2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 1500 metres
The Girls' 1500 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 13 July.
Medalists[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girls' 1500m |  Tigist Gashaw (ETH)
|
Dawit Seyaum (ETH)
|
 Alexa Efraimson (USA)
|
Records[]
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best |  Zhang Ling (CHN)
|
3:54.52 | Shanghai, China | 18 October 1997 |
| Championship Record |  Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (KEN)
|
4:09.48 | Lille, France | 9 July 2011 |
| World Youth Leading | Mary Cain (USA)
|
4:04.62 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | 17 May 2013 |
Heats[]
Qualification rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.[1]
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigist Gashaw | Ethiopia |
4:18.55 | |
| 2 |  Japan |
4:20.60 | ||
| 3 |  Germany |
4:20.68 | ||
| 4 |  Great Britain |
4:21.18 | ||
| 5 |  Denmark |
4:23.16 | ||
| 6 |  South Africa |
4:28.42 | ||
| 7 | China |
4:28.57 | ||
| 8 | United States |
4:28.92 | ||
| 9 |  Ukraine |
4:29.04 | ||
| 10 |  Italy |
4:34.48 | ||
| 11 |  Turkey |
4:36.04 | ||
| 12 |  Norway |
4:36.39 | ||
| 13 |  Canada |
4:40.56 | ||
| 14 |  Mexico |
4:46.31 | ||
 Eritrea |
DNS |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawit Seyaum | Ethiopia |
4:14.40 | |
| 2 | Kenya |
4:17.81 | ||
| 3 | Alexa Efraimson | United States |
4:23.27 | |
| 4 | South Africa |
4:24.80 | ||
| 5 |  Zimbabwe |
4:29.80 | ||
| 6 | Japan |
4:30.29 | ||
| 7 | Xu Shuangshuang | China |
4:30.68 | |
| 8 | Italy |
4:33.51 | ||
| 9 | Rachael Zena Chebet |  Uganda |
4:34.27 | |
| 10 | Rosa Flanagan |  New Zealand |
4:36.00 | |
| 11 |  Algeria |
4:38.86 | ||
| 12 | Canada |
4:45.21 | ||
| 13 | Turkey |
4:47.22 | ||
| 14 | Mexico |
4:49.33 | ||
| Weini Frezghi | Eritrea |
DNS |
Final[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tigist Gashaw | Ethiopia |
4:14.25 | |
 |
Dawit Seyaum | Ethiopia |
4:15.51 | |
 |
Alexa Efraimson | United States |
4:16.07 | |
| 4 | Great Britain |
4:16.41 | ||
| 5 | Germany |
4:19.71 | ||
| 6 | Kenya |
4:20.55 | ||
| 7 | South Africa |
4:22.43 | ||
| 8 | Japan |
4:22.46 | ||
| 9 | United States |
4:23.75 | ||
| 10 | Denmark |
4:25.17 | ||
| 11 | South Africa |
4:30.36 | ||
| 12 | China |
4:31.91 |
References[]
Categories:
- 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics