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1,500 metres, Women

Date	24 – 28 August 2004
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiako Stadio, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi
Participants	45 from 27 countries

The 2003 World Championship had been won by Tatyana Tomashova (RUS). Britain’s Kelly Holmes had won a bronze in this event in 1994, but had not done much since then. However, earlier in Athina she had won a surprising gold medal in the 800. The final was run at a quick pace, led out by Russia’s Nataliya Yevdokimova. Holmes bided her time, running in the pack thru the final curve. She pulled into the lead at the start of the final straight, and nobody could catch her as she completed the 800/1,500 double. Tomashova closed quickly to get the silver medal. In third place Maria Cioncan (ROM) surprised with a PR of 3:58.39 to get the bronze medal.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	1809	Kelly Holmes	GBR	4:05.58 (2 h2)	4:04.77 (2 h2)	3:57.90 (1)	Gold
2	2949	Tatyana Tomashova	RUS	4:06.06 (1 h1)	4:06.80 (3 h1)	3:58.12 (2)	Silver
3	2780	Maria Cioncan	ROU	4:06.68 (1 h3)	4:06.69 (1 h1)	3:58.39 (3)	Bronze
4	2960	Nataliya Yevdokimova	RUS	4:05.55 (1 h2)	4:04.66 (1 h2)	3:59.05 (4)
5	1292	Daniela Yordanova	BUL	4:05.87 (3 h2)	4:04.94 (5 h2)	3:59.10 (5)
6	2686	Lidia Chojecka	POL	4:06.13 (6 h2)	4:04.83 (3 h2)	3:59.27 (6)
7	2671	Anna Jakubczak	POL	4:06.37 (4 h1)	4:06.77 (2 h1)	4:00.15 (7)
8	3142	Elvan Abeylegesse	TUR	4:06.42 (5 h1)	4:07.10 (4 h1)	4:00.67 (8)
9	1310	Carmen Douma-Hussar	CAN	4:06.90 (2 h3)	4:05.09 (6 h2)	4:02.31 (9)
10	1623	Natalia Rodríguez	ESP	4:07.19 (7 h3)	4:04.91 (4 h2)	4:03.01 (10)
11	2957	Olga Yegorova	RUS	4:07.14 (6 h3)	4:05.57 (7 h2)	4:05.65 (11)
12	2462	Hasna Benhassi	MAR	4:05.98 (5 h2)	4:07.39 (5 h1)	4:12.90 (12)
6 h1 r2/3	3202	Nataliya Tobias	UKR	4:06.06 (2 h1)	4:07.55 (6 h1)	–
7 h1 r2/3	2349	Nancy Langat	KEN	4:06.94 (4 h3)	4:07.57 (7 h1)	–
8 h1 r2/3	1662	Kutre Dulecha	ETH	4:06.95 (5 h3)	4:07.63 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r2/3	1025	Nahida Touhami	ALG	4:06.41 (8 h2)	4:07.21 (8 h2)	–
9 h1 r2/3	1579	Nuría Fernández	ESP	4:06.29 (3 h1)	4:07.68 (9 h1)	–
9 h2 r2/3	3351	Carrie Tollefson	USA	4:06.46 (6 h1)	4:08.55 (9 h2)	–
10 h1 r2/3	1583	Iris Fuentes-Pila	ESP	4:06.32 (7 h2)	4:07.69 (10 h1)	–
10 h2 r2/3	2743	Carla Sacramento	POR	4:07.73 (8 h1)	4:10.85 (10 h2)	–
11 h1 r2/3	1842	Hayley Tullett	GBR	4:07.27 (7 h1)	4:08.92 (11 h1)	–
11 h2 r2/3	2672	Wioletta Janowska	POL	4:06.91 (3 h3)	4:11.41 (11 h2)	–
12 h1 r2/3	1974	Konstantina Efentaki	GRE	4:06.73 (9 h2)	4:09.37 (12 h1)	–
12 h2 r2/3	1757	Maria Martins	FRA	4:05.95 (4 h2)	4:12.76 (12 h2)	–
8 h3 r1/3	1727	Hind Déhiba	FRA	4:07.96 (8 h3)	–	–
9 h1 r1/3	1305	Courtney Babcock	CAN	4:08.18 (9 h1)	–	–
9 h3 r1/3	3187	Nelia Neporadna	UKR	4:08.60 (9 h3)	–	–
10 h1 r1/3	1736	Latifa Essarokh	FRA	4:09.08 (10 h1)	–	–
10 h2 r1/3	1312	Malindi Elmore	CAN	4:09.81 (10 h2)	–	–
10 h3 r1/3	2623	Trine Pilskog	NOR	4:08.61 (10 h3)	–	–
11 h1 r1/3	2787	Elena Iagăr	ROU	4:11.48 (11 h1)	–	–
11 h2 r1/3	1165	Jasminka Guber	BIH	4:17.75 (11 h2)	–	–
11 h3 r1/3	1069	Sarah Jamieson	AUS	4:09.25 (11 h3)	–	–
12 h1 r1/3	1673	Mestawat Tadesse	ETH	4:11.78 (12 h1)	–	–
12 h2 r1/3	1669	Meskerem Legesse	ETH	4:18.03 (12 h2)	–	–
12 h3 r1/3	2094	Judit Varga	HUN	4:09.36 (12 h3)	–	–
13 h1 r1/3	1030	Silvia Felipo	AND	4:44.40 (13 h1)	–	–
13 h2 r1/3	2782	Alina Cucerzan	ROU	4:18.07 (13 h2)	–	–
13 h3 r1/3	1830	Jo Pavey	GBR	4:12.50 (13 h3)	–	–
14 h1 r1/3	2049	Sloan Siegrist	GUM	4:44.53 (14 h1)	–	–
14 h2 r1/3	3218	Elena Guerra	URU	4:35.31 (14 h2)	–	–
14 h3 r1/3	2369	Tatyana Borisova	KGZ	4:13.36 (14 h3)	–	–
15 h2 r1/3	2588	Kanchi Maya Koju	NEP	4:38.17 (15 h2)	–	–
15 h3 r1/3	2647	Sumaira Zahoor	PAK	4:49.33 (15 h3)	–	–
AC h2 r1/3	3182	Iryna Lishchynska	UKR	– (DNF h2)	–	–
DNS	2476	Bouchra Ghézielle	MAR	– (DNS h1)	–	–
DNS	1032	Rosa Saul	ANG	– (DNS h3)	–	–
DNS	1020	Nouria Mérah-Benida	ALG	– (DNS h1)	–	–

