The men's 1500 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 and 10 July.
Medalists
| Gold | Imad Touil Algeria
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| Silver | James Magut Kenya
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| Bronze | Demma Daba Ethiopia
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Results
Final
10 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Imad Touil | Algeria |
3:47.40 | |
 |
James Magut | Kenya |
3:47.51 | |
 |
Demma Daba | Ethiopia |
3:47.65 | |
| 4 | Fredrick Ndunge | Kenya |
3:48.00 | |
| 5 | Ryan Gregson |  Australia |
3:48.23 | |
| 6 | Taha Belkorchi |  Morocco |
3:49.26 | |
| 7 | Florian Carvalho |  France |
3:49.48 | |
| 8 | Evan Jager |  United States |
3:49.59 | |
| 9 | David Forrester |  United Kingdom |
3:51.00 | |
| 10 | Dumisane Hlaselo |  South Africa |
3:51.71 | |
| 11 | Abdel Madjid Touil | Algeria |
3:51.82 | |
| 12 | Mario Scapini |  Italy |
3:53.63 |
Heats
8 July
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imad Touil | Algeria |
3:48.86 | Q |
| 2 | Evan Jager | United States |
3:49.23 | Q |
| 3 | Florian Carvalho | France |
3:49.35 | Q |
| 4 | Osman Omer |  Sudan |
3:49.39 | |
| 5 | James Shane | United Kingdom |
3:49.71 | |
| 6 | Ivan Tukhtachev |  Russia |
3:50.44 | |
| 7 | Richard Ringer |  Germany |
3:50.77 | |
| 8 | Craig Huffer | Australia |
3:50.90 | |
| 9 | Dawit Wolde | Ethiopia |
3:51.44 | |
| 10 | Kamil Zielinski |  Poland |
3:55.45 | |
| 11 | Victor Corrales |  Spain |
3:58.29 | |
| 12 | San Naing |  Myanmar |
4:18.85 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdel Madjid Touil | Algeria |
3:53.89 | Q |
| 2 | Fredrick Ndunge | Kenya |
3:54.18 | Q |
| 3 | Demma Daba | Ethiopia |
3:54.64 | Q |
| 4 | Mehdi Yazidi | France |
3:54.73 | |
| 5 | Duncan Phillips | United States |
3:55.80 | |
| 6 | Szymon Sznura | Poland |
3:56.25 | |
| 7 | Emad Noor |  Saudi Arabia |
3:57.55 | |
| 8 | Derlis Ayala |  Paraguay |
3:58.56 | |
| 9 | Thomas Morrison |  Canada |
4:01.95 | |
| 10 | Kemoy Campbell |  Jamaica |
4:02.80 | |
| 11 | Nkosinathi Zwane |  Swaziland |
4:05.23 | |
| 12 | Antoine Berlin |  Monaco |
4:07.12 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Magut | Kenya |
3:46.41 | Q |
| 2 | Taha Belkorchi | Morocco |
3:46.79 | Q |
| 3 | Ryan Gregson | Australia |
3:46.82 | Q |
| 4 | Dumisane Hlaselo | South Africa |
3:47.35 | q |
| 5 | David Forrester | United Kingdom |
3:47.64 | q |
| 6 | Mario Scapini | Italy |
3:47.71 | q |
| 7 | David Bustos | Spain |
3:48.54 | |
| 8 | Nemanja Cerovac |  Serbia |
3:49.02 | |
| 9 | Matthew Leeder | Canada |
3:49.57 | |
| 10 | Moses Kibet |  Uganda |
3:50.82 | |
| 11 | Maxime Zermatten |  Switzerland |
3:51.82 | |
| 12 | Florian Orth | Germany |
3:55.45 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 36 athletes from 25 countries participated in the event.
- Algeria (2)
- Australia (2)
- Canada (2)
- Ethiopia (2)
- France (2)
- Germany (2)
- Italy (1)
- Jamaica (1)
- Kenya (2)
- Monaco (1)
- Morocco (1)
- Myanmar (1)
- Paraguay (1)
- Poland (2)
- Russia (1)
- Saudi Arabia (1)
- Serbia (1)
- South Africa (1)
- Spain (2)
- Sudan (1)
- Swaziland (1)
- Switzerland (1)
- Uganda (1)
- United Kingdom (2)
- United States (2)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 Feb 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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