title: 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
text: # 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
  
  The women's 1500 metres event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 30 and 31 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Doina Homneac Romania |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Snežana Pajkić Yugoslavia |
  | Bronze | Yvonne van der Kolk Netherlands |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  31 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Doina Homneac | Romania | 4:12.94 |
  | | Snežana Pajkić | Yugoslavia | 4:16.19 |
  | | Yvonne van der Kolk | Netherlands | 4:16.35 |
  | 4 | Ana Padurean | Romania | 4:16.41 |
  | 5 | Elena Politova | Soviet Union | 4:18.19 |
  | 6 | Ilse Smolders | Belgium | 4:19.26 |
  | 7 | Mónika Balint | Hungary | 4:19.77 |
  | 8 | Alexandra Reichling | West Germany | 4:31.99 |
  | 9 | Anne Lardner | New Zealand | 4:32.28 |
  | 10 | Monika Rönnholm | Finland | 4:34.08 |
  | 11 | Patrizia Di Napoli | Italy | 4:34.65 |
  | | Nicole Geukes | West Germany | DNF |
  
  ### Heats
  
  30 July
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Snežana Pajkić | Yugoslavia | 4:25.29 | Q |
  | 2 | Ilse Smolders | Belgium | 4:25.54 | Q |
  | 3 | Ana Padurean | Romania | 4:25.66 | Q |
  | 4 | Anne Lardner | New Zealand | 4:25.85 | Q |
  | 5 | Nicole Geukes | West Germany | 4:26.31 | q |
  | 6 | Jodie Bilotta | United States | 4:33.30 | |
  | 7 | Julia Vaquero | Spain | 4:34.01 | |
  | 8 | Nathalie Rouillard | Canada | 4:34.91 | |
  | 9 | Natalya Vorobyova | Soviet Union | 4:38.01 | |
  | 10 | Olga Zapeda | Honduras | 5:11.77 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Doina Homneac | Romania | 4:23.12 | Q |
  | 2 | Elena Politova | Soviet Union | 4:23.89 | Q |
  | 3 | Yvonne van der Kolk | Netherlands | 4:24.26 | Q |
  | 4 | Mónika Balint | Hungary | 4:26.07 | Q |
  | 5 | Alexandra Reichling | West Germany | 4:27.61 | q |
  | 6 | Monika Rönnholm | Finland | 4:28.00 | q |
  | 7 | Patrizia Di Napoli | Italy | 4:29.28 | q |
  | 8 | Getenesh Urge | Ethiopia | 4:29.96 | |
  | 9 | Lianne McVey | Canada | 4:37.73 | |
  | 10 | Jasmin Jones | United States | 4:43.48 | |
  | | Liu Shixiang | China | DNF | |
  | | Lorie Ann Adams | Guyana | DNF | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Belgium (1)
  * Canada (2)
  * China (1)
  * Ethiopia (1)
  * Finland (1)
  * Guyana (1)
  * Honduras (1)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Italy (1)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * New Zealand (1)
  * Romania (2)
  * Soviet Union (2)
  * Spain (1)
  * United States (2)
  * West Germany (2)
  * Yugoslavia (1)
  