1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
# 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres

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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 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 |
