The women's 1500 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 19 and 21 July.
Medalists Gold Viola Kibiwot Silver Berhane Herpassa Bronze Olesya Syreva
Results Final 21 July Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Viola Kibiwot 4:12.57 Berhane Herpassa 4:13.59 Olesya Syreva 4:14.32 4 Lisa Dobriskey 4:14.72 5 Mariem Alaoui Selsouli 4:16.08 6 Amel Tlili 4:16.18 7 Tatyana Rasputina 4:16.39 8 Ji Siyu 4:17.32 9 Inna Poluškina 4:18.68 10 Pamela Kipchoge 4:20.14 11 Katharina Splinter 4:22.55 12 Naoual Baiby 4:25.43
Heats 19 July
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Viola Kibiwot 4:20.93 Q 2 Berhane Herpassa 4:21.16 Q 3 Tatyana Rasputina 4:21.27 Q 4 Katharina Splinter 4:21.70 Q 5 Mariem Alaoui Selsouli 4:22.29 q 6 Amel Tlili 4:22.89 q 7 Katrina Wootton 4:24.04 8 Kathryn Andersen 4:24.77 9 Lemlem Bereket 4:25.68 10 Zita Mezei 4:26.32
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Lisa Dobriskey 4:19.83 Q 2 Naoual Baiby 4:20.34 Q 3 Pamela Kipchoge 4:20.93 Q 4 Olesya Syreva 4:21.10 Q 5 Inna Poluškina 4:21.80 q 6 Ji Siyu 4:21.84 q 7 Antje Möldner 4:23.66 8 Corina Dumbrăvean 4:26.61 9 Georgie Clarke 4:32.93 10 Nicola Maye 4:40.61 11 Puseletso Khakae 4:50.29
Participation According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
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