Round One

Date	24 August 2004 — 20:30
Format	Top five in each heat and next nine fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	2960	Nataliya Yevdokimova	RUS	4:05.55	Q
2	1809	Kelly Holmes	GBR	4:05.58	Q
3	1292	Daniela Yordanova	BUL	4:05.87	Q
4	1757	Maria Martins	FRA	4:05.95	Q
5	2462	Hasna Benhassi	MAR	4:05.98	Q
6	2949	Tatyana Tomashova	RUS	4:06.06	Q
7	3202	Nataliya Tobias	UKR	4:06.06	Q
8	2686	Lidia Chojecka	POL	4:06.13	q
9	1579	Nuría Fernández	ESP	4:06.29	Q
10	1583	Iris Fuentes-Pila	ESP	4:06.32	q
11	2671	Anna Jakubczak	POL	4:06.37	Q
12	1025	Nahida Touhami	ALG	4:06.41	q
13	3142	Elvan Abeylegesse	TUR	4:06.42	Q
14	3351	Carrie Tollefson	USA	4:06.46	q
15	2780	Maria Cioncan	ROU	4:06.68	Q
16	1974	Konstantina Efentaki	GRE	4:06.73	q
17	1310	Carmen Douma-Hussar	CAN	4:06.90	Q
18	2672	Wioletta Janowska	POL	4:06.91	Q
19	2349	Nancy Langat	KEN	4:06.94	Q
20	1662	Kutre Dulecha	ETH	4:06.95	Q
21	2957	Olga Yegorova	RUS	4:07.14	q
22	1623	Natalia Rodríguez	ESP	4:07.19	q
23	1842	Hayley Tullett	GBR	4:07.27	q
24	2743	Carla Sacramento	POR	4:07.73	q
25	1727	Hind Déhiba	FRA	4:07.96
26	1305	Courtney Babcock	CAN	4:08.18
27	3187	Nelia Neporadna	UKR	4:08.60
28	2623	Trine Pilskog	NOR	4:08.61
29	1736	Latifa Essarokh	FRA	4:09.08
30	1069	Sarah Jamieson	AUS	4:09.25
31	2094	Judit Varga	HUN	4:09.36
32	1312	Malindi Elmore	CAN	4:09.81
33	2787	Elena Iagăr	ROU	4:11.48
34	1673	Mestawat Tadesse	ETH	4:11.78
35	1830	Jo Pavey	GBR	4:12.50
36	2369	Tatyana Borisova	KGZ	4:13.36
37	1165	Jasminka Guber	BIH	4:17.75
38	1669	Meskerem Legesse	ETH	4:18.03
39	2782	Alina Cucerzan	ROU	4:18.07
40	3218	Elena Guerra	URU	4:35.31
41	2588	Kanchi Maya Koju	NEP	4:38.17
42	1030	Silvia Felipo	AND	4:44.40
43	2049	Sloan Siegrist	GUM	4:44.53
44	2647	Sumaira Zahoor	PAK	4:49.33
DNF	3182	Iryna Lishchynska	UKR	–
DNS	2476	Bouchra Ghézielle	MAR	–
DNS	1020	Nouria Mérah-Benida	ALG	–
DNS	1032	Rosa Saul	ANG	–

