Athletics at the 1981 Summer Universiade – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1981 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 21 and 22 July 1981.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Gabriella Dorio  Italy	Doina Melinte  Romania	Olga Dvirna  Soviet Union

Results

Heats

[1]

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Olga Dvirna	Soviet Union	4:18.78	Q
2	1	Maria Radu	Romania	4:18.83	Q
3	1	Breda Pergar	Yugoslavia	4:21.83	Q
1	2	Gabriella Dorio	Italy	4:16.00	Q
2	2	Doina Melinte	Romania	4:16.27	Q
3	2	Ravilya Agletdinova	Soviet Union	4:18.33	Q
4	2	Wendy Smith	Great Britain	4:18.54	Q

Final

[2][3]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Gabriella Dorio	Italy	4:05.35	UR
	Doina Melinte	Romania	4:05.74
	Olga Dvirna	Soviet Union	4:06.39
4	Ravilya Agletdinova	Soviet Union	4:07.03
5	Maria Radu	Romania	4:10.28
6	Wendy Smith	Great Britain	4:10.76
9	Mercedes Calleja	Spain	4:15.38	[4]
10	Maggie Keyes	United States	4:15.59
11	Linda Goen	United States	4:16.03
12	Gloria Pallé	Spain	4:18.03	PB[4]

References

1. "Jury achter Comaneci" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 22 July 1981. p. 9.
2. "Final results". The Town Talk. 23 July 1981. p. 30. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
3. "Final results". United Press International. 22 July 1981. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
4. "Jornada de decepción para las aspiraciones españolas" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 23 July 1981. p. 22. Retrieved 25 November 2020.