2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres explained

The women's 1500 metres event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 25 and 27 July.^[1]

Medalists

Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics
World Junior Record	3:51.34	Shanghai, China	18 October 1997
Championship Record	4:04.96	Barcelona, Spain	15 July 2012
World Junior Leading	3:59.53	Marrakech, Morocco	8 June 2014
Broken records during the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics

27 July
Start time: 15:54 Temperature: 28 °C Humidity: 37 %

Rank	Name	Time
	align=left	align=left	4:09.86
	align=left	align=left	4:10.83
	align=left	align=left	4:11.21	PB
4	align=left	align=left	4:12.82
5	align=left	align=left	4:13.06
6	align=left	align=left	4:13.31
7	align=left	align=left	4:13.80	PB
8	align=left	align=left	4:16.47	SB
9	align=left	align=left	4:17.01	PB
10	align=left	align=left	4:17.04	PB
11	align=left	align=left	4:17.54
12	align=left	align=left	4:18.70

Intermediate times:
400m: 1:08.96 Gudaf Tsegay
800m: 2:17.13 Dawit Seyaum
1200m: 3:23.91 Dawit Seyaum

25 July
First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	4:14.72	Q
2	align=left	align=left	4:15.07	Q
3	align=left	align=left	4:15.12	Q PB
4	align=left	align=left	4:15.21	Q
5	align=left	align=left	4:15.62	Q
6	align=left	align=left	4:16.13	Q
7	align=left	align=left	4:16.22	q
8	align=left	align=left	4:16.56	Q SB
9	align=left	align=left	4:16.87	Q
10	align=left	align=left	4:18.56	q
11	align=left	align=left	4:18.87	q PB
12	align=left	align=left	4:18.89	q
13	align=left	align=left	4:19.88
14	align=left	align=left	4:20.50
15	align=left	align=left	4:20.58
16	align=left	align=left	4:21.68
17	align=left	align=left	4:23.17	PB
18	align=left	align=left	4:23.60
19	align=left	align=left	4:25.12	PB
20	align=left	align=left	4:25.97	PB
21	align=left	align=left	4:26.14
22	align=left	align=left	4:26.28
23	align=left	align=left	4:29.06
24	align=left	align=left	4:29.43
25	align=left	align=left	4:32.43
26	align=left	align=left	4:33.49
27	align=left	align=left	4:33.84
28	align=left	align=left	4:36.90
29	align=left	align=left	4:40.06	PB

First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final

27 July
Start time: 12:14 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 50%

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	4:15.62	Q
2	align=left	align=left	4:16.13	Q
3	align=left	align=left	4:16.56	Q SB
4	align=left	align=left	4:16.87	Q
5	align=left	align=left	4:19.88
6	align=left	align=left	4:20.50
7	align=left	align=left	4:21.68
8	align=left	align=left	4:23.17	PB
9	align=left	align=left	4:25.97	PB
10	align=left	align=left	4:26.28
11	align=left	align=left	4:29.06
12	align=left	align=left	4:29.43
13	align=left	align=left	4:33.84
14	align=left	align=left	4:36.90

Intermediate times:
400m: 1:09.60 Ekaterina Sokolova
800m: 2:20.89 Alexa Efraimson
1200m: 3:28.35 Sheila Chepngetich Keter

27 July
Start time: 12:24 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 50%

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	4:14.72	Q
2	align=left	align=left	4:15.07	Q
3	align=left	align=left	4:15.12	Q PB
4	align=left	align=left	4:15.21	Q
5	align=left	align=left	4:16.22	q
6	align=left	align=left	4:18.56	q
7	align=left	align=left	4:18.87	q PB
8	align=left	align=left	4:18.89	q
9	align=left	align=left	4:20.58
10	align=left	align=left	4:23.60
11	align=left	align=left	4:25.12	PB
12	align=left	align=left	4:26.14
13	align=left	align=left	4:32.43
14	align=left	align=left	4:33.49
15	align=left	align=left	4:40.06	PB

Intermediate times:
400m: 1:05.01 Dawit Seyaum
800m: 2:16.58 Dawit Seyaum
1200m: 3:25.57 Dawit Seyaum

According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.

Web site: IAAF World Junior Championships 2014 Timetable By Discipline. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140426135409/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-junior-championships/iaaf-world-junior-championships-2014-4954/timetable/bydiscipline/men/400-metres. 2014-04-26.