2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
# 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1–2.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Rui Silva Portugal | Juan Carlos Higuero Spain | Michael East Great Britain |

## Results

### Heats

First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Michael East | Great Britain | 3:40.52 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 1 | Andrey Zadorozhniy | Russia | 3:40.60 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 1 | Juan Carlos Higuero | Spain | 3:40.67 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | James Nolan | Ireland | 3:40.78 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Branko Zorko | Croatia | 3:40.93 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Michal Šneberger | Czech Republic | 3:41.01 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Alexis Abraham | France | 3:41.24 | |
| 8 | 2 | Vyacheslav Shabunin | Russia | 3:42.51 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Rui Silva | Portugal | 3:42.72 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Saïd Chébili | France | 3:43.25 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Luís Feiteira | Portugal | 3:43.46 | |
| 12 | 2 | Sergio Gallardo | Spain | 3:43.67 | PB |
| 13 | 2 | Angus MacLean | Great Britain | 3:44.30 | |
| 14 | 2 | Pedro Antonio Esteso | Spain | 3:44.32 | |
| 15 | 2 | Sebastien Cosson | France | 3:45.03 | |
| 16 | 2 | Panagiotis Stroubakos | Greece | 3:46.54 | |
| 17 | 2 | Stefan Matschiner | Austria | 3:47.51 | |
| 18 | 1 | Roland Waldner | Austria | 3:48.36 | SB |
| 19 | 1 | Darko Radomirović | Yugoslavia | 3:54.40 | |
| 20 | 2 | Jürgen Vandewiele | Belgium | 3:55.98 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Rui Silva | Portugal | 3:49.93 |
| | Juan Carlos Higuero | Spain | 3:50.08 |
| | Michael East | Great Britain | 3:50.52 |
| 4 | Branko Zorko | Croatia | 3:50.66 |
| 5 | Michal Šneberger | Czech Republic | 3:50.70 |
| 6 | James Nolan | Ireland | 3:50.84 |
| 7 | Saïd Chébili | France | 3:51.00 |
| 8 | Andrey Zadorozhniy | Russia | 3:51.48 |
| 9 | Vyacheslav Shabunin | Russia | 3:52.52 |
