2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

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2008 World Junior
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The women's 1500 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 11 and 13 July.[1][2]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Stephanie Twell
 United Kingdom
Silver Kalkidan Gezahegne
 Ethiopia
Bronze Emma Pallant
 United Kingdom

Results[edit]

Final[edit]

13 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Stephanie Twell  United Kingdom 4:15.09
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kalkidan Gezahegne  Ethiopia 4:16.58
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Emma Pallant  United Kingdom 4:17.06
4 Jordan Hasay  United States 4:19.02
5 Bridey Delaney  Australia 4:21.20
6 Alexandra Kosinski  United States 4:21.26
7 Jana Sussmann  Germany 4:21.82
8 Yekaterina Gorbunova  Russia 4:22.41
9 Asmerawork Bekele  Ethiopia 4:24.70
10 Ciara Mageean  Ireland 4:26.87
11 Ioana Doaga  Romania 4:28.21
12 Stacy Chepkemboi Ndiwa  Kenya 4:40.58

Heats[edit]

11 July

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Alexandra Kosinski  United States 4:19.14 Q
2 Stephanie Twell  United Kingdom 4:19.18 Q
3 Bridey Delaney  Australia 4:20.82 Q
4 Ciara Mageean  Ireland 4:21.73 q
5 Diana Sujew  Germany 4:21.82
6 Sheila Chepkirui  Kenya 4:24.21
7 Jessica O'Connell  Canada 4:24.73
8 Hannah Barker  New Zealand 4:30.12
9 Evangelina Thomas  Argentina 4:33.11
10 Nathalie Rohlén  Sweden 4:33.82
11 Antonija Zalac  Croatia 4:33.91
12 Yuliya Kutah  Ukraine 4:38.96
Amina Bakhit  Sudan DNF

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kalkidan Gezahegne  Ethiopia 4:19.60 Q
2 Emma Pallant  United Kingdom 4:21.67 Q
3 Jana Sussmann  Germany 4:22.40 Q
4 Viktoriya Poliudina  Kyrgyzstan 4:26.03
5 Olesea Smovjenco  Moldova 4:26.55
6 Claire Andreani  France 4:27.00
7 Daniela Cuñha  Portugal 4:31.20
8 Katarzyna Broniatowska  Poland 4:31.28
9 Lyudmyla Kovalenko  Ukraine 4:38.18
10 Ntebaleng Letsela  Lesotho 4:54.90
11 Anate Bampouni  Togo 5:07.35

Heat 3[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Asmerawork Bekele  Ethiopia 4:17.05 Q
2 Ioana Doaga  Romania 4:18.28 Q
3 Yekaterina Gorbunova  Russia 4:18.55 Q
4 Stacy Chepkemboi Ndiwa  Kenya 4:20.68 q
5 Jordan Hasay  United States 4:20.82 q
6 Kendra Schaff  Canada 4:22.29
7 Bogdana Mimic  Serbia 4:24.91
8 Sara Treacy  Ireland 4:26.28
9 Ehssan Arbab  Sudan 4:26.40
10 Chloe Tighe  Australia 4:30.19
11 Matea Matoševic  Croatia 4:30.73

Participation[edit]

According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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