Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres
# Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 9 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Christina Boxer England | Gillian Dainty England | Lorraine Moller New Zealand |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Kim Lock | Wales | 4:15.12 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Gillian Dainty | England | 4:15.25 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Geri Fitch | Canada | 4:15.36 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Justina Chepchirchir | Kenya | 4:16.09 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Christina Boxer | England | 4:16.32 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Dianne Rodger | New Zealand | 4:16.87 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Lorraine Moller | New Zealand | 4:17.45 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Hilary Hollick | Wales | 4:17.72 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Kathryn Pilling | England | 4:18.02 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Yvonne Murray | Scotland | 4:18.36 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Debbie Scott | Canada | 4:18.90 | |
| 12 | 2 | Francine Gendron | Canada | 4:22.06 | |
| 13 | 1 | Linah Cheruiyot | Kenya | 4:22.79 | |
| 14 | 1 | Daphne Stevens-Grehan | Australia | 4:25.00 | |
| 15 | 2 | Megan Sloane | Australia | 4:30.51 | |
| 16 | 1 | Jenny Overall | New Zealand | 4:33.23 | |
| 17 | 2 | Salitia Muga | Papua New Guinea | 5:01.68 | |
| | 2 | Mary Chepkemboi | Kenya | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Christina Boxer | England | 4:08.28 |
| | Gillian Dainty | England | 4:10.80 |
| | Lorraine Moller | New Zealand | 4:12.67 |
| 4 | Dianne Rodger | New Zealand | 4:13.10 |
| 5 | Geri Fitch | Canada | 4:13.40 |
| 6 | Kim Lock | Wales | 4:14.02 |
| 7 | Kathryn Pilling | England | 4:14.86 |
| 8 | Hilary Hollick | Wales | 4:15.69 |
| 9 | Justina Chepchirchir | Kenya | 4:15.86 |
| 10 | Yvonne Murray | Scotland | 4:16.59 |
