| Event: | Women's 1500 metres |
| Games: | 1996 Summer |
| Dates: | July 31 (heats) August 1 (semi-finals) August 3 (final) |
| Venues: | Centennial Olympic Stadium |
| Competitors: | 32 |
| Nations: | 23 |
| Win Value: | 4:00.83 |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Gold: | Svetlana Masterkova |
| Goldnoc: | RUS |
| Silver: | Gabriela Szabo |
| Silvernoc: | ROM |
| Bronze: | Theresia Kiesl |
| Bronzenoc: | AUT |
| Prev: | 1992 |
| Next: | 2000 |
These are the official results of the Women's 1.500 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 32 competitors.[1]
Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified to the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4:07.32 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 4:07.36 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 4:07.41 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 4:07.51 | Q | |||
| 5 | 3 | 4:07.51 | Q | |||
| 6 | 3 | 4:07.61 | Q | |||
| 7 | 3 | 4:07.69 | q | |||
| 8 | 3 | 4:09.06 | q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 4:09.24 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 4:09.88 | Q | |||
| 11 | 1 | 4:09.96 | Q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 4:10.06 | Q | |||
| 13 | 1 | 4:10.20 | Q | |||
| 14 | 1 | 4:10.80 | Q | |||
| 15 | 1 | 4:11.06 | q | |||
| 16 | 1 | 4:13.17 | q | |||
| 17 | 2 | 4:13.29 | Q | |||
| 18 | 2 | 4:13.35 | Q | |||
| 19 | 2 | 4:13.57 | Q | |||
| 20 | 2 | 4:13.82 | Q | |||
| 21 | 2 | 4:13.83 | Q | |||
| 22 | 2 | 4:14.05 | Q | |||
| 23 | 2 | 4:14.35 | q | |||
| 24 | 2 | 4:14.75 | q | |||
| 25 | 2 | 4:14.82 | ||||
| 26 | 3 | 4:15.00 | ||||
| 27 | 1 | 4:15.95 | ||||
| 28 | 2 | 4:19.77 | ||||
| 29 | 2 | 4:26.66 | ||||
| 30 | 1 | 4:27.14 | ||||
| 31 | 3 | 4:29.67 | ||||
| 32 | 1 | 4:30.64 |
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4:05.88 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 4:06.13 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 4:06.21 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 4:06.26 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 4:06.70 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 4:06.89 | q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 4:07.17 | q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 4:09.03 | ||||
| 9 | 1 | 4:09.44 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 4:09.83 | Q | |||
| 11 | 1 | 4:10.35 | Q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 4:10.77 | Q | |||
| 13 | 1 | 4:11.12 | Q | |||
| 14 | 1 | 4:11.43 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 4:11.47 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 4:12.27 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 4:12.52 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 4:13.85 | ||||
| 19 | 1 | 4:14.10 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 4:14.54 | ||||
| 21 | 2 | 4:16.85 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 4:20.01 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 4:23.86 | ||||
| 2 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:00.83 | |||||
| 4:01.54 | |||||
| 4:03.02 | |||||
| 4:03.56 | |||||
| 4:03.79 | |||||
| 4:03.91 | |||||
| 4:03.56 | |||||
| 4:05.92 | |||||
| 4:06.33 | |||||
| 10 | 4:07.21 | ||||
| 11 | 4:07.46 | ||||
| 12 | 4:08.27 |