The women's 1500 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5–6.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Gabriela Szabo Romania
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Violeta Beclea-Szekely Romania
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Lidia Chojecka Poland
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Results edit
Heats edit
First 3 of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Violeta Beclea-Szekely | Romania |
4:07.66 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Olga Komyagina |  Russia |
4:08.49 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Lidia Chojecka | Poland |
4:08.71 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Andrea Šuldesová |  Czech Republic |
4:09.00 | q, PB |
| 5 | 1 | Rocío Rodríguez |  Spain |
4:13.63 | q, PB |
| 6 | 1 | Sylvia Kühnemund |  Germany |
4:14.31 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania |
4:14.99 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Kutre Dulecha |  Ethiopia |
4:15.54 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Svetlana Kanatova | Russia |
4:15.76 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Judit Varga |  Hungary |
4:15.99 | |
| 11 | 2 | Maite Zúñiga | Spain |
4:18.70 | |
| 12 | 1 | Yelena Gorodnicheva |  Ukraine |
4:19.20 | |
| 13 | 2 | Alisa Harvey-Hill |  United States |
4:20.09 | |
| 14 | 2 | Niusha Mancilla |  Bolivia |
4:20.16 | NR |
| 15 | 2 | Minori Hayakari |  Japan |
4:25.03 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Gabriela Szabo | Romania |
4:03.23 | CR |
 |
Violeta Beclea-Szekely | Romania |
4:03.53 | PB |
 |
Lidia Chojecka | Poland |
4:05.86 | NR |
| 4 | Olga Komyagina | Russia |
4:06.18 | PB |
| 5 | Svetlana Kanatova | Russia |
4:06.20 | PB |
| 6 | Andrea Šuldesová | Czech Republic |
4:06.37 | PB |
| 7 | Rocío Rodríguez | Spain |
4:10.17 | PB |
| 8 | Kutre Dulecha | Ethiopia |
4:11.91 | |
| 9 | Sylvia Kühnemund | Germany |
4:26.35 |