The main photo above shows Nancy Jebet Langat crossing the line to win gold in the
women's 1500m final at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Langat's time of 4.00.23
was a new PB and saw her finish comfortably ahead of the silver medalist,
Ukraine's Iryna Lishchynska (3105). The inset picture shows Nancy in full flow during the heats.
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Women's 1500m. Final
2008 Olympic Games
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| 1. Nancy Jebet LANGAT |
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KEN |
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4: 00.23 |
| 2. Iryna LISHCHYNSKA |
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UKR |
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4: 01.63 |
| 3. Nataliya TOBIAS |
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UKR |
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4: 01.78 |
| 4. Lisa DOBRISKEY |
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GBR |
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4: 02.10 |
| 5. Maryam Yusuf JAMAL |
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BAH |
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4: 02.71 |
| 6. Natalia RODRIGUEZ |
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ESP |
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4: 03.19 |
| 7. Shannon ROWBURY |
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USA |
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4: 03.58 |
| 8. Iris FUENTES-PILA |
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ESP |
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4: 04.86 |
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In 2010 she won both the 800m and 1500m at The Commonwealth Games and
the prestigious Diamond League 1500m season prize. She went undefeated in
all of her races against the best runners in the world. Injury prevented her
from defending the Olympic crown in London and in 2013 at The World Championships
in Moscow she finished 9th in the 1500m final.
Annual progress:
2013 4:01.41 Eugene 01 JUN
2012 4:09.10 Stockholm 17 AUG
2011 4:03.66 Roma 26 MAY
2010 4:00.13 Lausanne 08 JUL (personal best)
2009 4:01.64 Zürich 28 AUG
2008 4:00.23 Beijing 23 AUG
2005 4:02.31 Athína 14 JUN
2004 4:04.76 Rovereto 08 SEP
Personal best times:
800 Metres 1:57.75 Eugene 03 JUL 2010
1500 Metres 4:00.13 Lausanne 08 JUL 2010
One Mile 4:28.50 Philadelphia 27 APR 2013