(TUR) World Indoor Championships From Friday 9 March to Sunday 11 March 2012 START LIST Women - Round 1 First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the Final

RESULT NAME COUNTRY AGE DATE VENUE World Record 3:58.28 Elena SOBOLEVA RUS 23 18 Feb 2006 Moskva Championships Record 3:59.75 Gelete BURKA ETH 22 9 Mar 2008 Valencia, ESP World Leading 4:00.13 Genzebe DIBABA ETH 21 12 Feb 2012 Karlsruhe

o = Outdoor performance Heat 1 2 9 March 2012 18:30 ORDER BIB NAME COUNTRY DATE of BIRTH PERSONAL BEST SEASON BEST 1 674 Siham HILALI MAR 02 May 86 4:04.53 4:04.53 2 525 Natallia KAREIVA BLR 14 Nov 85 4:08.60 4:08.60 3 709 Ioana DOAGA ROU 05 Apr 92 4:10.84 4:10.84 4 578 Isabel MACÍAS ESP 11 Aug 84 4:08.80 4:08.80 5 827 Sara VAUGHN USA 16 Mar 86 4:13.12 4:13.12 6 586 Genzebe DIBABA ETH 08 Feb 91 4:00.13 4:00.13 7 502 Luiza GEGA ALB 05 Nov 88 4:10.75 4:10.75 8 786 Anzhelika SHEVCHENKO UKR 29 Oct 87 4:06.78 4:06.78

Heat 2 2 9 March 2012 18:42 ORDER BIB NAME COUNTRY DATE of BIRTH PERSONAL BEST SEASON BEST 1 583 Tizita BOGALE ETH 13 Jul 93 4:06.01 4:06.01 2 719 Elena ARZHAKOVA RUS 08 Sep 89 4:08.81 4:09.43 3 812 Brenda MARTINEZ USA 08 Sep 87 4:09.96 4:09.96 4 591 Hind DÉHIBA CHAHYD FRA 17 Mar 79 4:05.67 4:08.55 5 701 Angelika CICHOCKA POL 15 Mar 88 4:07.83 4:07.83 6 767 Asli ÇAKIR ALPTEKIN TUR 20 Aug 85 7 673 Mariem ALAOUI SELSOULI MAR 08 Jul 84 4:03.67 4:03.67

ALL-TIME TOP LIST SEASON TOP LIST RESULT NAME Venue DATE RESULT NAME Venue DATE 3:58.28 Elena SOBOLEVA (RUS) Moskva 18 Feb 06 4:00.13 Genzebe DIBABA (ETH) Karlsruhe 12 Feb 12 3:59.75 Gelete BURKA (ETH) Valencia, ESP 9 Mar 08 4:03.67 Mariem ALAOUI SELSOULI (MAR) Liévin 14 Feb 12 3:59.79 Maryam Yusuf JAMAL (BRN) Valencia, ESP 9 Mar 08 4:04.53 Siham HILALI (MAR) Liévin 14 Feb 12 3:59.98 (USA) (Roxbury), MA 1 Feb 03 4:06.01 Tizita BOGALE (ETH) Liévin 14 Feb 12 4:00.13 Genzebe DIBABA (ETH) Karlsruhe 12 Feb 12 4:06.25 Hellen Onsando OBIRI (KEN) Karlsruhe 12 Feb 12 4:00.27 (ROU) East Rutherford, NJ 9 Feb 90 4:06.78 Anzhelika SHEVCHENKO (UKR) Liévin 14 Feb 12 4:00.72 Natalya GORELOVA (RUS) Moskva 27 Feb 03 4:07.27 Jennifer SIMPSON (USA) New York (Armory), NY 11 Feb 12 4:00.80 Mary SLANEY (USA) New York, NY 8 Feb 80 4:07.65 Meskerem ASSEFA (ETH) Liévin 14 Feb 12 4:01.26 Yuliya FOMENKO CHIZHENKO (RUS) Moskva 18 Feb 06 4:07.66 (USA) New York (Armory), NY 11 Feb 12 4:01.27 Paula IVAN (ROU) East Rutherford, NJ 10 Feb 89 4:07.72 Diana SUJEW (GER) Potsdam 22 Jan 12

Timing and Measurement by SEIKO AT-1500-W-h----.SL2..v1 Issued at 18:11 on Thursday, 08 March 2012 Official IAAF Partners