Olympian Database
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World Champions 1500 m W |
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| Budapest 2023 |  | KEN | Faith Kippen | |
| Eugene 2022 | | KEN | Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon | |
| Doha 2019 |  | NED | Sifan Hassan | |
| London 2017 | | KEN | Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon | |
| Beijing 2015 |  | ETH | Genzebe Dibaba | |
| Moscow 2013 | | ETH | Abeba Aregawi | |
| Daegu 2011 |  | USA | Jennifer Simpson | |
| Berlin 2009 |  | BRN | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | |
| Osaka 2007 | | BRN | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | |
| Helsinki 2005 |  | RUS | Tatyana Tomashova | |
| Paris 2003 | | RUS | Tatyana Tomashova | |
| Edmonton 2001 |  | ROU | Gabriela Szabo | |
| Sevilla 1999 | | RUS | Svetlana Masterkova | |
| Athens 1997 |  | POR | Carla Sacramento | |
| Göteborg 1995 |  | ALG | Hassiba Boulmerka | |
| Stuttgart 1993 |  | CHN | Liu Dong | |
| Tokyo 1991 | | ALG | Hassiba Boulmerka | |
| Rome 1987 |  | URS | Tatyana Samolenko | |
| Helsinki 1983 | | USA | Mary Decker-Slaney | |
