Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres

Women's 1500 metres at the Commonwealth Games

The Women's 1500 metres at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Thursday 7 October till Friday 8 October 2010.

The top four runners in each of the initial two heats plus the next four fastest runners from across the heats also qualified for the final.

Records

World Record	3:50.46	Yunxia Qu	CHN	Beijing, China	11 September 1993
Games Record	4:05.27	Jackline Maranga	KEN	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1998

Heats

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Result	Notes
1	10	Viola Kibiwott (KEN)	4:08.76	Q
2	5	Helen Clitheroe (ENG)	4:09.34	Q
3	9	Nikki Hamblin (NZL)	4:09.80	Q
4	6	Stephanie Twell (SCO)	4:10.35	Q
5	2	Ciara Mageean (NIR)	4:12.11	q
6	8	Janet Achola (UGA)	4:12.12	q, NR
7	3	Jhuma Khatun (IND)	4:12.30	q, PB
8	4	Hilary Stellingwerff (CAN)	4:13.01	q
9	1	Jaisha Orchatteri (IND)	4:13.15
10	7	Tanice Barnett (JAM)	4:48.59

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Result	Notes
1	9	Nancy Langat (KEN)	4:13.62	Q
2	5	Irene Jelagat (KEN)	4:13.63	Q
3	4	Nicole Edwards (CAN)	4:13.90	Q
4	6	Hannah England (ENG)	4:13.91	Q
5	11	Kaila McKnight (AUS)	4:15.22
6	8	Kelly McNeice (NIR)	4:18.07
7	3	Sushma Sushma Devi (IND)	4:22.05
8	2	Salome Dell (PNG)	4:33.23	NR
9	1	Twishanna Williams (JAM)	4:36.60	PB
10	7	Jean Mukakigeri (RWA)	4:37.27
–	10	Annet Negesa (UGA)		DNS

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Result	Notes
	3	Nancy Langat (KEN)	4:05.26	GR
	8	Nikki Hamblin (NZL)	4:05.97
	1	Stephanie Twell (SCO)	4:06.15
4	4	Hannah England (ENG)	4:06.83
5	5	Nicole Edwards (CAN)	4:08.16
6	11	Irene Jelagat (KEN)	4:08.20
7	6	Viola Kibiwott (KEN)	4:08.79
8	12	Helen Clitheroe (ENG)	4:08.89
9	2	Janet Achola (UGA)	4:09.51	NR
10	7	Ciara Mageean (NIR)	4:10.85
11	10	Hilary Stellingwerff (CAN)	4:12.87
12	9	Jhuma Khatun (IND)	4:14.95

External links

• 2010 Commonwealth Games - Athletics
• Video of 1500m final