1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
# 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 20 September.

## Medalists

| Gold | Liu Dong China |
| - | - |
| Silver | Jackline Maranga Kenya |
| Bronze | Li Ying China |

## Results

### Final

20 September

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Liu Dong | China | 4:05.14 |
| | Jackline Maranga | Kenya | 4:08.79 |
| | Li Ying | China | 4:09.04 |
| 4 | Nami Sugimura | Japan | 4:13.53 |
| 5 | Lee Mi-Gyeong | South Korea | 4:14.18 |
| 6 | Carmen Wüstenhagen | Germany | 4:15.74 |
| 7 | Yoshiko Ichikawa | Japan | 4:17.07 |
| 8 | Elena Cosoveanu | Romania | 4:17.70 |
| 9 | Kate Anderson | Australia | 4:20.45 |
| 10 | Jeina Mitchell | United Kingdom | 4:21.26 |
| 11 | Egigayehu Worku | Ethiopia | 4:22.26 |
| 12 | Janeth Caizalitín | Ecuador | 4:23.95 |

### Heats

18 September

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Li Ying | China | 4:14.73 | Q |
| 2 | Elena Cosoveanu | Romania | 4:15.34 | Q |
| 3 | Yoshiko Ichikawa | Japan | 4:15.58 | Q |
| 4 | Egigayehu Worku | Ethiopia | 4:15.79 | Q |
| 5 | Lee Mi-Gyeong | South Korea | 4:18.54 | q |
| 6 | Janeth Caizalitín | Ecuador | 4:19.49 | q |
| 7 | Antje Beggerow | Germany | 4:20.91 | |
| 8 | Evette Turner | Jamaica | 4:22.30 | |
| 9 | Helen Kimutai | Kenya | 4:23.23 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Liu Dong | China | 4:17.13 | Q |
| 2 | Jackline Maranga | Kenya | 4:18.65 | Q |
| 3 | Carmen Wüstenhagen | Germany | 4:18.87 | Q |
| 4 | Jeina Mitchell | United Kingdom | 4:19.09 | Q |
| 5 | Nami Sugimura | Japan | 4:19.26 | q |
| 6 | Kate Anderson | Australia | 4:19.96 | q |
| 7 | Park Hyun-Hee | South Korea | 4:21.48 | |
| 8 | Truzanne Swanepoel | South Africa | 4:21.96 | |
| 9 | Simona Oltean | Romania | 4:37.46 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

* Australia (1)
* China (2)
* Ecuador (1)
* Ethiopia (1)
* Germany (2)
* Jamaica (1)
* Japan (2)
* Kenya (2)
* Romania (2)
* South Africa (1)
* South Korea (2)
* United Kingdom (1)
