Genzebe Dibaba Runs 3:54.11 for 1500 in Barcelona – The Fastest Time In The World Since 1997
by LetsRun.com
July 9, 2015
Competing in Barcelona this evening, 24-year old Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba ran an African record 3:54.11 for 1500 in a race where second place was just 4:12 (Dibaba had a rabbit for the first 700). Dibaba wasn’t the only one running fast in Barcelona as Ayanleh Souleiman ran a world-leading time of 1:43.08, which was a big PR for him (previous pb 1:43.63).
Analysis, race video and results below. You can watch Dibaba’s race on the right.’
Yes, we know Dibaba last year indoor ran an indoor world record of 3:55.17 but to see 3:54 pop up in the results in the middle of the week at a non-Diamond League meet is still stunning.Quick Thought #1: Wow.
3:54 hasn’t popped up on the clock at the finish of a women’s 1500 since October 10, 1997 when not one, not two, not three, not four but five Chinese women did it in the same race. Dibaba is now the 9th fastest woman in history.
History’s Sub-3:55 Peformances For Women
1 3:50.46 Qu Yunxia CHN 25.12.72 1 Beijing 11.09.1993 2 3:50.98 Jiang Bo CHN 13.03.77 1 Shanghai 18.10.1997 3 3:51.34 Lang Yinglai CHN 22.08.79 2 Shanghai 18.10.1997 4 3:51.92 Wang Junxia CHN 09.01.73 2 Beijing 11.09.1993 5 3:52.47 Tatyana Kazankina RUS 17.12.51 1 Zürich 13.08.1980 6 3:53.91 Yin Lili CHN 11.11.79 3 Shanghai 18.10.1997 7 3:53.96 Paula Ivan ROU 20.07.63 1 Seoul 01.10.1988 8 3:53.97 Lan Lixin CHN 14.02.79 4 Shanghai 18.10.1997 9 3:54.11 Genzebe Dibaba ETH 08.02.91 1 Barcelona 09.07.2015 10 3:54.23 Olga Dvirna RUS 11.02.53 1r1 Kiev 27.07.1982 11 3:54.52 Zhang Ling CHN 13.04.80 5 Shanghai 18.10.1997
Quick Thought #2: Will Dibaba double?
We’ve been saying all summer long that the biggest threat to Jenny Simpson at World’s is Genzebe Dibaba. Think about it this way. She’s run 14:15 for 5000. Almost every single 14:15 man in the world is capable of running a 4:10 mile. According to JK’s conversion chart, 14:15.41 is equivalent to right around 4:07 flat for the full mile which is easily under 3:50 for 1500.
The 1500 / 5000 double is very doable at Worlds (the 1500 is on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 4, the 5000 is on Day 6 and Day 9) but the good news for Jenny Simpson fans is the 1500 is first. If the 5000 was first, we’d be virtually certain Dibaba would double. With the 1500 coming first, it’s not a certainty. But with Almaz Ayana already being under 14:20 for 5000 this year as well, if we were the Ethiopian federation, we’d insist/beg Dibaba to also do the 1500 as then they’d be looking like near locks for two golds. Of course, Ethiopia does have 18-year old Dawit Seyaum, who has run 3:59 this year and last, as a gold contender in the 1500.
Discuss the race in our world famous fan forum: Genzebe Dibaba just ran 3:54.11 for 1500 in Spain!
The race video appears below. Then a comment on the men’s 800.
Race Video
Quick Thought #1 About Men’s 800: Centrowitz (and all of the American based 1500 men) Have Their Work Cut Out For Them
It can certainly be argued that US champ Matthew Centrowitz has never been running better. Already this year, he’s run 3:51 for the mile and a big 800 pb of 1:44.62. But at 1:44.62, he’s more than 1.5 seconds slower than Souleiman and Souleiman was just second in the 1500 in Paris last week, beaten by Silas Kiplagat, who in turn was beaten by Ronald Kwemoi yesterday in Hungary. Throw Asbel Kiprop into the mix and that’s an amazing field of guys who all seem to be in great form.
Men’s 800 Race Video
Mid-d and distance results appear below. Links to additional results appear below that.
