The girls' 1500 metres at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadium Lille Métropole on 6 and 9 July.Timetable
Medalists GoldSilverBronze Faith Kipyegon Senbere Teferi Genet Tibieso
Records Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
World Youth Best3:54.52Shanghai, China 18 October 1997Championship Record4:12.29Marrakesh, Morocco15 July 2005World Youth Leading4:12.50Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo12 June 2011
Heats Qualification rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1 Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Senbere Teferi 4:21.44 Q 2 3 Sheila Chepngetich Keter 4:25.03 Q 3 7 Hannah Meier 4:25.28 Q 4 11 Anna Laman 4:25.53 Q 5 5 Maya Rehberg 4:25.70 q 6 8 Shiho Takada 4:25.89 q 7 9 Lenuta Simiuc 4:32.47 8 1 Jaimie Phelan 4:33.28 9 10 Emine Hatun Tuna 4:34.91 10 6 Margot Gibson 4:34.96 11 4 Kelly Hennessy 4:46.49
Heat 2 Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 6 Faith Kipyegon 4:16.95 Q, PB 2 5 Genet Tibieso 4:17.68 Q 3 1 Georgia Peel 4:19.14 Q 4 9 Yui Fukuda 4:21.76 Q 5 7 Katelyn Simpson 4:22.27 q 6 3 Camille Chapus 4:22.69 q, PB 7 10 Prescilia Duponcheel 4:26.26 PB 8 4 Yohana Zemuy 4:27.71 PB 9 11 Frida Berge 4:31.61 10 8 Meropi Panagiotou 4:32.82 11 2 Kriszta Kószás 4:46.66
Final
Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 6 Faith Kipyegon 4:09.48 CR 12 Senbere Teferi 4:10.54 PB 8 Genet Tibieso 4:11.56 PB 10 Georgia Peel 4:16.36 SB 4 Camille Chapus 4:17.12 PB 2 Sheila Chepngetich Keter 4:17.34 9 Yui Fukuda 4:19.27 11 Shiho Takeda 4:20.62 PB 5 Hannah Meier 4:20.65 PB 10 3 Katelyn Simpson 4:20.75 PB 11 7 Anna Laman 4:21.06 12 1 Maya Rehberg 4:23.70 PB
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