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]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Faith Kipyegon | Amela Terzić | Senbere Teferi | |||
, 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship Record | 4:04.96 | Barcelona, Spain | 25 July 2012 | |
Qualification: The first 3 of each heat (Q) and the 3 fastest times (q) qualified
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4:10.17 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 4:10.78 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 4:11.53 | Q, NJ | |||
| 4 | 3 | 4:13.43 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 4:13.68 | Q, PB | |||
| 6 | 3 | 4:14.03 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 4:14.64 | Q, SB | |||
| 8 | 1 | 4:14.77 | Q | |||
| 9 | 3 | 4:16.08 | Q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 4:17.14 | q, PB | |||
| 11 | 1 | 4:18.25 | q, PB | |||
| 12 | 3 | 4:18.30 | q, PB | |||
| 13 | 3 | 4:18.66 | PB | |||
| 14 | 3 | 4:20.92 | PB | |||
| 15 | 1 | 4:20.95 | PB | |||
| 16 | 1 | 4:21.25 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 4:21.99 | SB | |||
| 18 | 2 | 4:22.29 | SB | |||
| 19 | 2 | 4:23.08 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 4:23.57 | PB | |||
| 21 | 2 | 4:24.35 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 4:24.78 | PB | |||
| 23 | 2 | 4:25.10 | ||||
| 24 | 3 | 4:25.47 | ||||
| 25 | 2 | 4:26.77 | PB | |||
| 26 | 1 | 4:28.01 | ||||
| 27 | 3 | 4:28.66 | ||||
| 28 | 1 | 4:29.00 | ||||
| 29 | 1 | 4:29.36 | ||||
| 30 | 3 | 4:29.60 | ||||
| 31 | 3 | 4:31.20 | ||||
| 32 | 2 | 4:31.63 | ||||
| 33 | 3 | 4:32.22 | ||||
| 34 | 3 | 4:34.25 | ||||
| 35 | 1 | 4:40.85 | ||||
| 36 | 2 | 4:43.83 | ||||
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| Rank | Order | Name | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:04.96 | CR | ||||
| 6 | 4:07.59 | PB, NR | ||||
| 7 | 4:08.28 | PB | ||||
| 4 | 9 | 4:09.72 | ||||
| 5 | 10 | 4:09.93 | PB | |||
| 6 | 3 | 4:11.01 | PB NHSR | |||
| 7 | 12 | 4:12.92 | PB | |||
| 8 | 8 | 4:12.96 | PB | |||
| 9 | 4 | 4:14.96 | PB | |||
| 10 | 5 | 4:15.23 | ||||
| 11 | 11 | 4:16.84 | PB | |||
| 12 | 2 | 4:22.07 |
According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.