Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's 1500 metres
# Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held on 30 and 31 August at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Gabriela Szabo Romania | Carla Sacramento Portugal | Lidia Chojecka Poland |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 4:12.59 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Lidia Chojecka | Poland | 4:12.82 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kathy Butler | Canada | 4:13.13 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Miesha Marzell | United States | 4:13.38 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Carlien Cornelissen | South Africa | 4:13.54 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Kumiko Okamoto | Japan | 4:16.94 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Luminiţa Gogârlea | Romania | 4:19.01 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Carla Sacramento | Portugal | 4:19.24 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Hayley Parry | United Kingdom | 4:19.56 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Mélanie Choinière | Canada | 4:19.70 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Marjana Zajfrid | Slovenia | 4:20.43 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Veslemøy Hausken | Norway | 4:20.51 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Samira Raïf | Morocco | 4:21.02 | |
| 14 | 2 | Svetlana Svekla | Moldova | 4:22.62 | |
| 15 | 2 | Susana Estiveira | Portugal | 4:23.31 | |
| 16 | 2 | Chan-Ropper Man Yee | Hong Kong | 4:25.39 | |
| 17 | 1 | Sylvia Kühnemund | Germany | 4:27.83 | |
| 18 | 2 | Susana Rebolledo | Chile | 4:28.79 | |
| 19 | 1 | Natalia Cercheș | Moldova | 4:30.30 | |
| 20 | 2 | Niamh Beirne | Ireland | 4:31.09 | |
| 21 | 1 | Mari-Luise Henning | South Africa | 4:35.83 | |
| 22 | 2 | Marques Sylla Kensa | Guinea | 5:46.22 | |
| | ? | Stine Larsen | Norway | DNF | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 4:10.31 |
| | Carla Sacramento | Portugal | 4:10.40 |
| | Lidia Chojecka | Poland | 4:12.38 |
| 4 | Hayley Parry | United Kingdom | 4:13.26 |
| 5 | Kathy Butler | Canada | 4:13.27 |
| 6 | Luminiţa Gogârlea | Romania | 4:13.44 |
| 7 | Miesha Marzell | United States | 4:13.62 |
| 8 | Mélanie Choinière | Canada | 4:14.71 |
| 9 | Carlien Cornelissen | South Africa | 4:16.20 |
| 10 | Kumiko Okamoto | Japan | 4:17.32 |
| 11 | Marjana Zajfrid | Slovenia | 4:18.08 |
| 12 | Veslemøy Hausken | Norway | 4:29.19 |
