarus | Natallia Kareiva | 4:02.37 |
| 7 | GBRGreat Britain | Laura Weightman | 4:02.99 |
| 8 | SVKSlovakia | Lucia Hrivnák Klocová | 4:02.99 |
| 9 | MARMorocco | Siham Hilali | 4:04.79 |
| 10 | AUSAustralia | Zoe Buckman | 4:05.03 |
| 11 | CANCanada | Nicole Sifuentes | 4:06.33 |
| 12 | USAUnited States | Jenny Simpson | 4:06.89 |
| Women's 1500m, Semifinal, Semifinal 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 8 - Final | |||
| 1 | TURTürkiye | Asli Çakir | 4:05.11 |
| 2 | RUSRussia | Ekaterina Kostetskaya | 4:05.32 |
| 3 | USAUnited States | Morgan Uceny | 4:05.34 |
| 4 | GBRGreat Britain | Lisa Dobriskey | 4:05.35 |
| 5 | USAUnited States | Shannon Rowbury | 4:05.47 |
| 6 | CANCanada | Hilary Stellingwerff | 4:05.57 |
| 7 | GERGermany | Corinna Harrer | 4:05.70 |
| 8 | BRNBahrain | Mimi Belete | 4:05.91 |
| 9 | GBRGreat Britain | Hannah England | 4:06.35 |
| 10 | ESPSpain | Nuria Fernández | 4:06.57 |
| 11 | NZLNew Zealand | Lucy Oliver | 4:06.97 |
| 12 | AUSAustralia | Kaila McKnight | 4:08.44 |
| Women's 1500m, Semifinal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 8 - Final | |||
| 1 | ETHEthiopia | Abeba Arigawe | 4:01.03 |
| 2 | TURTürkiye | Gamze Bulut | 4:01.18 |
| 3 | RUSRussia | Tatyana Tomashova | 4:02.10 |
| 4 | BRNBahrain | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | 4:02.18 |
| 5 | KENKenya | Hellen Obiri | 4:02.30 |
| 6 | BLRBelarus | Natallia Kareiva | 4:02.37 |
| 7 | GBRGreat Britain | Laura Weightman | 4:02.99 |
| 8 | SVKSlovakia | Lucia Hrivnák Klocová | 4:02.99 |
| 9 | MARMorocco | Siham Hilali | 4:04.79 |
| 10 | AUSAustralia | Zoe Buckman | 4:05.03 |
| 11 | TURTürkiye | Asli Çakir | 4:05.11 |
| 12 | RUSRussia | Ekaterina Kostetskaya | 4:05.32 |
| 13 | USAUnited States | Morgan Uceny | 4:05.34 |
| 14 | GBRGreat Britain | Lisa Dobriskey | 4:05.35 |
| 15 | USAUnited States | Shannon Rowbury | 4:05.47 |
| 16 | CANCanada | Hilary Stellingwerff | 4:05.57 |
| 17 | GERGermany | Corinna Harrer | 4:05.70 |
| 18 | BRNBahrain | Mimi Belete | 4:05.91 |
| 19 | CANCanada | Nicole Sifuentes | 4:06.33 |
| 20 | GBRGreat Britain | Hannah England | 4:06.35 |
| 21 | ESPSpain | Nuria Fernández | 4:06.57 |
| 22 | USAUnited States | Jenny Simpson | 4:06.89 |
| 23 | NZLNew Zealand | Lucy Oliver | 4:06.97 |
| 24 | AUSAustralia | Kaila McKnight | 4:08.44 |
| Women's 1500m, 1st Round, Heat 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 6 - Final | |||
| 1 | TURTürkiye | Gamze Bulut | 4:06.69 |
| 2 | USAUnited States | Morgan Uceny | 4:06.87 |
| 3 | BLRBelarus | Natallia Kareiva | 4:06.87 |
