The men's 1500 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 and 10 July.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Imad Touil Algeria
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| Silver | James Magut Kenya
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| Bronze | Demma Daba Ethiopia
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Results edit
Final edit
10 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Imad Touil | Algeria |
3:47.40 | |
 |
James Magut | Kenya |
3:47.51 | |
 |
Demma Daba | Ethiopia |
3:47.65 | |
| 4 | Fredrick Ndunge | Kenya |
3:48.00 | |
| 5 | Ryan Gregson |  Australia |
3:48.23 | |
| 6 | Taha Belkorchi |  Morocco |
3:49.26 | |
| 7 | Florian Carvalho |  France |
3:49.48 | |
| 8 | Evan Jager |  United States |
3:49.59 | |
| 9 | David Forrester |  United Kingdom |
3:51.00 | |
| 10 | Dumisane Hlaselo |  South Africa |
3:51.71 | |
| 11 | Abdel Madjid Touil | Algeria |
3:51.82 | |
| 12 | Mario Scapini |  Italy |
3:53.63 |
Heats edit
8 July
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imad Touil | Algeria |
3:48.86 | Q |
| 2 | Evan Jager | United States |
3:49.23 | Q |
| 3 | Florian Carvalho | France |
3:49.35 | Q |
| 4 | Osman Omer |  Sudan |
3:49.39 | |
| 5 | James Shane | United Kingdom |
3:49.71 | |
| 6 | Ivan Tukhtachev |  Russia |
3:50.44 | |
| 7 | Richard Ringer |  Germany |
3:50.77 | |
| 8 | Craig Huffer | Australia |
3:50.90 | |
| 9 | Dawit Wolde | Ethiopia |
3:51.44 | |
| 10 | Kamil Zielinski |  Poland |
3:55.45 | |
| 11 | Victor Corrales |  Spain |
3:58.29 | |
| 12 | San Naing |  Myanmar |
4:18.85 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdel Madjid Touil | Algeria |
3:53.89 | Q |
| 2 | Fredrick Ndunge | Kenya |
3:54.18 | Q |
| 3 | Demma Daba | Ethiopia |
3:54.64 | Q |
| 4 | Mehdi Yazidi | France |
3:54.73 | |
| 5 | Duncan Phillips | United States |
3:55.80 | |
| 6 | Szymon Sznura | Poland |
3:56.25 | |
| 7 | Emad Noor |  Saudi Arabia |
3:57.55 | |
| 8 | Derlis Ayala |  Paraguay |
3:58.56 | |
| 9 | Thomas Morrison |  Canada |
4:01.95 | |
| 10 | Kemoy Campbell |  Jamaica |
4:02.80 | |
| 11 | Nkosinathi Zwane |  Swaziland |
4:05.23 | |
| 12 | Antoine Berlin |  Monaco |
4:07.12 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Magut | Kenya |
3:46.41 | Q |
| 2 | Taha Belkorchi | Morocco |
3:46.79 | Q |
| 3 | Ryan Gregson | Australia |
3:46.82 | Q |
| 4 | Dumisane Hlaselo | South Africa |
3:47.35 | q |
| 5 | David Forrester | United Kingdom |
3:47.64 | q |
| 6 | Mario Scapini | Italy |
3:47.71 | q |
| 7 | David Bustos | Spain |
3:48.54 | |
| 8 | Nemanja Cerovac |  Serbia |
3:49.02 | |
| 9 | Matthew Leeder | Canada |
3:49.57 | |
| 10 | Moses Kibet |  Uganda |
3:50.82 | |
| 11 | Maxime Zermatten |  Switzerland |
3:51.82 | |
| 12 | Florian Orth | Germany |
3:55.45 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 36 athletes from 25 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (2)
Australia (2)
Canada (2)
Ethiopia (2)
France (2)
Germany (2)
Italy (1)
Jamaica (1)
Kenya (2)
Monaco (1)
Morocco (1)
Myanmar (1)
Paraguay (1)
Poland (2)
Russia (1)
Saudi Arabia (1)
Serbia (1)
South Africa (1)
Spain (2)
Sudan (1)
Swaziland (1)
Switzerland (1)
Uganda (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
References edit
- ^ 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 Feb 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015