title: 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
text: # 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
  
  The women's 1500 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 20 September.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Liu Dong China |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Jackline Maranga Kenya |
  | Bronze | Li Ying China |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  20 September
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liu Dong | China | 4:05.14 |
  | | Jackline Maranga | Kenya | 4:08.79 |
  | | Li Ying | China | 4:09.04 |
  | 4 | Nami Sugimura | Japan | 4:13.53 |
  | 5 | Lee Mi-Gyeong | South Korea | 4:14.18 |
  | 6 | Carmen Wüstenhagen | Germany | 4:15.74 |
  | 7 | Yoshiko Ichikawa | Japan | 4:17.07 |
  | 8 | Elena Cosoveanu | Romania | 4:17.70 |
  | 9 | Kate Anderson | Australia | 4:20.45 |
  | 10 | Jeina Mitchell | United Kingdom | 4:21.26 |
  | 11 | Egigayehu Worku | Ethiopia | 4:22.26 |
  | 12 | Janeth Caizalitín | Ecuador | 4:23.95 |
  
  ### Heats
  
  18 September
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Li Ying | China | 4:14.73 | Q |
  | 2 | Elena Cosoveanu | Romania | 4:15.34 | Q |
  | 3 | Yoshiko Ichikawa | Japan | 4:15.58 | Q |
  | 4 | Egigayehu Worku | Ethiopia | 4:15.79 | Q |
  | 5 | Lee Mi-Gyeong | South Korea | 4:18.54 | q |
  | 6 | Janeth Caizalitín | Ecuador | 4:19.49 | q |
  | 7 | Antje Beggerow | Germany | 4:20.91 | |
  | 8 | Evette Turner | Jamaica | 4:22.30 | |
  | 9 | Helen Kimutai | Kenya | 4:23.23 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Liu Dong | China | 4:17.13 | Q |
  | 2 | Jackline Maranga | Kenya | 4:18.65 | Q |
  | 3 | Carmen Wüstenhagen | Germany | 4:18.87 | Q |
  | 4 | Jeina Mitchell | United Kingdom | 4:19.09 | Q |
  | 5 | Nami Sugimura | Japan | 4:19.26 | q |
  | 6 | Kate Anderson | Australia | 4:19.96 | q |
  | 7 | Park Hyun-Hee | South Korea | 4:21.48 | |
  | 8 | Truzanne Swanepoel | South Africa | 4:21.96 | |
  | 9 | Simona Oltean | Romania | 4:37.46 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Australia (1)
  * China (2)
  * Ecuador (1)
  * Ethiopia (1)
  * Germany (2)
  * Jamaica (1)
  * Japan (2)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Romania (2)
  * South Africa (1)
  * South Korea (2)
  * United Kingdom (1)
  