The women's 1500 metres event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 19 and 21 October.
Medalists
| Gold | Abebech Nigussie Ethiopia
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| Silver | Rose Kosgei Kenya
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| Bronze | Georgie Clarke Australia
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Results
Final
21 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Abebech Nigussie | Ethiopia |
4:19.93 | |
 |
Rose Kosgei | Kenya |
4:20.16 | |
 |
Georgie Clarke | Australia |
4:20.21 | |
| 4 | Zanelle Grobler |  South Africa |
4:21.41 | |
| 5 | Rasa Drazdauskaitė |  Lithuania |
4:21.58 | |
| 6 | Chen Fang |  China |
4:22.81 | |
| 7 | Florence Kyalo | Kenya |
4:22.95 | |
| 8 | Melissa Rollison | Australia |
4:25.17 | |
| 9 | Irina Vashchuk |  Ukraine |
4:25.28 | |
| 10 | Ljiljana Culibrk |  Croatia |
4:25.81 | |
| 11 | Christina Carruzzo |  Switzerland |
4:26.57 | |
| Jéssica Augusto |  Portugal |
DNF |
Heats
19 October
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abebech Nigussie | Ethiopia |
4:19.66 | Q |
| 2 | Rose Kosgei | Kenya |
4:20.31 | Q |
| 3 | Zanelle Grobler | South Africa |
4:21.80 | Q |
| 4 | Rasa Drazdauskaitė | Lithuania |
4:22.02 | Q |
| 5 | Melissa Rollison | Australia |
4:22.46 | q |
| 6 | Ljiljana Culibrk | Croatia |
4:22.96 | q |
| 7 | Irina Vashchuk | Ukraine |
4:24.09 | q |
| 8 | Agnes Tschurtschenthaler |  Italy |
4:28.43 | |
| 9 | Katharina Splinter |  Germany |
4:29.91 | |
| 10 | Yâprak Kalemoglu |  Turkey |
4:34.21 | |
| 11 | Evelyn Guerra |  Panama |
4:53.85 | |
| 12 | Anarika February |  Guyana |
5:07.43 | |
| 13 | Dinora Molina |  Honduras |
5:22.26 | |
| Esther Desviat |  Spain |
DNF |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chen Fang | China |
4:18.10 | Q |
| 2 | Florence Kyalo | Kenya |
4:19.38 | Q |
| 3 | Georgie Clarke | Australia |
4:23.16 | Q |
| 4 | Jéssica Augusto | Portugal |
4:24.15 | Q |
| 5 | Christina Carruzzo | Switzerland |
4:24.28 | q |
| 6 | Emma Ward |  United Kingdom |
4:24.47 | |
| 7 | Maerenet Gebray | Ethiopia |
4:27.99 | |
| 8 | Kate McIlroy |  New Zealand |
4:28.51 | |
| 9 | Irene Alfonso | Spain |
4:28.70 | |
| 10 | Krisztina Papp |  Hungary |
4:30.64 | |
| 11 | Julie Coulaud |  France |
4:32.57 | |
| 12 | Dina Lebo Phalula | South Africa |
4:44.20 | |
| 13 | Ioana Parusheva |  Bulgaria |
4:47.27 | |
| 14 | Getrude Banda |  Malawi |
4:53.09 | |
| Kerstin Werner | Germany |
DNF |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (2)
- Bulgaria (1)
- China (1)
- Croatia (1)
- Ethiopia (2)
- France (1)
- Germany (2)
- Guyana (1)
- Honduras (1)
- Hungary (1)
- Italy (1)
- Kenya (2)
- Lithuania (1)
- Malawi (1)
- New Zealand (1)
- Panama (1)
- Portugal (1)
- South Africa (2)
- Spain (2)
- Switzerland (1)
- Turkey (1)
- Ukraine (1)
- United Kingdom (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2000 Santiago CHI Oct 17-22, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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