Women’s 1500
| Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pto. | Dorsal | Orden | Nombre Licencia |
Club | Fecha Nac. | Resultado | Ptos |
| 1 | 485 | 8 | Genzebe Dibaba (Etiopia) (f) | 08/02/1993 | 3:54.11(AR) | ||
| 2 | 495 | 10 | Solange Andreia Pereira Da Ponte (f) GA716987 |
Valencia Terra i Mar | 12/12/1989 | 4:12.42 | |
| 3 | 488 | 16 | Betlhem Desalegn (Emirats Arabs) (f) | 13/11/1991 | 4:12.80 | ||
| 4 | 494 | 12 | Laura Mendez Esquer (f) V17853 |
Playas de Castellon | 06/11/1988 | 4:16.88 | |
| 5 | 491 | 13 | Elian Periz Toyas (f) AR771 |
Valencia Terra i Mar | 01/04/1984 | 4:17.16 | |
| 6 | 493 | 14 | Carolina Robles Campos (f) SE5385 |
A.D. Marathon | 04/12/1991 | 4:18.44 | |
| 7 | 490 | 9 | Isabel Macias Chow (f) AR583 |
Simply-Scorpio 71 | 11/08/1984 | 4:18.71 | |
| 8 | 373 | 18 | Lidia Rodriguez Sierra CT11785 |
Bilbao Atletismo | 26/05/1986 | 4:22.91 | 8 |
| 9 | 315 | 6 | Anna Bove Balada CT5082 |
FC Barcelona | 25/01/1978 | 4:23.73 | 7 |
| 10 | 251 | 15 | (e) Jessica Anne Andrews (f) CT24723 |
AA Palamos | 01/10/1992 | 4:24.86 | |
| 11 | 285 | 4 | Alba Gallardo Llorens CT13878 |
Avinent Manresa | 07/03/1989 | 4:31.58 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 5 | Miriam Ortiz Rivas CT11847 |
AA Catalunya | 09/09/1984 | 4:37.31 | 5 |
| 13 | 241 | 21 | Barbara Ramon Salamaña CT8898 |
AA Catalunya | 23/03/1983 | 4:38.99 | 4 |
| 14 | 252 | 3 | Elena Fonalleras Lozano CT22098 |
AA Palamos | 25/04/1987 | 4:39.76 | 3 |
| 15 | 302 | 22 | (e) Dayane Huerta Venet (f) CT23477 |
CAV Andorra | 16/12/1991 | 4:40.51 | |
| 16 | 328 | 20 | Ingrid Pino Creixenti CT17873 |
FC Barcelona | 30/05/1995 | 4:43.00 | 2 |
| 17 | 346 | 24 | (t) Wafaa Azdaou Slaiti CL23648 |
INDEPENDIENTE | 16/10/1987 | 4:43.05 | 1 |
| 18 | 257 | 2 | (e) Wissam El Hattoubi CT17213 |
CA Igualada | 23/12/1992 | 4:44.94 | |
| 19 | 298 | 1 | (t) Laia Isus Vilapriño CL22312 |
CA Canaletes | 29/06/1991 | 4:45.45 | |
| 20 | 270 | 23 | Carla Moreno Avi CT16822 |
CA Laietania | 21/02/1993 | 4:45.61 | |
| 488 | 17 | Dagmawit Kibru (Etiopia) (f) | 02/12/1996 | AB |
Men’s 800
Final A Pto. Dorsal Calle Nombre
LicenciaClub Fecha Nac. Resultado Ptos 1 408 6 Ayanleh Souleiman (Djibouti) (f) 03/12/1992 1:43.08(WL) 2 407 4 Robert Biwot (Kenya) (f) 28/01/1996 1:43.56 3 409 5 Musaeb Balla (Qatar) (f) 17/05/1983 1:43.82 4 400 4 Meyy Edwin Kiplagat (Kenia) (f) 23/04/1994 1:44.50 5 403 7 Nader Belhanbel (Marroc) (f) 01/07/1994 1:44.64 6 402 1 (e) Mauri Surel Castillo Yera (f)
SE7091Playas de Castellon 19/10/1984 1:46.38 7 146 3 Alejandro Rodriguez Pritchard
CT14914ISS – L’Hospitalet 01/05/1989 1:47.34 8 8 121 3 Francisco Roldan Martinez
CT15518FC Barcelona 26/05/1990 1:47.80 7 9 405 1 Ryan Martin (Estats Units) (f) 23/03/1989 1:47.91 10 401 8 Luis Alberto Marco Contreras (f)
