Athletics at the 1977 Summer Universiade – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1977 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on 22 and 23 August.Results at Tilastopaja

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeTotka PetrovaNatalia MărăşescuMaricica Puică

Results Heats Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Christine Tranter 4:13.7 Q 1 1 Vesela Yatsinska 4:13.7 Q 3 1 Natalia Mărășescu 4:13.9 Q 4 1 Lyubov Ivanova 4:14.0 Q 5 2 Maricica Puică 4:15.8 Q 6 1 Julie Brown 4:16.1 Q 7 1 Penny Werthner 4:16.7 q 8 2 Charlotte Bradley 4:17.0 Q 9 2 Totka Petrova 4:17.3 Q 10 2 Waltraud Strotzer 4:17.4 Q 11 2 Celina Sokołowska 4:18.5 Q 12 1 Angela Cook 4:18.6 q 13 2 Sakina Boutamine 4:19.1 14 2 Valentina Ilyinykh 4:23.1 Soviet results (p127) 15 2 Debbie Scott 4:25.1 16 1 Geertje Meersseman 4:25.4 17 1 Margherita Gargano 4:39.3 18 1 Sosor Sarantuja 4:44.5

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Totka Petrova 4:05.7 Natalia Mărășescu 4:05.8 Maricica Puică 4:06.4 Vesela Yatsinska 4:07.2 Christine Tranter 4:09.7 Lyubov Ivanova 4:11.8 Waltraud Strotzer 4:13.2 Penny Werthner 4:13.2 Julie Brown 4:13.6 10 Charlotte Bradley 4:14.7 11 Celina Sokołowska 4:18.1 12 Angela Cook 4:19.6

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