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[edit]
| Gold | Irene Jelagat Kenya
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| Silver | Mercy Kosgei Kenya
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| Bronze | Yuriko Kobayashi Japan
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
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[edit]
18 August
Heat 1[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
References[edit]
- ^ 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
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015