The women's 1500 metres was held as a straight final at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 12 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship was held. Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
Background + Global records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 3:48.68 Eugene, United States 5 July 2025 World lead 3:54.05 Brussels, Belgium 5 September 2026
+ Area records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date African record 3:48.68 Eugene, United States 5 July 2025 Asian record 3:50.46 Beijing, China 11 September 1993 European record 3:51.95 Doha, Qatar 5 October 2019 North, Central American,and Caribbean record 3:54.99 Oceanian record 3:50.83 Paris, France 7 July 2024 South American record 4:05.50 Ordizia, Spain 4 July 2026
Qualification For the 1500 metres, twelve athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.
Results Final The final was held on 12 September at 19:36 (UTC+2).
Place Athlete Nation Time Notes Klaudia Kazimierska 3:57.55 2 Georgia Hunter Bell 3:57.72 3 Nikki Hiltz 3:58.16 4 Freweyni Hailu 3:58.44 5 Dorcus Ewoi 3:58.55 6 Abbey Caldwell 3:58.64 7 Emily Mackay 3:59.16 8 Agathe Guillemot 3:59.40 9 Jessica Hull 3:59.97 10 Saron Berhe 4:00.28 11 Birke Haylom 4:03.75 12 Haregeweyni Kalayu 4:06.14
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