# 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 25 and 27 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Dawit Seyaum Ethiopia |
| Silver | Gudaf Tsegay Ethiopia |
| Bronze | Sheila Chepngetich Keter Kenya |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics :
| World Junior Record | Lang Yinglai (CHN) | 3:51.34 | Shanghai, China | 18 October 1997 |
| Championship Record | Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (KEN) | 4:04.96 | Barcelona, Spain | 15 July 2012 |
| World Junior Leading | Dawit Seyaum (ETH) | 3:59.53 | Marrakech, Morocco | 8 June 2014 |
| Broken records during the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||

## Results
### Final

27 July Start time: 15:54 Temperature: 28 °C Humidity: 37 %
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Dawit Seyaum | Ethiopia | 4:09.86 | |
| | Gudaf Tsegay | Ethiopia | 4:10.83 | |
| | Sheila Chepngetich Keter | Kenya | 4:11.21 | PB |
| 4 | Elise Cranny | United States | 4:12.82 | |
| 5 | Sofia Ennaoui | Poland | 4:13.06 | |
| 6 | Alexa Efraimson | United States | 4:13.31 | |
| 7 | Winfred Mbithe | Kenya | 4:13.80 | PB |
| 8 | Bobby Clay | United Kingdom | 4:16.47 | SB |
| 9 | Katelyn Ayers | Canada | 4:17.01 | PB |
| 10 | Cassandre Beaugrand | France | 4:17.04 | PB |
| 11 | Amy Griffiths | United Kingdom | 4:17.54 | |
| 12 | Anna Laman | Australia | 4:18.70 | |
Intermediate times: 400m: 1:08.96 Gudaf Tsegay 800m: 2:17.13 Dawit Seyaum 1200m: 3:23.91 Dawit Seyaum

### Heats

25 July First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final

#### Summary

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Dawit Seyaum | Ethiopia | 4:14.72 | Q |
| 2 | Sofia Ennaoui | Poland | 4:15.07 | Q |
| 3 | Winfred Mbithe | Kenya | 4:15.12 | Q PB |
| 4 | Elise Cranny | United States | 4:15.21 | Q |
| 5 | Gudaf Tsegay | Ethiopia | 4:15.62 | Q |
| 6 | Sheila Chepngetich Keter | Kenya | 4:16.13 | Q |
| 7 | Amy Griffiths | United Kingdom | 4:16.22 | q |
| 8 | Bobby Clay | United Kingdom | 4:16.56 | Q SB |
| 9 | Alexa Efraimson | United States | 4:16.87 | Q |
| 10 | Cassandre Beaugrand | France | 4:18.56 | q |
| 11 | Katelyn Ayers | Canada | 4:18.87 | q PB |
| 12 | Anna Laman | Australia | 4:18.89 | q |
| 13 | Ekaterina Sokolova | Russia | 4:19.88 | |
| 14 | Anastasía-Panayióta Marinákou | Greece | 4:20.50 | |
| 15 | Marege Hayelom | Azerbaijan | 4:20.58 | |
| 16 | Maria Larsen | Denmark | 4:21.68 | |
| 17 | Sara Souhi | Morocco | 4:23.17 | PB |
| 18 | Josephine Thestrup | Denmark | 4:23.60 | |
| 19 | Maria Claudia Florea | Romania | 4:25.12 | PB |
| 20 | Rima Chenah | Algeria | 4:25.97 | PB |
| 21 | Elisabeth Angell Bergh | Norway | 4:26.14 | |
| 22 | Emine Hatun Tuna | Turkey | 4:26.28 | |
| 23 | Arantza Hernández | Mexico | 4:29.06 | |
| 24 | Giulia Aprile | Italy | 4:29.43 | |
| 25 | Mokulube Makatisi | Lesotho | 4:32.43 | |
| 26 | Síofra Cléirigh Büttner | Ireland | 4:33.49 | |
| 27 | Johanna Geyer Carles | France | 4:33.84 | |
| 28 | Alexandra Lucki | Canada | 4:36.90 | |
| 29 | Enlitha Ncube | Zimbabwe | 4:40.06 | PB |

#### Details

First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final

##### Heat 1

27 July Start time: 12:14 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 50%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Gudaf Tsegay | Ethiopia | 4:15.62 | Q |
| 2 | Sheila Chepngetich Keter | Kenya | 4:16.13 | Q |
| 3 | Bobby Clay | United Kingdom | 4:16.56 | Q SB |
| 4 | Alexa Efraimson | United States | 4:16.87 | Q |
| 5 | Ekaterina Sokolova | Russia | 4:19.88 | |
| 6 | Anastasía-Panayióta Marinákou | Greece | 4:20.50 | |
| 7 | Maria Larsen | Denmark | 4:21.68 | |
| 8 | Sara Souhi | Morocco | 4:23.17 | PB |
| 9 | Rima Chenah | Algeria | 4:25.97 | PB |
| 10 | Emine Hatun Tuna | Turkey | 4:26.28 | |
| 11 | Arantza Hernández | Mexico | 4:29.06 | |
| 12 | Giulia Aprile | Italy | 4:29.43 | |
| 13 | Johanna Geyer Carles | France | 4:33.84 | |
| 14 | Alexandra Lucki | Canada | 4:36.90 | |
Intermediate times: 400m: 1:09.60 Ekaterina Sokolova 800m: 2:20.89 Alexa Efraimson 1200m: 3:28.35 Sheila Chepngetich Keter

##### Heat 2

27 July Start time: 12:24 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 50%
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Dawit Seyaum | Ethiopia | 4:14.72 | Q |
| 2 | Sofia Ennaoui | Poland | 4:15.07 | Q |
| 3 | Winfred Mbithe | Kenya | 4:15.12 | Q PB |
| 4 | Elise Cranny | United States | 4:15.21 | Q |
| 5 | Amy Griffiths | United Kingdom | 4:16.22 | q |
| 6 | Cassandre Beaugrand | France | 4:18.56 | q |
| 7 | Katelyn Ayers | Canada | 4:18.87 | q PB |
| 8 | Anna Laman | Australia | 4:18.89 | q |
| 9 | Marege Hayelom | Azerbaijan | 4:20.58 | |
| 10 | Josephine Thestrup | Denmark | 4:23.60 | |
| 11 | Maria Claudia Florea | Romania | 4:25.12 | PB |
| 12 | Elisabeth Angell Bergh | Norway | 4:26.14 | |
| 13 | Mokulube Makatisi | Lesotho | 4:32.43 | |
| 14 | Síofra Cléirigh Büttner | Ireland | 4:33.49 | |
| 15 | Enlitha Ncube | Zimbabwe | 4:40.06 | PB |
Intermediate times: 400m: 1:05.01 Dawit Seyaum 800m: 2:16.58 Dawit Seyaum 1200m: 3:25.57 Dawit Seyaum

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.
* Algeria (1)
* Australia (1)
* Azerbaijan (1)
* Canada (2)
* Denmark (2)
* Ethiopia (2)
* France (2)
* Greece (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Italy (1)
* Kenya (2)
* Lesotho (1)
* Mexico (1)
* Morocco (1)
* Norway (1)
* Poland (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (1)
* Turkey (1)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)
* Zimbabwe (1)