2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 1500 metres explained

Event:	Women's 1500 metres
Competition:	2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates:	4 August (round 1) 6 August (final)
Competitors:	41
Nations:	27
Win Value:	4:04.27 CR
Gold:	Birke Haylom
Goldnoc:	ETH
Silver:	Brenda Chebet
Silvernoc:	KEN
Bronze:	Purity Chepkirui
Bronzenoc:	KEN
Prev:	2021
Next:	2024

The women's 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia from 1 to 4 August 2022.^[1]

Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:^[2]

Record	Mark	Location	Date
World U20 Record	3:51.34	Shanghai, China	18 October 1997
Championship Record	4:04.96	Barcelona, Spain	15 July 2012
World U20 Leading	4:02.25	Nairobi, Kenya	7 May 2022

Results

Round 1

Round 1 took place on 1 August, with the 41 athletes involved being split into 3 heats, 2 heats of 14 athletes and 1 of 13.^[3] The first 3 athletes in each heat (

Q ) and the next 3 fastest ( q ) qualified to the semi-final.^[4] The overall results were as follows:^[5]

Rank	Heat	Time	Note
1	3	4:12.20	Q
2	3	4:14.90	Q,
3	3	4:15.29	Q,
4	3	4:16.36	q
5	2	4:18.06	Q
6	2	4:18.40	Q
7	2	4:18.51	Q
8	2	4:18.66	q
9	1	4:18.97	Q
10	1	4:19.39	Q
11	1	4:19.94	Q
12	1	4:21.45	q
13	3	4:21.48
14	1	4:22.21
15	3	4:22.64
16	1	4:26.67
17	2	4:27.10
18	2	4:27.11
19	2	4:27.81
20	3	4:28.06
21	3	4:28.43
22	1	4:28.95
23	1	4:28.98
24	2	4:29.06
25	3	4:29.17
26	3	4:29.50
27	2	4:30.23
28	1	4:31.16
29	2	4:31.47
30	3	4:33.73
31	1	4:34.08
32	1	4:35.16
33	3	4:35.47
34	3	4:35.55
35	1	4:36.70
36	2	4:36.83
37	2	4:37.35
38	1	4:39.10
39	1	4:39.50
40	3	4:39.79
	2

Final

The final was started at 16:00 on 6 August.^[6] The results were as follows:^[7]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
			4:04.27
			4:04.64
			4:07.64
4			4:08.39
5			4:11.43
6			4:12.87
7			4:13.85
8			4:16.19
9			4:16.36
10			4:20.55
11			4:22.37
12			4:24.50

Notes and References

Web site: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable. World Athletics. 1 August 2022.
Web site: 800 Metres Women − Outdoor Records. World Athletics. 1 August 2022.
Web site: START LIST 1500 Metres Women - Round 1. World Athletics. 31 July 2022. 22 August 2022.
Web site: 1500 Metres Women - Round 1. World Athletics. 1 August 2022. 22 August 2022.
Web site: SUMMARY 1500 Metres Women - Round 1. World Athletics. 1 August 2022. 22 August 2022.
Web site: START LIST 1500 Metres Women - Final. World Athletics. 4 August 2022. 22 August 2022.
Web site: RESULTS 1500 Metres Women - Final. World Athletics. 6 August 2022. 22 August 2022.