At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany.
Dobriskey was upgraded to silver after winner Natalia Rodriguez of Spain was disqualified
for shoving Ethiopian Gelete Burika, who fell on the last lap.
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Women's 1500m. Final.
2009 World Athletics Champs.
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1. Maryam Yusuf JAMAL |
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BRN |
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4: 03.74 |
2. Lisa DOBRISKEY |
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GBR |
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4: 03.75 |
3. Shannon ROWBURY |
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USA |
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4: 04.18 |
4. Nuria FERNANDEZ |
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ESP |
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4: 04.91 |
5. Christin WURTH-THOMAS |
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USA |
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4: 05.21 |
6. Anna WILLARD |
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USA |
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4: 06.19 |
7. Lidia CHOJECKA |
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POL |
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4: 07.17 |
8. Natalya EVDOKIMOVA |
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RUS |
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4: 07.71 |

Photo George Herringshaw 21st August 2008. ©
The inset picture above shows Lisa crossing the line just behind the bronze medalist,
Ukraine's Nataliya Tobias, during the womens 1500m final at the 2008 Olympic Games
in Beijing. Dobriskey's impressive 4th place finish saw her record a new personal best time
of 4.02.10. Two years previously, at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne,
Lisa had captured her first medal at a major championship when winning silver
in the 1500m, the results of which can also be seen below.
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Women's 1500m. Final.
2006 Commonwealth Games.
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1. Lisa DOBRISKEY |
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ENG |
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4: 06.21 |
2. Sarah JAMIESON |
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AUS |
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4: 06.64 |
3. Hayley TULLETT |
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WAL |
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4: 06.76 |
4. Helen CLITHEROE |
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ENG |
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4: 06.81 |
5. Carmen HUSSAR |
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CAN |
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4: 07.48 |
6. Suzanne WALSHAM |
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AUS |
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4: 08.42 |
7. Viola KIBIWOT |
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KEN |
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4: 08.74 |
8. Malindi ELMORE |
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CAN |
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4: 09.06 |
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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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2012 Olympic Games. London
Women's 1500m Final
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Asli CAKIR ALPTEKIN |
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TUR |
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4:10.23. DQ Drugs
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Gamze BULUT
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TUR |
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4:10.40. DQ Drugs
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1. Maryam Yusuf JAMAL
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ETH |
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4:10.74 |
Tatyana TOMASHOVA
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RUS |
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4:10.90 DQ Drugs
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2. Abeba AREGAWI
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ETH |
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4:11.03 |
3. Shannon ROWBURY
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USA |
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4:11.26 |
Natallia KAREIVA
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BLR |
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4:11.58. DQ drugs
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4. Lucia KLOCOVA
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SLO
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4:12.64 |
5. Lisa DOBRISKEY
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GBR
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4:13.02 |
6. Laura WEIGHTMAN
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GBR
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4:15.60 |
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2013 4:04.81 Szczecin 15 JUN
2012 4:02.13 Paris 06 JUL
2011 4:04.76 Monaco 22 JUL
2010 3:59.79 Paris Saint-Denis 16 JUL
2009 3:59.50 Zürich 28 AUG (personal best time)
2008 4:02.10 Beijing 23 AUG
2007 4:06.22 Oslo 15 JUN
2006 4:06.21 Melbourne 21 MAR
2005 4:07.47 Paris 03 SEP
2004 4:08.14 Manchester 11 JUL
2003 4:12.95 Bydgoszcz 19 JUL
2002 4:14.58 Solihull 22 JUN
2001 4:25.85 Exeter 07 JUL