2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 and 10 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. Four of the fifteen participants were later found out to be doping, including the original bronze medallist, Aslı Çakır Alptekin.Medalists
Records
Qualification standards
Schedule
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat plus the 3 fastest qualified. 15 athletes from 12 countries participated.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | | 4:08.56 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Hind Dehiba | | 4:08.78 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Tizita Bogale | | 4:08.91 | Q |
| 2 | Elena Arzhakova | | 4:09.15 | q, SB, Doping |
| 2 | Aslı Çakır Alptekin | | 4:09.30 | q, NR, Doping |
| 4 | 2 | Angelika Cichocka | | 4:09.50 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Genzebe Dibaba | | 4:11.17 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Brenda Martinez | | 4:11.30 | |
| 7 | 1 | Isabel Macías | | 4:11.53 | Q |
| 1 | Natallia Kareiva | | 4:11.64 | Q, Doping |
| 8 | 1 | Siham Hilali | | 4:11.69 | |
| 1 | Anzhelika Shevchenko | | 4:12.78 | Doping |
| 9 | 1 | Luiza Gega | | 4:13.45 | |
| 10 | 1 | Sara Vaughn | | 4:17.46 | |
| 11 | 1 | Ioana Doaga | | 4:17.50 | |
Final
9 athletes from 8 countries participated.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Genzebe Dibaba | | 4:05.78 | |
| Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | | 4:07.78 | |
| Aslı Çakır Alptekin | | 4:08.74 | NR''', Doping |
| Natallia Kareiva | | 4:10.12 | Doping |
| Hind Déhiba | | 4:10.30 | |
| 4 | Tizita Bogale | | 4:10.98 | |
| Elena Arzhakova | | 4:13.04 | Doping |
| 5 | Angelika Cichocka | | 4:14.57 | |
| 6 | Isabel Macías | | 4:22.40 | |
