The women's 1500 metres event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 11 and 12 August.
Medalists
| Gold | Qu Yunxia China
|
| Silver | Claudia Mirela Bortoi Romania
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| Bronze | Malin Ewerlöf Sweden
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Results
Final
12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Qu Yunxia | China |
4:13.67 | |
 |
Claudia Mirela Bortoi | Romania |
4:14.19 | |
 |
Malin Ewerlöf | Sweden |
4:14.61 | |
| 4 | Carla Sacramento |  Portugal |
4:15.29 | |
| 5 | Liu Li | China |
4:17.81 | |
| 6 | Céline Martin |  France |
4:18.04 | |
| 7 | Yelena Mostovaya |  Soviet Union |
4:18.10 | |
| 8 | Suzy Walsham |  Australia |
4:19.23 | |
| 9 | Olga Yegorova | Soviet Union |
4:19.90 | |
| 10 | Marina Bastos | Portugal |
4:20.92 | |
| 11 | Caroline Kwambai |  Kenya |
4:22.08 | |
| 12 | Egigayehu Worku |  Ethiopia |
4:22.89 | |
| 13 | Natalie Tait |  United Kingdom |
4:28.80 | |
| 14 | Anna Gunasekera |  Canada |
4:31.50 | |
| 15 | Najat Ouali |  Morocco |
4:34.72 |
Heats
11 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu Li | China |
4:22.53 | Q |
| 2 | Claudia Mirela Bortoi | Romania |
4:22.60 | Q |
| 3 | Marina Bastos | Portugal |
4:23.27 | Q |
| 4 | Suzy Walsham | Australia |
4:23.66 | Q |
| 5 | Egigayehu Worku | Ethiopia |
4:23.89 | q |
| 6 | Claire Forbes | United Kingdom |
4:24.36 | |
| 7 | Olga Sheleva |  Bulgaria |
4:24.72 | |
| 8 | Christine Stief |  West Germany |
4:25.24 | |
| 9 | Maria Teresa Tonziello |  Italy |
4:31.23 | |
| 10 | Melrose Mansaray |  Sierra Leone |
4:46.03 | |
| 11 | Khadija Mohamed |  Somalia |
5:02.16 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Céline Martin | France |
4:22.15 | Q |
| 2 | Qu Yunxia | China |
4:22.44 | Q |
| 3 | Yelena Mostovaya | Soviet Union |
4:22.50 | Q |
| 4 | Carla Sacramento | Portugal |
4:22.82 | Q |
| 5 | Najat Ouali | Morocco |
4:23.96 | q |
| 6 | Caroline Kwambai | Kenya |
4:24.19 | q |
| 7 | Sinéad Delahunty |  Ireland |
4:27.15 | |
| 8 | Emebet Shiferaw | Ethiopia |
4:31.00 | |
| 9 | Elizabeth Tungaraza |  Tanzania |
4:49.89 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalie Tait | United Kingdom |
4:25.98 | Q |
| 2 | Malin Ewerlöf | Sweden |
4:26.01 | Q |
| 3 | Olga Yegorova | Soviet Union |
4:26.29 | Q |
| 4 | Anna Gunasekera | Canada |
4:27.28 | Q |
| 5 | Lina Chesire | Kenya |
4:27.30 | |
| 6 | Katja Kowald | West Germany |
4:27.35 | |
| 7 | Liliana Salageanu | Romania |
4:29.39 | |
| 8 | Irma Betancourt |  Mexico |
4:29.60 | |
| 9 | Yumi Osaki |  Japan |
4:29.66 | |
| 10 | Alena Gresaková |  Czechoslovakia |
4:30.89 | |
| 11 | Monica Samila | Tanzania |
4:54.22 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (1)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Canada (1)
- China (2)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Ethiopia (2)
- France (1)
- Ireland (1)
- Italy (1)
- Japan (1)
- Kenya (2)
- Mexico (1)
- Morocco (1)
- Portugal (2)
- Romania (2)
- Sierra Leone (1)
- Somalia (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Sweden (1)
- Tanzania (2)
- United Kingdom (2)
- West Germany (2)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas. "WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1990 Plovdiv BUL Aug 8-12". WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"). Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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