| Final |   | time |   | gap | L |  | 1. Elke Sehmisch |   East Germany | 4:32.9 | ER |   | 4 |  | 2. Gunilla Jonsson |   Sweden | 4:36.8 | NR | +3.9s | 5 |  | 3. Karin Tülling |   East Germany | 4:38.0 |   | +5.1s | 2 |  | 4. Linda De Boer |   Netherlands | 4:38.4 | NR | +5.5s | 3 |  | 5. Novella Calligaris |   Italy | 4:39.7 |   | +6.8s | 7 |  | 6. Anke Rijnders |   Netherlands | 4:41.2 |   | +9.3s | 6 |  | 7. Ursula Römer |   West Germany | 4:44.0 | NR | +11.1s | 1 |  | 8. Olga Kudasova |   Soviet Union | 4:46.6 | NR | +13.7s | 8 |   
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| World Record: Debbie Meyer, United States 4:24.3 Los Angeles, United States 28th August 1970 |  | European Record: Gabriele Wetzko, East Germany 4:36.1 Wien, Austria 15th August 1969 |  | New European Record: Elke Sehmisch, East Germany 4:32.9 Barcelona, Spain 8th September 1970 |   
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| Heat 3 |   | time |   |  | 3. Linda De Boer |   Netherlands | 4:41.2 | Q, NR |  | 6. Novella Calligaris |   Italy | 4:45.9 | Q |  | 8. Olga Kudasova |   Soviet Union | 4:47.2 | Q, NR |  | 9. Vera Kock |   Sweden | 4:48.0 |   |  | 12.Marjatta Hara |   Finland | 4:50.4 |   |  | 13.Hriszka Pejcseva |   Bulgaria | 4:59.6 |   |  | 17.Emily Bowles |   Ireland | 5:16.7 |   |   
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| Heat 2 |   | time |   |  | 2. Gunilla Jonsson |   Sweden | 4:39.6 | Q, NR |  | 5. Karin Tülling |   East Germany | 4:43.7 | Q |  | 11.Maria Anewy |   France | 4:48.9 |   |  | 14.Christiane Flamand |   Switzerland | 5:05.1 |   |   
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| Heat 1 |   | time |   |  | 1. Elke Sehmisch |   East Germany | 4:39.3 | Q, ECR |  | 4. Anke Rijnders |   Netherlands | 4:41.4 | Q, NR |  | 7. Ursula Römer |   West Germany | 4:47.1 | Q, NR |  | 10.Maria Bradikova |   Czechoslovakia | 4:48.3 |   |  | 15.Szevda Nejkova |   Bulgaria | 5:08.5 |   |  | 16.Martha Beri |   Greece | 5:14.4 |   |   
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