1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 14 March in Sofia. This was the first time that this distance was contested at the championships by women.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Margaret Beacham	Great Britain	4:17.2	WB
	Lyudmila Bragina	Soviet Union	4:17.8
	Tamara Pangelova	Soviet Union	4:18.1
4	Ellen Tittel	West Germany	4:18.4
5	Christa Merten	West Germany	4:18.8
6	Vasilena Amzina	Bulgaria	4:25.6
7	Angela Ramello	Italy	4:27.3