| The main photo above shows Maryam Yusuf crossing the line to win gold
in the final of the women's 1500m at the 2007 World Championships in
Osaka. Jamal's time of 3.58.75 secs was a seasons best and saw her
finish 24 hundredths of a second clear of the silver medallist Yelena
Soboleva. The inset picture shows Maryam Yusuf closely tailing Soboleva
with 800m to go, Kenya's Viola Kibiwot (644) is the other athlete near
the head of the field. Jamal later commented: "I won because I ran
according to my plan and I am happy for winning the gold medal."
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Women's 1500m Final
2007 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Maryam Yusuf JAMAL |
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BRN |
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3: 58.75 |
| 2. Yelena SOBOLEVA |
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RUS |
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3: 58.99 |
| 3. Iryna LISHCHYNSKA |
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UKR |
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4: 00.69 |
| 4. Daniela YORDANOVA |
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BUL |
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4: 00.82 |
| 5. Mariem Alaoui SELSOULI |
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MAR |
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4: 01.52 |
| 6. Viola KIBIWOT |
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KEN |
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4: 02.10 |
| 7. Yuliya FOMENKO |
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RUS |
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4: 02.46 |
| 8. Agnes SAMARIA |
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NAM |
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4: 07.61 |
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A happy Maryam Yusuf is pictured above crossing the line in first place in the 1500m
at the 2006 Grand Prix Final in Stuttgart. A week later she represented Asia in the
World Cup and once again took the honours in the 1500m. Photo 9th. September 2006.
© George Herringshaw.
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Women's 1500m
2006 Grand Prix Final
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| 1. Maryam Yusuf Jamal |
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BRN |
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4: 01.58 |
| 2. Tatyana Tomashova |
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RUS |
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4: 03.26 |
| 3. Yelena Soboleva |
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RUS |
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4: 03.49 |
| 4. Sarah Jamieson |
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AUS |
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4: 04.32 |
| 5. Yuliya Chizhenko |
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RUS |
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4: 06.07 |
| 6. Lidia Chojecka |
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POL |
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4: 07.20 |
| 7. Carmen Douma-Hussar |
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CAN |
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4: 08.67 |
| 8. Hind Dehiba |
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FRA |
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4: 09.73 |
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Women's 1500m. 2006 World Cup
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| 1. Maryam Yusuf Jamal |
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ASI |
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4: 00.84 |
| 2. Tatyana Tomashova |
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RUS |
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4: 02.45 |
| 3. Sarah Jamieson |
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OCE |
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4: 02.82 |
| 4. Daniela Yordanova |
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EUR |
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4: 02.97 |
| 5. Lidia Chojecka |
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POL |
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4: 06.52 |
| 6. Carmen Douma-Hussar |
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AME |
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4: 07.36 |
| 7. Nouria Merah-Benida |
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AFR |
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4: 10.25 |
| 8. Treniere Clement |
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USA |
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4: 13.55 |
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