title: 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
text: # 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
  
  The women'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 | Anita Weyermann Switzerland |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Marta Domínguez Spain |
  | Bronze | Atsumi Yashima Japan |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  24 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Anita Weyermann | Switzerland | 4:13.97 |
  | | Marta Domínguez | Spain | 4:14.59 |
  | | Atsumi Yashima | Japan | 4:15.84 |
  | 4 | Rose Cheruiyot | Kenya | 4:17.12 |
  | 5 | Kutre Dulecha | Ethiopia | 4:17.39 |
  | 6 | Irina Nedelenko | Ukraine | 4:18.47 |
  | 7 | Lidia Chojecka | Poland | 4:18.70 |
  | 8 | Heather DeGeest | Canada | 4:19.07 |
  | 9 | Christiane Soeder | Germany | 4:23.43 |
  | 10 | Oksana Zhelezniak | Russia | 4:25.50 |
  | 11 | Natalie Harvey | Australia | 4:25.90 |
  | 12 | Yoshiko Ichikawa | Japan | 4:28.36 |
  
  ### Heats
  
  23 July
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yoshiko Ichikawa | Japan | 4:22.78 | Q |
  | 2 | Irina Nedelenko | Ukraine | 4:22.93 | Q |
  | 3 | Heather DeGeest | Canada | 4:23.23 | Q |
  | 4 | Oksana Zhelezniak | Russia | 4:23.34 | Q |
  | 5 | Verena Karstens | Germany | 4:23.70 | |
  | 6 | Helen Kimutai | Kenya | 4:23.79 | |
  | 7 | Sarah Jamieson | Australia | 4:25.32 | |
  | 8 | Brigitta Tusai | Hungary | 4:27.12 | |
  | 9 | Shura Hotesa | Ethiopia | 4:33.95 | |
  | 10 | Miesha Marzell | United States | 4:33.98 | |
  | 11 | Mercy Kaunda | Malawi | 5:11.14 | |
  | | Grazyna Penc | Poland | DNF | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kutre Dulecha | Ethiopia | 4:15.59 | Q |
  | 2 | Anita Weyermann | Switzerland | 4:16.24 | Q |
  | 3 | Marta Domínguez | Spain | 4:16.38 | Q |
  | 4 | Rose Cheruiyot | Kenya | 4:16.41 | Q |
  | 5 | Atsumi Yashima | Japan | 4:16.44 | q |
  | 6 | Lidia Chojecka | Poland | 4:19.11 | q |
  | 7 | Christiane Soeder | Germany | 4:21.05 | q |
  | 8 | Natalie Harvey | Australia | 4:21.52 | q |
  | 9 | Angie Froese | Canada | 4:25.98 | |
  | 10 | Miriam Achote | Ecuador | 4:47.45 | |
  | 11 | Rachida Mahamane | Niger | 5:18.90 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Australia (2)
  * Canada (2)
  * Ecuador (1)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * Germany (2)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Japan (2)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Malawi (1)
  * Niger (1)
  * Poland (2)
  * Russia (1)
  * Spain (1)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * Ukraine (1)
  * United States (1)
  