1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

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. The winning margin was 0.37 seconds.

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)

Heats
29.08.1991 – 16:15h
Final
31.08.1991 – 19:00h

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