Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres
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The women's 1500 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from 21–23 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 21 August 2008 (heats) 23 August 2008 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 33 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:00.23 | ||||||||||||
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The qualifying standards were 4:07.00 (A standard) and 4:08.00 (B standard).[2]
This event was hit hard by the Russian doping scandal on 31 July 2008, as all three Russian entrants, Yuliya Fomenko, Tatyana Tomashova and Yelena Soboleva, were suspended from competition.[3] These athletes were three of the favourites to take the medals in Beijing.