2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 1500 metres

Girls' 1500 metres
at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics
VenueRSC Olimpiyskiy
Dates10 July (heats)
13 July (final)
Competitors30
Winning time4:14.25
Medalists
gold medal    Ethiopia
silver medal    Ethiopia
bronze medal    United States
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The girls' 1500 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 13 July.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Tigist Gashaw
 Ethiopia
Dawit Seyaum
 Ethiopia
Alexa Efraimson
 United States

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World Youth Best  Zhang Ling (CHN) 3:54.52 Shanghai, China 18 October 1997
Championship Record  Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (KEN) 4:09.48 Lille, France 9 July 2011
World Youth Leading  Mary Cain (USA) 4:04.62 Los Angeles, CA, United States 17 May 2013

Heats

Qualification rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.[1]

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tigist Gashaw  Ethiopia 4:18.55 Q
2 Maki Izumida  Japan 4:20.60 Q, SB
3 Maria Dietz  Germany 4:20.68 Q
4 Bobby Clay  Great Britain 4:21.18 Q
5 Line Kalstrup Schulz  Denmark 4:23.16 q, PB
6 Carina Viljoen  South Africa 4:28.42 q, PB
7 Zheng Zhiling  China 4:28.57 q, PB
8 Anna Maxwell  United States 4:28.92 q
9 Antonina Ilchyk  Ukraine 4:29.04
10 Silvia Salera  Italy 4:34.48 PB
11 Fatma Arik  Turkey 4:36.04
12 Elisabeth Bergh  Norway 4:36.39
13 Megan Rempel  Canada 4:40.56
14 Lorena Gómez Espinoza  Mexico 4:46.31
Kidanu Teweldemed  Eritrea DNS

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Dawit Seyaum  Ethiopia 4:14.40 Q, PB
2 Ivine Chepkemoi  Kenya 4:17.81 Q, PB
3 Alexa Efraimson  United States 4:23.27 Q
4 Lizerie Ferreira  South Africa 4:24.80 Q, PB
5 Mary Joy Mudyiravanji  Zimbabwe 4:29.80 PB
6 Sara Takahashi  Japan 4:30.29
7 Xu Shuangshuang  China 4:30.68
8 Federica Zenoni  Italy 4:33.51
9 Rachael Zena Chebet  Uganda 4:34.27
10 Rosa Flanagan  New Zealand 4:36.00
11 Rima Chenah  Algeria 4:38.86
12 Heather Jaros  Canada 4:45.21
13 Nuran Satlimis  Turkey 4:47.22
14 Karina Hernandez  Mexico 4:49.33
Weini Frezghi  Eritrea DNS

Final

[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tigist Gashaw  Ethiopia 4:14.25
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dawit Seyaum  Ethiopia 4:15.51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alexa Efraimson  United States 4:16.07
4 Bobby Clay  Great Britain 4:16.41 PB
5 Maria Dietz  Germany 4:19.71
6 Ivine Chepkemoi  Kenya 4:20.55
7 Lizerie Ferreira  South Africa 4:22.43 PB
8 Maki Izumida  Japan 4:22.46
9 Anna Maxwell  United States 4:23.75 PB
10 Line Kalstrup Schulz  Denmark 4:25.17
11 Carina Viljoen  South Africa 4:30.36
12 Zheng Zhiling  China 4:31.91

References

  1. ^ "1500 Metres Girls - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 10 July 2013.
  2. ^ "1500 Metres Girls - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 13 July 2013.