2006 World Junior
Championships
Day 6 - 8/20 - SUNDAY
WOMEN'S 1500 METERS
FINALS
Sunday August
20th, 2006
At Beijing, China
Summary Mike Kennedy
Photos Doug Speck
Early pack action Girls 1500m
Winner Kenyan Irene Jalagat down the homestretch
Erin Bedell of the US ran a fine race and finished 10th at 4:20.01
Mike Byrnes cheers Bedell's success from his perch in the press box
All in the Press Box give the National Scholastic Sports Foundation
#1 fan a wide berth when the cheering starts!!
Race Summary: Irene Jelagat of Kenya was leading at 400 and ran splits of
66.99, 2:17.74 and 3:23.8 before closing with a 45.87 last 300 to win easily
in
4:08.88.
Teammate Mercy Kosgei trailed Jelagat much of the time and finished in second
in 4:12.88 but had to hold off the fast closing Yuriko Kobayashi of Japan,
4:12.88 and Emebet Bedada of Ethiopia, 4:12.99. Erin Bedell of the U.S. and
Baylor University ran gutsy race. After getting out near the front she quickly
dropped to the rear of the pack, which for the first half of the race was
fairly tight, and saved energy. With one lap remaining she had moved up to
tenth and by the final turn of the race had gotten up to sixth. However,
the energy expanded was just too much and down for the top of the turn to
the finish she drifted back to tenth. Nevertheless she was rewarded with
a personal best of 4:20.1.
Official Results - 1500 Metres - Women - Final
Sunday, August 20, 2006 -
18:35
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 376 Jelagat Irene KEN 4:08.88 (PB)
2 380 Kosgei Mercy Jelimo KEN 4:12.48
3 363 Kobayashi Yuriko JPN 4:12.88
4 190 Bedada Emebet Etea ETH 4:12.94
5 172 Ogbagaber Merat Bahta ERI 4:16.01 (PB)
6 530 Eminovic Azra SER 4:16.20 (NJ)
7 163 Capková Tereza CZE 4:16.37 (PB)
8 251 Twell Stephanie GBR 4:16.58
9 110 Jin Yuan CHN 4:18.64
10 607 Bedell Erin USA 4:20.01 (PB)
11 15 Buckman Zoe AUS 4:20.59
12 431 Eikrem Engeset Kristine NOR 4:29.52
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