# Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres

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.
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.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
| World record | Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) | 3:50.07 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 17 July 2015 |
| Games record | Hellen Obiri (KEN) | 4:04.43 | Glasgow, Scotland | 28 July 2014 |

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Monday 9 April 2018 | 19:25 | First round |
| Tuesday 10 April 2018 | 22:04 | Final |
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

## Results
### First round

The first round consisted of two heats. The four fastest competitors per heat (plus four fastest losers) advanced to the final.
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.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Order | Name | Result | Notes | Qual. |
| 1 | 10 | Caster Semenya (RSA) | 4:05.86 | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Georgia Griffith (AUS) | 4:06.41 | PB | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Mary Wangari Kuria (KEN) | 4:06.58 | SB | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Melissa Courtney (WAL) | 4:06.63 | | Q |
| 5 | 9 | Eilish McColgan (SCO) | 4:06.88 | | q |
| 6 | 3 | Ciara Mageean (NIR) | 4:07.78 | | q |
| 7 | 5 | Katie Snowden (ENG) | 4:08.00 | | q |
| 8 | 7 | Jessica Judd (ENG) | 4:08.87 | | q |
| 9 | 4 | Beatha Nishimwe (RWA) | 4:14.96 | SB | |
| 10 | 8 | Mokulubete Makatisi (LES) | 4:41.19 | | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Order | Name | Result | Notes | Qual. |
| 1 | 7 | Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) | 4:08.29 | | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Winnie Nanyondo (UGA) | 4:08.49 | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Linden Hall (AUS) | 4:08.64 | | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Stephanie Twell (SCO) | 4:08.66 | | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Sarah McDonald (ENG) | 4:09.54 | R 162.2a | q |
| 6 | 6 | Gabriela Stafford (CAN) | 4:09.59 | | |
| 7 | 4 | Natalia Evangelidou (CYP) | 4:10.98 | NR | |
| 8 | 9 | Zoe Buckman (AUS) | 4:11.78 | R 162.2a | q |
| 9 | 3 | Winny Chebet (KEN) | 4:20.67 | | |

### Final

The medals were determined in the final.
| Rank | Order | Name | Result | Notes |
| | 12 | Caster Semenya (RSA) | 4:00.71 | GR, NR |
| | 8 | Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) | 4:03.09 | PB |
| | 1 | Melissa Courtney (WAL) | 4:03.44 | PB |
| 4 | 7 | Linden Hall (AUS) | 4:03.67 | SB |
| 5 | 6 | Georgia Griffith (AUS) | 4:04.17 | PB |
| 6 | 14 | Eilish McColgan (SCO) | 4:04.30 | |
| 7 | 13 | Stephanie Twell (SCO) | 4:05.56 | SB |
| 8 | 2 | Sarah McDonald (ENG) | 4:05.77 | |
| 9 | 5 | Mary Wangari Kuria (KEN) | 4:05.88 | SB |
| 10 | 3 | Winnie Nanyondo (UGA) | 4:06.05 | PB |
| 11 | 9 | Katie Snowden (ENG) | 4:06.55 | |
| 12 | 11 | Zoe Buckman (AUS) | 4:06.76 | |
| 13 | 4 | Ciara Mageean (NIR) | 4:07.41 | |
| 14 | 10 | Jessica Judd (ENG) | 4:08.82 | |