The women's 1500 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 23 and 25 August. The first of these championships was won by anna lopaciuch
Medalists Gold Kutre Dulecha Silver Jackline Maranga Bronze Shura Hotesa
Results Final 25 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Kutre Dulecha 4:08.65 Jackline Maranga 4:08.98 Shura Hotesa 4:09.49 4 Rose Kosgei 4:10.64 5 Lidia Chojecka 4:11.36 6 Brigitta Tusai 4:13.59 7 Anita Weyermann 4:13.67 8 Lavinia Miroiu 4:14.68 9 Rocío Rodríguez 4:17.46 10 Claudia Colita 4:18.65 11 Bouchra Benthami 4:18.82 12 Svetlana Berdysheva 4:22.61
Heats 23 August
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Jackline Maranga 4:20.17 Q 2 Shura Hotesa 4:20.20 Q 3 Lidia Chojecka 4:20.46 Q 4 Anita Weyermann 4:20.76 Q 5 Claudia Colita 4:21.63 q 6 Zhang Jinqing 4:24.31 7 Vanessa Galán 4:25.06 8 Sonja Roman 4:26.14 9 Kristine Jost 4:26.78 10 Tania Fransissi 4:28.44 11 Jane Morapedi 4:58.74 Heather DeGeest DNF
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Kutre Dulecha 4:17.94 Q 2 Rose Kosgei 4:18.29 Q 3 Lavinia Miroiu 4:18.83 Q 4 Brigitta Tusai 4:19.04 Q 5 Svetlana Berdysheva 4:19.05 q 6 Bouchra Benthami 4:19.93 q 7 Rocío Rodríguez 4:20.28 q 8 Anna Lopaciuch 4:27.27 9 Jessica Totaro 4:28.77 10 Aurélie Roux 4:29.56 11 Nao Takenaka 4:29.79 12 Veronique Bingouma 5:06.55
Participation According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
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