1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres explained

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 30 and 31 July.

Medalists

Gold	Doina Homneac
Silver	Snežana Pajkić
Bronze	Yvonne van der Kolk

Results

Final

31 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		4:12.94
	align=left		align=left		4:16.19
	align=left		align=left		4:16.35
4	align=left		align=left		4:16.41
5	align=left		align=left		4:18.19
6	align=left		align=left		4:19.26
7	align=left		align=left		4:19.77
8	align=left		align=left		4:31.99
9	align=left		align=left		4:32.28
10	align=left		align=left		4:34.08
11	align=left		align=left		4:34.65
	align=left		align=left		DNF

Heats

30 July

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		4:25.29	Q
2	align=left		align=left		4:25.54	Q
3	align=left		align=left		4:25.66	Q
4	align=left		align=left		4:25.85	Q
5	align=left		align=left		4:26.31	q
6	align=left		align=left		4:33.30
7	align=left		align=left		4:34.01
8	align=left		align=left		4:34.91
9	align=left		align=left		4:38.01
10	align=left		align=left		5:11.77

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		4:23.12	Q
2	align=left		align=left		4:23.89	Q
3	align=left		align=left		4:24.26	Q
4	align=left		align=left		4:26.07	Q
5	align=left		align=left		4:27.61	q
6	align=left		align=left		4:28.00	q
7	align=left		align=left		4:29.28	q
8	align=left		align=left		4:29.96
9	align=left		align=left		4:37.73
10	align=left		align=left		4:43.48
	align=left		align=left		DNF
	align=left		align=left		DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.