2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 18 and 20 August.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Irene Jelagat
  Kenya
Silver Mercy Kosgei
  Kenya
Bronze Yuriko Kobayashi
  Japan

Results

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Final

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20 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Irene Jelagat   Kenya 4:08.88
  Mercy Kosgei   Kenya 4:12.48
  Yuriko Kobayashi   Japan 4:12.88
4 Emebt Etea   Ethiopia 4:12.94
5 Merat Bahta   Eritrea 4:16.01
6 Azra Eminovic   Serbia 4:16.20
7 Tereza Capková   Czech Republic 4:16.37
8 Stephanie Twell   United Kingdom 4:16.58
9 Jin Yuan   China 4:18.64
10 Erin Bedell   United States 4:20.01
11 Zoe Buckman   Australia 4:20.59
12 Kristine Eikrem Engeset   Norway 4:29.52

Heats

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18 August

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Yuriko Kobayashi   Japan 4:19.14 Q
2 Stephanie Twell   United Kingdom 4:19.78 Q
3 Kristine Eikrem Engeset   Norway 4:19.94 Q
4 Li Yong   China 4:22.29
5 Danielle Tauro   United States 4:24.16
6 Cristina Vasiloiu   Romania 4:26.56
7 Svetlana Kudelich   Belarus 4:32.59
8 Imane Al-Jallad   Syria 4:33.03
9 Theresia Alugodhi   Namibia 4:41.22

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Emebt Etea   Ethiopia 4:23.52 Q
2 Mercy Kosgei   Kenya 4:23.53 Q
3 Azra Eminovic   Serbia 4:25.49 Q
4 Akane Ota   Japan 4:28.34
5 Denise Krebs   Germany 4:31.73
6 Amina Bakhit   Sudan 4:31.79
7 Jennifer Biewald   Canada 4:34.14

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Irene Jelagat   Kenya 4:15.80 Q
2 Merat Bahta   Eritrea 4:18.10 Q
3 Jin Yuan   China 4:18.85 Q
4 Tereza Capková   Czech Republic 4:19.00 q
5 Zoe Buckman   Australia 4:20.24 q
6 Erin Bedell   United States 4:20.67 q
7 Hannah England   United Kingdom 4:23.49
8 Valentina Costanza   Italy 4:24.31
9 Alexandra Becker   Canada 4:30.70
10 Sonia Brahmi   Tunisia 4:33.45

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2006 Beijing CHN Aug 15-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 12 March 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015