title: 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
text: # 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
  
  The women's 1500 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 19 and 21 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Viola Kibiwot Kenya |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Berhane Herpassa Ethiopia |
  | Bronze | Olesya Syreva Russia |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  21 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Viola Kibiwot | Kenya | 4:12.57 |
  | | Berhane Herpassa | Ethiopia | 4:13.59 |
  | | Olesya Syreva | Russia | 4:14.32 |
  | 4 | Lisa Dobriskey | United Kingdom | 4:14.72 |
  | 5 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | Morocco | 4:16.08 |
  | 6 | Amel Tlili | Tunisia | 4:16.18 |
  | 7 | Tatyana Rasputina | Russia | 4:16.39 |
  | 8 | Ji Siyu | China | 4:17.32 |
  | 9 | Inna Poluškina | Latvia | 4:18.68 |
  | 10 | Pamela Kipchoge | Kenya | 4:20.14 |
  | 11 | Katharina Splinter | Germany | 4:22.55 |
  | 12 | Naoual Baiby | Morocco | 4:25.43 |
  
  ### Heats
  
  19 July
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Viola Kibiwot | Kenya | 4:20.93 | Q |
  | 2 | Berhane Herpassa | Ethiopia | 4:21.16 | Q |
  | 3 | Tatyana Rasputina | Russia | 4:21.27 | Q |
  | 4 | Katharina Splinter | Germany | 4:21.70 | Q |
  | 5 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | Morocco | 4:22.29 | q |
  | 6 | Amel Tlili | Tunisia | 4:22.89 | q |
  | 7 | Katrina Wootton | United Kingdom | 4:24.04 | |
  | 8 | Kathryn Andersen | United States | 4:24.77 | |
  | 9 | Lemlem Bereket | Eritrea | 4:25.68 | |
  | 10 | Zita Mezei | Hungary | 4:26.32 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lisa Dobriskey | United Kingdom | 4:19.83 | Q |
  | 2 | Naoual Baiby | Morocco | 4:20.34 | Q |
  | 3 | Pamela Kipchoge | Kenya | 4:20.93 | Q |
  | 4 | Olesya Syreva | Russia | 4:21.10 | Q |
  | 5 | Inna Poluškina | Latvia | 4:21.80 | q |
  | 6 | Ji Siyu | China | 4:21.84 | q |
  | 7 | Antje Möldner | Germany | 4:23.66 | |
  | 8 | Corina Dumbrăvean | Romania | 4:26.61 | |
  | 9 | Georgie Clarke | Australia | 4:32.93 | |
  | 10 | Nicola Maye | Jamaica | 4:40.61 | |
  | 11 | Puseletso Khakae | Lesotho | 4:50.29 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Australia (1)
  * China (1)
  * Eritrea (1)
  * Ethiopia (1)
  * Germany (2)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Jamaica (1)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Latvia (1)
  * Lesotho (1)
  * Morocco (2)
  * Romania (1)
  * Russia (2)
  * Tunisia (1)
  * United Kingdom (2)
  * United States (1)
  