2025 World Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres

Women's 1500 metres
at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
VenueNational Stadium
LocationTokyo, Japan
Dates13 September (heats)
14 September (semi-finals)
16 September (final)
Winning time3:52.15
Medalists
gold medal Faith Kipyegon   Kenya
silver medal Dorcus Ewoi   Kenya
bronze medal Jessica Hull   Australia
Events at the
2025 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m steeplechasemenwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
mixed
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Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
35 km walkmenwomen
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High jumpmenwomen
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Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
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World Team event
World Team

The women's 1500 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 13, 14 and 16 September 2025.[1]

Summary

To say Faith Kipyegon owns this event is almost an understatement. She had won every major since 2016, save a monster finishing kick by Sifan Hassan in 2019, meaning three Olympic gold medals and three World championships in this event alone. Her 2025 was spent trying to break the 4 minute mile for Nike and TV. Ultimately she did set a legitimate new world record in that event. Her 1500 world record dates back to last year. Few rivals returned from the 2023 championships include fifth place Nelly Chepchirchir, Laura Muir and Jessica Hull. Hull won the silver medal at the Olympics and over the last couple of years, shown the ability to keep up with Kipyegon. When Kipyegon was attempting to break the world record in the 3000 metres earlier in the year, Hull served as pacemaker.

In the semifinal round, there was some unnecessary contact leaving Marta Zenoni disqualified, Nele Weßel advance by the referee and Salomé Afonso advanced by the Jury of Appeals.[2]

The final went off in less dramatic fashion. The field slowly collapsed to the point that Kipyegon had the lead going into the first turn. Sinclaire Johnson took the second position directly behind, then through the turn Hull came around the outside to take her position second in the hierarchy. Chepchirchir took up residence on the outside of lane 1 next to Johnson with the third Kenyan Dorcus Ewoi directly behind. Nobody made a significant move through the first two laps as the field strung out as each runner couldn't keep up. Starting the third lap, Freweyni Hailu ran around the stretching out pack to try to join the party at the front. Going in to the bell, Johnson was falling back allowing a separation in the field with Nikki Hiltz the last of six in position to run for the money. As Kipyegon drove from the front, in just a 100m turn, Hailu and Hiltz were falling off the back. Down the backstretch, Chepchirchir and Ewoi were losing ground, but Hull was determined not to let Kipyegon get away. Through the final turn, Kipyegon turned the screw slowly building a 5-metre lead. As Hull made one more final effort to sprint for home, behind her Chepchirchir and Ewoi were battling over who would get bronze. Foretold by her race in the Diamond League final, Hull's racing legs started to give out 50 metres before the finish line. Ewoi set off trying to improve her medal. After she was passed by Ewoi, Hull's form fell apart. Struggling badly, she barely got over the finish line ahead of Chepchirchir. Now Kipyegon had completed her World Championship threepeat matching the Olympic one she completed last year.[3][4]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[5]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record  Faith Kipyegon (KEN) 3:48.68 Eugene, United States 5 July 2025
Championship record  Sifan Hassan (NED) 3:51.95 Doha, Qatar 5 October 2019
World Leading  Faith Kipyegon (KEN) 3:48.68 Eugene, United States 5 July 2025
African Record
Asian Record  Qu Yunxia (CHN) 3:50.46 Beijing, China 11 September 1993
European Record  Sifan Hassan (NED) 3:51.95 Doha, Qatar 5 October 2019
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Shelby Houlihan (USA) 3:54.99
Oceanian record  Jessica Hull (AUS) 3:50.83 Paris, France 7 July 2024
South American Record  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) 4:05.67 Tokyo, Japan 31 August 1991

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 4:01.50.[6]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
13 September 19:50 Heats
14 September 21:07 Semi-finals
16 September 22:05 Final

Results

Heats

The heats took place on 13 September. The first six athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the semi-finals.

Heat 1

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Jessica Hull  Australia 4:04.40 Q
2 Sinclaire Johnson  United States 4:04.59 Q
3 Gaia Sabbatini  Italy 4:04.93 Q
4 Dorcus Ewoi  Kenya 4:04.99 Q
5 Marta Pérez  Spain 4:05.14 Q
6 Weronika Lizakowska  Poland 4:05.35 Q
7 Vera Sjöberg  Sweden 4:06.01
8 Erin Wallace  Great Britain & N.I. 4:06.07
9 Saron Berhe  Ethiopia 4:07.06
10 Nozomi Tanaka  Japan 4:07.34
11 Amina Maatoug  Netherlands 4:09.25
12 Lilly Nägeli  Switzerland 4:12.30
13 Laura Nicholson  Ireland 4:14.12
14 María Pía Fernández  Uruguay 4:28.10
[7]

Heat 2

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Nelly Chepchirchir  Kenya 4:07.01 Q
2 Klaudia Kazimierska  Poland 4:07.34 Q
3 Salomé Afonso  Portugal 4:07.44 Q
4 Linden Hall  Australia 4:07.61 Q
5 Emily Mackay  United States 4:08.19 Q
6 Revée Walcott-Nolan  Great Britain & N.I. 4:08.67 Q
7 Lucia Stafford  Canada 4:08.98
8 Şilan Ayyıldız  Turkey 4:09.50
9 Anne Gine Løvnes  Norway 4:10.61
10 Marissa Damink  Netherlands 4:11.18
11 Pooja Olla  India 4:13.75
12 Wilma Nielsen  Sweden 4:13.98
13 Bahiya El Arfaoui  Morocco 4:17.17
14 Lodkeo Inthakoumman  Laos 4:45.13 SB
[7]

