The women's 1500 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 9 and 10 April 2018.
Caster Semenya won the 1500 m Commonwealth Games title in a Games record and South African record time of 4:00.71 minutes. Her hyperandrogenic condition remained a point of controversy amongst her competitors, with Australian Brittany McGowan saying that it was "tough for a lot of women" to compare in performance.Kelner, Martha (2018-04-10). Caster Semenya storms to 1500m title but is criticised by fellow runners. The Guardian. Retrieved 2081-04-15.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: World record3:50.07Fontvieille, Monaco17 July 2015Games record4:04.43Glasgow, Scotland28 July 2014
Schedule The schedule was as follows: Date Time Round Monday 9 April 2018 19:25 First round Tuesday 10 April 2018 22:04 Final All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Results First round The first round consisted of two heats. The four fastest competitors per heat (plus four fastest losers) advanced to the final.
In addition, the track referee ruled that Zoe Buckman and Sarah McDonald were sufficiently impeded by Winny Chebet (who fell during the second heat) to merit being advanced to the final.
Heat 1 Rank Order Name Result Notes Qual. 1 10 4:05.86 2 2 4:06.41 3 6 4:06.58 4 1 4:06.63 5 9 4:06.88 6 3 4:07.78 7 5 4:08.00 8 7 4:08.87 9 4 4:14.96 10 8 4:41.19
Heat 2 Rank Order Name Result Notes Qual. 1 7 4:08.29 2 5 4:08.49 3 2 4:08.64 4 8 4:08.66 5 1 4:09.54 6 6 4:09.59 7 4 4:10.98 8 9 4:11.78 9 3 4:20.67
Final The medals were determined in the final.
Rank Order Name Result Notes 12 4:00.71 , 8 4:03.09 1 4:03.44 7 4:03.67 6 4:04.17 14 4:04.30 13 4:05.56 2 4:05.77 5 4:05.88 10 3 4:06.05 11 9 4:06.55 12 11 4:06.76 13 4 4:07.41 14 10 4:08.82
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