Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games took place the 9 August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Muriel Coneo from Colombia. Aisha Praught-Leer moved into marking position and that is the way the lead group held for the next lap and a half.

Women's 1500 metres at the 2019 Pan American Games
VenueAthletics Stadium
DatesAugust 9
Competitors11 from 9 nations
Winning time4:07.14
Medalists
Gold medal   United States
Silver medal   Jamaica
Bronze medal   United States
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Summary edit

Alexa Efraimson took the lead from the gun into the first turn, then 200 meters into the race, defending champion Muriel Coneo moved into the lead. On the penultimate backstretch, Praught moved past Coneo. Nikki Hiltz used that cue to move from the back of the pack up to Efraimson's back, immediately behind Praught. As they approached the bell, then around the turn, Hiltz moved around Efraimson and into a marking position on Praught's shoulder. Cuneo tried to stay with the leaders until 200 to go when the top 3 made a break. With 100 meters to go, Hiltz put on a burst of speed and the race was over. Efraimson tried to catch Praught for silver, but couldn't make any progress.

Records edit

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record   Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 3:50.07 Monaco July 17, 2015
Pan American Games record   Mary Decker (USA) 4:05.70 San Juan, Puerto Rico July 13, 1979


Schedule edit

Date Time Round
August 9, 2019 17:35 Final

Results edit

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best DQ Disqualified

Final edit

The results were as follows[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Nikki Hiltz   United States 4:07.14
  Aisha Praught-Leer   Jamaica 4:08.26
  Alexa Efraimson   United States 4:08.63
4 Laura Galván   Mexico 4:10.53 PB
5 María Pía Fernández   Uruguay 4:10.93 PB
6 Muriel Coneo   Colombia 4:11.97 SB
7 Rose Mary Almanza   Cuba 4:14.81 SB
8 July da Silva   Brazil 4:19.25
9 Alma Cortes   Mexico 4:22.29
10 Mariana Borelli   Argentina 4:22.50
11 Angelin Figueroa   Puerto Rico 4:25.28

References edit