| 4 | RUSRussia | Ekaterina Kostetskaya | 4:06.94 |
| 5 | BRNBahrain | Mimi Belete | 4:07.01 |
| 6 | GBRGreat Britain | Laura Weightman | 4:07.29 |
| 7 | CANCanada | Nicole Sifuentes | 4:07.65 |
| 8 | AUSAustralia | Zoe Buckman | 4:07.83 |
| 9 | KENKenya | Faith Kipyegon | 4:08.78 |
| 10 | ETHEthiopia | Genzebe Dibaba | 4:11.15 |
| 11 | UGAUganda | Janet Achola | 4:11.64 |
| 12 | ESPSpain | Isabel Macías | 4:13.07 |
| 13 | UKRUkraine | Anna Mishchenko | 4:13.63 |
| 14 | UAEUnited Arab Emirates | Betlhem Desalegn | 4:14.07 |
| 15 | ESAEl Salvador | Gladys Landaverde | 4:18.26 |
| Women's 1500m, 1st Round, Heat 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 6 - Final | |||
| 1 | GBRGreat Britain | Lisa Dobriskey | 4:13.32 |
| 2 | MARMorocco | Siham Hilali | 4:13.34 |
| 3 | TURTürkiye | Asli Çakir | 4:13.64 |
| 4 | ESPSpain | Nuria Fernández | 4:13.72 |
| 5 | AUSAustralia | Kaila McKnight | 4:13.80 |
| 6 | USAUnited States | Jenny Simpson | 4:13.81 |
| 7 | RUSRussia | Yekaterina Martynova | 4:13.86 |
| 8 | BRNBahrain | Genzeb Shumi | 4:14.02 |
| 9 | ETHEthiopia | Meskerem Assefa | 4:15.52 |
| 10 | KENKenya | Eunice Jepkoech Sum | 4:16.95 |
| 11 | SLOSlovenia | Sonja Roman | 4:19.17 |
| 12 | MADMadagascar | Eliane Saholinirina | 4:19.46 |
| 13 | POLPoland | Renata Plis | 4:19.62 |
| 14 | CODCongo DR | Chancel Ilunga Sankuru | 5:05.25 |
| 99 | NORNorway | Ingvill Måkestad Bovim | DNS |
| Women's 1500m, 1st Round, Heat 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 6 - Final | |||
| 1 | ETHEthiopia | Abeba Arigawe | 4:04.55 |
| 2 | RUSRussia | Tatyana Tomashova | 4:05.10 |
| 3 | BRNBahrain | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | 4:05.39 |
| 4 | KENKenya | Hellen Obiri | 4:05.40 |
| 5 | GBRGreat Britain | Hannah England | 4:05.73 |
| 6 | CANCanada | Hilary Stellingwerff | 4:05.79 |
| 7 | USAUnited States | Shannon Rowbury | 4:06.03 |
| 8 | NZLNew Zealand | Lucy Oliver | 4:07.04 |
| 9 | SVKSlovakia | Lucia Hrivnák Klocová | 4:07.79 |
| 10 | GERGermany | Corinna Harrer | 4:07.83 |
| 11 | SRBSerbia Republic | Marina Muncan | 4:11.25 |
| 12 | CZECzechia | Tereza Capková | 4:12.15 |
| 13 | UKRUkraine | Anzhela Shevchenko | 4:12.97 |
| 14 | ESPSpain | Natalia Rodríguez | 4:16.18 |
| 15 | TURTürkiye | Tugba Karakaya | 4:29.21 |
| 99 | MARMorocco | Btissam Lakhouad | DNF |
| Women's 1500m, 1st Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 6 - Final | |||
| 1 | ETHEthiopia | Abeba Arigawe | 4:04.55 |
| 2 | RUSRussia | Tatyana Tomashova | 4:05.10 |
| 3 | BRNBahrain | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | 4:05.39 |
