Nancy Jebet Langat of Kenya gestures as she crosses the finish line to win the women's 1500m final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 23, 2008.  [Agencies]

BEIJING -- Kenya's Nancy Jebet Langat won the women's 1500 meters gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Saturday.

The 27-year-old clocked four minutes 0.23 seconds for the gold. Ukraine's Iryna Lishchynska took the silver in 4:01.63 and her compatriot Nataliya Tobias won the bronze in 4:01.78.