| Event: | Women's 1500 metres |
| Games: | 2018 |
| Venue: | Carrara Stadium |
| Dates: | 9 April (heats) 10 April (final) |
| Competitors: | 19 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Win Value: | 4:00.71 GR |
| Gold: | Caster Semenya |
| Goldcga: | RSA |
| Silver: | Beatrice Chepkoech |
| Silvercga: | KEN |
| Bronze: | Melissa Courtney |
| Bronzecga: | WAL |
| Prev: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The women's 1500 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 9 and 10 April 2018.[1]
Caster Semenya won the 1500 m Commonwealth Games title in a Games record and South African record time of 4:00.71 minutes. Her hyperandrogenic condition remained a point of controversy amongst her competitors, with Australian Brittany McGowan saying that it was "tough for a lot of women" to compare in performance.[2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[3]
| World record | 3:50.07 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 17 July 2015 | ||
| Games record | 4:04.43 | Glasgow, Scotland | 28 July 2014 |
The schedule was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 9 April 2018 | 19:25 | First round | ||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon | Tuesday 10 April 2018 | style=background:lemonchiffon | 22:04 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Final |
The first round consisted of two heats. The four fastest competitors per heat (plus four fastest losers) advanced to the final.[4]
In addition, the track referee ruled that Zoe Buckman and Sarah McDonald were sufficiently impeded by Winny Chebet (who fell during the second heat) to merit being advanced to the final.[5]
| Rank | Order | Name | Result | Notes | Qual. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 4:05.86 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 4:06.41 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | 4:06.58 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | 4:06.63 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | 4:06.88 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 4:07.78 | ||||
| 7 | 5 | 4:08.00 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | 4:08.87 | ||||
| 9 | 4 | 4:14.96 | ||||
| 10 | 8 | 4:41.19 |
| Rank | Order | Name | Result | Notes | Qual. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4:08.29 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | 4:08.49 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | 4:08.64 | ||||
| 4 | 8 | 4:08.66 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 4:09.54 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 4:09.59 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | 4:10.98 | ||||
| 8 | 9 | 4:11.78 | ||||
| 9 | 3 | 4:20.67 |
The medals were determined in the final.[3]
| Rank | Order | Name | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 4:00.71 | , | |||
| 8 | 4:03.09 | ||||
| 1 | 4:03.44 | ||||
| 7 | 4:03.67 | ||||
| 6 | 4:04.17 | ||||
| 14 | 4:04.30 | ||||
| 13 | 4:05.56 | ||||
| 2 | 4:05.77 | ||||
| 5 | 4:05.88 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | 4:06.05 | |||
| 11 | 9 | 4:06.55 | |||
| 12 | 11 | 4:06.76 | |||
| 13 | 4 | 4:07.41 | |||
| 14 | 10 | 4:08.82 |