The women's 1500 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 23 and 25 August.[1][2] The first of these championships was won by anna lopaciuch
Medalists edit
| Gold | Kutre Dulecha Ethiopia
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| Silver | Jackline Maranga Kenya
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| Bronze | Shura Hotesa Ethiopia
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Results edit
Final edit
25 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Kutre Dulecha | Ethiopia |
4:08.65 | |
 |
Jackline Maranga | Kenya |
4:08.98 | |
 |
Shura Hotesa | Ethiopia |
4:09.49 | |
| 4 | Rose Kosgei | Kenya |
4:10.64 | |
| 5 | Lidia Chojecka |  Poland |
4:11.36 | |
| 6 | Brigitta Tusai |  Hungary |
4:13.59 | |
| 7 | Anita Weyermann |  Switzerland |
4:13.67 | |
| 8 | Lavinia Miroiu |  Romania |
4:14.68 | |
| 9 | Rocío Rodríguez |  Spain |
4:17.46 | |
| 10 | Claudia Colita | Romania |
4:18.65 | |
| 11 | Bouchra Benthami |  Morocco |
4:18.82 | |
| 12 | Svetlana Berdysheva |  Russia |
4:22.61 |
Heats edit
23 August
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackline Maranga | Kenya |
4:20.17 | Q |
| 2 | Shura Hotesa | Ethiopia |
4:20.20 | Q |
| 3 | Lidia Chojecka | Poland |
4:20.46 | Q |
| 4 | Anita Weyermann | Switzerland |
4:20.76 | Q |
| 5 | Claudia Colita | Romania |
4:21.63 | q |
| 6 | Zhang Jinqing |  China |
4:24.31 | |
| 7 | Vanessa Galán | Spain |
4:25.06 | |
| 8 | Sonja Roman |  Slovenia |
4:26.14 | |
| 9 | Kristine Jost |  United States |
4:26.78 | |
| 10 | Tania Fransissi |  Luxembourg |
4:28.44 | |
| 11 | Jane Morapedi |  Botswana |
4:58.74 | |
| Heather DeGeest |  Canada |
DNF |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kutre Dulecha | Ethiopia |
4:17.94 | Q |
| 2 | Rose Kosgei | Kenya |
4:18.29 | Q |
| 3 | Lavinia Miroiu | Romania |
4:18.83 | Q |
| 4 | Brigitta Tusai | Hungary |
4:19.04 | Q |
| 5 | Svetlana Berdysheva | Russia |
4:19.05 | q |
| 6 | Bouchra Benthami | Morocco |
4:19.93 | q |
| 7 | Rocío Rodríguez | Spain |
4:20.28 | q |
| 8 | Anna Lopaciuch | Poland |
4:27.27 | |
| 9 | Jessica Totaro | United States |
4:28.77 | |
| 10 | Aurélie Roux |  France |
4:29.56 | |
| 11 | Nao Takenaka |  Japan |
4:29.79 | |
| 12 | Veronique Bingouma |  Gabon |
5:06.55 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
References edit
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 Oct 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015