Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres
# Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 1 and 2 August at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Steve Cram England | John Gladwin England | Dave Campbell Canada |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Rob Harrison | England | 3:42.69 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Mike Hillardt | Australia | 3:42.76 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Neil Horsfield | Wales | 3:42.83 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Pat Scammell | Australia | 3:42.92 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Steve Martin | Northern Ireland | 3:43.05 | q |
| 6 | 2 | John Robson | Scotland | 3:43.21 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Rob Lonergan | Canada | 3:43.48 | |
| 8 | 1 | Steve Cram | England | 3:43.98 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | John Gladwin | England | 3:44.45 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Peter Bourke | Australia | 3:44.77 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | David Campbell | Canada | 3:44.78 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Alistair Currie | Scotland | 3:44.82 | |
| 13 | 1 | Mike Gilchrist | New Zealand | 3:45.91 | |
| 14 | 2 | Mbiganyi Thee | Botswana | 3:46.13 | |
| 15 | 1 | Simon Hoogewerf | Canada | 3:46.80 | |
| 16 | 2 | Peter Renner | New Zealand | 3:47.06 | |
| 17 | 1 | Mark Kirk | Northern Ireland | 3:47.65 | |
| 18 | 2 | Isaac Ganunga | Malawi | 3:50.13 | |
| 19 | 1 | Gideon Mthembu | Swaziland | 3:50.16 | |
| 20 | 1 | Tom Hanlon | Scotland | 3:50.57 | |
| 21 | 2 | Nick Hand | Guernsey | 3:50.75 | |
| 22 | 1 | Thabiso Moqhali | Lesotho | 3:52.31 | |
| 23 | 1 | George Mambosasa | Malawi | 3:54.15 | |
| 24 | 2 | Binesh Prasad | Fiji | 4:04.27 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Steve Cram | England | 3:50.87 |
| | John Gladwin | England | 3:52.17 |
| | David Campbell | Canada | 3:54.06 |
| 4 | Rob Harrison | England | 3:54.44 |
| 5 | Peter Bourke | Australia | 3:54.48 |
| 6 | Pat Scammell | Australia | 3:55.28 |
| 7 | Steve Martin | Northern Ireland | 3:55.42 |
| 8 | Mike Hillardt | Australia | 3:56.90 |
| 9 | Neil Horsfield | Wales | 3:57.08 |
| 10 | John Robson | Scotland | 3:57.20 |
