1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres
# 1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 21 and 23 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Svetlana Masterkova Russia |
| - | - |
| Silver | Carla Sacramento Portugal |
| Bronze | Anita Weyermann Switzerland |

## Results

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
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### Round 1

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Elena Buhăianu | Romania | 4:08.11 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 1 | Carla Sacramento | Portugal | 4:08.33 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Anita Weyermann | Switzerland | 4:08.34 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Lidia Chojecka | Poland | 4:08.54 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Svetlana Masterkova | Russia | 4:08.62 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Judit Varga | Hungary | 4:08.83 | q, PB |
| 7 | 2 | Violeta Szekely | Romania | 4:08.88 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Maite Zúñiga | Spain | 4:08.93 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Anna Jakubczak | Poland | 4:09.36 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Andrea Šuldesová | Czech Republic | 4:09.54 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Sinead Delahunty | Ireland | 4:09.62 | q |
| 12 | 1 | Olga Komyagina | Russia | 4:09.81 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Luminita Zaituc | Germany | 4:10.08 | |
| 14 | 2 | Olena Gorodnycheva | Ukraine | 4:10.21 | |
| 15 | 2 | Olga Nelyubova | Russia | 4:11.79 | |
| 16 | 2 | Brigitta Tusai | Hungary | 4:12.11 | |
| 17 | 2 | Frederique Quentin | France | 4:17.00 | |
| 18 | 1 | Patricia Djaté-Taillard | France | 4:17.29 | |
| | 1 | Malin Ewerlöf | Sweden | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Svetlana Masterkova | Russia | 4:11.91 |
| | Carla Sacramento | Portugal | 4:12.62 |
| | Anita Weyermann | Switzerland | 4:13.06 |
| 4 | Anna Jakubczak | Poland | 4:13.33 |
| 5 | Violeta Szekely | Romania | 4:14.66 |
| 6 | Lidia Chojecka | Poland | 4:15.00 |
| 7 | Andrea Šuldesová | Czech Republic | 4:15.04 |
| 8 | Maite Zúñiga | Spain | 4:15.10 |
| 9 | Sinead Delahunty | Ireland | 4:15.38 |
| 10 | Elena Buhăianu | Romania | 4:15.48 |
| 11 | Olga Komyagina | Russia | 4:15.73 |
| 12 | Judit Varga | Hungary | 4:18.25 |
