| Competition | 1961 Summer Universiade |
|---|---|
| Venue |
Sofia
|
| Held | — |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 12 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Soviet Union | 4:39.5 | |||
| Lyudmila Klipova | — | ||||
| Alla Kovalenko | — | ||||
| Valentina Poznyak | — | ||||
| Yelena Antonova | — | ||||
| 🥈 | Czechoslovakia | 4:41.2 | |||
| Anna Vrbická | — | ||||
| Anna Ragazová | — | ||||
| Ľudmila Kottková | — | ||||
| Jana Němcová | — | ||||
| 🥉 | Poland | 4:52.2 | |||
| Mirosława Sałacińska | — | ||||
| Irena Szczupak | — | ||||
| Elżbieta Krzesińska | — | ||||
| Barbara Janiszewska | — |