The women's 1500 metres at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 6 and 8 September 1974.

Medalists Gold Gunhild Hoffmeister Silver Lilyana Todorova Bronze Grete Andersen

Results

Final 8 September Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Gunhild Hoffmeister 4:02.25 CR NR Lilyana Todorova 4:04.97 NR Grete Andersen 4:05.21 NR 4 Tatyana Kazankina 4:05.94 5 Tamara Pangelova 4:09.93 6 Ulrike Klapezynski 4:10.54 7 Carmen Valero 4:11.61 NJR NR 8 Joyce Smith 4:12.26 9 Gabriella Dorio 4:12.7 10 Ellen Wellmann 4:16.3 11 Gunilla Lindh 4:17.5 Karin Burneleit DNS

Heats 6 September

Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Gunhild Hoffmeister 4:11.7 Q 2 Gabriella Dorio 4:12.1 Q 3 Tamara Pangelova 4:12.8 Q 4 Natalia Mărăşescu 4:14.1 5 Rumyana Chavdarova 4:15.1 6 Czesława Surdel 4:18.7 7 Wenche Sorum 4:19.3 8 Loa Olafsson 4:28.0 9 Sylvia Schenk 4:30.1

Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Tatyana Kazankina 4:11.4 Q 2 Lilyana Todorova 4:11.5 Q 3 Ellen Wellmann 4:11.5 Q 4 Gunilla Lindh 4:11.5 q 5 Ulrike Klapezynski 4:11.7 q 6 Carmen Valero 4:13.0 NR q 7 Sonja Castelein 4:13.2 NR 8 Nina Holmén 4:14.6

Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Grete Andersen 4:11.5 Q 2 Joyce Smith 4:12.0 Q 3 Karin Burneleit 4:13.2 Q 4 Nikolina Shtereva 4:14.7 5 Mary Purcell 4:15.1 NR 6 Lyudmila Bragina 4:17.8 7 Silvana Cruciata 4:22.6

Participation According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

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