1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
# 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Thomas Wessinghage West Germany | José Manuel Abascal Spain | Antti Loikkanen Finland |

## 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 | 2 | Peter Wirz | Switzerland | 3:43.30 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Thomas Wessinghage | West Germany | 3:43.31 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Andreas Baranski | West Germany | 3:43.63 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Jaime López | Spain | 3:43.92 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Tamás Szabó | Hungary | 3:43.97 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Yorgos Petrakis | Greece | 3:43.97 | q |
| 7 | 1 | José Manuel Abascal | Spain | 3:48.23 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Antti Loikkanen | Finland | 3:48.43 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Claudio Patrignani | Italy | 3:48.47 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Carlos Cabral | Portugal | 3:48.52 | |
| 11 | 1 | Béla Énekes | Hungary | 3:48.96 | |
| 12 | 1 | Janos Szvoboda | Hungary | 3:50.12 | |
| 13 | 1 | Didier Begouin | France | 3:53.69 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Thomas Wessinghage | West Germany | 3:39.82 |
| | José Manuel Abascal | Spain | 3:40.39 |
| | Antti Loikkanen | Finland | 3:41.31 |
| 4 | Peter Wirz | Switzerland | 3:41.95 |
| 5 | Claudio Patrignani | Italy | 3:41.99 |
| 6 | Andreas Baranski | West Germany | 3:42.54 |
| 7 | Jaime López | Spain | 3:42.96 |
| 8 | Tamás Szabó | Hungary | 3:44.85 |
| 9 | Yorgos Petrakis | Greece | 3:48.91 |
