Women's 1500 Metres
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World Athletics Championships • Biographical Entry Lists 40 Entrants Women’s 1500 Metres NR National Record QBR Qualified by ranking Starts: Saturday, August 22 Age (Days) Born 2015 Best Personal Best 100 GEGA Luiza ALB 26y 288d 1988 9:09.74 -12 NR Albanian record holder at 800m & 1500m // 800 pb: 2:01.31 -14 (2:03.45 -15). 3000SC pb: 9:54.72 -11. ht EIC 800 2011/2013; 1 Balkan 2011 (2 3000SC); 1 Balkan indoor 2012/2013/2014; ht ECH 800/1500 2012; 2 Mediterranean Games 2013; 3 WSG 2013; sf WCH 2013; 6 WIC 2014; ht ECH 2014; 1 Blakan 2015 In 2015: 1 Tirana; 5 Doha Diamond; 3 Beijing Challenge; 8 Rome Diamond; 8 Rabat; 1 ETCh 3rd League 1500 (2 800); 1 Balkan (2 800) 120 DUNCAN Melissa AUS 25y 203d 1990 4:05.56 4:05.56 -15 800 pb: 2:04.2 -14 (2:08.38 -15). 4 World Youth 2007; 3 IAAF Relays 4x1500 2014 (4 4x800); 10 COM 2014. Coach-Jackie Cook In 2015: 4 Hobart; 6 Newcastle 800; 1 Canberra; 1 Adelaide; 1 Waitakere; 5 Melbourne Challenge; 5 Australian; 4 IAAF Relays Distance Medley; 4 Eagle Rock Hoka ‘B’; 9 Oslo Diamond 133 SEE Heidi AUS QBR 25y 347d 1989 4:08.15 4:08.15 -15 (Née Gregson) // 800 pb: 2:05.04 -13. 7 World Youth 1500 2005. 1 Australian 1500 2015 (2014-2) In 2015: 4 Waitakere; 7 Melbourne Challenge; 1 Australian; 4 IAAF Relays Distance Medley; 8 Kawasaki; 3 Greenville; dnf Victoria; 9 Székesfehérvár; 5 Kortrijk; dnf Atlanta 222 SIFUENTES Nicole CAN 29y 52d 1986 4:06.82 4:04.65 -13 (Née Edwards). 2014 World indoor bronze at 1500m // 800 pb: 2:01.30 -12 (2:05.82 -15). 5000 pb: 15:19.15 -15. sf World Youth 800 2003; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2010 (2014-7); sf OLY 1500 2012; sf WCH 1500 2013; 3 WIC 1500 2014; 4 COM 1500 2014 (2010-5); 2 Pan-Am Games 1500 2015. 2 NCAA indoor Mile 2008. 1 Canadian 1500/5000 2015. Studied Civil Engineering at the University of Michigan. Coach-Mike McGuire In 2015: 1 Tempe 800/1500; 2 Stanford Invitational 5000; 1 Virginia Challenge 1500; 2 Des Moines Road Mile; 3 Eagle Rock Hoka 1500; 4 Ostrava 1500; 11 Birmingham Diamond 1500; 1 London ON 1500; 1 Canadian 1500/5000; 2 Pan-Am Games 1500; 1 Atlanta 1500 276 CONEO Muriel COL 28y 159d 1987 4:09.16 4:09.16 -15 Full name-Muriel Coneo Paredes New Pan-American Games Champion at 1500m. Multiple South and Central American Champion & medallist at middle distances and steeplechase 3000SC pb: 9:53.1 -15. 