| 4 | KENKenya | Hellen Obiri | 4:05.40 |
| 5 | GBRGreat Britain | Hannah England | 4:05.73 |
| 6 | CANCanada | Hilary Stellingwerff | 4:05.79 |
| 7 | USAUnited States | Shannon Rowbury | 4:06.03 |
| 8 | TURTürkiye | Gamze Bulut | 4:06.69 |
| 9 | USAUnited States | Morgan Uceny | 4:06.87 |
| 10 | BLRBelarus | Natallia Kareiva | 4:06.87 |
| 11 | RUSRussia | Ekaterina Kostetskaya | 4:06.94 |
| 12 | BRNBahrain | Mimi Belete | 4:07.01 |
| 13 | NZLNew Zealand | Lucy Oliver | 4:07.04 |
| 14 | GBRGreat Britain | Laura Weightman | 4:07.29 |
| 15 | CANCanada | Nicole Sifuentes | 4:07.65 |
| 16 | SVKSlovakia | Lucia Hrivnák Klocová | 4:07.79 |
| 17 | AUSAustralia | Zoe Buckman | 4:07.83 |
| 17 | GERGermany | Corinna Harrer | 4:07.83 |
| 19 | KENKenya | Faith Kipyegon | 4:08.78 |
| 20 | ETHEthiopia | Genzebe Dibaba | 4:11.15 |
| 21 | SRBSerbia Republic | Marina Muncan | 4:11.25 |
| 22 | UGAUganda | Janet Achola | 4:11.64 |
| 23 | CZECzechia | Tereza Capková | 4:12.15 |
| 24 | UKRUkraine | Anzhela Shevchenko | 4:12.97 |
| 25 | ESPSpain | Isabel Macías | 4:13.07 |
| 26 | GBRGreat Britain | Lisa Dobriskey | 4:13.32 |
| 27 | MARMorocco | Siham Hilali | 4:13.34 |
| 28 | UKRUkraine | Anna Mishchenko | 4:13.63 |
| 29 | TURTürkiye | Asli Çakir | 4:13.64 |
| 30 | ESPSpain | Nuria Fernández | 4:13.72 |
| 31 | AUSAustralia | Kaila McKnight | 4:13.80 |
| 32 | USAUnited States | Jenny Simpson | 4:13.81 |
| 33 | RUSRussia | Yekaterina Martynova | 4:13.86 |
| 34 | BRNBahrain | Genzeb Shumi | 4:14.02 |
| 35 | UAEUnited Arab Emirates | Betlhem Desalegn | 4:14.07 |
| 36 | ETHEthiopia | Meskerem Assefa | 4:15.52 |
| 37 | ESPSpain | Natalia Rodríguez | 4:16.18 |
| 38 | KENKenya | Eunice Jepkoech Sum | 4:16.95 |
| 39 | ESAEl Salvador | Gladys Landaverde | 4:18.26 |
| 40 | SLOSlovenia | Sonja Roman | 4:19.17 |
| 41 | MADMadagascar | Eliane Saholinirina | 4:19.46 |
| 42 | POLPoland | Renata Plis | 4:19.62 |
| 43 | TURTürkiye | Tugba Karakaya | 4:29.21 |
| 44 | CODCongo DR | Chancel Ilunga Sankuru | 5:05.25 |
| 99 | MARMorocco | Btissam Lakhouad | DNF |
| 99 | NORNorway | Ingvill Måkestad Bovim | DNS |
Medal Tracker
Medal Leaders
- 126
USA - 91
CHN - 45
JPN
Individual Medal Leaders
USA | 40 |
CHN | 40 |
JPN | 20 |
USA | 44 |
CHN | 27 |
FRA | 26 |
USA | 42 |
GBR | 29 |
CHN | 24 |
Medal Leaders
- 5
Marchand - 5
Huske - 5
O'Callaghan
Individual Medal Leaders
Marchand | 4 |
Huske | 3 |
O'Callaghan | 3 |
Smith | 3 |
Huske | 2 |
Walsh | 2 |
Yufei | 5 |
Junxuan | 3 |
McKeown | 2 |
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