1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres
# 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5–6.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Gabriela Szabo Romania | Violeta Beclea-Szekely Romania | Lidia Chojecka Poland |

## Results

### Heats

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

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Violeta Beclea-Szekely | Romania | 4:07.66 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Olga Komyagina | Russia | 4:08.49 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Lidia Chojecka | Poland | 4:08.71 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Andrea Šuldesová | Czech Republic | 4:09.00 | q, PB |
| 5 | 1 | Rocío Rodríguez | Spain | 4:13.63 | q, PB |
| 6 | 1 | Sylvia Kühnemund | Germany | 4:14.31 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 4:14.99 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Kutre Dulecha | Ethiopia | 4:15.54 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Svetlana Kanatova | Russia | 4:15.76 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Judit Varga | Hungary | 4:15.99 | |
| 11 | 2 | Maite Zúñiga | Spain | 4:18.70 | |
| 12 | 1 | Yelena Gorodnicheva | Ukraine | 4:19.20 | |
| 13 | 2 | Alisa Harvey-Hill | United States | 4:20.09 | |
| 14 | 2 | Niusha Mancilla | Bolivia | 4:20.16 | NR |
| 15 | 2 | Minori Hayakari | Japan | 4:25.03 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 4:03.23 | CR |
| | Violeta Beclea-Szekely | Romania | 4:03.53 | PB |
| | Lidia Chojecka | Poland | 4:05.86 | NR |
| 4 | Olga Komyagina | Russia | 4:06.18 | PB |
| 5 | Svetlana Kanatova | Russia | 4:06.20 | PB |
| 6 | Andrea Šuldesová | Czech Republic | 4:06.37 | PB |
| 7 | Rocío Rodríguez | Spain | 4:10.17 | PB |
| 8 | Kutre Dulecha | Ethiopia | 4:11.91 | |
| 9 | Sylvia Kühnemund | Germany | 4:26.35 | |
