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1,500 metres, Women

Date	27 – 30 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	42 from 27 countries

The defending champion Svetlana Masterkova, had won the 1998 European and 1999 World Championship, and was favored. But in her heat, she collided with another runner, fell, and was out of the competition. Without her, the final was wide open. The first lap of the final was absurdly slow, at over 70 seconds, the lead taken by Marla Runyan (USA), who was partially blind. America’s Suzy Favor-Hamilton then took over and led for most of the next two laps, fighting off several challenges. Going into the final turn, she still led with Romania’s Violeta Szekely and Algeria’s Noria Mérah-Benida on her shoulder. Mérah-Benida took the lead coming into the final straight and would not be caught, although Szekely pushed her to the end, finishing only 0.05 down. Romania’s Gabriela Szabo had been almost in last place on the backstretch but closed strongly to get the bronze medal.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	1024	Nouria Mérah-Benida	ALG	4:10.24 (2 h3)	4:05.24 (1 h1)	4:05.10 (1)	Gold
2	2833	Violeta Szekely	ROU	4:10.18 (1 h2)	4:06.60 (1 h2)	4:05.15 (2)	Silver
3	2832	Gabriela Szabo	ROU	4:08.33 (3 h1)	4:07.38 (4 h2)	4:05.27 (3)	Bronze
4	1668	Kutre Dulecha	ETH	4:09.88 (1 h3)	4:06.78 (2 h2)	4:05.33 (4)
5	2730	Lidia Chojecka	POL	4:10.34 (2 h2)	4:05.78 (5 h1)	4:06.42 (5)
6	2733	Anna Jakubczak	POL	4:08.13 (2 h1)	4:07.03 (3 h2)	4:06.49 (6)
7	1831	Kelly Holmes	GBR	4:10.38 (3 h2)	4:05.35 (4 h1)	4:08.02 (7)
8	3375	Marla Runyan	USA	4:10.83 (7 h2)	4:06.14 (6 h1)	4:08.30 (8)
9	3077	Sabine Fischer	SUI	4:10.78 (5 h2)	4:06.67 (7 h1)	4:08.84 (9)
10	2778	Carla Sacramento	POR	4:08.41 (5 h1)	4:07.65 (5 h2)	4:11.15 (10)
11	1846	Hayley Tullett	GBR	4:10.58 (3 h3)	4:05.34 (3 h1)	4:22.29 (11)
12	3348	Suzy Favor-Hamilton	USA	4:08.08 (1 h1)	4:05.25 (2 h1)	4:23.05 (12)
6 h2 r2/3	1209	Veerle Dejaeghere	BEL	4:10.68 (4 h2)	4:07.87 (6 h2)	–
7 h2 r2/3	2536	Seloua Ouaziz	MAR	4:10.82 (6 h2)	4:09.11 (7 h2)	–
8 h1 r2/3	1106	Marg Crowley	AUS	4:08.85 (7 h1)	4:09.16 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r2/3	3183	Süreyya Ayhan	TUR	4:08.37 (4 h1)	4:09.42 (8 h2)	–
9 h1 r2/3	2969	Lyudmila Rogachova	RUS	4:09.81 (9 h1)	4:09.18 (9 h1)	–
9 h2 r2/3	1840	Helen Pattinson	GBR	4:08.80 (6 h1)	4:09.60 (9 h2)	–
10 h1 r2/3	1623	Nuría Fernández	ESP	4:11.46 (5 h3)	4:10.92 (10 h1)	–
10 h2 r2/3	1102	Georgie Clarke	AUS	4:11.74 (8 h2)	4:10.99 (10 h2)	–
11 h1 r2/3	2494	Irina Krakoviak	LTU	4:11.57 (6 h3)	4:14.57 (11 h1)	–
11 h2 r2/3	2289	Mardrea Hyman	JAM	4:10.21 (10 h1)	4:14.20 (11 h2)	–
12 h1 r2/3	2824	Elena Iagăr	ROU	4:11.35 (4 h3)	4:14.75 (12 h1)	–
12 h2 r2/3	3080	Anita Weyermann	SUI	4:09.28 (8 h1)	4:30.80 (12 h2)	–
7 h3 r1/3	2147	Sinéad Delahunty	IRL	4:11.75 (7 h3)	–	–
8 h3 r1/3	3179	Fatma Lanouar	TUN	4:11.87 (8 h3)	–	–
9 h2 r1/3	2682	Toni Hodgkinson	NZL	4:12.59 (9 h2)	–	–
9 h3 r1/3	3340	Shayne Culpepper	USA	4:12.52 (9 h3)	–	–
10 h2 r1/3	2403	Naomi Mugo	KEN	4:13.18 (10 h2)	–	–
10 h3 r1/3	2934	Nataliya Gorelova	RUS	4:12.84 (10 h3)	–	–
11 h1 r1/3	1672	Abebech Negussie	ETH	4:15.52 (11 h1)	–	–
11 h2 r1/3	1674	Hareg Sidelil	ETH	4:14.05 (11 h2)	–	–
11 h3 r1/3	1120	Sarah Jamieson	AUS	4:12.90 (11 h3)	–	–
12 h1 r1/3	3461	Julia Sakara	ZIM	4:21.94 (12 h1)	–	–
12 h2 r1/3	1640	Natalia Rodríguez	ESP	4:22.82 (12 h2)	–	–
12 h3 r1/3	3034	Helena Javornik	SLO	4:18.18 (12 h3)	–	–
13 h1 r1/3	3233	Tetiana Kryvobok	UKR	4:22.11 (13 h1)	–	–
13 h2 r1/3	2582	Daniela Kuleska	MKD	4:33.50 (13 h2)	–	–
13 h3 r1/3	1028	Silvia Felipo	AND	4:45.32 (13 h3)	–	–
14 h1 r1/3	2691	Shazia Hidayat	PAK	5:07.17 (14 h1)	–	–
AC h1 r1/3	1347	Leah Pells	CAN	– (DNF h1)	–	–
AC h2 r1/3	2958	Svetlana Masterkova	RUS	– (DNF h2)	–	–
DNS	2531	Hasna Benhassi	MAR	– (DNS h3)	–	–

