The women's 1500 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 4–6 with the final being held on March 6 at 16:00 local time.[1]
Records[edit]
| Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Yelena Soboleva (RUS)
|
3:58.28 | Moscow, Russia | 18 February 2006 |
| European record | Yelena Soboleva (RUS)
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3:58.28 | Moscow, Russia | 18 February 2006 |
| Championship record |  Doina Melinte (ROU)
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4:02.54 | Piraeus, Greece | 3 March 1985 |
| World Leading |  Abeba Arigawe (ETH)
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4:01.47 | Stockholm, Sweden | 22 February 2011 |
| European Leading |  Sylwia Ejdys (POL)
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4:05.38 | Stockholm, Sweden | 22 February 2011 |
Results[edit]
Heat[edit]
First 2 in each heat and 3 best performers advanced to the Semifinals. The heats were held at 17:30.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Yekaterina Martynova | Russia |
4:09.93 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Nuria Fernández |  Spain |
4:10.07 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Lindsey De Grande |  Belgium |
4:10.24 | q |
| 4 | 1 | Elena Arzhakova | Russia |
4:10.29 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Sara Moreira |  Portugal |
4:10.65 | q, PB |
| 6 | 1 | Sylwia Ejdys | Poland |
4:11.04 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Anzhela Shevchenko |  Ukraine |
4:11.16 | q, PB |
| 8 | 1 | Stacey Smith |  Great Britain |
4:11.95 | |
| 9 | 1 | Charlotte Schönbeck |  Sweden |
4:11.96 | |
| 10 | 3 | Sigrid Vanden Bempt | Belgium |
4:12.05 | |
| 11 | 1 | Ingvill Måkestad Bovim |  Norway |
4:12.13 | |
| 12 | 2 | Renata Pliś | Poland |
4:12.15 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Ioana Doaga | Romania |
4:12.26 | PB |
| 14 | 3 | Ancuta Bobocel | Romania |
4:12.71 | |
| 15 | 2 | Isabel Macías | Spain |
4:13.26 | Q, PB |
| 16 | 2 | Fanjanteino Félix |  France |
4:13.31 | |
| 17 | 2 | Yelena Korobkina | Russia |
4:13.45 | |
| 18 | 2 | Hannah England | Great Britain |
4:13.54 | |
| 19 | 1 | Nataliya Tobias | Ukraine |
4:16.67 | |
| 20 | 2 | Jennifer Wenth |  Austria |
4:16.74 | |
| 21 | 2 | Marina Munćan |  Serbia |
4:18.09 | |
| DQ | 2 | Natallia Kareiva |  Belarus |
Doping | |
| 22 | 1 | Dudu Karakaya |  Turkey |
4:30.29 |
Final[edit]
The final was held at 17:15.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Elena Arzhakova | Russia |
4:13.78 | |
 |
Nuria Fernández | Spain |
4:14.04 | |
 |
Yekaterina Martynova | Russia |
4:14.16 | |
| 4 | Renata Pliś | Poland |
4:15.16 | |
| 5 | Isabel Macías | Spain |
4:15.76 | |
| 6 | Lindsey De Grande | Belgium |
4:16.15 | |
| 7 | Sara Moreira | Portugal |
4:16.67 | |
| 8 | Anzhela Shevchenko | Ukraine |
4:18.19 | |
| 9 | Sylwia Ejdys | Poland |
4:20.99 |