2006 World Junior
(under age 20) Championships -
Preview Women's 1500m

August 15-20, 2006
Beijing, China

Athletes Born 1987 or later Champs!
  

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2006 World Junior (Under 20 born 1987 or later)
World Championships
Beijing, China - August 15-20
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Women's 800 Preview - prepared 7/16/06

 
Tauro photo Kirby Lee
Danielle Tauro (US) was the top high school miler this past spring at 4:39.25 (4:21.05
1500 on the way) - Erin Bedell (US) Baylor was second in the Big 12 1500 at 4:21.29 this May

Event Preview -
We will see who shows up from some of the prominent nations in this event.  Some are competing regularly on the world senior circuit at the moment and some in this age group have run very fast over the last two years, then fallen off the list events.

Japan's Yuriko Kobayashi has run 4:07.87 this spring, with a runner-up 4:11.00 effort in her nation's senior championships.  She was third in last year's World Youth Champs at 4:13.96, with a 4:12.85 05 best.  Kenya should lead the African charge here, with a group of top 1500 stars to decide from.  Veronica Wanjiru has run 4:08.22 at the senior level this May, following a second place World Junior Cross Country effort in the Spring, where she recorded the same time as winner, teammate Pauline Korikwiang.  Kenya also comes with 2005 World Youth champ Sheila Chepkiru 4:12.29 in that track run and fourth in the World Junior CC race this spring.  Irene Jelagat (Kenya) has three sub 4:12.4's this summer in Europe at the senior level this year with a 4:12.32 best.  The home nation China's Yin Yuan was 4:11.66 and 4:15.11 in two races in the United States during a spring swing there in March and April, with Huang Jing from China 4:10.13 in the 2005 National Games in her homeland. Ethiopia's Emebet Etea Bedada has run 4:10.48 this May, with Great Britain's Stephanie Twell 4:12.76 this summer.  Brooke Simpson (Australia) was fifth in the 2004 World Junior championships (4:19.13), with a 4:17.24 run in 2005.  Azra Eminovic (Serbia and Montenegro) was third in the 2005 European Juniors at 4:15.77 last summer.

3:38 and 3:28 were the 1200 splits in the 2004 World Junior Semi-Final contests in this event, with the final heat group usually figuring the times needed to qualify on to the finals and going for broke on the clock (8 from that second heat in 2004 qualified for the finals, 4 from the first contest), with the American duo of Erin Bedell (4:21.29 second 2005 Pan Am Juniors) and Danielle Tauro (4:21.05) both strong finishers.

1500 Metres Women
Time Date Round Status
10:15 18 Aug HEATS
18:35 20 Aug FINAL

Recent World Results

2004 World Junior Championships 1500m Final
Official Results - 1500m - Women - Final

Sunday, July 18, 2004 - 18:05

Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 693 Neporadna Nelya UKR 4:15.90
2 569 Alminova Anna RUS 4:16.32 (PB)
3 453 Hilali Siham MAR 4:17.39
4 243 Barnes Danielle GBR 4:17.72
5 36 Simpson Brooke AUS 4:19.13 (PB)
6 565 van Rooyen Nicolene RSA 4:19.39
7 522 Wojtkunska Marta POL 4:19.59
8 5 Cheboub Chahrazad ALG 4:19.72
9 430 Ština Jelena LAT 4:19.96
10 300 Thieke Stephanie GER 4:26.22
11 416 Kipkemboi Naomi Jebiwot KEN 4:26.89
12 406 Uchino Ayako JPN 4:26.96

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark

400m 1 693 Neporadna Nelya UKR 1:06.79
800m 1 693 Neporadna Nelya UKR 2:21.05
1200m 1 693 Neporadna Nelya UKR 3:32.03

Official Results - 1500m - Women - Semi-Final
Qual. rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest losers (q) qualified

Heat 1 - Friday, July 16, 2004 - 10:25

Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 569 Alminova Anna RUS 4:24.43 Q
2 453 Hilali Siham MAR 4:25.73 Q
3 243 Barnes Danielle GBR 4:26.16 Q
4 36 Simpson Brooke AUS 4:26.56 Q
5 606 Eminovic Azra SCG 4:27.22
6 420 Musungu Joyce Jepkosgei KEN 4:28.25
7 108 Li Zhenzhu CHN 4:28.53
8 94 Kohlmeier Alyson CAN 4:28.58 (SB)
9 360 Petracca Elisabetta ITA 4:30.62 (SB)
10 501 Quispe Jessica PER 4:34.69
11 670 Jammali Yosra TUN 4:34.92
12 718 Eldridge Jessica USA 4:36.48

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark

400m 1 420 Musungu Joyce Jepkosgei KEN 1:18.05
800m 1 420 Musungu Joyce Jepkosgei KEN 2:30.64
1200m 1 453 Hilali Siham MAR 3:38.67

Heat 2 - Friday, July 16, 2004 - 10:35

Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 693 Neporadna Nelya UKR 4:16.54 Q
2 5 Cheboub Chahrazad ALG 4:16.97 Q (NJR)
3 565 van Rooyen Nicolene RSA 4:17.83 Q (PB)
4 522 Wojtkunska Marta POL 4:17.87 Q (PB)
5 300 Thieke Stephanie GER 4:18.42 q (PB)
6 430 Ština Jelena LAT 4:19.18 q (SB)
7 406 Uchino Ayako JPN 4:23.97 q
8 416 Kipkemboi Naomi Jebiwot KEN 4:24.27 q
9 28 Heiner Madeline AUS 4:25.13
10 204 Kaaria Sanna FIN 4:26.45
11 775 Banda Elizet ZAM 4:32.17
12 711 Bowman Sarah USA 4:36.13

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark

400m 1 711 Bowman Sarah USA 1:08.17
800m 1 300 Thieke Stephanie GER 2:19.97
1200m 1 565 van Rooyen Nicolene RSA 3:28.91

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark

400m 1 246 Finucane Laura GBR 1:03.47

2005 World Youth Championships 1500m Final
Official Results - 1500 Metres - Girls - Final

Friday, July 15, 2005 - 20:20
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Records
1 349 Sheila Chepkirui KEN 4:12.29 (CR)
2 331 Yuriko Kobayashi JPN 4:13.96 (PB)
3 212 Bizunesh Urgesa Mohammed ETH 4:19.34 (PB)
4 326 Maya Iino JPN 4:23.06 (PB)
5 548 Amina Bakhit SUD 4:23.13 (PB)
6 489 Cristina Vasiloiu ROM 4:26.66
7 62 Heidi Gregson AUS 4:30.55
8 43 Abadia Belmiloud ALG 4:31.70
9 291 Íris Anna Skúladóttir ISL 4:33.57
10 122 Stephanie Smith CAN 4:39.29
375 Aïcha Bani MAR DNF
348 Irene Jelagat KEN DNS

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark
400m
1 331 Yuriko Kobayashi JPN 1:05.29
800m
1 331 Yuriko Kobayashi JPN 2:14.22
1200m
1 331 Yuriko Kobayashi JPN 3:22.60

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