Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres
# Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 31 January and 2 February at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Glenda Reiser Canada | Joan Allison England | Thelma Wright Canada |

## Results

### Heats

Held on 31 January

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Glenda Reiser | Canada | 4:10.8 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Joan Allison | England | 4:14.8 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Mary Stewart | Scotland | 4:15.3 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Anne Garrett | New Zealand | 4:19.1 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Mwinga Mwanjala | Tanzania | 4:19.6 | |
| 6 | 1 | Elizabeth Cheptum | Kenya | 4:21.0 | |
| 1 | 2 | Jenny Orr | Australia | 4:19.45 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Sylvia Potts | New Zealand | 4:19.6 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Elizabeth Chelimo | Kenya | 4:20.6 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Norine Braithwaite | England | 4:21.0 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Anne-Marie Davis | Canada | 4:21.1 | |
| 6 | 2 | Mercy Adomah | Ghana | 4:31.9 | |
| 7 | 2 | Roselyne Mamotte | Mauritius | 5:14.4 | |
| 1 | 3 | Sabina Chebichi | Kenya | 4:25.8 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Sue Haden | New Zealand | 4:26.8 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Thelma Wright | Canada | 4:26.8 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Sheila Carey | England | 4:26.9 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Jean Lochhead | Wales | 4:26.9 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Grace Ebukuyo | Nigeria | 4:38.4 | |

### Final

Held on 2 February

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Glenda Reiser | Canada | 4:07.78 | GR |
| | Joan Allison | England | 4:10.66 | |
| | Thelma Wright | Canada | 4:12.26 | |
| 4 | Mary Stewart | Scotland | 4:14.73 | |
| 5 | Sabina Chebichi | Kenya | 4:18.56 | |
| 6 | Anne Garrett | New Zealand | 4:21.05 | |
| 7 | Jenny Orr | Australia | 4:22.54 | |
| 8 | Sylvia Potts | New Zealand | 4:23.12 | |
| 9 | Elizabeth Chelimo | Kenya | 4:26.8 | |
| 10 | Sue Haden | New Zealand | 4:27.8 | |
| 11 | Sheila Carey | England | 4:29.6 | |
| 12 | Jean Lochhead | Wales | 4:29.9 | |
| | Norine Braithwaite | England | DNF | |
