The men's 1500 metres event at the 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Ari Suhonen Finland
|
Ronny Olsson Sweden
|
Rüdiger Horn East Germany
|
Results
Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Rüdiger Horn | East Germany |
3:41.82 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Adelino Hidalgo |  Spain |
3:42.29 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jan Kraus |  Czechoslovakia |
3:42.51 | q |
| 4 | 2 | István Knipl |  Hungary |
3:42.64 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Antonio Monteiro |  Portugal |
3:42.75 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Tonino Viali |  Italy |
3:42.88 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Ronny Olsson | Sweden |
3:43.48 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Andrés Vera | Spain |
3:43.65 | |
| 9 | 1 | Tom Hanlon |  Great Britain |
3:43.75 | |
| 10 | 2 | Johan Engholm | Sweden |
3:44.14 | |
| 11 | 2 | Mark Kirk | Great Britain |
3:44.35 | |
| 12 | 1 | Tamás Pocsai | Hungary |
3:44.38 | |
| 13 | 3 | Ari Suhonen | Finland |
3:46.33 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Branko Zorko |  Yugoslavia |
3:46.39 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | Enda Fitzpatrick |  Ireland |
3:46.83 | |
| 16 | 3 | José Moreira | Portugal |
3:47.22 | |
| 17 | 3 | József Bereczki | Hungary |
3:50.29 | |
| 18 | 3 | Marc Borghans |  Netherlands |
3:56.38 | |
| 19 | 1 | Peter Svaricek |  Austria |
4:02.90 | |
| 1 | Thorsten Lenhardt | East Germany |
DNF |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ari Suhonen | Finland |
3:45.72 | |
 |
Ronny Olsson | Sweden |
3:46.16 | |
 |
Rüdiger Horn | East Germany |
3:46.51 | |
| 4 | István Knipl | Hungary |
3:46.56 | |
| 5 | Antonio Monteiro | Portugal |
3:46.79 | |
| 6 | Tonino Viali | Italy |
3:46.96 | |
| 7 | Branko Zorko | Yugoslavia |
3:47.69 | |
| 8 | Adelino Hidalgo | Spain |
3:48.72 | |
| 9 | Jan Kraus | Czechoslovakia |
3:49.60 |
References
- Results (p. 517)
- L'Athletisme (April 1988, p19)
| 1500 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
| Men | |
| Women | |
