{"id":111490,"date":"2021-08-04T10:52:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T10:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=111490"},"modified":"2021-08-04T12:58:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T12:58:50","slug":"two-aussies-storm-into-final-national-record-broken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=111490","title":{"rendered":"Two Aussies storm into final, national record broken"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia's Linden Hall has qualified for the women's 1500m final just minutes after compatriot Jessica Hull completed the same feat in the first semi-final at the Tokyo Olympics.<\/a><\/p>\n

Hall finished third with a time of 4:01.37, well inside the top-five finish required for automatic qualification.<\/p>\n

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Netherlands' Sifan Hassan took out the second semi-final, running 4:00.23 after a blistering final lap, followed by Great Britain's Laura Muir (4:00.73) and Hall.<\/p>\n

\"Linden<\/p>\n

The two Australians will become the third and fourth in the nation's history to see themselves into a 1500m Olympic final, both posting incredible efforts from the front of their races.<\/p>\n

"It's super exciting that Jess and I get to do it together," Hall says of reaching the final with Hull.<\/p>\n

\"Jessica<\/p>\n

Uganda's Winnie Nanyondo (4:01.64) and Spain's Marta Perez (4:01.69) are the final two runners from the second semi-final to qualify for the final.<\/p>\n

The final will feature 12 runners from 11 different countries, with Australia the only country in the 1500m final with multiple finalists.<\/p>\n

Women's 1500m final start list<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1. Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) – 3:56.80<\/p>\n

2. Freweyni Gebreezibeher (Ethiopia) – 3:57.54<\/p>\n

3. Gabriela Debues-Stafford (Canada) – 3:58.28<\/p>\n

4. Jessica Hull (Australia) – 3:58.81<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Tanaka Nozomi (Japan) – 3:59.19<\/p>\n

6. Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) – 4:00.23<\/p>\n

7. Laura Muir (Great Britain) – 4:00.73<\/p>\n

8. Elinor Purrier St. Pierre (United States) – 4:01.00<\/p>\n

9. Kristina Maki (Czech Republic) – 4:01.23<\/p>\n

10. Linden Hall (Australia) – 4:01.37<\/strong><\/p>\n

11. Winnie Nanyondo (Uganda) – 4:01.64<\/p>\n

12. Marta Perez (Spain) – 4:01.69<\/p>\n

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