Australian Short Track Speed Skater, Deanna Lockett, has won a bronze medal in the final of the 1500 metres at the Junior World Championships in Warsaw, Poland.

The 17-year old Queenslander finished less than four hundredths of a second behind Korean skater, Do Hee Noh, to take her first medal in international competition.

Lockett powered through the early stages of the competition, winning both her heat and her quarter final, on the way to the semi-finals.

She took second place in her semi, just behind eventual winner Do Hee Noh, to reach the six-skater final, where she faced two Koreans, two Chinese and a Russian.

Recent illness has taken its toll on the young Australian, with team coach, Ann Zhang, designing special warm up drills before her races.

However, it was this preparation, along with Lockett's clever race tactics, that helped her to secure the bronze medal.

Lockett, from Queensland, went on to finish sixth in the 500 metres, ninth in the 1000 metres, and then capped off her weekend with third place in the 1500 metres Super Final, although this race was not for medals.

On combined results she finished as the fourth best skater, a position which thrilled the Australian team coach.

"Deanna's fourth place in the overall rankings is the best place ever by an Australian," Zhang said.

"I am very happy with her results, as she was up against 66 skaters, and finished behind two Koreans and a Chinese."

Of the other Australians competing in Poland, Pierra Boda had a great final day, finishing 13th in the 1000 metres and moving his ranking to 18th overall.

Armstrong Lazenby was 43rd in the 1000 metres (30th place overall), while Nate Henry was 31st in the 1000 metres (37th overall).

While the short track season has come to a close for Australia's junior skaters, Julie Jung will contest the senior World Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, beginning on March 8.

Final results - Ladies 1500 metres

1. Do Hee Noh (KOR), 2m32.853s
2. Evgeniya Zakharova (RUS), 2m33.164s
3. Deanna Lockett (AUS), 2m33.214s
4. Alang Kim (KOR), 2m33.665s
5. Yutong Han (CHN), 2m33.881s
6. Han Xiao (CHN), DNF 

OWIA