Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 23 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1] It was the first time that a race this long was held for women at the Games.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
	Rita Ridley	England	4:18.8
	Joan Page	England	4:19.0
	Thelma Fynn	Canada	4:19.1
4	Penny Werthner	Canada	4:21.3
5	Norine Braithwaite	England	4:21.3
6	Val Robinson	New Zealand	4:22.2
7	Margaret MacSherry	Scotland	4:23.6
8	Christine Haskett	Scotland	4:23.8
9	Sylvia Potts	New Zealand	4:25.2
10	Anne Smith	New Zealand	4:26.8
	Adrienne Smyth	Northern Ireland	DNS