Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada, on 10 and 11 July 1983.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Gabriella Dorio Italy	Doina Melinte Romania	Maria Radu Romania

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Tamara Koba	Soviet Union	4:15.84	Q
2	1	Doina Melinte	Romania	4:17.63	Q
3	1	Gabriella Dorio	Italy	4:17.98	Q
4	1	Sue Foster	United States	4:19.62	Q
5	1	Lynn Williams	Canada	4:19.90	q
6	2	Yelena Sipatova	Soviet Union	4:24.22	Q
7	2	Maria Radu	Romania	4:24.73	Q
8	2	Martina Krott	West Germany	4:25.64	Q
9	2	Missy Kane	United States	4:25.64	Q
10	1	Mónica Regonesi	Chile	4:26.28	q
11	2	Mercedes Calleja	Spain	4:35.51	q
12	1	Janice Carlo	Puerto Rico	4:37.28	q
13	2	Yolanda González	Mexico	4:40.38
14	2	Glenys Kroon	New Zealand	4:41.03
15	1	Susana Herrera	Mexico	4:42.96
16	2	Alicia Ruano	Guatemala	4:55.09

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Gabriella Dorio	Italy	4:07.26
	Doina Melinte	Romania	4:07.34
	Maria Radu	Romania	4:08.41
4	Martina Krott	West Germany	4:09.07
5	Lynn Williams	Canada	4:12.40
6	Missy Kane	United States	4:15.42
7	Yelena Sipatova	Soviet Union	4:18.41
8	Sue Foster	United States	4:22.10
9	Mónica Regonesi	Chile	4:22.81
10	Mercedes Calleja	Spain	4:28.63
	Janice Carlo	Puerto Rico	DNF
	Tamara Koba	Soviet Union	DNS