The women's 1500 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 15 July.[1][2][3]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Faith Kipyegon![]() |
Amela Terzić![]() |
Senbere Teferi![]() |
Records
Prior to the competition[update], the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
World Junior Record | ![]() |
3:51.34 | Shanghai, China | 18 October 1997 |
Championship Record | ![]() |
4:05.14 | Seoul, South Korea | 20 September 1992 |
World Junior Leading | ![]() |
4:03.82 | Shanghai, China | 19 May 2012 |
Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics | ||||
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Championship Record | ![]() |
4:04.96 | Barcelona, Spain | 25 July 2012 |
Results
Heats
Qualification: The first 3 of each heat (Q) and the 3 fastest times (q) qualified
Final
Rank | Order | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
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1 | Faith Kipyegon | ![]() |
4:04.96 | CR |
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6 | Amela Terzić | ![]() |
4:07.59 | PB, NR |
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7 | Senbere Teferi | ![]() |
4:08.28 | PB |
4 | 9 | Nancy Chepkwemoi | ![]() |
4:09.72 | |
5 | 10 | Jessica Judd | ![]() |
4:09.93 | PB |
6 | 3 | Mary Cain | ![]() |
4:11.01 | PB NHSR |
7 | 12 | Axumawit Embaye | ![]() |
4:12.92 | PB |
8 | 8 | Jennifer Walsh | ![]() |
4:12.96 | PB |
9 | 4 | Maruša Mišmaš | ![]() |
4:14.96 | PB |
10 | 5 | Sofia Ennaoui | ![]() |
4:15.23 | |
11 | 11 | Saki Yoshimizu | ![]() |
4:16.84 | PB |
12 | 2 | Luminita Achim | ![]() |
4:22.07 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Australia (1)
Canada (1)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Ethiopia (2)
Finland (1)
Germany (1)
Greece (1)
Hungary (1)
Italy (1)
Japan (1)
Kenya (2)
Mauritania (1)
New Zealand (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (1)
Portugal (1)
Romania (2)
Serbia (2)
Slovenia (1)
South Korea (2)
Spain (2)
Switzerland (1)
Turkey (1)
Ukraine (2)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
References
- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/Results/ResultsByEvent.aspx?/disctype=4/sex=W/discCode=1500/combCode=hash/timetable.html [dead link ]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC – 2012 Barcelona ESP Jul 10-15, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 22 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Eugene 2014 – FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ Results Archived 27 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine