2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 15 July.

Records
, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

Heats
Qualification: The first 3 of each heat (Q) and the 3 fastest times (q) qualified

Participation
According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event. • undefined (1)

• 🇦🇺 australia (1)

• 🇨🇦 canada (1)

• 🇨🇾 cyprus (1)

• 🇨🇿 czech republic (1)

• 🇪🇹 ethiopia (2)

• 🇫🇮 finland (1)

• 🇩🇪 germany (1)

• undefined (1)

• 🇭🇺 hungary (1)

• 🇮🇹 italy (1)

• 🇯🇵 japan (1)

• 🇰🇪 kenya (2)

• undefined (1)

• 🇳🇿 new zealand (1)

• 🇳🇴 norway (1)

• 🇵🇱 poland (1)

• undefined (1)

• 🇷🇴 romania (2)

• 🇷🇸 serbia (2)

• undefined (1)

• 🇰🇷 south korea (2)

• 🇪🇸 spain (2)

• undefined (1)

• 🇹🇷 turkey (1)

• 🇺🇦 ukraine (2)

• undefined (2)

• 🇺🇸 united states (2)