Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

The Women's 1500 metres competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada was held at the Olympic Stadium on 26–30 July.

Competition format
The Women's 1500m competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Semifinals and a Final. The three fastest competitors from each race in the heats plus the next two fastest overall qualified for the Semifinals. The four fastest competitors from each of the Semifinal races plus the next fastest overall advanced to the Final.

Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

Round 1
Qual. rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the next two fastest times (q) qualified.