title: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres
text: # Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres
  
  These are the official results of the Women's 1,500m metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States. The final was held on August 11, 1984.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Gabriella Dorio Italy |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Doina Melinte Romania |
  | Bronze | Maricica Puică Romania |
  
  ## Abbreviations
  
  | Q | automatic qualification |
  | - | - |
  | q | qualification by rank |
  | DNS | did not start |
  | NM | no mark |
  | OR | olympic record |
  | WR | world record |
  | AR | area record |
  | NR | national record |
  | PB | personal best |
  | SB | season best |
  
  ## Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Gabriella Dorio | Italy | 4:03.25 |
  | | Doina Melinte | Romania | 4:03.76 |
  | | Maricica Puică | Romania | 4:04.15 |
  | 4 | Roswitha Gerdes | West Germany | 4:04.41 |
  | 5 | Christine Benning | Great Britain | 4:04.70 |
  | 6 | Christina Boxer | Great Britain | 4:05.53 |
  | 7 | Brit McRoberts | Canada | 4:05.98 |
  | 8 | Ruth Wysocki | United States | 4:08.32 |
  | 9 | Fiţa Lovin | Romania | 4:09.11 |
  | 10. | Debbie Scott | Canada | 4:10.41 |
  | 11. | Lynne MacDougall | Great Britain | 4:10.58 |
  | 12. | Elly van Hulst | Netherlands | 4:11.58 |
  
  ## Heats
  
  * Held in 1984-08-09
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Christine Benning | Great Britain | 4:10.48 |
  | 2 | Doina Melinte | Romania | 4:10.48 |
  | 3 | Fiţa Lovin | Romania | 4:10.58 |
  | 4 | Roswitha Gerdes | West Germany | 4:10.64 |
  | 5 | Brit McRoberts | Canada | 4:10.64 |
  | 6 | Elly van Hulst | Netherlands | 4:10.69 |
  | 7 | Missy Kane | United States | 4:11.86 |
  | 8 | Diana Richburg | United States | 4:13.35 |
  | 9 | Helen Ritter | Liechtenstein | 4:19.39 |
  | 10. | Justina Chepchirchir | Kenya | 4:21.97 |
  | 11. | Laverne Bryan | Antigua and Barbuda | 4:32.44 |
  | 12. | Kriscia Lorena García | El Salvador | 4:38.00 |
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
  | 1 | Gabriella Dorio | Italy | 4:04.51 |
  | 2 | Maricica Puică | Romania | 4:05.30 |
  | 3 | Ruth Wysocki | United States | 4:06.65 |
  | 4 | Christina Boxer | Great Britain | 4:07.40 |
  | 5 | Lynne MacDougall | Great Britain | 4:09.08 |
  | 6 | Debbie Scott | Canada | 4:09.16 |
  | 7 | Jill McCabe | Sweden | 4:16.48 |
  | 8 | Alejandra Ramos | Chile | 4:22.03 |
  | 9 | Liliana Góngora | Argentina | 4:28.02 |
  | 10. | Mariciane Mukamurenzi | Rwanda | 4:31.56 |
  | — | Margrit Klinger | West Germany | DNS |
  