The women's 1500 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 15 July. [1] [2] [3]
The women's 1500 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 15 July. [1] [2] [3]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Faith Kipyegon  Kenya | Amela Terzić  Serbia | Senbere Teferi  Ethiopia |
Prior to the competition [update] , the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record |  Lang Yinglai (CHN) | 3:51.34 | Shanghai, China | 18 October 1997 |
| Championship Record | Liu Dong (CHN) | 4:05.14 | Seoul, South Korea | 20 September 1992 |
| World Junior Leading | Faith Kipyegon (KEN) | 4:03.82 | Shanghai, China | 19 May 2012 |
| Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship Record | Faith Kipyegon (KEN) | 4:04.96 | Barcelona, Spain | 25 July 2012 |
Qualification: The first 3 of each heat (Q) and the 3 fastest times (q) qualified
| Rank | Order | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 4:04.96 | CR |
 | 6 | Amela Terzić | Serbia | 4:07.59 | PB, NR |
 | 7 | Senbere Teferi | Ethiopia | 4:08.28 | PB |
| 4 | 9 | Nancy Chepkwemoi | Kenya | 4:09.72 | |
| 5 | 10 | Jessica Judd |  GBR | 4:09.93 | PB |
| 6 | 3 | Mary Cain |  USA | 4:11.01 | PB NHSR |
| 7 | 12 | Axumawit Embaye | Ethiopia | 4:12.92 | PB |
| 8 | 8 | Jennifer Walsh | GBR | 4:12.96 | PB |
| 9 | 4 | Maruša Mišmaš |  SLO | 4:14.96 | PB |
| 10 | 5 | Sofia Ennaoui |  POL | 4:15.23 | |
| 11 | 11 | Saki Yoshimizu |  JPN | 4:16.84 | PB |
| 12 | 2 | Luminita Achim |  ROU | 4:22.07 |
According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Australia (1)
Canada (1)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (1) Ethiopia (2)
Finland (1)
Germany (1)
Greece (1)
Hungary (1)
Italy (1) Japan (1) Kenya (2)
Mauritania (1)
New Zealand (1)
Norway (1) Poland (1)
Portugal (1) Romania (2) Serbia (2) Slovenia (1)
South Korea (2)
Spain (2)
Switzerland (1)
Turkey (1)
Ukraine (2) United Kingdom (2) United States (2)The men's 800 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13, 14, and 15 July.
The women's 800 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10, 11, and 12 July.
The women's 400 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 11, 12, and 13 July.
The women's 200 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 12 and 13 July.
The women's 100 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 and 11 July.
The men's 1500 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 and 12 July.
The men's hammer throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 14 July.
The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10–12 July.
The men's discus throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 and 12 July.
The women's 5000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 11 July.
The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 12, 13, and 14 July.
The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 and 12 July.
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 14 July.
The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 14 and 15 July 2012.
The women's 10000 metres walk at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 11 July.
The women's long jump at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 12 and 13 July. The event was won by British heptathlon specialist Katarina Johnson-Thompson.
The women's triple jump at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 12 and 13 July.
The women's high jump at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 15 July.
The women's shot put at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 July.
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.
