| Event: | Women's 1500 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
These are the official results of the Women's 1500 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, held at Stadion Poljud on 30 August and 1 September 1990.
| Gold | Snežana Pajkić | |
| Silver | Ellen Kießling | |
| Bronze | Sandra Gasser |
1 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 4:08.12 | NR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 4:08.67 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 4:08.89 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 4:10.06 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:10.87 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 4:10.91 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 4:10.99 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 4:11.67 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 4:12.16 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 4:14.48 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 4:15.22 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 4:16.45 |
30 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 4:08.24 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 4:08.30 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 4:08.50 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 4:08.70 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 4:08.80 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 4:09.52 | q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 4:09.53 | q | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 4:10.93 | q |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 4:12.00 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 4:12.06 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 4:12.35 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 4:13.50 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 4:14.10 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:15.72 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 4:23.80 |
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
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