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.
| Gold | Stephanie Twell | |
| Silver | Kalkidan Gezahegne | |
| Bronze | Emma Pallant |
13 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 4:15.09 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 4:16.58 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 4:17.06 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:19.02 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:21.20 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 4:21.26 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 4:21.82 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:22.41 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 4:24.70 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:26.87 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:28.21 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:40.58 |
11 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 4:19.14 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 4:19.18 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 4:20.82 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 4:21.73 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 4:21.82 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 4:24.21 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:24.73 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:30.12 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:33.11 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:33.82 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 4:33.91 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:38.96 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DNF |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 4:19.60 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 4:21.67 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 4:22.40 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:26.03 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:26.55 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:27.00 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 4:31.20 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:31.28 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 4:38.18 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 4:54.90 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 5:07.35 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 4:17.05 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 4:18.28 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 4:18.55 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 4:20.68 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 4:20.82 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 4:22.29 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:24.91 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 4:26.28 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 4:26.40 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 4:30.19 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 4:30.73 |
According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.