Round One

Date	27 September 2000
Format	Top six in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	3348	Suzy Favor-Hamilton	USA	4:08.08	Q
2	2733	Anna Jakubczak	POL	4:08.13	Q
3	2832	Gabriela Szabo	ROU	4:08.33	Q
4	3183	Süreyya Ayhan	TUR	4:08.37	Q
5	2778	Carla Sacramento	POR	4:08.41	Q
6	1840	Helen Pattinson	GBR	4:08.80	Q
7	1106	Marg Crowley	AUS	4:08.85	q
8	3080	Anita Weyermann	SUI	4:09.28	q
9	2969	Lyudmila Rogachova	RUS	4:09.81	q
10	1668	Kutre Dulecha	ETH	4:09.88	Q
11	2833	Violeta Szekely	ROU	4:10.18	Q
12	2289	Mardrea Hyman	JAM	4:10.21	q
13	1024	Nouria Mérah-Benida	ALG	4:10.24	Q
14	2730	Lidia Chojecka	POL	4:10.34	Q
15	1831	Kelly Holmes	GBR	4:10.38	Q
16	1846	Hayley Tullett	GBR	4:10.58	Q
17	1209	Veerle Dejaeghere	BEL	4:10.68	Q
18	3077	Sabine Fischer	SUI	4:10.78	Q
19	2536	Seloua Ouaziz	MAR	4:10.82	Q
20	3375	Marla Runyan	USA	4:10.83	q
21	2824	Elena Iagăr	ROU	4:11.35	Q
22	1623	Nuría Fernández	ESP	4:11.46	Q
23	2494	Irina Krakoviak	LTU	4:11.57	Q
24	1102	Georgie Clarke	AUS	4:11.74	q
25	2147	Sinéad Delahunty	IRL	4:11.75
26	3179	Fatma Lanouar	TUN	4:11.87
27	3340	Shayne Culpepper	USA	4:12.52
28	2682	Toni Hodgkinson	NZL	4:12.59
29	2934	Nataliya Gorelova	RUS	4:12.84
30	1120	Sarah Jamieson	AUS	4:12.90
31	2403	Naomi Mugo	KEN	4:13.18
32	1674	Hareg Sidelil	ETH	4:14.05
33	1672	Abebech Negussie	ETH	4:15.52
34	3034	Helena Javornik	SLO	4:18.18
35	3461	Julia Sakara	ZIM	4:21.94
36	3233	Tetiana Kryvobok	UKR	4:22.11
37	1640	Natalia Rodríguez	ESP	4:22.82
38	2582	Daniela Kuleska	MKD	4:33.50
39	1028	Silvia Felipo	AND	4:45.32
40	2691	Shazia Hidayat	PAK	5:07.17
DNF	1347	Leah Pells	CAN	–
DNF	2958	Svetlana Masterkova	RUS	–
DNS	2531	Hasna Benhassi	MAR	–

