2011 IAAF World Championships Day 2 - Quick Preview Of Women's 1,500

Women's 1,500 - Will Jamal Three-Peat?

(9:40 PM ET Saturday Night)

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By LetsRun.com
August 27, 2011

Editor's note: Prior to each final, we'll re-preview each mid-d and distance event, but we wanted to give you a quick overview of the event prior to the first round.

On day 2, the women's 1,500 will get underway. It's unlikely that any big names will fall by the wayside as the field will just be reduced from 35 to 24, with the top 6 in each of the three heats automatically advancing as well as the next six on time.

Quick Thought #1: Some pretty good runners won't advance, as there are 28 runners who have run under 4:06.00 this year. Each heat features at least 9 sub-4:06 performers.

Quick Thought #2: The favorite has to be Maryam Yusuf Jamal. Yes, her 2011 season hasn't been error free, but she's the two-time defending champion, is the world leader for 2011 and defeated the women who was on top of the world thanks to her two straight Golden League titles, Morgan Uceny, in her last race.

Quick Thought #3: Heat 3 is the one we'll have our eyes on. With so many people advancing, it will be hard to learn a lot, but it features arguably three of the biggest players in the whole field, as it has both Uceny and Jamal as well the Russian champ in Ekaterina Martynova.

Quick Thought #4: The women who crossed the line first in 2009 but was DQed, Natalia Rodríguez, can't be discounted just because she's lightly raced (two 1,500s). She went from 4:08 to 4:01.50 from early July to late July.

Quick Thought #5: American Morgan Uceny has the best chance of medalling by far of any American-born mid-d or distance runner. Based on her 2011 results, on paper, she should medal. But this is her first World Championships and September 1st is a long way away from mid-July when Uceny was on top of the world.

LRC Prediction:
1) Jamal
2) Martynova
3) Rodriguez

Below you will find two sets of "heat sheets." The first lists only the people in each his with a seasonal best under 4:03.00. The 2nd lists everyone.

Heat 1

Order Bib Athlete Country 2011 PB
2 388 Hannah England GBR 4:01.89 4:01.89
4 644 Siham Hilali MAR 4:01.33 4:01.33
6 1003 Tandiwe Nyathi ZIM
10 347 Kalkidan Gezahegne ETH 4:00.97 4:00.97

Heat 2

Order Bib Athlete Country 2011 PB
2 645 Btissam Lakhouad MAR 4:01.09 3:59.35
4 787 Olesya Syreva RUS 4:02.73 4:02.73
7 327 Natalia Rodríguez ESP 4:01.50 3:59.51
10 336 Meskerem Assefa ETH 4:02.12 4:02.12

 

Heat 3

Order Bib Athlete Country 2011 PB
1 184 Maryam Yusuf Jamal BRN 4:00.33 3:56.18
5 982 Morgan Uceny USA 4:01.51 4:01.51
6 773 Ekaterina Martynova RUS 4:01.68 4:01.68
12 887 Anna Mishchenko UKR 4:03.00 4:03.00
 

Full "Heat Sheets"

Heat 1

Order Bib Athlete Country 2011 PB
1 180 Mimi Belete BRN 4:03.16 4:00.25
2 388 Hannah England GBR 4:01.89 4:01.89
3 695 Nikki Hamblin NZL 4:04.82 4:04.82
4 644 Siham Hilali MAR 4:01.33 4:01.33
5 752 Natalya Evdokimova RUS 4:03.33 3:57.73
6 1003 Tandiwe Nyathi ZIM
7 899 Anzhelika Shevchenko UKR 4:07.24 4:07.24
8 582 Nancy Jebet Langat KEN 4:03.66 4:00.13
9 973 Shannon Rowbury USA 4:05.73 4:00.33
10 347 Kalkidan Gezahegne ETH 4:00.97 4:00.97
11 318 Isabel Macías ESP 4:06.50 4:06.50

Heat 2

Order Bib Athlete Country 2011 PB
1 577 Viola Jelagat Kibiwot KEN 4:05.51 4:02.10
2 645 Btissam Lakhouad MAR 4:01.09 3:59.35
3 186 Genzeb Shumi BRN 4:11.27 4:11.27
4 787 Olesya Syreva RUS 4:02.73 4:02.73
6 147 Natallia Kareiva BLR 4:06.40 4:06.40
7 327 Natalia Rodríguez ESP 4:01.50 3:59.51
8 861 Tugba Karakaya TUR 4:03.41 4:03.41
9 386 Lisa Dobriskey GBR 4:04.76 3:59.50
10 336 Meskerem Assefa ETH 4:02.12 4:02.12
11 919 Jennifer Barringer Simpson USA 4:03.54 3:59.90
12 906 Nataliya Tobias UKR 4:05.53 4:01.78

Heat 3

Order Bib Athlete Country 2011 PB
1 184 Maryam Yusuf Jamal BRN 4:00.33 3:56.18
2 858 Asli Cakir TUR 4:05.53 4:02.17
3 342 Gelete Burka ETH 4:03.28 3:58.79
4 586 Hellen Onsando Obiri KEN 4:08.56 4:08.56
5 982 Morgan Uceny USA 4:01.51 4:01.51
6 773 Ekaterina Martynova RUS 4:01.68 4:01.68
7 641 Malika Akkaoui MAR 4:04.96 4:04.96
8 316 Nuria Fernández ESP 4:04.64 4:00.20
9 688 Ingvill Måkestad Bovim NOR 4:06.82 4:02.20
10 709 Renata Plis POL 4:04.57 4:04.57
11 117 Kaila McKnight AUS 4:05.65 4:05.65
12 887 Anna Mishchenko UKR 4:03.00 4:03.00
 

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