1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
# 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27–28 February.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Rui Silva Portugal | Kader Chékhémani France | Andrey Zadorozhniy Russia |

## 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 | José Antonio Redolat | Spain | 3:39.56 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Andrey Zadorozhniy | Russia | 3:40.15 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kader Chékhémani | France | 3:40.40 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Leszek Zblewski | Poland | 3:40.83 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Branko Zorko | Croatia | 3:42.59 | q |
| 6 | 2 | António Travassos | Portugal | 3:43.37 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Andrés Manuel Díaz | Spain | 3:43.40 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Rui Silva | Portugal | 3:43.92 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Giuseppe D'Urso | Italy | 3:44.00 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Alexandru Vasile | Romania | 3:44.34 | |
| 11 | 1 | Jörgen Zaki | Sweden | 3:45.12 | |
| 12 | 1 | Juan Carlos Esteso | Spain | 3:45.89 | |
| 13 | 1 | Johan de Koning | Netherlands | 3:46.57 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Rui Silva | Portugal | 3:44.57 |
| | Kader Chékhémani | France | 3:44.89 |
| | Andrey Zadorozhniy | Russia | 3:44.93 |
| 4 | Andrés Manuel Díaz | Spain | 3:45.18 |
| 5 | Leszek Zblewski | Poland | 3:45.67 |
| 6 | Branko Zorko | Croatia | 3:45.83 |
| 7 | António Travassos | Portugal | 3:46.00 |
| 8 | José Antonio Redolat | Spain | 3:48.74 |
| 9 | Giuseppe D'Urso | Italy | 3:53.48 |
