1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 2 August.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Lan Lixin China |
| Silver | Yimenashu Taye Ethiopia |
| Bronze | Bouchra Benthami Morocco |
Results
Final
2 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lan Lixin | China | 4:10.05 | |
 | Yimenashu Taye | Ethiopia | 4:11.97 | |
 | Bouchra Benthami | Morocco | 4:12.76 | |
| 4 | Rose Kosgei |  Kenya | 4:13.14 | |
| 5 | Song Liqing | China | 4:13.76 | |
| 6 | Natalia Rodríguez |  Spain | 4:16.20 | |
| 7 | Benita Willis | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 4:16.75 | |
| 8 | Iona Oltean |  Romania | 4:16.79 | |
| 9 | Malgorzata Bury |  Poland | 4:17.14 | |
| 10 | Georgie Clarke | Australia | 4:20.44 | |
| 11 | Hisae Yoshimatsu |  Japan | 4:20.84 | |
| 12 | Sonja Stolić | %253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} FR Yugoslavia | 4:21.43 |
Heats
31 July
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bouchra Benthami | Morocco | 4:15.74 | Q |
| 2 | Song Liqing | China | 4:15.88 | Q |
| 3 | Rose Kosgei | Kenya | 4:16.10 | Q |
| 4 | Natalia Rodríguez | Spain | 4:16.23 | Q |
| 5 | Yimenashu Taye | Ethiopia | 4:16.59 | q |
| 6 | Malgorzata Bury | Poland | 4:17.22 | q |
| 7 | Benita Willis | Australia | 4:18.25 | q |
| 8 | Sonja Stolić | FR Yugoslavia | 4:21.19 | q |
| 9 | Alesya Turova | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus | 4:21.72 | |
| 10 | Kattell Villain |  France | 4:25.67 | |
| 11 | Ryoko Takezawa | Japan | 4:26.80 | |
| 12 | Diala El-Chabi |  Lebanon | 4:52.53 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgie Clarke | Australia | 4:20.50 | Q |
| 2 | Lan Lixin | China | 4:20.53 | Q |
| 3 | Iona Oltean | Romania | 4:20.58 | Q |
| 4 | Hisae Yoshimatsu | Japan | 4:20.99 | Q |
| 5 | René Kalmer |  South Africa | 4:22.75 | |
| 6 | Melanie Schulz |  Germany | 4:23.05 | |
| 7 | Sonja Roman |  Slovenia | 4:27.11 | |
| 8 | Ljiljana Culibrk |  Croatia | 4:30.18 | |
| 9 | Tinneke Boonen | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 4:34.00 | |
| 10 | Genet Teka | Ethiopia | 4:36.17 | |
| 11 | Zalia Aliou |  Togo | 4:36.64 | |
| 12 | Daniela Kuleska |  North Macedonia | 4:44.56 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 Dec 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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