These are the official results of theWomen's 1500 metres event at the1999 IAAF World Championships inSeville, Spain. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 29 August 1999 at 20:10h. The winning margin was 0.82 seconds.
| Gold |  Svetlana MasterkovaRussia(RUS) |
| Silver |  Regina JacobsUnited States(USA) |
| Bronze |  Kutre DulechaEthiopia(ETH) |
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Violeta Beclea-Szekely (ROM) | 4:05.00 |
| 2. |  Ana Amelia Menéndez (ESP) | 4:05.21 |
| 3. |  Carla Sacramento (POR) | 4:05.21 |
| 4. | Marla Runyan (USA) | 4:05.27 |
| 5. |  Anna Jakubczak (POL) | 4:05.71 |
| 6. |  Hayley Parry-Tullett (GBR) | 4:05.72 |
| 7. | Olga Nelyubova (RUS) | 4:06.01 |
| 8. |  Malin Ewerlöf (SWE) | 4:07.67 |
| 9. |  Nouria Mérah-Benida (ALG) | 4:08.90 |
| 10. | Nuria Fernández (ESP) | 4:09.39 |
| 11. |  Leah Pells (CAN) | 4:10.76 |
| 12. |  Judit Varga (HUN) | 4:16.66 |
| 13. | Stephanie Best (USA) | 4:19.87 |
 Yelena-Ebru Kopytova-Kavaklıoğlu (TUR) | DNS | |
 Sukhbaatar Erdenetuya (MGL) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Regina Jacobs (USA) | 4:04.75 |
| 2. | Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) | 4:04.83 |
| 3. |  Anita Weyermann (SUI) | 4:04.88 |
| 4. | Kutre Dulecha (ETH) | 4:04.93 |
| 5. | Elena Buhăianu (ROM) | 4:04.97 |
| 6. |  Jackline Maranga (KEN) | 4:04.98 |
| 7. | Lidia Chojecka (POL) | 4:05.16 |
| 8. | Lyudmila Rogachova (RUS) | 4:05.72 |
| 9. | Maite Zúñiga (ESP) | 4:06.75 |
| 10. | Robyn Meagher (CAN) | 4:06.88 |
| 11. | Helen Pattinson (GBR) | 4:12.17 |
| 12. |  Elaine Fitzgerald (IRL) | 4:12.77 |
| 13. |  Frédérique Quentin (FRA) | 4:14.76 |
| 14. |  Julia Sakara (ZIM) | 4:19.65 |
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 | Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) | 3:59.53 |
 | Regina Jacobs (USA) | 4:00.35 |
 | Kutre Dulecha (ETH) | 4:00.96 |
| 4. | Violeta Beclea-Szekely (ROM) | 4:00.98 |
| 5. | Carla Sacramento (POR) | 4:01.29 |
| 6. | Elena Buhăianu (ROM) | 4:04.27 |
| 7. | Anna Jakubczak (POL) | 4:04.40 |
| 8. | Ana Amelia Menéndez (ESP) | 4:04.72 |
| 9. | Lidia Chojecka (POL) | 4:05.55 |
| 10. | Marla Runyan (USA) | 4:06.45 |
| 11. | Jackline Maranga (KEN) | 4:07.28 |
| 12. | Anita Weyermann (SUI) | 4:17.86 |
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