American Christina Aragon Gets 1500m Bronze At IAAF World U20 Championships
by LetsRun.com
July 24, 2016
High schooler Christina Aragon ran 4:08.71 to win 1500m bronze on the final day of the 2016 IAAF World Under-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Finishing ahead of her were the Ethiopian duo of Adanech Anbesa (4:08.07) and Fantu Worku (4:08.43). Olympic Trials 6th placer Alexa Efraimson was 5th in 4:10.23. Results and race video below.
*IAAF race recap *MB: Bronze for Aragon!
Race Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9Qyn7MxXDg
Results:
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1205 | Adanech ANBESA |  ETH |
4:08.07 | |
| 2 | 1216 | Fantu WORKU | ETH |
4:08.43 | |
| 3 | 1632 | Christina ARAGON |  USA |
4:08.71 | PB |
| 4 | 1420 | Winfred Nzisa MBITHE |  KEN |
4:09.25 | PB |
| 5 | 1648 | Alexa EFRAIMSON | USA |
4:10.23 | |
| 6 | 1549 | Beatha NISHIMWE |  RWA |
4:12.33 | |
| 7 | 1255 | Bobby CLAY |  GBR |
4:13.09 | |
| 8 | 1259 | Harriet KNOWLES-JONES | GBR |
4:15.49 | PB |
| 9 | 1417 | Joyline CHEROTICH | KEN |
4:15.72 | SB |
| 10 | 1318 | Lili DAS |  IND |
4:17.29 | PB |
| 11 | 1601 | Fatma ARIK |  TUR |
4:20.90 | PB |
| 12 | 1485 | Olivia BURDON |  NZL |
4:25.94 |
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