2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 11 and 13 July.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Stephanie Twell United Kingdom |
| Silver | Kalkidan Gezahegne Ethiopia |
| Bronze | Emma Pallant United Kingdom |
Results
Final
13 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Stephanie Twell | United Kingdom | 4:15.09 | |
 | Kalkidan Gezahegne | Ethiopia | 4:16.58 | |
 | Emma Pallant | United Kingdom | 4:17.06 | |
| 4 | Jordan Hasay |  United States | 4:19.02 | |
| 5 | Bridey Delaney | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 4:21.20 | |
| 6 | Alexandra Kosinski | United States | 4:21.26 | |
| 7 | Jana Sussmann |  Germany | 4:21.82 | |
| 8 | Yekaterina Gorbunova |  Russia | 4:22.41 | |
| 9 | Asmerawork Bekele | Ethiopia | 4:24.70 | |
| 10 | Ciara Mageean |  Ireland | 4:26.87 | |
| 11 | Ioana Doaga |  Romania | 4:28.21 | |
| 12 | Stacy Chepkemboi Ndiwa |  Kenya | 4:40.58 |
Heats
11 July
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandra Kosinski | United States | 4:19.14 | Q |
| 2 | Stephanie Twell | United Kingdom | 4:19.18 | Q |
| 3 | Bridey Delaney | Australia | 4:20.82 | Q |
| 4 | Ciara Mageean | Ireland | 4:21.73 | q |
| 5 | Diana Sujew | Germany | 4:21.82 | |
| 6 | Sheila Chepkirui | Kenya | 4:24.21 | |
| 7 | Jessica O'Connell | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 4:24.73 | |
| 8 | Hannah Barker |  New Zealand | 4:30.12 | |
| 9 | Evangelina Thomas |  Argentina | 4:33.11 | |
| 10 | Nathalie Rohlén |  Sweden | 4:33.82 | |
| 11 | Antonija Zalac |  Croatia | 4:33.91 | |
| 12 | Yuliya Kutah |  Ukraine | 4:38.96 | |
| Amina Bakhit |  Sudan | DNF |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalkidan Gezahegne | Ethiopia | 4:19.60 | Q |
| 2 | Emma Pallant | United Kingdom | 4:21.67 | Q |
| 3 | Jana Sussmann | Germany | 4:22.40 | Q |
| 4 | Viktoriya Poliudina |  Kyrgyzstan | 4:26.03 | |
| 5 | Olesea Smovjenco |  Moldova | 4:26.55 | |
| 6 | Claire Andreani |  France | 4:27.00 | |
| 7 | Daniela Cuñha |  Portugal | 4:31.20 | |
| 8 | Katarzyna Broniatowska |  Poland | 4:31.28 | |
| 9 | Lyudmyla Kovalenko | Ukraine | 4:38.18 | |
| 10 | Ntebaleng Letsela |  Lesotho | 4:54.90 | |
| 11 | Anate Bampouni |  Togo | 5:07.35 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asmerawork Bekele | Ethiopia | 4:17.05 | Q |
| 2 | Ioana Doaga | Romania | 4:18.28 | Q |
| 3 | Yekaterina Gorbunova | Russia | 4:18.55 | Q |
| 4 | Stacy Chepkemboi Ndiwa | Kenya | 4:20.68 | q |
| 5 | Jordan Hasay | United States | 4:20.82 | q |
| 6 | Kendra Schaff | Canada | 4:22.29 | |
| 7 | Bogdana Mimic | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Serbia | 4:24.91 | |
| 8 | Sara Treacy | Ireland | 4:26.28 | |
| 9 | Ehssan Arbab | Sudan | 4:26.40 | |
| 10 | Chloe Tighe | Australia | 4:30.19 | |
| 11 | Matea Matoševic | Croatia | 4:30.73 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.
- Argentina (1)
- Australia (2)
- Canada (2)
- Croatia (2)
- Ethiopia (2)
- France (1)
- Germany (2)
- Ireland (2)
- Kenya (2)
- Kyrgyzstan (1)
- Lesotho (1)
- Moldova (1)
- New Zealand (1)
- Poland (1)
- Portugal (1)
- Romania (1)
- Russia (1)
- Serbia (1)
- Sudan (2)
- Sweden (1)
- Togo (1)
- Ukraine (2)
- United Kingdom (2)
- United States (2)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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