Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 1.500 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 32 competitors.[1]

Women's 1500 metres
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenuesCentennial Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 31 (heats)
August 1 (semi-finals)
August 3 (final)
Competitors32 from 23 nations
Winning time4:00.83
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Svetlana Masterkova
 Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gabriela Szabo
 Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Theresia Kiesl
 Austria
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Medalists

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Gold Svetlana Masterkova
  Russia
Silver Gabriela Szabo
  Romania
Bronze Theresia Kiesl
  Austria

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified to the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Gabriela Szabo   Romania 4:07.32 Q
2 3 Kelly Holmes   Great Britain 4:07.36 Q
3 3 Regina Jacobs   United States 4:07.41 Q
4 3 Margaret Crowley   Australia 4:07.51 Q
5 3 Małgorzata Rydz   Poland 4:07.51 Q
6 3 Lyudmila Rogachova   Russia 4:07.61 Q
7 3 Kutre Dulecha   Ethiopia 4:07.69 q
8 3 Malin Ewerlöf   Sweden 4:09.06 q
9 1 Theresia Kiesl   Austria 4:09.24 Q
10 1 Svetlana Masterkova   Russia 4:09.88 Q
11 1 Hassiba Boulmerka   Algeria 4:09.96 Q
12 1 Carmen Wüstenhagen   Germany 4:10.06 Q
13 1 Sinead Delahunty   Ireland 4:10.20 Q
14 1 Gwen Griffiths   South Africa 4:10.80 Q
15 1 Anna Brzezińska   Poland 4:11.06 q
16 1 Leah Pells   Canada 4:13.17 q
17 2 Lyudmila Borisova   Russia 4:13.29 Q
18 2 Naomi Mugo   Kenya 4:13.35 Q
19 2 Carla Sacramento   Portugal 4:13.57 Q
20 2 Cătălina Gheorghiu   Romania 4:13.82 Q
21 2 Blandine Bitzner-Ducret   France 4:13.83 Q
22 2 Maite Zúñiga   Spain 4:14.05 Q
23 2 Sylvia Kühnemund   Germany 4:14.35 q
24 2 Natasha Dukhnova   Belarus 4:14.75 q
25 2 Vicki Huber   United States 4:14.82
26 3 Marta Domínguez   Spain 4:15.00
27 1 Frédérique Quentin   France 4:15.95
28 2 Sonia O'Sullivan   Ireland 4:19.77
29 2 Petya Strashilova   Bulgaria 4:26.66
30 1 Juli Henner   United States 4:27.14
31 3 Paula Schnurr   Canada 4:29.67
32 1 Khin Khin Htwe   Myanmar 4:30.64

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified to the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Kelly Holmes   Great Britain 4:05.88 Q
2 2 Regina Jacobs   United States 4:06.13 Q
3 2 Margaret Crowley   Australia 4:06.21 Q
4 2 Leah Pells   Canada 4:06.26 Q
5 2 Carla Sacramento   Portugal 4:06.70 Q
6 2 Lyudmila Borisova   Russia 4:06.89 q
7 2 Anna Brzezińska   Poland 4:07.17 q
8 2 Kutre Dulecha   Ethiopia 4:09.03
9 1 Theresia Kiesl   Austria 4:09.44 Q
10 1 Gabriela Szabo   Romania 4:09.83 Q
11 1 Svetlana Masterkova   Russia 4:10.35 Q
12 1 Małgorzata Rydz   Poland 4:10.77 Q
13 1 Gwen Griffiths   South Africa 4:11.12 Q
14 1 Natasha Dukhnova   Belarus 4:11.43
15 1 Carmen Wüstenhagen   Germany 4:11.47
16 1 Blandine Bitzner-Ducret   France 4:12.27
17 1 Sinead Delahunty   Ireland 4:12.52
18 2 Malin Ewerlöf   Sweden 4:13.85
19 1 Maite Zúñiga   Spain 4:14.10
20 1 Lyudmila Rogachova   Russia 4:14.54
21 2 Sylvia Kühnemund   Germany 4:16.85
22 2 Naomi Mugo   Kenya 4:20.01
23 1 Hassiba Boulmerka   Algeria 4:23.86
2 Cătălina Gheorghiu   Romania DQ

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Svetlana Masterkova   Russia 4:00.83
  Gabriela Szabo   Romania 4:01.54
  Theresia Kiesl   Austria 4:03.02
4 Leah Pells   Canada 4:03.56
5 Margaret Crowley   Australia 4:03.79
6 Carla Sacramento   Portugal 4:03.91
7 Lyudmila Borisova   Russia 4:03.56
8 Małgorzata Rydz   Poland 4:05.92
9 Gwen Griffiths   South Africa 4:06.33
10 Regina Jacobs   United States 4:07.21
11 Kelly Holmes   Great Britain 4:07.46
12 Anna Brzezińska   Poland 4:08.27

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Games: Women's 1500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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