1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

Events at the 1991 World Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
3000 m				women
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
10 km walk				women
20 km walk		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

These are the official results of the Women's 1500 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday August 31, 1991.

Medalists

Gold	Hassiba Boulmerka Algeria (ALG)
Silver	Tetyana Dorovskikh Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze	Lyudmila Rogachova Soviet Union (URS)

Schedule

• All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG)	4:02.21
	Tetyana Dorovskikh (URS)	4:02.58
	Lyudmila Rogachova (URS)	4:02.72
4.	Doina Melinte (ROM)	4:03.19
5.	Ellen Kiessling (GER)	4:04.75
6.	Kirsty Wade (GBR)	4:05.16
7.	Susan Sirma (KEN)	4:05.47
8.	Małgorzata Rydz (POL)	4:05.52
9.	Letitia Vriesde (SUR)	4:05.67
10.	Violeta Beclea (ROM)	4:05.86
11.	Debbie Bowker (CAN)	4:06.06
12.	PattiSue Plumer (USA)	4:06.80
13.	Yvonne Mai (GER)	4:07.45
14.	Elena Fidatov (ROM)	4:10.15
15.	Ravilya Kotovich (URS)	4:17.59

Qualifying heats

• Held on Thursday 1991-08-29

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Susan Sirma (KEN)	4:04.94
2.	Debbie Bowker (CAN)	4:05.07
3.	Patti Sue Plumer (USA)	4:05.08
4.	Ravilya Kotovich (URS)	4:05.53
5.	Violeta Beclea (ROM)	4:05.77
6.	Yvonne Mai (GER)	4:06.06
7.	Kirsty Wade (GBR)	4:07.22
8.	Yvonne van der Kolk (NED)	4:07.39
9.	Christine Pfitzinger (NZL)	4:08.43
10.	Khin Khin Htwe (MYA)	4:12.21
11.	Estela Estévez (ESP)	4:13.93
12.	Snežana Pajkić (YUG)	4:14.20
13.	Zheng Lijuan (CHN)	4:14.95
–	Dawn Williams-Sewer (DMA)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG)	4:08.20
2.	Lyudmila Rogachova (URS)	4:08.34
3.	Letitia Vriesde (SUR)	4:08.46
4.	Elena Fidatov (ROM)	4:08.81
5.	Christina Cahill (GBR)	4:09.01
6.	Darcy Arreola (USA)	4:13.08
7.	Ivana Kubešová (TCH)	4:14.69
8.	Leah Pells (CAN)	4:14.82
9.	Aisling Molloy (IRL)	4:16.61
10.	Veronique Pongerard (FRA)	4:16.87
11.	Bigna Samuel (VIN)	4:29.42
12.	Angelina Mantokoane Pitso (LES)	4:42.79
–	Sandra Gasser (SUI)	DNF
–	Ana Isabel Elias (ANG)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Doina Melinte (ROM)	4:08.78
2.	Ellen Kiessling (GER)	4:09.23
3.	Tetyana Dorovskikh (URS)	4:09.25
4.	Małgorzata Rydz (POL)	4:09.31
5.	Gabriella Dorio (ITA)	4:09.34
6.	Irini Theodoridou (GRE)	4:11.14
7.	Karin Medin (SWE)	4:11.23
8.	Robyn Meagher (CAN)	4:12.47
9.	Suzy Hamilton (USA)	4:15.54
10.	Jana Kučeríková (TCH)	4:15.69
11.	Tuuli Merikoski (FIN)	4:17.57
12.	Edith Nakiyingi (UGA)	4:25.43
13.	Gangue Rosalie Bague Peng (CHA)	4:54.41
–	Pauline Konga (KEN)	DNS

See also

• 1987 Women's World Championships 1500 metres (Rome)
• 1988 Women's Olympic 1500 metres (Seoul)
• 1990 Women's European Championships 1500 metres (Split)
• 1992 Women's Olympic 1500 metres (Barcelona)
• 1993 Women's World Championships 1500 metres (Stuttgart)

References

• Results