The women's 1500 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 19 and 21 July.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Viola Kibiwot Kenya
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| Silver | Berhane Herpassa Ethiopia
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| Bronze | Olesya Syreva Russia
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Results edit
Final edit
21 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Viola Kibiwot | Kenya |
4:12.57 | |
 |
Berhane Herpassa | Ethiopia |
4:13.59 | |
 |
Olesya Syreva | Russia |
4:14.32 | |
| 4 | Lisa Dobriskey |  United Kingdom |
4:14.72 | |
| 5 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli |  Morocco |
4:16.08 | |
| 6 | Amel Tlili |  Tunisia |
4:16.18 | |
| 7 | Tatyana Rasputina | Russia |
4:16.39 | |
| 8 | Ji Siyu |  China |
4:17.32 | |
| 9 | Inna Poluškina |  Latvia |
4:18.68 | |
| 10 | Pamela Kipchoge | Kenya |
4:20.14 | |
| 11 | Katharina Splinter |  Germany |
4:22.55 | |
| 12 | Naoual Baiby | Morocco |
4:25.43 |
Heats edit
19 July
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viola Kibiwot | Kenya |
4:20.93 | Q |
| 2 | Berhane Herpassa | Ethiopia |
4:21.16 | Q |
| 3 | Tatyana Rasputina | Russia |
4:21.27 | Q |
| 4 | Katharina Splinter | Germany |
4:21.70 | Q |
| 5 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | Morocco |
4:22.29 | q |
| 6 | Amel Tlili | Tunisia |
4:22.89 | q |
| 7 | Katrina Wootton | United Kingdom |
4:24.04 | |
| 8 | Kathryn Andersen |  United States |
4:24.77 | |
| 9 | Lemlem Bereket |  Eritrea |
4:25.68 | |
| 10 | Zita Mezei |  Hungary |
4:26.32 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Dobriskey | United Kingdom |
4:19.83 | Q |
| 2 | Naoual Baiby | Morocco |
4:20.34 | Q |
| 3 | Pamela Kipchoge | Kenya |
4:20.93 | Q |
| 4 | Olesya Syreva | Russia |
4:21.10 | Q |
| 5 | Inna Poluškina | Latvia |
4:21.80 | q |
| 6 | Ji Siyu | China |
4:21.84 | q |
| 7 | Antje Möldner | Germany |
4:23.66 | |
| 8 | Corina Dumbrăvean |  Romania |
4:26.61 | |
| 9 | Georgie Clarke |  Australia |
4:32.93 | |
| 10 | Nicola Maye |  Jamaica |
4:40.61 | |
| 11 | Puseletso Khakae |  Lesotho |
4:50.29 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
References edit
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2002 Kingston JAM Jul 16-21, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 Feb 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015