Heat #1

Time	9:35

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	3348	Suzy Favor-Hamilton	USA	4:08.08	Q
2	2733	Anna Jakubczak	POL	4:08.13	Q
3	2832	Gabriela Szabo	ROU	4:08.33	Q
4	3183	Süreyya Ayhan	TUR	4:08.37	Q
5	2778	Carla Sacramento	POR	4:08.41	Q
6	1840	Helen Pattinson	GBR	4:08.80	Q
7	1106	Marg Crowley	AUS	4:08.85	q
8	3080	Anita Weyermann	SUI	4:09.28	q
9	2969	Lyudmila Rogachova	RUS	4:09.81	q
10	2289	Mardrea Hyman	JAM	4:10.21	q
11	1672	Abebech Negussie	ETH	4:15.52
12	3461	Julia Sakara	ZIM	4:21.94
13	3233	Tetiana Kryvobok	UKR	4:22.11
14	2691	Shazia Hidayat	PAK	5:07.17
DNF	1347	Leah Pells	CAN	–

Heat #2

Time	9:44

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	2833	Violeta Szekely	ROU	4:10.18	Q
2	2730	Lidia Chojecka	POL	4:10.34	Q
3	1831	Kelly Holmes	GBR	4:10.38	Q
4	1209	Veerle Dejaeghere	BEL	4:10.68	Q
5	3077	Sabine Fischer	SUI	4:10.78	Q
6	2536	Seloua Ouaziz	MAR	4:10.82	Q
7	3375	Marla Runyan	USA	4:10.83	q
8	1102	Georgie Clarke	AUS	4:11.74	q
9	2682	Toni Hodgkinson	NZL	4:12.59
10	2403	Naomi Mugo	KEN	4:13.18
11	1674	Hareg Sidelil	ETH	4:14.05
12	1640	Natalia Rodríguez	ESP	4:22.82
13	2582	Daniela Kuleska	MKD	4:33.50
DNF	2958	Svetlana Masterkova	RUS	–

Heat #3

Time	9:53

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1668	Kutre Dulecha	ETH	4:09.88	Q
2	1024	Nouria Mérah-Benida	ALG	4:10.24	Q
3	1846	Hayley Tullett	GBR	4:10.58	Q
4	2824	Elena Iagăr	ROU	4:11.35	Q
5	1623	Nuría Fernández	ESP	4:11.46	Q
6	2494	Irina Krakoviak	LTU	4:11.57	Q
7	2147	Sinéad Delahunty	IRL	4:11.75
8	3179	Fatma Lanouar	TUN	4:11.87
9	3340	Shayne Culpepper	USA	4:12.52
10	2934	Nataliya Gorelova	RUS	4:12.84
11	1120	Sarah Jamieson	AUS	4:12.90
12	3034	Helena Javornik	SLO	4:18.18
13	1028	Silvia Felipo	AND	4:45.32
DNS	2531	Hasna Benhassi	MAR	–

