1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Stockholm Globe Arena on 9–10 March.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Carla Sacramento Portugal	Yekaterina Podkopayeva Russia	Małgorzata Rydz Poland

Results

Heats

First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Theresia Kiesl	Austria	4:14.20	Q
2	1	Małgorzata Rydz	Poland	4:14.35	Q
3	1	Catalina Gheorghiu	Romania	4:14.40	Q
4	1	Yekaterina Podkopayeva	Russia	4:14.44	q
5	2	Carla Sacramento	Portugal	4:15.75	Q
6	1	Mayte Zúñiga	Spain	4:16.06	q
7	2	Simona Ionescu	Romania	4:16.15	Q
8	2	Frédérique Quentin	France	4:16.71	Q
9	1	Sylvia Kühnemund	Germany	4:17.82	q
10	2	Yelena Bychukovskaya	Belarus	4:18.05
11	2	Cristina Petite	Spain	4:18.31
12	2	Debbie Gunning	Great Britain	4:18.32
13	2	Freda Davoren	Ireland	4:20.54
14	1	Anila Kasati-Mekshi	Albania	4:24.18

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Carla Sacramento	Portugal	4:08.95
	Yekaterina Podkopayeva	Russia	4:09.65
	Małgorzata Rydz	Poland	4:10.50
4	Catalina Gheorghiu	Romania	4:10.56
5	Theresia Kiesl	Austria	4:12.61
6	Sylvia Kühnemund	Germany	4:13.34
7	Frédérique Quentin	France	4:13.92
8	Simona Ionescu	Romania	4:16.19
	Mayte Zúñiga	Spain	DNF