1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
# 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at Estádio Universitário de Lisboa on 23 and 24 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Anita Weyermann Switzerland |
| - | - |
| Silver | Marta Domínguez Spain |
| Bronze | Atsumi Yashima Japan |

## Results

### Final

24 July

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Anita Weyermann | Switzerland | 4:13.97 |
| | Marta Domínguez | Spain | 4:14.59 |
| | Atsumi Yashima | Japan | 4:15.84 |
| 4 | Rose Cheruiyot | Kenya | 4:17.12 |
| 5 | Kutre Dulecha | Ethiopia | 4:17.39 |
| 6 | Irina Nedelenko | Ukraine | 4:18.47 |
| 7 | Lidia Chojecka | Poland | 4:18.70 |
| 8 | Heather DeGeest | Canada | 4:19.07 |
| 9 | Christiane Soeder | Germany | 4:23.43 |
| 10 | Oksana Zhelezniak | Russia | 4:25.50 |
| 11 | Natalie Harvey | Australia | 4:25.90 |
| 12 | Yoshiko Ichikawa | Japan | 4:28.36 |

### Heats

23 July

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yoshiko Ichikawa | Japan | 4:22.78 | Q |
| 2 | Irina Nedelenko | Ukraine | 4:22.93 | Q |
| 3 | Heather DeGeest | Canada | 4:23.23 | Q |
| 4 | Oksana Zhelezniak | Russia | 4:23.34 | Q |
| 5 | Verena Karstens | Germany | 4:23.70 | |
| 6 | Helen Kimutai | Kenya | 4:23.79 | |
| 7 | Sarah Jamieson | Australia | 4:25.32 | |
| 8 | Brigitta Tusai | Hungary | 4:27.12 | |
| 9 | Shura Hotesa | Ethiopia | 4:33.95 | |
| 10 | Miesha Marzell | United States | 4:33.98 | |
| 11 | Mercy Kaunda | Malawi | 5:11.14 | |
| | Grazyna Penc | Poland | DNF | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kutre Dulecha | Ethiopia | 4:15.59 | Q |
| 2 | Anita Weyermann | Switzerland | 4:16.24 | Q |
| 3 | Marta Domínguez | Spain | 4:16.38 | Q |
| 4 | Rose Cheruiyot | Kenya | 4:16.41 | Q |
| 5 | Atsumi Yashima | Japan | 4:16.44 | q |
| 6 | Lidia Chojecka | Poland | 4:19.11 | q |
| 7 | Christiane Soeder | Germany | 4:21.05 | q |
| 8 | Natalie Harvey | Australia | 4:21.52 | q |
| 9 | Angie Froese | Canada | 4:25.98 | |
| 10 | Miriam Achote | Ecuador | 4:47.45 | |
| 11 | Rachida Mahamane | Niger | 5:18.90 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

* Australia (2)
* Canada (2)
* Ecuador (1)
* Ethiopia (2)
* Germany (2)
* Hungary (1)
* Japan (2)
* Kenya (2)
* Malawi (1)
* Niger (1)
* Poland (2)
* Russia (1)
* Spain (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United States (1)
