Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 1500 metres

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The qualifying standards were 4:07.00 (A standard) and 4:08.00 (B standard). []

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. [ [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=101/newsid=46389.html IAAF Anti-doping investigation leads to provisional suspension of Russian athletes] ."IAAF.org". 31 July 2008.] These athletes were three of the favourites to take the medals in Beijing.

Medalists

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