The women's 1500 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27–28 February.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Theresia Kiesl Austria
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Lidia Chojecka Poland
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Violeta Szekely Romania
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Results edit
Heats edit
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Luminita Gogîrlea | Romania |
4:17.12 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Lidia Chojecka | Poland |
4:17.17 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Sylvia Kühnemund |  Germany |
4:17.27 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Maite Zúñiga |  Spain |
4:17.56 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Theresia Kiesl | Austria |
4:17.59 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Frédérique Quentin |  France |
4:17.90 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Violeta Szekely | Romania |
4:18.05 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Freda Davoren |  Ireland |
4:18.21 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Brigitta Tusai |  Hungary |
4:18.42 | q |
| 10 | 1 | Olga Komyagina |  Russia |
4:18.60 | |
| 11 | 2 | Lale Öztürk |  Turkey |
4:25.21 | |
| 12 | 1 | Ljiljana Ćulibrk |  Croatia |
4:35.03 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Theresia Kiesl | Austria |
4:13.62 | |
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Lidia Chojecka | Poland |
4:14.93 | |
 |
Violeta Szekely | Romania |
4:15.54 | |
| 4 | Sylvia Kühnemund | Germany |
4:15.64 | |
| 5 | Luminita Gogîrlea | Romania |
4:16.68 | |
| 6 | Maite Zúñiga | Spain |
4:18.41 | |
| 7 | Brigitta Tusai | Hungary |
4:18.44 | |
| 8 | Frédérique Quentin | France |
4:18.94 | |
| 9 | Freda Davoren | Ireland |
4:19.79 |