| 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 60 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | men | women |
| 60 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m walk | women | |
| 5000 m walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
The women's 1500 metres event at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest on 4 March.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | Doina Melinte |  Romania | 4:04.79 | CR |
 | Svetlana Kitova |  Soviet Union | 4:05.71 | PB |
 | Yvonne Mai |  East Germany | 4:06.09 | PB |
| 4 | Marina Yachmenyova | Soviet Union | 4:06.52 | PB |
| 5 | Mitiță Constantin | Romania | 4:09.74 | |
| 6 | Liz McColgan |  Great Britain | 4:10.16 | PB |
| 7 | Karen Hutcheson | Great Britain | 4:11.37 | |
| 8 | Małgorzata Rydz |  Poland | 4:17.53 |
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