SE4399CD Nike Running 20/08/1986 1:48.15 11 404 2 Charles Jock (Estats Units) (f) 23/11/1989 1:52.00 415 7 Abdelelah Haroun (Qatar) 01/01/1996 AB 411 8 Alejandro Estevez Martin (f)
GR2464Playas de Castellon 21/01/1992 AB 410 5 Manuel Olmedo Villar (f)
IB15876FC Barcelona 17/05/1983 AB 800m MASC / MEN Final (08 julio) 20:30
Women’s 800
Final A Pto. Dorsal Calle Nombre
LicenciaClub Fecha Nac. Resultado Ptos 1 478 5 Rose Mary Almanza (Cuba) (f) 13/07/1992 2:01.70 2 479 6 Sahili Diago (Cuba) (f) 26/08/1995 2:02.01 3 480 7 Olha Lyakhova (Ucraïna) (f) 18/03/1992 2:02.63 4 482 2 Kore Tola Nagao (Etiopia) (f) 01/01/1993 2:02.75 5 481 3 Svetlana Uloga (f) 23/11/1986 2:03.22 6 321 3 Esther Guerrero Puigdevall
CT14585FC Barcelona 07/02/1990 2:03.35 8 7 310 2 Montse Mas Sanz
CT5117CA Montornes 30/04/1979 2:05.05 7 8 476 4 Khadija Rahmouni El Alami (f)
M1868CD Nike Running 30/11/1986 2:05.16 9 381 1 Blanca Gonzalez Melarde
CT19267UGE Badalona 08/02/1996 2:11.92 6 483 8 Begoña Garrido Barro (f)
M7357Simply-Scorpio 71 03/03/1985 AB 484 7 Lucia Klocova (Eslovàquia) (f) 20/11/1983 AB 800m FEM / WOMEN Final (08 julio) 20:20
Men’s 1500
Final A Pto. Dorsal Orden Nombre
LicenciaClub Fecha Nac. Resultado Ptos 1 430 5 Hillary Maiyo (Kenya) (f) 09/07/1993 3:35.20 2 33 15 Adel Mechaal Mechaal
CT18407AA Palamos 05/12/1990 3:36.55 8 3 417 12 Garret Heath (Estats Units) (f) 03/11/1985 3:36.62 4 416 14 David Bustos Gonzalez (f)
IB14339CD Nike Running 25/08/1990 3:36.90 5 423 9 Amine Laalou (Marroc) (f) 13/05/1982 3:37.20 6 421 11 Alvaro Rodriguez Melero (f)
VA8171AA Valdemoro Go Fit 25/05/1987 3:37.30 7 431 22 Carlos del Rio (Xile) (f) 09/07/1993 3:37.86 8 425 20 Federico Bruno (Argentina) (f) 18/06/1993 3:38.35 9 432 16 Abdelhaldi Lalabi (Marroc) (f) 01/01/1993 3:39.03 10 418 19 Carlos Alonso Garcia (f)
O5185AA Valdemoro Go Fit 15/09/1989 3:39.40 11 397 24 Imed Touil (Algèria) (f) 11/02/1989 3:39.42 12 414 17 Muhyadin Wiass )Djibouti) (f) 01/01/1996 3:39.73 13 130 3 Llorenç Sales Ferre
CT13794CA Fent Cami Mislata 14/07/1988 3:39.91 7 14 422 4 Ramadan Fawzi (Djibouti) (f) 01/01/1996 3:41.19 15 420 18 Alberto Imedio Baladron (f)
CR3953FC Barcelona 24/05/1991 3:41.56 16 168 2 Jordi Torrents Teixidor
CT19826JA Sabadell 25/09/1997 3:41.66 6 17 424 7 Diego Ruiz Sanz (f)
BU2867Playas de Castellon 05/02/1982 3:42.76 18 427 10 Jordan McNamara (Estats Units) (f) 07/03/1987 3:43.62 19 419 21 Victor Jose Corrales Vaquero (f)
M1082Playas de Castellon 12/03/1989 3:45.71 20 426 13 Will Leer (Estats Units) (f) 15/04/1985 3:46.12 21 433 1 Sergio Jimenez Vicente (f)
