# 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA in Lima, Peru on 28 and 31 August 2024.

## Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:
| Record | Athlete & Nationality | Mark | Location | Date |
| World U20 Record | Lang Yinglai (CHN) | 3:51.34 | Shanghai, China | 18 October 1997 |
| Championship Record | Birke Haylom (ETH) | 4:04.27 | Cali, Colombia | 6 August 2022 |
| World U20 Leading | Birke Haylom (ETH) | 3:53.22 | Xiamen, China | 20 April 2024 |

## Results
### Heats

The first 5 athletes in each heat (Q) qualified to the final.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ava Lloyd | Great Britain | 4:21.53 | Q |
| 2 | Tsige Teshome | Ethiopia | 4:21.92 | Q |
| 3 | Shirin Kerber | Switzerland | 4:22.21 | Q |
| 4 | Cleo Richardson | Australia | 4:22.35 | Q, PB |
| 5 | Miriam Kibet | Kenya | 4:22.53 | Q |
| 6 | Li Yuan | China | 4:22.70 | |
| 7 | Laila Yahyaoui | Netherlands | 4:24.52 | |
| 8 | Tia Živko | Slovenia | 4:24.82 | |
| 9 | Paige Marchant | Canada | 4:26.31 | |
| 10 | Shieri Doruri | Japan | 4:27.08 | |
| 11 | Maria Avelino | Portugal | 4:29.40 | |
| 12 | Naomi Toomenurm | Estonia | 4:36.62 | |
| – | Elle Ceder | Finland | DNF | |
| – | Boh Ritchie | New Zealand | DQ | TR17.1.2 |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Saron Berhe | Ethiopia | 4:18.88 | Q |
| 2 | Mary Ogwoka | Kenya | 4:21.72 | Q |
| 3 | Dylan McElhinney | United States | 4:21.74 | Q |
| 4 | Lera Miller | Germany | 4:22.07 | Q |
| 5 | Natalija Grujić | Serbia | 4:23.20 | Q |
| 6 | Hassana Ibn Abdelmatey | Morocco | 4:23.77 | PB |
| 7 | Zuzanna Wiernicka | Poland | 4:24.10 | |
| 8 | Elisa Clementi | Italy | 4:24.69 | |
| 9 | Naledi Makgatha | South Africa | 4:28.72 | |
| 10 | Tena Marodi | Croatia | 4:29.08 | |
| 11 | Lenuta Constantin | Romania | 4:29.85 | |
| 12 | Andrea Nygård Vie | Norway | 4:31.34 | |
| 13 | Marie Glaser | Austria | 4:32.99 | |
| 14 | Kiera Hall | New Zealand | 4:34.92 | |
| 15 | Dayana Flores | Peru | 4:45.27 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Rachel Forsyth | Canada | 4:20.85 | Q |
| 2 | Saida El-Bouzy | Morocco | 4:20.94 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Jolanda Kallabis | Germany | 4:22.33 | Q |
| 4 | Daphne Dornic | France | 4:22.34 | Q |
| 5 | Marte Hovland | Norway | 4:22.88 | Q |
| 6 | Ada Rand | Australia | 4:23.94 | |
| 7 | Li-mari Dekker | South Africa | 4:27.02 | |
| 8 | Saima Murić | Serbia | 4:28.14 | |
| 9 | Alexandra Hudea | Romania | 4:31.93 | |
| 10 | Lea Marodi | Croatia | 4:32.56 | |
| 11 | Francesca Piccolo | Italy | 4:33.73 | |
| 12 | Beatriz Azevedo | Portugal | 4:34.95 (.947) | |
| 12 | Laxita Sandilea | India | 4:34.95 (.947) | |
| – | Elena Liaño | Spain | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| | Saron Berhe | Ethiopia | 4:16.64 | |
| | Rachel Forsyth | Canada | 4:17.94 | |
| | Jolanda Kallabis | Germany | 4:19.34 | |
| 4 | Shirin Kerber | Switzerland | 4:20.30 | SB |
| 5 | Ava Lloyd | Great Britain | 4:20.64 | |
| 6 | Daphne Dornic | France | 4:20.80 | |
| 7 | Cleo Richardson | Australia | 4:20.91 | PB |
| 8 | Saida El-Bouzy | Morocco | 4:21.05 | |
| 9 | Marte Hovland | Norway | 4:21.46 | |
| 10 | Mary Ogwoka | Kenya | 4:22.60 | |
| 11 | Lera Miller | Germany | 4:23.33 | |
| 12 | Tsige Teshome | Ethiopia | 4:23.81 | |
| 13 | Dylan McElhinney | United States | 4:24.22 | |
| 14 | Miriam Kibet | Kenya | 4:26.80 | |
| 15 | Natalija Grujić | Serbia | 4:30.22 | |