2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 1500 metres explained

The Girls' 1500 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 13 July.

Medalists

Girls' 1500m

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World Youth Best		3:54.52	Shanghai, China	18 October 1997
Championship Record		4:09.48	Lille, France	9 July 2011
World Youth Leading		4:04.62	Los Angeles, CA, United States	17 May 2013

Heats

Qualification rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.^[1]

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			4:18.55
2			4:20.60
3			4:20.68
4			4:21.18
5			4:23.16
6			4:28.42
7			4:28.57
8			4:28.92
9			4:29.04
10			4:34.48
11			4:36.04
12			4:36.39
13			4:40.56
14			4:46.31
			DNS

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			4:14.40
2			4:17.81
3			4:23.27
4			4:24.80
5			4:29.80
6			4:30.29
7			4:30.68
8			4:33.51
9			4:34.27
10			4:36.00
11			4:38.86
12			4:45.21
13			4:47.22
14			4:49.33
			DNS

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			4:14.25
			4:15.51
			4:16.07
4			4:16.41
5			4:19.71
6			4:20.55
7			4:22.43
8			4:22.46
9			4:23.75
10			4:25.17
11			4:30.36
12			4:31.91

Notes and References

1. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-youth-championships/8th-iaaf-world-youth-championships-4874/results/women/1500-metres/heats/startlist iaaf.org - International Association of Athletics Federations