Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

The women's 1500 metres event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 30–31 July.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Kelly Holmes England	Hayley Tullett Wales	Helen Pattinson England

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Kelly Holmes	England	4:11.27	Q
2	2	Naomi Mugo	Kenya	4:12.60	Q, SB
3	2	Sarah Jamieson	Australia	4:12.63	Q
4	2	Mardrea Hyman	Jamaica	4:12.75	Q
5	2	Diane Cummins	Canada	4:12.96	q
6	2	Rachel Newcombe	Wales	4:15.18	q
7	2	Hayley Ovens	Scotland	4:15.39	q
8	1	Jackline Maranga	Kenya	4:17.23	Q
9	1	Hayley Tullett	Wales	4:17.36	Q
10	1	Helen Pattinson	England	4:17.39	Q
11	1	Kerry Gillibrand	England	4:18.29	Q
12	2	Kelly McNeice	Northern Ireland	4:18.45	q, PB
13	1	Anna Ndege	Tanzania	4:20.88
14	1	Natalie Lewis	Wales	4:23.45
15	1	Benita Johnson	Australia	4:24.43
16	1	Grace Ebor	Nigeria	4:29.16
17	2	Addeh Mwamba	Zambia	4:35.76
	1	Susan Scott	Scotland	DNS
	1	Maria Mutola	Mozambique	DNS
	2	Lwiza John	Tanzania	DNS

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Kelly Holmes	England	4:05.99
	Hayley Tullett	Wales	4:07.52	SB
	Helen Pattinson	England	4:07.62
4	Jackline Maranga	Kenya	4:08.47	SB
5	Sarah Jamieson	Australia	4:09.38
6	Mardrea Hyman	Jamaica	4:10.47	SB
7	Naomi Mugo	Kenya	4:11.47	SB
8	Rachel Newcombe	Wales	4:13.56
9	Diane Cummins	Canada	4:14.83
10	Kerry Gillibrand	England	4:15.54
11	Kelly McNeice	Northern Ireland	4:16.46	PB
12	Hayley Ovens	Scotland	4:16.95