The women's 1500 metres event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 19 and 20 July.
Medalists Gold Ana Padurean Silver Selina Chirchir Bronze Snežana Pajkić
Results Final 20 July Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Ana Padurean 4:14.63 Selina Chirchir 4:15.59 Snežana Pajkić 4:16.03 4 Susanne Fischer 4:16.69 5 Donika Hanxhara 4:21.01 6 Monica Magnusson 4:21.02 7 Anette Karlsson 4:21.15 8 Simona Staicu 4:22.78 9 Suzy Favor Hamilton 4:23.83 10 Oksana Yakovleva 4:26.37 11 Andrea Stuart 4:26.65 12 Anila Mekshi 4:27.18 13 Caroline Jeorgakopoulos 4:28.05 14 Larisa Tretyukhina 4:33.30 Maiken Sørum DNF
Heats 19 July
Heat 1
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Snežana Pajkić 4:28.13 Q 2 Anette Karlsson 4:28.45 Q 3 Ana Padurean 4:28.46 Q 4 Oksana Yakovleva 4:28.67 Q 5 Anila Mekshi 4:28.91 q 6 Yvonne van der Kolk 4:29.15 7 Susannah Beck 4:33.74 8 Selma Khardani 4:36.18 9 Marcelina Piran 4:41.93 10 Beena Peter 4:43.57 11 Puseletso Monkoe 4:46.21 12 Lorie Ann Adams 4:57.86
Heat 2
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Selina Chirchir 4:28.76 Q 2 Monica Magnusson 4:29.27 Q 3 Simona Staicu 4:29.86 Q 4 Maiken Sørum 4:30.74 Q 5 Angela Luchetti 4:31.53 6 Hassiba Boulmerka 4:32.55 7 Wendy Wright 4:34.39 8 Missy McCleary 4:35.40 9 Maribel Silvestre 4:41.86 10 Angelines Rodríguez 4:47.52 11 Mireille Sankaatsing 4:55.20
Heat 3
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Suzy Favor Hamilton 4:25.05 Q 2 Donika Hanxhara 4:25.07 Q 3 Susanne Fischer 4:25.30 Q 4 Andrea Stuart 4:25.30 Q 5 Larisa Tretyukhina 4:26.75 q 6 Caroline Jeorgakopoulos 4:26.97 q 7 Anastasía Giannákou 4:29.23 8 Heather Ostic 4:32.13 9 Susanne Nedergaard 4:37.95 10 Zenabu Mahama 4:38.39 11 Lieketseng Mpopelle 4:50.43 12 Bertine Tré Gogo 4:50.67
Participation According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.
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