800 pb: 2:03.81 -11 (2:05.1 -15). sf WJC 800 2006; 2 South American 800 2007 (2009/2011-3); 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 1500 2008 (2011-4); 1 Ibero-American 1500 2014 (2 3000); 1 South American 1500 2015 (2006-3, 2007-5, 2009/2013-2, 2011-4); 1 South American Games 1500 2014; 1 South American 3000SC 2015 (2013-3); 1 Pan-Am Games 1500 2015 In 2015: 7 Pan-American Cup XC; 6 Mt SAC Relays 1500; 8 Stanford 1500 ‘B’; 1 Eagle Rock “Oxy” Invitational 3000SC; 1 Cartagena 800; 2 Ponce 1500; 1 South American 1500/3000SC; 1 Pan-Am Games 1500 342 DIBABA Genzebe ETH 24y 194d 1991 3:50.07 3:50.07 -15 NR Full name-Genzebe Dibaba Keneni. Stunning world indoor records at 1500m, 3000m and 5000m and now 1500m outdoors 5000 pb: 14:15.41 -15. 3000 pb: 8:16.60i, 8:26.21 -14. She has run a 400m time trial in 53 seconds. 2 WJC 5000 2008; 8 WCH 5000 2009/2011; 1 WJC 5000 2010; 1 WIC 1500 2012; ht OLY 1500 2012 (hamstring injury); 8 WCH 1500 2013; 2 African Champs 5000 2014. At WXC: 2007-5J, 2008-1J, 2009-1J, 2010 -11J, 2011-9. Coach-Jama Aden. Younger sister of Ejegayehu (2 OLY 10,000 2004) and Tirunesh (multi Olympic/World Champion) In 2015: 1 Stockholm XL-Galan indoor 5000 (world indoor record 14:18.86); 1 Carlsbad 5K; 1 Eugene Diamond 5000; 1 Oslo Diamond 5000; 1 Paris Diamond 5000; 1 Catalan 1500 (African record 3:54.11); 1 Monaco Diamond (3:50.07 to break the world record of Qu Yunxia which had stood since 1993; her last 800m covered in 2:01.7) 345 EMBAYE Axumawit ETH 20y 307d 1994 4:03.00 4:02.35 -14 2014 World indoor silver // 7 WJC 2012; 2 WIC 2014; 3 Glasgow Diamond 2014; 4 African Champs 2014. She was Ethiopia’s reserve for the 2013 World Championships 1500m In 2015: 6 Doha Diamond; 5 Eugene Diamond; 15 Rome Diamond; 13 Monaco Diamond 350 SADO Besu ETH 18/19y 1996 4:00.65 4:00.65 -15 (Besu aka Baso or Basu) // 1000 pb: 2:37.73 -15. 800 pb: 2:02.6 -14. 7 African Champs 2014; 1 African junior 2015. 1 Ethiopian 2014 (3 800) In 2015: 2 African junior; 6 Hengelo 1000; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Leiden; 1 Bottrop; 7 Monaco Diamond 351 SEYAUM Dawit ETH 19y 24d 1996 3:59.76 3:59.53 -14 (aka Dawit Seyoum, full name Dawit Seyaum Biratu) 2014 World Junior Champion 2 World Youth 2013; 1 African junior 2013; 1 WJC 2014; 2 African Champs 2014; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2014; 1 African junior 2014 In 2015: 1 African junior; 1 Boston Road Mile; 1 Doha Diamond; 3 Rome Diamond; 3 Oslo Diamond; 11 Lausanne Diamond 404 MUIR Laura GBR 22y 104d 1993 3:58.66 3:58.66 -15 Scottish record holder at 1500m // 800 pb: 2:00.42 -15. 3000 pb: 8:38.47 -15. 16 WJC 3000 2012; 7 EIC 1500 2013; 3 under-23 ECH 1500 2013; sf WCH 800 2013; ht WIC 800 2014; 11 COM 1500 2014; ht ECH 1500 2014; 4 EIC 3000 2015. At EXC: 2011-31J. 1 Scottish 1500 2012; 1 UK indoor 1500 2013/2015 & 800 2014. Coach-Andy Young In 2015: 1 UK indoor 1500; 4 EIC 3000; 2 Hengelo 3000; 4 Rome Diamond 1500; 2 Birmingham Diamond 800; 1 Oslo Diamond 1500 (she was the only one to stay with the pacemaker, then held on in front to win); 1 UK 1500; 6 Madrid 800; 5 Monaco Diamond 1500 (Scottish record 3:58.66 for second on UK all-time list after Kelly Holmes) 415 WEIGHTMAN Laura GBR 24y 51d 1991 4:04.70 4:00.17 -14 (Name pronounced “weight-man” not “white-man”) 2014 Commonwealth Games silver & European bronze at 1500m within 17 days 3000 pb: 8:43.46 -13. 