2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
The men'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.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Yassine Bensghir Morocco
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| Silver | Abdul Rahman Suleiman Qatar
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| Bronze | Samuel Mwera Tanzania
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Results[]
Final[]
21 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Yassine Bensghir | Morocco |
3:40.72 | |
 |
Abdul Rahman Suleiman | Qatar |
3:41.72 | |
 |
Samuel Mwera | Tanzania |
3:41.75 | |
| 4 | Nick Willis |  New Zealand |
3:42.69 | |
| 5 |  Germany |
3:44.46 | ||
| 6 | Arturo Casado |  Spain |
3:44.67 | |
| 7 | Isaac Songok |  Kenya |
3:44.93 | |
| 8 | Juan Luis Barrios |  Mexico |
3:44.97 | |
| 9 |  Australia |
3:45.61 | ||
| 10 |  Romania |
3:45.76 | ||
| 11 | Chris Lukezic |  United States |
3:46.01 | |
| 12 | Kenya |
3:50.05 |
Heats[]
19 July
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Mwera | Tanzania |
3:43.56 | Q |
| 2 | Yassine Bensghir | Morocco |
3:44.51 | Q |
| 3 | Kenya |
3:45.16 | Q | |
| 4 | Nick Willis | New Zealand |
3:45.98 | Q |
| 5 | Chris Lukezic | United States |
3:46.24 | q |
| 6 | Australia |
3:46.40 | q | |
| 7 | Germany |
3:49.05 | ||
| 8 |  Netherlands |
3:49.20 | ||
| 9 |  Algeria |
3:49.27 | ||
| 10 |  Sweden |
3:50.24 | ||
| 11 |  France |
3:53.59 | ||
| 12 |  Japan |
3:55.20 | ||
| 13 | Spain |
3:56.09 | ||
| 14 |  Turkey |
3:58.12 | ||
| 15 | Ajmal Amirov |  Tajikistan |
4:01.91 | |
| 16 | Setefano Mika |  Samoa |
4:08.56 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdul Rahman Suleiman | Qatar |
3:40.57 | Q |
| 2 | Isaac Songok | Kenya |
3:41.65 | Q |
| 3 | Juan Luis Barrios | Mexico |
3:42.00 | Q |
| 4 | Germany |
3:44.59 | Q | |
| 5 | Arturo Casado | Spain |
3:46.69 | q |
| 6 | Romania |
3:48.23 | q | |
| 7 | Aleksandr Krivchonkov |  Russia |
3:49.07 | |
| 8 |  Austria |
3:49.43 | ||
| 9 | Liam Reale |  Ireland |
3:50.52 | |
| 10 | Mounir Yemmouni | France |
3:50.99 | |
| 11 | Australia |
3:54.85 | ||
| 12 | Algeria |
4:02.54 | ||
| 13 |  Jamaica |
4:13.88 | ||
| 14 |  South Korea |
4:26.34 | ||
| 15 |  Micronesia |
4:32.21 | ||
 Lithuania |
DNF |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 32 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (2)
Australia (2)
Austria (1)
France (2)
Germany (2)
Ireland (1)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (1)
Kenya (2)
Lithuania (1)
Mexico (1)
Micronesia (1)
Morocco (1)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (1)
Qatar (1)
Romania (1)
Russia (1)
Samoa (1)
South Korea (1)
Spain (2)
Sweden (1)
Tajikistan (1)
Tanzania (1)
Turkey (1)
United States (1)
References[]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2002 Kingston JAM Jul 16-21, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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