Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres
# Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres

The Women's 1500 metres at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Thursday 7 October till Friday 8 October 2010.

The top four runners in each of the initial two heats plus the next four fastest runners from across the heats also qualified for the final.

## Records

| World Record | 3:50.46 | Yunxia Qu | CHN | Beijing, China | 11 September 1993 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Games Record | 4:05.27 | Jackline Maranga | KEN | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1998 |

## Heats

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Viola Kibiwott (KEN) | 4:08.76 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Helen Clitheroe (ENG) | 4:09.34 | Q |
| 3 | 9 | Nikki Hamblin (NZL) | 4:09.80 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Stephanie Twell (SCO) | 4:10.35 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Ciara Mageean (NIR) | 4:12.11 | q |
| 6 | 8 | Janet Achola (UGA) | 4:12.12 | q, NR |
| 7 | 3 | Jhuma Khatun (IND) | 4:12.30 | q, PB |
| 8 | 4 | Hilary Stellingwerff (CAN) | 4:13.01 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Jaisha Orchatteri (IND) | 4:13.15 | |
| 10 | 7 | Tanice Barnett (JAM) | 4:48.59 | |

### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | Nancy Langat (KEN) | 4:13.62 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Irene Jelagat (KEN) | 4:13.63 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Nicole Edwards (CAN) | 4:13.90 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Hannah England (ENG) | 4:13.91 | Q |
| 5 | 11 | Kaila McKnight (AUS) | 4:15.22 | |
| 6 | 8 | Kelly McNeice (NIR) | 4:18.07 | |
| 7 | 3 | Sushma Sushma Devi (IND) | 4:22.05 | |
| 8 | 2 | Salome Dell (PNG) | 4:33.23 | NR |
| 9 | 1 | Twishanna Williams (JAM) | 4:36.60 | PB |
| 10 | 7 | Jean Mukakigeri (RWA) | 4:37.27 | |
| – | 10 | Annet Negesa (UGA) | | DNS |

## Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 3 | Nancy Langat (KEN) | 4:05.26 | GR |
| | 8 | Nikki Hamblin (NZL) | 4:05.97 | |
| | 1 | Stephanie Twell (SCO) | 4:06.15 | |
| 4 | 4 | Hannah England (ENG) | 4:06.83 | |
| 5 | 5 | Nicole Edwards (CAN) | 4:08.16 | |
| 6 | 11 | Irene Jelagat (KEN) | 4:08.20 | |
| 7 | 6 | Viola Kibiwott (KEN) | 4:08.79 | |
| 8 | 12 | Helen Clitheroe (ENG) | 4:08.89 | |
| 9 | 2 | Janet Achola (UGA) | 4:09.51 | NR |
| 10 | 7 | Ciara Mageean (NIR) | 4:10.85 | |
| 11 | 10 | Hilary Stellingwerff (CAN) | 4:12.87 | |
| 12 | 9 | Jhuma Khatun (IND) | 4:14.95 | |
