| Event: | Women's 1500 metres |
| Competition: | 2016 European Athletics Championships |
| Venue: | Olympic Stadium |
| Location: | Amsterdam |
| Competitors: | 21 |
| Nations: | 16 |
| Win Value: | 4:33.00 |
| Gold: | Angelika Cichocka |
| Silver: | Sifan Hassan |
| Bronze: | Ciara Mageean |
| Gold Nation: | POL |
| Silver Nation: | NED |
| Bronze Nation: | IRL |
| Previous: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2018 |
The women's 1500 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium from 8 and 10 July.[1]
| Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 3:50.07 | Monaco | 17 July 2015 | ||
| European record | 3:52.47 | Zürich, Switzerland | 13 August 1980 | ||
| Championship record | 3:56.91 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 13 August 2006 | ||
| World Leading | 3:56.41 | Eugene, United States | 28 May 2016 | ||
| European Leading | 4:00.53 | Oslo, Norway | 9 June 2016 | ||
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2016 | 18:15 | Round 1 | |
| 10 July 2016 | 17:45 | Final |
First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4:09.71 | Q | ||
| 2 | 2 | 4:10.90 | Q | ||
| 3 | 2 | 4:10.99 | Q | ||
| 4 | 2 | 4:11.14 | Q | ||
| 5 | 2 | 4:11.48 | q | ||
| 6 | 2 | 4:11.54 | q | ||
| 7 | 2 | 4:11.67 | q | ||
| 8 | 2 | 4:11.78 | q | ||
| 9 | 2 | 4:12.37 | |||
| 10 | 1 | 4:13.45 | Q | ||
| 11 | 1 | 4:13.47 | Q | ||
| 12 | 1 | 4:13.61 | Q | ||
| 13 | 1 | 4:13.74 | Q | ||
| 14 | 1 | 4:14.06 | |||
| 15 | 1 | 4:14.86 | |||
| 16 | 2 | 4:16.53 | |||
| 17 | 1 | 4:17.24 | |||
| 18 | 1 | 4:18.74 | |||
| 19 | 1 | 4:18.98 | |||
| 20 | 1 | 4:29.47 | |||
| 1 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:33.00 | ||||
| 4:33.76 | ||||
| 4:33.78 | ||||
| 4:34.15 | ||||
| 4:34.41 | ||||
| 4:34.54 | ||||
| 4:34.84 | ||||
| 4:34.88 | ||||
| 4:34.93 | ||||
| 10 | 4:35.61 | |||
| 11 | 4:36.51 | |||
| 12 | 4:37.70 | |||