Heat 3

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Freweyni Hailu  Ethiopia 4:01.23 Q
2 Nikki Hiltz  United States 4:01.73 Q
3 Susan Ejore  Kenya 4:01.99 Q
4 Gabriela DeBues-Stafford  Canada 4:02.00 Q
5 Agathe Guillemot  France 4:02.05 Q
6 Sophie O'Sullivan  Ireland 4:02.12 Q, SB
7 Esther Guerrero  Spain 4:02.20
8 Joceline Wind  Switzerland 4:04.29
9 Sarah Billings  Australia 4:06.22
10 Jolanda Kallabis  Germany 4:08.71
11 Knight Aciru  Uganda 4:09.79
12 Ludovica Cavalli  Italy 4:09.91
13 Adelle Tracey  Jamaica 4:11.87
14 Tomoka Kimura  Japan 4:15.70
[7]

Heat 4

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Faith Kipyegon  Kenya 4:02.55 Q
2 Sarah Madeleine  France 4:02.66 Q
3 Sarah Healy  Ireland 4:02.67 Q
4 Marta Zenoni  Italy 4:02.77 Q
5 Gabija Galvydytė  Lithuania 4:02.81 Q
6 Nele Weßel  Germany 4:03.57 Q, PB
7 Águeda Marqués  Spain 4:04.13
8 Laura Muir  Great Britain & N.I. 4:05.59
9 Vera Bertemes-Hoffmann  Luxembourg 4:06.11
10 Kate Current  Canada 4:07.52
11 Sofia Thøgersen  Denmark 4:08.48 SB
12 Micaela Levaggi  Argentina 4:09.76 NR
13 Mia Barnett  Sweden 4:16.71
14 Gresa Bakraçi  Kosovo 4:22.06
15 Ingeborg Østgård  Norway 4:27.56
[7]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals took place on 13 September. The first six athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the final.

Heat 1

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Faith Kipyegon  Kenya 4:00.34 Q
2 Dorcus Ewoi  Kenya 4:00.65 Q
3 Freweyni Hailu  Ethiopia 4:01.03 Q
4 Sinclaire Johnson  United States 4:01.08 Q
5 Marta Pérez  Spain 4:01.19 Q
6 Sarah Madeleine  France 4:01.30 Q
7 Linden Hall  Australia 4:01.65
8 Gabija Galvydytė  Lithuania 4:01.79
9 Weronika Lizakowska  Poland 4:03.39
10 Emily Mackay  United States 4:12.80
11 Gaia Sabbatini  Italy 4:12.93
12 Sophie O'Sullivan  Ireland 4:18.18
[8]

Heat 2

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Nelly Chepchirchir  Kenya 4:06.86 Q
2 Jessica Hull  Australia 4:06.87 Q
3 Nikki Hiltz  United States 4:07.04 Q
4 Klaudia Kazimierska  Poland 4:07.83 Q
5 Gabriela DeBues-Stafford  Canada 4:08.29 Q
6 Sarah Healy  Ireland 4:08.78 Q
7 Susan Ejore  Kenya 4:09.28
8 Revée Walcott-Nolan  Great Britain & N.I. 4:11.07
9 Agathe Guillemot  France 4:11.33
10 Salomé Afonso  Portugal 4:15.08 qJ
11 Nele Weßel  Germany 4:18.21 qR
— Marta Zenoni  Italy DQ 17.1.2
[8]

Final

The final took place on 16 September.

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Faith Kipyegon  Kenya 3:52.15
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dorcus Ewoi  Kenya 3:54.92 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jessica Hull  Australia 3:55.16
4 Nelly Chepchirchir  Kenya 3:55.25 PB
5 Nikki Hiltz  United States 3:57.08
6 Freweyni Hailu  Ethiopia 3:57.33
7 Klaudia Kazimierska  Poland 3:57.95 PB
8 Sarah Madeleine  France 3:58.09 PB
9 Marta Pérez  Spain 3:58.54 SB
10 Sarah Healy  Ireland 3:59.14
11 Gabriela DeBues-Stafford  Canada 3:59.65 SB
12 Salomé Afonso  Portugal 4:00.47
13 Sinclaire Johnson  United States 4:00.92
14 Nele Weßel  Germany 4:10.31
[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Women's 1500 Metres - Schedule". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ^ https://www.essentiallysports.com/olympics-and-track-and-field-news-track-field-fans-in-shock-as-twenty-four-year-old-battles-back-from-brutal-fall-to-shine-at-world-athletics-championships/
  3. ^ https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/c0q7g9v97kpo
  4. ^ https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/9/16/kenyas-kipyegon-wins-record-fourth-1500m-title-at-world-athletics
  5. ^ "Women's 1500 Metres - Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  6. ^ "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d "Women's 1500 metres - Heat results" (PDF). World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Women's 1500 Metres - Semi-finals results" (PDF). World Athletics. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Women's 1500 Metres - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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