2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 17 and 19 July.
Medalists
| Gold |
Sultan Haydar Turkey |
| Silver |
Kristina Khalayeva Russia |
| Bronze |
Yelena Fesenko Russia |
Results
Final
19 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sultan Haydar | Turkey | 4:14.12 | |
 |
Kristina Khalayeva | Russia | 4:14.78 | |
 |
Yelena Fesenko | Russia | 4:15.86 | |
| 4 | Lindsey De Grande | Belgium | 4:15.90 | |
| 5 | Barbara Maveau | Belgium | 4:16.06 | |
| 6 | Rose-Anne Galligan | Ireland | 4:16.15 | |
| 7 | Emma Pallant | United Kingdom | 4:17.23 | |
| 8 | Angelika Cichocka | Poland | 4:17.41 | |
| 9 | Valentina Costanza | Italy | 4:17.55 | |
| 10 | Laura Miclo | France | 4:21.22 | |
| 11 | Denise Krebs | Germany | 4:25.99 | |
| 12 | Margherita Magnani | Italy | 4:26.62 |
Heats
17 July
Qualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Final
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rose-Anne Galligan | Ireland | 4:13.66 | Q |
| 2 | Emma Pallant | United Kingdom | 4:13.98 | Q |
| 3 | Kristina Khalayeva | Russia | 4:14.10 | Q |
| 4 | Barbara Maveau | Belgium | 4:14.21 | Q |
| 5 | Laura Miclo | France | 4:15.03 | q |
| 6 | Angelika Cichocka | Poland | 4:16.62 | q |
| 7 | Margherita Magnani | Italy | 4:19.73 | q |
| 8 | Yana Georgieva | Bulgaria | 4:20.31 | |
| 9 | Maria Panou | Greece | 4:21.03 | |
| 10 | Manon Kruiver | Netherlands | 4:24.06 | |
| 11 | Lídia Sousa | Portugal | 4:24.68 | |
| 12 | Raika Lenaarts | Netherlands | 4:24.80 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sultan Haydar | Turkey | 4:17.07 | Q |
| 2 | Yelena Fesenko | Russia | 4:17.46 | Q |
| 3 | Lindsey De Grande | Belgium | 4:17.95 | Q |
| 4 | Denise Krebs | Germany | 4:19.87 | Q |
| 5 | Valentina Costanza | Italy | 4:19.96 | q |
| 6 | Agata Strausa | Latvia | 4:20.76 | |
| 7 | Claire Navez | France | 4:21.76 | |
| 8 | Sara Treacy | Ireland | 4:24.08 | |
| 9 | Mihaela Loghin | Romania | 4:24.28 | |
| 10 | Solange Andreia Pereira | Portugal | 4:25.72 | |
| 11 | Oleseia Smovjenco | Moldova | 4:27.63 | |
| 12 | Lydia Windbichler | Austria | 4:28.57 | |
| 13 | Tereza Čapková | Czech Republic | 4:30.41 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.