# 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 11 and 13 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Stephanie Twell United Kingdom |
| Silver | Kalkidan Gezahegne Ethiopia |
| Bronze | Emma Pallant United Kingdom |

## Results
### Final

13 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Stephanie Twell | United Kingdom | 4:15.09 |
| | Kalkidan Gezahegne | Ethiopia | 4:16.58 |
| | Emma Pallant | United Kingdom | 4:17.06 |
| 4 | Jordan Hasay | United States | 4:19.02 |
| 5 | Bridey Delaney | Australia | 4:21.20 |
| 6 | Alexandra Kosinski | United States | 4:21.26 |
| 7 | Jana Sussmann | Germany | 4:21.82 |
| 8 | Yekaterina Gorbunova | Russia | 4:22.41 |
| 9 | Asmerawork Bekele | Ethiopia | 4:24.70 |
| 10 | Ciara Mageean | Ireland | 4:26.87 |
| 11 | Ioana Doaga | Romania | 4:28.21 |
| 12 | Stacy Chepkemboi Ndiwa | Kenya | 4:40.58 |

### Heats

11 July

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Alexandra Kosinski | United States | 4:19.14 | Q |
| 2 | Stephanie Twell | United Kingdom | 4:19.18 | Q |
| 3 | Bridey Delaney | Australia | 4:20.82 | Q |
| 4 | Ciara Mageean | Ireland | 4:21.73 | q |
| 5 | Diana Sujew | Germany | 4:21.82 | |
| 6 | Sheila Chepkirui | Kenya | 4:24.21 | |
| 7 | Jessica O'Connell | Canada | 4:24.73 | |
| 8 | Hannah Barker | New Zealand | 4:30.12 | |
| 9 | Evangelina Thomas | Argentina | 4:33.11 | |
| 10 | Nathalie Rohlén | Sweden | 4:33.82 | |
| 11 | Antonija Zalac | Croatia | 4:33.91 | |
| 12 | Yuliya Kutah | Ukraine | 4:38.96 | |
| | Amina Bakhit | Sudan | DNF | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kalkidan Gezahegne | Ethiopia | 4:19.60 | Q |
| 2 | Emma Pallant | United Kingdom | 4:21.67 | Q |
| 3 | Jana Sussmann | Germany | 4:22.40 | Q |
| 4 | Viktoriya Poliudina | Kyrgyzstan | 4:26.03 | |
| 5 | Olesea Smovjenco | Moldova | 4:26.55 | |
| 6 | Claire Andreani | France | 4:27.00 | |
| 7 | Daniela Cuñha | Portugal | 4:31.20 | |
| 8 | Katarzyna Broniatowska | Poland | 4:31.28 | |
| 9 | Lyudmyla Kovalenko | Ukraine | 4:38.18 | |
| 10 | Ntebaleng Letsela | Lesotho | 4:54.90 | |
| 11 | Anate Bampouni | Togo | 5:07.35 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Asmerawork Bekele | Ethiopia | 4:17.05 | Q |
| 2 | Ioana Doaga | Romania | 4:18.28 | Q |
| 3 | Yekaterina Gorbunova | Russia | 4:18.55 | Q |
| 4 | Stacy Chepkemboi Ndiwa | Kenya | 4:20.68 | q |
| 5 | Jordan Hasay | United States | 4:20.82 | q |
| 6 | Kendra Schaff | Canada | 4:22.29 | |
| 7 | Bogdana Mimic | Serbia | 4:24.91 | |
| 8 | Sara Treacy | Ireland | 4:26.28 | |
| 9 | Ehssan Arbab | Sudan | 4:26.40 | |
| 10 | Chloe Tighe | Australia | 4:30.19 | |
| 11 | Matea Matoševic | Croatia | 4:30.73 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.
* Argentina (1)
* Australia (2)
* Canada (2)
* Croatia (2)
* Ethiopia (2)
* France (1)
* Germany (2)
* Ireland (2)
* Kenya (2)
* Kyrgyzstan (1)
* Lesotho (1)
* Moldova (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Poland (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (1)
* Serbia (1)
* Sudan (2)
* Sweden (1)
* Togo (1)
* Ukraine (2)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)