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1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

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The women's 1500 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 2 August.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Lan Lixin
 China
Silver Yimenashu Taye
 Ethiopia
Bronze Bouchra Benthami
 Morocco

Results

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Final

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2 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lan Lixin  China 4:10.05
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yimenashu Taye  Ethiopia 4:11.97
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bouchra Benthami  Morocco 4:12.76
4 Rose Kosgei  Kenya 4:13.14
5 Song Liqing  China 4:13.76
6 Natalia Rodríguez  Spain 4:16.20
7 Benita Willis  Australia 4:16.75
8 Iona Oltean  Romania 4:16.79
9 Malgorzata Bury  Poland 4:17.14
10 Georgie Clarke  Australia 4:20.44
11 Hisae Yoshimatsu  Japan 4:20.84
12 Sonja Stolić  Yugoslavia 4:21.43

Heats

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31 July

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Bouchra Benthami  Morocco 4:15.74 Q
2 Song Liqing  China 4:15.88 Q
3 Rose Kosgei  Kenya 4:16.10 Q
4 Natalia Rodríguez  Spain 4:16.23 Q
5 Yimenashu Taye  Ethiopia 4:16.59 q
6 Malgorzata Bury  Poland 4:17.22 q
7 Benita Willis  Australia 4:18.25 q
8 Sonja Stolić  Yugoslavia 4:21.19 q
9 Alesya Turova  Belarus 4:21.72
10 Kattell Villain  France 4:25.67
11 Ryoko Takezawa  Japan 4:26.80
12 Diala El-Chabi  Lebanon 4:52.53

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Georgie Clarke  Australia 4:20.50 Q
2 Lan Lixin  China 4:20.53 Q
3 Iona Oltean  Romania 4:20.58 Q
4 Hisae Yoshimatsu  Japan 4:20.99 Q
5 René Kalmer  South Africa 4:22.75
6 Melanie Schulz  Germany 4:23.05
7 Sonja Roman  Slovenia 4:27.11
8 Ljiljana Culibrk  Croatia 4:30.18
9 Tinneke Boonen  Belgium 4:34.00
10 Genet Teka  Ethiopia 4:36.17
11 Zalia Aliou  Togo 4:36.64
12 Daniela Kuleska  North Macedonia 4:44.56

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 Dec 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015