Heat #1

Time	20:30

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	2949	Tatyana Tomashova	RUS	4:06.06	Q
2	3202	Nataliya Tobias	UKR	4:06.06	Q
3	1579	Nuría Fernández	ESP	4:06.29	Q
4	2671	Anna Jakubczak	POL	4:06.37	Q
5	3142	Elvan Abeylegesse	TUR	4:06.42	Q
6	3351	Carrie Tollefson	USA	4:06.46	q
7	1842	Hayley Tullett	GBR	4:07.27	q
8	2743	Carla Sacramento	POR	4:07.73	q
9	1305	Courtney Babcock	CAN	4:08.18
10	1736	Latifa Essarokh	FRA	4:09.08
11	2787	Elena Iagăr	ROU	4:11.48
12	1673	Mestawat Tadesse	ETH	4:11.78
13	1030	Silvia Felipo	AND	4:44.40
14	2049	Sloan Siegrist	GUM	4:44.53
DNS	2476	Bouchra Ghézielle	MAR	–
DNS	1020	Nouria Mérah-Benida	ALG	–

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	Result
400 m	Tatyana Tomashova	1:07.84
800 m	Tatyana Tomashova	2:15.78
1,200 m	Tatyana Tomashova	3:19.96

Heat #2

Time	20:38

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	2960	Nataliya Yevdokimova	RUS	4:05.55	Q
2	1809	Kelly Holmes	GBR	4:05.58	Q
3	1292	Daniela Yordanova	BUL	4:05.87	Q
4	1757	Maria Martins	FRA	4:05.95	Q
5	2462	Hasna Benhassi	MAR	4:05.98	Q
6	2686	Lidia Chojecka	POL	4:06.13	q
7	1583	Iris Fuentes-Pila	ESP	4:06.32	q
8	1025	Nahida Touhami	ALG	4:06.41	q
9	1974	Konstantina Efentaki	GRE	4:06.73	q
10	1312	Malindi Elmore	CAN	4:09.81
11	1165	Jasminka Guber	BIH	4:17.75
12	1669	Meskerem Legesse	ETH	4:18.03
13	2782	Alina Cucerzan	ROU	4:18.07
14	3218	Elena Guerra	URU	4:35.31
15	2588	Kanchi Maya Koju	NEP	4:38.17
DNF	3182	Iryna Lishchynska	UKR	–

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	Result
400 m	Nataliya Yevdokimova	1:05.12
800 m	Nataliya Yevdokimova	2:13.91
1,200 m	Nataliya Yevdokimova	3:20.16

Heat #3

Time	20:46

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	2780	Maria Cioncan	ROU	4:06.68	Q
2	1310	Carmen Douma-Hussar	CAN	4:06.90	Q
3	2672	Wioletta Janowska	POL	4:06.91	Q
4	2349	Nancy Langat	KEN	4:06.94	Q
5	1662	Kutre Dulecha	ETH	4:06.95	Q
6	2957	Olga Yegorova	RUS	4:07.14	q
7	1623	Natalia Rodríguez	ESP	4:07.19	q
8	1727	Hind Déhiba	FRA	4:07.96
9	3187	Nelia Neporadna	UKR	4:08.60
10	2623	Trine Pilskog	NOR	4:08.61
11	1069	Sarah Jamieson	AUS	4:09.25
12	2094	Judit Varga	HUN	4:09.36
13	1830	Jo Pavey	GBR	4:12.50
14	2369	Tatyana Borisova	KGZ	4:13.36
15	2647	Sumaira Zahoor	PAK	4:49.33
DNS	1032	Rosa Saul	ANG	–

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	Result
400 m	Hind Déhiba	1:06.71
800 m	Carmen Douma-Hussar	2:15.96
1,200 m	Carmen Douma-Hussar	3:21.51

