Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres Round 1 Round 1

| Rank_ | Heat | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Nancy Lagat | Kenya | 4:03.02 |
| 2 | 3 | Nataliya Tobias | Ukraine | 4:03.19 |
| 3 | 3 | Lisa Dobriskey | Great Britain | 4:03.22 |
| 4 | 3 | Shannon Rowbury | United States | 4:03.89 |
| 5 | 3 | Anna Alminova | Russia | 4:04.66 |
| 6 | 1 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | Bahrain | 4:05.14 |
| 7 | 1 | Natalia Rodríguez | Spain | 4:05.30 |
| 8 | 1 | Siham Hilali | Morocco | 4:05.36 |
| 9 | 1 | Anna Mishchenko | Ukraine | 4:05.61 |
| 10 | 1 | Sarah Jamieson | Australia | 4:06.64 |
| 11 | 1 | Stephanie Twell | Great Britain | 4:06.68 |
| 12 | 1 | Anna Jakubczak | Poland | 4:07.33 |
| 13 | 3 | Sylwia Ejdys | Poland | 4:08.37 |
| 14 | 3 | René Kalmer | South Africa | 4:08.41 |
| 15 | 3 | Sonja Roman | Slovenia | 4:08.52 |