The Girls' 1500 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 13 July.
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girls' 1500m |  Tigist Gashaw (ETH)
|
Dawit Seyaum (ETH)
|
 Alexa Efraimson (USA)
|
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best |  Zhang Ling (CHN)
|
3:54.52 | Shanghai, China | 18 October 1997 |
| Championship Record |  Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (KEN)
|
4:09.48 | Lille, France | 9 July 2011 |
| World Youth Leading | Mary Cain (USA)
|
4:04.62 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | 17 May 2013 |
Heats edit
Qualification rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.[1]
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigist Gashaw | Ethiopia |
4:18.55 | |
| 2 | Maki Izumida |  Japan |
4:20.60 | |
| 3 | Maria Dietz |  Germany |
4:20.68 | |
| 4 | Bobby Clay |  Great Britain |
4:21.18 | |
| 5 | Line Kalstrup Schulz |  Denmark |
4:23.16 | |
| 6 | Carina Viljoen |  South Africa |
4:28.42 | |
| 7 | Zheng Zhiling | China |
4:28.57 | |
| 8 | Anna Maxwell |  United States |
4:28.92 | |
| 9 | Antonina Ilchyk |  Ukraine |
4:29.04 | |
| 10 | Silvia Salera |  Italy |
4:34.48 | |
| 11 | Fatma Arik |  Turkey |
4:36.04 | |
| 12 | Elisabeth Bergh |  Norway |
4:36.39 | |
| 13 | Megan Rempel |  Canada |
4:40.56 | |
| 14 | Lorena Gómez Espinoza |  Mexico |
4:46.31 | |
| Kidanu Teweldemed |  Eritrea |
DNS |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawit Seyaum | Ethiopia |
4:14.40 | |
| 2 | Ivine Chepkemoi | Kenya |
4:17.81 | |
| 3 | Alexa Efraimson | United States |
4:23.27 | |
| 4 | Lizerie Ferreira | South Africa |
4:24.80 | |
| 5 | Mary Joy Mudyiravanji |  Zimbabwe |
4:29.80 | |
| 6 | Sara Takahashi | Japan |
4:30.29 | |
| 7 | Xu Shuangshuang | China |
4:30.68 | |
| 8 | Federica Zenoni | Italy |
4:33.51 | |
| 9 | Rachael Zena Chebet |  Uganda |
4:34.27 | |
| 10 | Rosa Flanagan |  New Zealand |
4:36.00 | |
| 11 | Rima Chenah |  Algeria |
4:38.86 | |
| 12 | Heather Jaros | Canada |
4:45.21 | |
| 13 | Nuran Satlimis | Turkey |
4:47.22 | |
| 14 | Karina Hernandez | Mexico |
4:49.33 | |
| Weini Frezghi | Eritrea |
DNS |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tigist Gashaw | Ethiopia |
4:14.25 | |
 |
Dawit Seyaum | Ethiopia |
4:15.51 | |
 |
Alexa Efraimson | United States |
4:16.07 | |
| 4 | Bobby Clay | Great Britain |
4:16.41 | |
| 5 | Maria Dietz | Germany |
4:19.71 | |
| 6 | Ivine Chepkemoi | Kenya |
4:20.55 | |
| 7 | Lizerie Ferreira | South Africa |
4:22.43 | |
| 8 | Maki Izumida | Japan |
4:22.46 | |
| 9 | Anna Maxwell | United States |
4:23.75 | |
| 10 | Line Kalstrup Schulz | Denmark |
4:25.17 | |
| 11 | Carina Viljoen | South Africa |
4:30.36 | |
| 12 | Zheng Zhiling | China |
4:31.91 |