| Event: | Women's 1500 metres |
| Games: | 2011 |
| Venue: | Telmex Athletics Stadium |
| Dates: | October 27 |
| Competitors: | 12 |
| Nations: | 9 |
| Win Label: | Winning score |
| Gold: | Adriana Muñoz |
| Goldnoc: | CUB |
| Silver: | Rosibel García |
| Silvernoc: | COL |
| Bronze: | Malindi Elmore |
| Bronzenoc: | CAN |
| Prev: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2015 |
The women's 1500 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on 27 October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion, Juliana Paula dos Santos of Brazil, did not compete.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record | 3:50.46 | Beijing, China | September 11, 1993 | ||
| Pan American Games record | 4:05.70 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | July 13, 1979 |
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter one athlete regardless if they had met the qualification standard. To enter two entrants both athletes had to have met the minimum standard (4:25.0) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]
All times shown are in seconds.
| KEY: | bgcolor=ccffcc align=center | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | bgcolor=ccffcc align=center | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DQ | Disqualified |
Held on October 27.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time[3] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:26.09 | |||||
| 4:26.78 | |||||
| 4:27.57 | |||||
| 4 | 4:28.33 | ||||
| 5 | 4:29.08 | ||||
| 6 | 4:29.49 | ||||
| 7 | 4:30.05 | ||||
| 8 | 4:31.43 | ||||
| 9 | 4:31.96 | ||||
| 10 | 4:32.57 | ||||
| 11 | 4:34.23 | ||||
| 12 | 4:34.90 |