The women's 1500 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 2 August.[1][2]
Medalists
edit| Gold | Lan Lixin China
|
| Silver | Yimenashu Taye Ethiopia
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| Bronze | Bouchra Benthami Morocco
|
Results
editFinal
edit2 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Lan Lixin | China |
4:10.05 | |
 |
Yimenashu Taye | Ethiopia |
4:11.97 | |
 |
Bouchra Benthami | Morocco |
4:12.76 | |
| 4 | Rose Kosgei |  Kenya |
4:13.14 | |
| 5 | Song Liqing | China |
4:13.76 | |
| 6 | Natalia Rodríguez |  Spain |
4:16.20 | |
| 7 | Benita Willis |  Australia |
4:16.75 | |
| 8 | Iona Oltean |  Romania |
4:16.79 | |
| 9 | Malgorzata Bury |  Poland |
4:17.14 | |
| 10 | Georgie Clarke | Australia |
4:20.44 | |
| 11 | Hisae Yoshimatsu |  Japan |
4:20.84 | |
| 12 | Sonja Stolić |  Yugoslavia |
4:21.43 |
Heats
edit31 July
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bouchra Benthami | Morocco |
4:15.74 | Q |
| 2 | Song Liqing | China |
4:15.88 | Q |
| 3 | Rose Kosgei | Kenya |
4:16.10 | Q |
| 4 | Natalia Rodríguez | Spain |
4:16.23 | Q |
| 5 | Yimenashu Taye | Ethiopia |
4:16.59 | q |
| 6 | Malgorzata Bury | Poland |
4:17.22 | q |
| 7 | Benita Willis | Australia |
4:18.25 | q |
| 8 | Sonja Stolić | Yugoslavia |
4:21.19 | q |
| 9 | Alesya Turova |  Belarus |
4:21.72 | |
| 10 | Kattell Villain |  France |
4:25.67 | |
| 11 | Ryoko Takezawa | Japan |
4:26.80 | |
| 12 | Diala El-Chabi |  Lebanon |
4:52.53 |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgie Clarke | Australia |
4:20.50 | Q |
| 2 | Lan Lixin | China |
4:20.53 | Q |
| 3 | Iona Oltean | Romania |
4:20.58 | Q |
| 4 | Hisae Yoshimatsu | Japan |
4:20.99 | Q |
| 5 | René Kalmer |  South Africa |
4:22.75 | |
| 6 | Melanie Schulz |  Germany |
4:23.05 | |
| 7 | Sonja Roman |  Slovenia |
4:27.11 | |
| 8 | Ljiljana Culibrk |  Croatia |
4:30.18 | |
| 9 | Tinneke Boonen |  Belgium |
4:34.00 | |
| 10 | Genet Teka | Ethiopia |
4:36.17 | |
| 11 | Zalia Aliou |  Togo |
4:36.64 | |
| 12 | Daniela Kuleska |  North Macedonia |
4:44.56 |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
References
edit- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 Dec 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015