# 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 19 and 20 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Ana Padurean Romania |
| Silver | Selina Chirchir Kenya |
| Bronze | Snežana Pajkić Yugoslavia |

## Results
### Final

20 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Ana Padurean | Romania | 4:14.63 |
| | Selina Chirchir | Kenya | 4:15.59 |
| | Snežana Pajkić | Yugoslavia | 4:16.03 |
| 4 | Susanne Fischer | East Germany | 4:16.69 |
| 5 | Donika Hanxhara | Albania | 4:21.01 |
| 6 | Monica Magnusson | Sweden | 4:21.02 |
| 7 | Anette Karlsson | Sweden | 4:21.15 |
| 8 | Simona Staicu | Romania | 4:22.78 |
| 9 | Suzy Favor Hamilton | United States | 4:23.83 |
| 10 | Oksana Yakovleva | Soviet Union | 4:26.37 |
| 11 | Andrea Stuart | New Zealand | 4:26.65 |
| 12 | Anila Mekshi | Albania | 4:27.18 |
| 13 | Caroline Jeorgakopoulos | West Germany | 4:28.05 |
| 14 | Larisa Tretyukhina | Soviet Union | 4:33.30 |
| | Maiken Sørum | Norway | DNF |

### Heats

19 July

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Snežana Pajkić | Yugoslavia | 4:28.13 | Q |
| 2 | Anette Karlsson | Sweden | 4:28.45 | Q |
| 3 | Ana Padurean | Romania | 4:28.46 | Q |
| 4 | Oksana Yakovleva | Soviet Union | 4:28.67 | Q |
| 5 | Anila Mekshi | Albania | 4:28.91 | q |
| 6 | Yvonne van der Kolk | Netherlands | 4:29.15 | |
| 7 | Susannah Beck | United States | 4:33.74 | |
| 8 | Selma Khardani | Tunisia | 4:36.18 | |
| 9 | Marcelina Piran | Indonesia | 4:41.93 | |
| 10 | Beena Peter | India | 4:43.57 | |
| 11 | Puseletso Monkoe | Lesotho | 4:46.21 | |
| 12 | Lorie Ann Adams | Guyana | 4:57.86 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Selina Chirchir | Kenya | 4:28.76 | Q |
| 2 | Monica Magnusson | Sweden | 4:29.27 | Q |
| 3 | Simona Staicu | Romania | 4:29.86 | Q |
| 4 | Maiken Sørum | Norway | 4:30.74 | Q |
| 5 | Angela Luchetti | Australia | 4:31.53 | |
| 6 | Hassiba Boulmerka | Algeria | 4:32.55 | |
| 7 | Wendy Wright | United Kingdom | 4:34.39 | |
| 8 | Missy McCleary | Canada | 4:35.40 | |
| 9 | Maribel Silvestre | Dominican Republic | 4:41.86 | |
| 10 | Angelines Rodríguez | Spain | 4:47.52 | |
| 11 | Mireille Sankaatsing | Suriname | 4:55.20 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Suzy Favor Hamilton | United States | 4:25.05 | Q |
| 2 | Donika Hanxhara | Albania | 4:25.07 | Q |
| 3 | Susanne Fischer | East Germany | 4:25.30 | Q |
| 4 | Andrea Stuart | New Zealand | 4:25.30 | Q |
| 5 | Larisa Tretyukhina | Soviet Union | 4:26.75 | q |
| 6 | Caroline Jeorgakopoulos | West Germany | 4:26.97 | q |
| 7 | Anastasía Giannákou | Greece | 4:29.23 | |
| 8 | Heather Ostic | Canada | 4:32.13 | |
| 9 | Susanne Nedergaard | Denmark | 4:37.95 | |
| 10 | Zenabu Mahama | Ghana | 4:38.39 | |
| 11 | Lieketseng Mpopelle | Lesotho | 4:50.43 | |
| 12 | Bertine Tré Gogo | Côte d'Ivoire | 4:50.67 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.
* Albania (2)
* Algeria (1)
* Australia (1)
* Canada (2)
* Côte d'Ivoire (1)
* Denmark (1)
* Dominican Republic (1)
* East Germany (1)
* Ghana (1)
* Greece (1)
* Guyana (1)
* India (1)
* Indonesia (1)
* Kenya (1)
* Lesotho (2)
* Netherlands (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Norway (1)
* Romania (2)
* Soviet Union (2)
* Spain (1)
* Suriname (1)
* Sweden (2)
* Tunisia (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
* West Germany (1)
* Yugoslavia (1)