M6985A.D. Marathon 07/01/1995 3:48.25 22 399 23 Sisay Segaye (Etiopia) 12/12/1995 3:49.68 5 11 8 Khalid Merroune (Marroc) 10/12/1985 SM 429 6 Mouhcine El Amine (Marroc) (f) 18/01/1982 SM 1.500m MASC /MEN Final (08 julio) 21:15
Men’s Steeple
| Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pto. | Dorsal | Orden | Nombre Licencia |
Club | Fecha Nac. | Resultado | Ptos |
| 1 | 454 | 2 | Hamid Ezzine (Marroc) (f) | 05/10/1983 | 8:27.09 | ||
| 2 | 452 | 7 | Fernando Carro Morillo (f) M542 |
New Balance Team | 01/04/1992 | 8:28.20 | |
| 3 | 456 | 9 | Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim (Djibouti) (f) | 01/01/1997 | 8:28.60 | ||
| 4 | 108 | 10 | (e) Ibrahim Ezzaydouny CT16227 |
FC Barcelona | 28/04/1991 | 8:28.86 | 8 |
| 5 | 451 | 12 | Sebastian Martos Roa (f) J5592 |
CD Nike Running | 20/06/1989 | 8:29.67 | |
| 6 | 457 | 5 | Yemane Hailehelassie (Eritrea) (f) | 21/02/1998 | 8:34.52 | ||
| 7 | 453 | 3 | Chemlal Jaouad (Marroc) (f) | 11/04/1994 | 8:37.58 | ||
| 8 | 455 | 8 | Festus Rono (Kenya) (f) | 28/12/1983 | 8:39.72 | ||
| 9 | 127 | 14 | (e) Ibrahim Chakir Elosri CT18875 |
CA Fent Cami Mislata | 04/09/1994 | 8:40.48 | 7 |
| 10 | 194 | 16 | (e) Edgars Sumskis (f) CT24068 |
CA La Sansi | 03/04/1988 | 8:56.79 | |
| 11 | 193 | 15 | Jose Luis Blanco Quevedo CT2378 |
CA La Sansi | 03/06/1975 | 8:57.46 | 6 |
| 12 | 459 | 11 | Cristobal Valenzuela Guerrero (f) J5591 |
Unicaja Atletismo | 30/10/1989 | 8:57.62 | |
| 13 | 450 | 6 | Tomas Tajadura Juez (f) BU2232 |
Universidad de Burgos | 25/06/1985 | 9:02.65 | |
| 14 | 143 | 19 | Gerard Monteverde Grau CT23718 |
ISS – L’Hospitalet | 11/03/1992 | 9:52.30 | 5 |
| 15 | 77 | 21 | Carlos Diaz Sanchez CT15216 |
CA Canovelles | 19/07/1989 | 9:54.25 | 4 |
| 16 | 161 | 13 | Pedro Ordoñez Sobrado CT8915 |
JA Sabadell | 29/01/1972 | 9:59.21 | 3 |
| 17 | 188 | 22 | Farid Khtira Lazizi CT21028 |
Pratenc AA | 31/07/1977 | 10:00.57 | 2 |
| 18 | 68 | 20 | (e) Guillem Dalmau Miarnau CT22998 |
CAV Andorra | 08/09/1991 | 10:08.82 | 1 |
| 19 | 139 | 23 | Joan Antoni Fernandez Guasch CT20704 |
ISS – L’Hospitalet | 20/12/1995 | 10:10.49 | |
| 458 | 1 | Enrique Sanchez Saceda (f) M1762 |
Pamplona Atletico | 14/10/1983 | AB | ||
| 151 | 18 | Llorenç Esteve Pons CT18157 |
JA Sabadell | 04/09/1995 | AB |
Men’s 5000
Final Pto. Dorsal Orden Nombre
LicenciaClub Fecha Nac. Resultado Ptos 1 445 3 Leul Gebresilasie (f) 01/01/1993 13:15.07 2 436 5 Moses Koech (Kenya) (f) 05/08/1997 13:15.56 3 440 2 Aron Kifle (Eritrea) (f) 20/02/1998 13:17.62 4 435 4 Seifu Tura (Etiopia) (f) 01/01/1995 13:27.70 5 443 9 Nixon Cheseba (Kenya) (f) 12/12/1990 13:30.20 6 438 8 Oliver Irabaruta (Burundi) (f) 25/08/1990 13:31.42 7 487 13 Ibrahim Bouh (Djibouti) (f) 01/01/1995 13:40.31 8 437 6 Moses Kurong (Uganda) (f) 07/07/1994 13:44.69 9 434 27 Juan Antonio Perez Moreno (f)
