title: 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
text: # 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
  
  The women's 1500 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 15 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Faith Kipyegon Kenya | Amela Terzić Serbia | Senbere Teferi Ethiopia |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
  
  | World Junior Record | Lang Yinglai (CHN) | 3:51.34 | Shanghai, China | 18 October 1997 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Championship Record | Liu Dong (CHN) | 4:05.14 | Seoul, South Korea | 20 September 1992 |
  | World Junior Leading | Faith Kipyegon (KEN) | 4:03.82 | Shanghai, China | 19 May 2012 |
  | Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||
  | Championship Record | Faith Kipyegon (KEN) | 4:04.96 | Barcelona, Spain | 25 July 2012 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  Qualification: The first 3 of each heat (Q) and the 3 fastest times (q) qualified
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 4:10.17 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Senbere Teferi | Ethiopia | 4:10.78 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Amela Terzić | Serbia | 4:11.53 | Q, NJ |
  | 4 | 3 | Nancy Chepkwemoi | Kenya | 4:13.43 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Sofia Ennaoui | Poland | 4:13.68 | Q, PB |
  | 6 | 3 | Alem Embaye | Ethiopia | 4:14.03 | Q |
  | 7 | 1 | Jessica Judd | Great Britain | 4:14.64 | Q, SB |
  | 8 | 1 | Mary Cain | United States | 4:14.77 | Q |
  | 9 | 3 | Jennifer Walsh | Great Britain | 4:16.08 | Q |
  | 10 | 2 | Maruša Mišmaš | Slovenia | 4:17.14 | q, PB |
  | 11 | 1 | Luminita Achim | Romania | 4:18.25 | q, PB |
  | 12 | 3 | Saki Yoshimizu | Japan | 4:18.30 | q, PB |
  | 13 | 3 | Frida Berge | Norway | 4:18.66 | PB |
  | 14 | 3 | Nataliya Soltan | Ukraine | 4:20.92 | PB |
  | 15 | 1 | Marta Pen | Portugal | 4:20.95 | PB |
  | 16 | 1 | Caterina Granz | Germany | 4:21.25 | |
  | 17 | 1 | Rebekah Greene | New Zealand | 4:21.99 | SB |
  | 18 | 2 | Andrina Schläpfer | Switzerland | 4:22.29 | SB |
  | 19 | 2 | Emine Hatun Tuna | Turkey | 4:23.08 | |
  | 20 | 1 | Marta Pérez | Spain | 4:23.57 | PB |
  | 21 | 2 | Jenny Blundell | Australia | 4:24.35 | |
  | 22 | 2 | Lee Da-mi | South Korea | 4:24.78 | PB |
  | 23 | 2 | Meropi Panagiotou | Cyprus | 4:25.10 | |
  | 24 | 3 | Maria Bernard | Canada | 4:25.47 | |
  | 25 | 2 | Anežka Drahotová | Czech Republic | 4:26.77 | PB |
  | 26 | 1 | Choi Soo-mi | South Korea | 4:28.01 | |
  | 27 | 3 | Federica Del Buono | Italy | 4:28.66 | |
  | 28 | 1 | Nataliia Pryshchepa | Ukraine | 4:29.00 | |
  | 29 | 1 | Sofía Pitoúli | Greece | 4:29.36 | |
  | 30 | 3 | Oona Kettunen | Finland | 4:29.60 | |
  | 31 | 3 | Hannah Meier | United States | 4:31.20 | |
  | 32 | 2 | Zsanett Kenesei | Hungary | 4:31.63 | |
  | 33 | 3 | Teodora Simovic | Serbia | 4:32.22 | |
  | 34 | 3 | Beatriz Álvarez | Spain | 4:34.25 | |
  | 35 | 1 | Darine Benamer | Algeria | 4:40.85 | |
  | 36 | 2 | Iuliana Madalina Leonte | Romania | 4:43.83 | |
  | | 3 | Aicha Bilal Fall | Mauritania | DNF | |
  | | 1 | Winnie Nanyondo | Uganda | DNS | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Order | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 1 | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 4:04.96 | CR |
  | | 6 | Amela Terzić | Serbia | 4:07.59 | PB, NR |
  | | 7 | Senbere Teferi | Ethiopia | 4:08.28 | PB |
  | 4 | 9 | Nancy Chepkwemoi | Kenya | 4:09.72 | |
  | 5 | 10 | Jessica Judd | GBR | 4:09.93 | PB |
  | 6 | 3 | Mary Cain | USA | 4:11.01 | PB NHSR |
  | 7 | 12 | Axumawit Embaye | Ethiopia | 4:12.92 | PB |
  | 8 | 8 | Jennifer Walsh | GBR | 4:12.96 | PB |
  | 9 | 4 | Maruša Mišmaš | SLO | 4:14.96 | PB |
  | 10 | 5 | Sofia Ennaoui | POL | 4:15.23 | |
  | 11 | 11 | Saki Yoshimizu | JPN | 4:16.84 | PB |
  | 12 | 2 | Luminita Achim | ROU | 4:22.07 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Algeria (1)
  * Australia (1)
  * Canada (1)
  * Cyprus (1)
  * Czech Republic (1)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * Finland (1)
  * Germany (1)
  * Greece (1)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Italy (1)
  * Japan (1)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Mauritania (1)
  * New Zealand (1)
  * Norway (1)
  * Poland (1)
  * Portugal (1)
  * Romania (2)
  * Serbia (2)
  * Slovenia (1)
  * South Korea (2)
  * Spain (2)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * Turkey (1)
  * Ukraine (2)
  * United Kingdom (2)
  * United States (2)
  