Semi-Finals
- Held on Wednesday 1980-07-30
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tatyana Kazankina (URS) | 3:59.2 |
| 2. | Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS) | 3:59.5 |
| 3. | Christiane Wartenberg (GDR) | 4:00.4 |
| 4. | Ulrike Bruns (GDR) | 4:01.6 |
| 5. | Maricica Puică (ROU) | 4:01.7 |
| 6. | Vesela Yatsinska (BUL) | 4:04.7 |
| 7. | Cornelia Bürki (SUI) | 4:05.5 |
| 8. | Totka Petrova (BUL) | 4:13.8 |
| 9. | Janet Marlow (GBR) | 4:15.9 |
| 10. | Amsale Woldegibriel (ETH) | 4:25.3 |
| 11. | Marcellino Emmanuel (ITA) | 4:26.8 |
| 12. | Albertine Raheliarisoa (MAD) | 4:30.8 |
| 13. | Margaret Morel (SEY) | 4:37.9 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lyubov Smolka (URS) | 4:04.4 |
| 2. | Ileana Silai (ROU) | 4:04.7 |
| 3. | Gabriella Dorio (ITA) | 4:05.0 |
| 4. | Natalia Marasescu (ROU) | 4:05.9 |
| 5. | Anna Bukis (POL) | 4:06.0 |
| 6. | Beate Liebich (GDR) | 4:06.8 |
| 7. | Nikolina Shchereva (BUL) | 4:08.3 |
| 8. | Breda Pergar (YUG) | 4:13.2 |
| 9. | Agnese Possamai (ITA) | 4:14.7 |
| 10. | Mwinga Mwanjala (TAN) | 4:20.9 |
| 11. | Thi Be Trinh (VIE) | 4:38.6 |
| — | Hala El-Moughrabi (SYR) | DNS |
| — | Geeta Zutshi (IND) | DNS |
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