The women's 1500 metres event at the 1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 February.[1]
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Agnese Possamai |  Italy |
4:07.49 | |
 |
Valentina Ilyinykh |  Soviet Union |
4:08.17 | |
 |
Lyubov Smolka | Soviet Union |
4:08.64 | |
| 4 | Vanya Gospodinova |  Bulgaria |
4:10.13 | |
| 5 | Dorthe Rasmussen |  Denmark |
4:16.50 | |
| 6 | Gillian Dainty |  Great Britain |
4:25.34 | |
| Joëlle Debrouwer |  France |
DNF |