The women's 1500 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 10–11.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Hasna Benhassi Morocco
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Violeta Beclea-Szekely Romania
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Natalya Gorelova Russia
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Results edit
Heats edit
First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Violeta Beclea-Szekely | Romania |
4:10.77 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Carla Sacramento |  Portugal |
4:10.82 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Sonia O'Sullivan |  Ireland |
4:11.27 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Helena Javornik |  Slovenia |
4:11.28 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Hasna Benhassi | Morocco |
4:11.54 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Natalya Gorelova | Russia |
4:11.69 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Daniela Yordanova |  Bulgaria |
4:12.33 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Nuria Fernández |  Spain |
4:12.92 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Alesia Turava |  Belarus |
4:13.15 | q |
| 10 | 1 | Georgie Clarke |  Australia |
4:13.21 | AR |
| 11 | 1 | Lan Lixin |  China |
4:14.64 | AR |
| 12 | 1 | Brigitte Mühlbacher |  Austria |
4:15.37 | SB |
| 13 | 2 | Andrea Šuldesová |  Czech Republic |
4:15.57 | |
| 14 | 1 | Heidi Jensen |  Denmark |
4:16.31 | |
| 15 | 1 | Fatma Lanouar |  Tunisia |
4:16.42 | NR |
| 16 | 2 | Maria Cioncan | Romania |
4:17.47 | |
| 17 | 2 | Collette Liss |  United States |
4:19.23 | |
| 18 | 1 | Judit Varga |  Hungary |
4:19.45 | |
| 19 | 2 | Li Jingnan | China |
4:22.34 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Hasna Benhassi | Morocco |
4:10.83 | |
 |
Violeta Beclea-Szekely | Romania |
4:11.17 | |
 |
Natalya Gorelova | Russia |
4:11.74 | |
| 4 | Carla Sacramento | Portugal |
4:11.76 | |
| 5 | Daniela Yordanova | Bulgaria |
4:12.79 | |
| 6 | Alesia Turava | Belarus |
4:13.67 | |
| 7 | Nuria Fernández | Spain |
4:15.37 | |
| 8 | Helena Javornik | Slovenia |
4:15.76 | |
| 9 | Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland |
4:19.40 |