800 pb: 2:02.52 -12 (2:03.59 -15). 6 WJC 2010; 8 OLY 2012; 2 ETCh 3000 2013; ht WCH 2013; 2 COM 2014; 3 ECH 2014. 1 English Schools 2007/2008/2009. 1 UK 2012/2014. Coach-Steve Cram (1 ECH 1500 1982/1986). At EXC: 2013-8u23. Born/lives-Alnwick Now that her rightful Olympic placing was eighth (following the disqualification of Aslı Çakır Alptekin), she should be eligible for the Olympic Diploma which is formally awarded to those finishing in places 4-8 In 2015: 3 Birmingham Diamond; 6 Oslo Diamond; 5 Watford BMC; 2 UK; 12 Monaco Diamond; 1 London Diamond 501 MAGNANI Margherita ITA QBR 28y 176d 1987 4:06.81 4:06.05 -14 2014 World Indoor finalist at 3000m // 3000 pb: 8:51.81i, 8:51.82 -14 (9:02.08 -15). 800 pb: 2:02.84 -13. ht EIC 1500 2013; 4 ETCh 1500 2013 (2015-7); 4 Mediterranean Games 1500 2013; 4 WSG 1500 2013; ht WCH 1500 2013; 5 ETCh 3000 2014/2015; ht ECH 1500 2014. 1 Italian indoor 1500 2013/2014 In 2015: 8 Vienna 5K; 5 ETCh 3000 (7 1500); 3 Sollentuna 1500; 11 Lignano 1500; 9 Liège 1500; 7 Heusden 1500; 1 Italian 1500; 7 Stockholm Diamond 3000 522 PRAUGHT Aisha JAM 25y 250d 1989 4:05.52 4:05.52 -15 She has raced in US Championships in the past but is now confirmed as Jamaican having in 2013 traced her biological father, the reggae/Soul/Gospel musician Joseph Blue Grant 3000SC pb: 9:34.69 -14 (9:36.63 -15). 3000 pb: 9:00.67 -14 (9:03.27i -15). 2 NCAA indoor Mile 2012; 4 US 3000SC 2014. Lives-Eugene. Coach-Mark Rowland. Partner-Will Leer (1 US indoor 1500/3000 2013) In 2015: 4 Stanford Jordan 3000SC; 3 Kawasaki 1500; 11 Doha Diamond 3000SC; dnf Eugene Diamond 1500; 7 New York Diamond 3000SC; 1 Jamaican 1500; 3 Sotteville-lès-Rouen 3000SC; dnf Monaco Diamond 3000SC 556 CHEPKWEMOI Nancy KEN 21y 317d 1993 4:03.09 4:03.09 -15 2010 World Junior bronze // 3000 pb: 8:56.52 -12. 3 WJC 2010 (2012-4). At WXC: 2011-6J In 2015: 1 Turku; 1 Watford BMC; 3 Kenyan World Championship Trial 559 CHERONO Mercy KEN 24y 106d 1991 4:01.26 4:01.26 -15 2014 Commonwealth Games Champion at 5000m // 5000 pb: 14:34.10 -15. 3000 pb: 8:21.14 -14. 10,000 pb: 34:33.4 -06. 1 World Youth 3000 2007; 1 Commonwealth Youth Games 3000 2008; 1 WJC 3000 2008/2010 (2 5000 2010); 1 African junior 3000 2009 (2 5000); 2 WCH 5000 2013 (2011-5); 1 COM 5000 2014; 5 African Champs 5000 2014. At WXC: 2007-23J, 2009-2J, 2010-1J. 1 African XC 2011. She is the oldest of six children.