Semi-Finals

Date	26 August 2004 — 20:30
Format	Top five in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	2960	Nataliya Yevdokimova	RUS	4:04.66	Q
2	1809	Kelly Holmes	GBR	4:04.77	Q
3	2686	Lidia Chojecka	POL	4:04.83	Q
4	1623	Natalia Rodríguez	ESP	4:04.91	Q
5	1292	Daniela Yordanova	BUL	4:04.94	Q
6	1310	Carmen Douma-Hussar	CAN	4:05.09	q
7	2957	Olga Yegorova	RUS	4:05.57	q
8	2780	Maria Cioncan	ROU	4:06.69	Q
9	2671	Anna Jakubczak	POL	4:06.77	Q
10	2949	Tatyana Tomashova	RUS	4:06.80	Q
11	3142	Elvan Abeylegesse	TUR	4:07.10	Q
12	1025	Nahida Touhami	ALG	4:07.21
13	2462	Hasna Benhassi	MAR	4:07.39	Q
14	3202	Nataliya Tobias	UKR	4:07.55
15	2349	Nancy Langat	KEN	4:07.57
16	1662	Kutre Dulecha	ETH	4:07.63
17	1579	Nuría Fernández	ESP	4:07.68
18	1583	Iris Fuentes-Pila	ESP	4:07.69
19	3351	Carrie Tollefson	USA	4:08.55
20	1842	Hayley Tullett	GBR	4:08.92
21	1974	Konstantina Efentaki	GRE	4:09.37
22	2743	Carla Sacramento	POR	4:10.85
23	2672	Wioletta Janowska	POL	4:11.41
24	1757	Maria Martins	FRA	4:12.76

Heat #1

Time	20:30

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	2780	Maria Cioncan	ROU	4:06.69	Q
2	2671	Anna Jakubczak	POL	4:06.77	Q
3	2949	Tatyana Tomashova	RUS	4:06.80	Q
4	3142	Elvan Abeylegesse	TUR	4:07.10	Q
5	2462	Hasna Benhassi	MAR	4:07.39	Q
6	3202	Nataliya Tobias	UKR	4:07.55
7	2349	Nancy Langat	KEN	4:07.57
8	1662	Kutre Dulecha	ETH	4:07.63
9	1579	Nuría Fernández	ESP	4:07.68
10	1583	Iris Fuentes-Pila	ESP	4:07.69
11	1842	Hayley Tullett	GBR	4:08.92
12	1974	Konstantina Efentaki	GRE	4:09.37

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	Result
400 m	Konstantina Efentaki	1:08.87
800 m	Konstantina Efentaki	2:16.28
1,200 m	Konstantina Efentaki	3:21.67

Heat #2

Time	20:41

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	2960	Nataliya Yevdokimova	RUS	4:04.66	Q
2	1809	Kelly Holmes	GBR	4:04.77	Q
3	2686	Lidia Chojecka	POL	4:04.83	Q
4	1623	Natalia Rodríguez	ESP	4:04.91	Q
5	1292	Daniela Yordanova	BUL	4:04.94	Q
6	1310	Carmen Douma-Hussar	CAN	4:05.09	q
7	2957	Olga Yegorova	RUS	4:05.57	q
8	1025	Nahida Touhami	ALG	4:07.21
9	3351	Carrie Tollefson	USA	4:08.55
10	2743	Carla Sacramento	POR	4:10.85
11	2672	Wioletta Janowska	POL	4:11.41
12	1757	Maria Martins	FRA	4:12.76

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	Result
400 m	Nataliya Yevdokimova	1:03.58
800 m	Nataliya Yevdokimova	2:11.14
1,200 m	Nataliya Yevdokimova	3:18.19

Final Round

Date	28 August 2004 — 20:30

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1809	Kelly Holmes	GBR	3:57.90
2	2949	Tatyana Tomashova	RUS	3:58.12
3	2780	Maria Cioncan	ROU	3:58.39
4	2960	Nataliya Yevdokimova	RUS	3:59.05
5	1292	Daniela Yordanova	BUL	3:59.10
6	2686	Lidia Chojecka	POL	3:59.27
7	2671	Anna Jakubczak	POL	4:00.15
8	3142	Elvan Abeylegesse	TUR	4:00.67
9	1310	Carmen Douma-Hussar	CAN	4:02.31
10	1623	Natalia Rodríguez	ESP	4:03.01
11	2957	Olga Yegorova	RUS	4:05.65
12	2462	Hasna Benhassi	MAR	4:12.90

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	Result
400 m	Nataliya Yevdokimova	1:03.59
800 m	Nataliya Yevdokimova	2:08.64
1,200 m	Nataliya Yevdokimova	3:12.82