CR3652A.D. Marathon 06/11/1988 13:56.90 10 446 10 Rabah Aboud (Algèria) (f) 01/01/1981 14:09.47 11 442 11 Vendich Kipkoech (Kenya) (f) 05/03/1996 14:15.94 12 93 12 (e) Abdessamad Hemmi
CT21728CA Montornes 07/04/1994 14:19.48 8 13 11 15 (e) Khalid Merroune (f)
CT23425AA Catalunya 10/02/1985 14:27.51 14 97 17 Mourad Mounim Naaman
CT19587CA Montornes 31/01/1995 14:46.04 7 15 32 18 Soufiane Mahboub El Hamdouni
CT22340AA Palamos 24/09/1993 14:46.46 6 16 41 25 Ivan Zarco Alvarez (f)
IB15986CA Igualada 08/02/1984 14:57.50 17 398 14 Amen Jobiru (Etiopia) 21/12/1993 15:07.23 5 18 78 19 (e) Radouane Nour (f)
CT23444CA Canovelles 28/08/1988 15:13.89 19 187 22 Antonio Godoy Caro
CT17689Pratenc AA 23/04/1975 15:22.95 4 20 169 20 David Campo Garcia
CT14710GA Lluïsos Mataro 05/04/1988 15:28.33 3 21 147 23 (t) Jose Andres Acuña Acuña
CL24009CAIE Sta.Coloma-D.Catalan 16/08/1972 15:34.75 2 22 174 24 Alex Almeida Llorente
CT15011CA Nou Barris 08/12/1980 16:07.96 1 91 21 Abderrazak Samaoui Ait Moussa
CT16602CA Vilafranca 24/02/1993 AB 444 1 Ambros Bore (Kenya) (f) 08/08/1995 AB 125 16 Mohamed Zarhouni Zaitouni
CT19594FC Barcelona 10/06/1995 AB 5.000m MASC / MEN Final (08 julio) 21:40
Additional results can be found at the links below:
Hora Prueba Ronda 18:10 Disc (1kg) FEM. Final Lista de Salida Resultados 19:15 100m MASC. Final Lista de Salida Resultados 19:15 Llargada / Longitud / Long Jump F/W Final Lista de Salida Resultados 19:20 100m FEM. Final Lista de Salida Resultados 19:30 400m tanques (0,91) MASC. Final Lista de Salida Resultados 19:30 Disc / Disco / Discus Throw M Final Lista de Salida Resultados 19:30 400m tanques (0,762) FEM. Final Lista de Salida Resultados 19:50 400m MASC. Final Lista de Salida Resultados 19:50 Perxa / Pértiga / Pole Vault F/W Final Lista de Salida 19:55 Alçada / Altura / High Jump M Final Lista de Salida Resultados 19:55 400m FEM. Final Lista de Salida Resultados 20:05 200m MASC. Final Lista de Salida Resultados 20:10 200m FEM / WOMEN Final Lista de Salida Resultados 20:20 800m FEM / WOMEN Final Lista de Salida Resultados 20:30 800m MASC / MEN Final Lista de Salida Resultados 20:40 110m tanques / Vallas / Hurdles M Final Lista de Salida Resultados 20:40 Llargada / Longitud / Long Jump M Final Lista de Salida 20:55 100m tanques / Vallas / Hurdles F/W Final Lista de Salida Resultados 21:05 Pes (7,260kg) MASC. Final Lista de Salida 21:05 1.500m FEM / WOMEN Final Lista de Salida Resultados 21:05 Martell / Martillo / Hammer Throw F/W Final Lista de Salida 21:15 1.500m MASC /MEN Final Lista de Salida Resultados 21:25 3.000m Obst. / Steeplechase MASC/MEN Final Lista de Salida 21:40 5.000m MASC / MEN Final Lista de Salida 21:40 5.000m Marxa / Marcha / Walk F/W Final Lista de Salida 08 julio 2015