Semi-Finals

Date	28 September 2000
Format	Top five in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1024	Nouria Mérah-Benida	ALG	4:05.24	Q
2	3348	Suzy Favor-Hamilton	USA	4:05.25	Q
3	1846	Hayley Tullett	GBR	4:05.34	Q
4	1831	Kelly Holmes	GBR	4:05.35	Q
5	2730	Lidia Chojecka	POL	4:05.78	Q
6	3375	Marla Runyan	USA	4:06.14	q
7	2833	Violeta Szekely	ROU	4:06.60	Q
8	3077	Sabine Fischer	SUI	4:06.67	q
9	1668	Kutre Dulecha	ETH	4:06.78	Q
10	2733	Anna Jakubczak	POL	4:07.03	Q
11	2832	Gabriela Szabo	ROU	4:07.38	Q
12	2778	Carla Sacramento	POR	4:07.65	Q
13	1209	Veerle Dejaeghere	BEL	4:07.87
14	2536	Seloua Ouaziz	MAR	4:09.11
15	1106	Marg Crowley	AUS	4:09.16
16	2969	Lyudmila Rogachova	RUS	4:09.18
17	3183	Süreyya Ayhan	TUR	4:09.42
18	1840	Helen Pattinson	GBR	4:09.60
19	1623	Nuría Fernández	ESP	4:10.92
20	1102	Georgie Clarke	AUS	4:10.99
21	2289	Mardrea Hyman	JAM	4:14.20
22	2494	Irina Krakoviak	LTU	4:14.57
23	2824	Elena Iagăr	ROU	4:14.75
24	3080	Anita Weyermann	SUI	4:30.80

Heat #1

Time	19:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1024	Nouria Mérah-Benida	ALG	4:05.24	Q
2	3348	Suzy Favor-Hamilton	USA	4:05.25	Q
3	1846	Hayley Tullett	GBR	4:05.34	Q
4	1831	Kelly Holmes	GBR	4:05.35	Q
5	2730	Lidia Chojecka	POL	4:05.78	Q
6	3375	Marla Runyan	USA	4:06.14	q
7	3077	Sabine Fischer	SUI	4:06.67	q
8	1106	Marg Crowley	AUS	4:09.16
9	2969	Lyudmila Rogachova	RUS	4:09.18
10	1623	Nuría Fernández	ESP	4:10.92
11	2494	Irina Krakoviak	LTU	4:14.57
12	2824	Elena Iagăr	ROU	4:14.75

Heat #2

Time	19:10

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	2833	Violeta Szekely	ROU	4:06.60	Q
2	1668	Kutre Dulecha	ETH	4:06.78	Q
3	2733	Anna Jakubczak	POL	4:07.03	Q
4	2832	Gabriela Szabo	ROU	4:07.38	Q
5	2778	Carla Sacramento	POR	4:07.65	Q
6	1209	Veerle Dejaeghere	BEL	4:07.87
7	2536	Seloua Ouaziz	MAR	4:09.11
8	3183	Süreyya Ayhan	TUR	4:09.42
9	1840	Helen Pattinson	GBR	4:09.60
10	1102	Georgie Clarke	AUS	4:10.99
11	2289	Mardrea Hyman	JAM	4:14.20
12	3080	Anita Weyermann	SUI	4:30.80

Final Round

Date	30 September 2000 — 20:20

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1024	Nouria Mérah-Benida	ALG	4:05.10
2	2833	Violeta Szekely	ROU	4:05.15
3	2832	Gabriela Szabo	ROU	4:05.27
4	1668	Kutre Dulecha	ETH	4:05.33
5	2730	Lidia Chojecka	POL	4:06.42
6	2733	Anna Jakubczak	POL	4:06.49
7	1831	Kelly Holmes	GBR	4:08.02
8	3375	Marla Runyan	USA	4:08.30
9	3077	Sabine Fischer	SUI	4:08.84
10	2778	Carla Sacramento	POR	4:11.15
11	1846	Hayley Tullett	GBR	4:22.29
12	3348	Suzy Favor-Hamilton	USA	4:23.05

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	Result
400 m	Marla Runyan	1:10.56
800 m	Suzy Favor-Hamilton	2:15.93
1,200 m	Carla Sacramento	3:17.85