title: 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
text: # 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
  
  The men's 1500 metres event at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at Estádio Universitário de Lisboa on 23 and 24 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Julius Achon Uganda |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | André Bucher Switzerland |
  | Bronze | Philip Mosima Kenya |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  24 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Julius Achon | Uganda | 3:39.78 |
  | | André Bucher | Switzerland | 3:40.46 |
  | | Philip Mosima | Kenya | 3:41.09 |
  | 4 | Reyes Estévez | Spain | 3:42.98 |
  | 5 | Mike Power | Australia | 3:43.86 |
  | 6 | Paul Cleary | Australia | 3:44.64 |
  | 7 | Alexandru Vasile | Romania | 3:44.78 |
  | 8 | Bruno Witchalls | United Kingdom | 3:45.11 |
  | 9 | Mauro Casagrande | Italy | 3:45.29 |
  | 10 | Elijah Maru | Kenya | 3:45.53 |
  | 11 | Ali Hakimi | Tunisia | 3:45.66 |
  | 12 | José Azevedo | Portugal | 4:03.15 |
  
  ### Heats
  
  23 July
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Philip Mosima | Kenya | 3:46.46 | Q |
  | 2 | Julius Achon | Uganda | 3:47.35 | Q |
  | 3 | Paul Cleary | Australia | 3:47.76 | Q |
  | 4 | Mauro Casagrande | Italy | 3:47.87 | Q |
  | 5 | Bruno Witchalls | United Kingdom | 3:48.20 | q |
  | 6 | Bashir Boushra | Qatar | 3:49.68 | |
  | 7 | Luboš Pokorný | Czech Republic | 3:51.68 | |
  | 8 | Márcio da Silva | Brazil | 3:51.94 | |
  | 9 | Ivan Manjon | Spain | 3:53.22 | |
  | 10 | Gilbert Mvuyikuri | Burundi | 3:53.33 | |
  | 11 | Ciprian Bolintinescu | Romania | 3:54.27 | |
  | 12 | Tenzin Yunda Yunda | Zambia | 3:57.85 | |
  | | Bekele Banbere | Ethiopia | DNF | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Reyes Estévez | Spain | 3:46.24 | Q |
  | 2 | André Bucher | Switzerland | 3:46.27 | Q |
  | 3 | Mike Power | Australia | 3:46.49 | Q |
  | 4 | Ali Hakimi | Tunisia | 3:46.53 | Q |
  | 5 | Alexandru Vasile | Romania | 3:46.67 | q |
  | 6 | José Azevedo | Portugal | 3:48.21 | q |
  | 7 | Elijah Maru | Kenya | 3:48.22 | q |
  | 8 | Sami Ylihärsilä | Finland | 3:48.36 | |
  | 9 | Karl Paranya | United States | 3:50.36 | |
  | 10 | Salih Çakir | Turkey | 3:51.15 | |
  | 11 | Tesfaye Roba | Ethiopia | 3:51.18 | |
  | 12 | Neil Caddy | United Kingdom | 3:51.43 | |
  | 13 | Alexis Sharangabo | Burundi | 3:51.60 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Australia (2)
  * Brazil (1)
  * Burundi (2)
  * Czech Republic (1)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * Finland (1)
  * Italy (1)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Portugal (1)
  * Qatar (1)
  * Romania (2)
  * Spain (2)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * Tunisia (1)
  * Turkey (1)
  * Uganda (1)
  * United Kingdom (2)
  * United States (1)
  * Zambia (1)
  