The men's 1500 metres event at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Stockholm Globe Arena on 9–10 March.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Mateo Cañellas Spain
|
Anthony Whiteman Great Britain
|
Kader Chékhémani France
|
Results
Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Anthony Whiteman | Great Britain |
3:41.25 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Mateo Cañellas | Spain |
3:41.28 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Lukáš Vydra |  Czech Republic |
3:41.51 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Branko Zorko |  Croatia |
3:41.71 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Peter Philipp |  Switzerland |
3:41.77 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Andrey Zadorozhniy |  Russia |
3:43.31 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Patrick Johansson |  Sweden |
3:45.85 | |
| 8 | 2 | Kader Chékhémani | France |
3:46.68 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Thomas Ebner |  Austria |
3:47.42 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Terry West | Great Britain |
3:48.10 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Radosław Świć |  Poland |
3:48.40 | |
| 12 | 2 | Philippe Bandi | Switzerland |
3:49.48 | |
| 13 | 2 | Robin van Helden |  Netherlands |
3:53.01 | |
| 2 | Javier Rodríguez | Spain |
DQ | ||
| 2 | Jörgen Zaki | Sweden |
DNF |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mateo Cañellas | Spain |
3:44.50 | |
 |
Anthony Whiteman | Great Britain |
3:44.78 | |
 |
Kader Chékhémani | France |
3:45.96 | |
| 4 | Lukáš Vydra | Czech Republic |
3:46.20 | |
| 5 | Branko Zorko | Croatia |
3:46.82 | |
| 6 | Peter Philipp | Switzerland |
3:47.55 | |
| 7 | Thomas Ebner | Austria |
3:47.60 | |
| 8 | Andrey Zadorozhniy | Russia |
3:47.87 | |
| 9 | Terry West | Great Britain |
3:49.83 |
References
- Results (p. 551)
| 1500 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
| Men | |
| Women | |
