Sifan Hassan crosses the finish line to win the women's 1,500 metres in Doha
in a new Championship and European record of 3:51.95. Earlier in the week she
won the 10,000 metres in only her second attempt at the distance. She became the
first athlete of either gender to win both the 1500m and 10,000m at a
World Athletics Championships.
None of the women broke 4 minutes in their heats/semi-finals. In the final the first
eight beat four minutes with four National records.
In July 2019 she broke the women's mile world record with a time of 4:12.33 in Monaco.
2019 World Athletics Championships. Doha, Qatar.
Final women's 1,500 metres.
1.
|
Sifan Hassan
|
Netherlands |
3:51.95 |
CR & AR
|
2.
|
Faith Kipyegon |
Kenya |
3:54.22 |
NR
|
3.
|
Gudaf Tsegay |
Ethiopia |
3:54.38 |
PB
|
4.
|
Shelby Houlihan |
United States |
3:54.99 |
AR
|
5.
|
Laura Muir |
Great Britain & N.I. |
3:55.76 |
SB
|
6.
|
Gabriela DeBues-Stafford
|
Canada |
3:56.12 |
NR
|
7.
|
Winny Chebet |
Kenya |
3:58.20 |
PB
|
8.
|
Jenny Simpson |
United States |
3:58.42 |
SB
|
On the 4th. September 2020 Sifan Hassan, smashed the world record for the women’s
one-hour race by more than a lap when she ran 18,930 metres during the Brussels
Diamond League meeting. She bettered the previous record of 18,517, set by
Ethiopian Dire Tune in 2008.