1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
# 1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 18 and 19 February.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Hervé Phélippeau France | Han Kulker Netherlands | Sergey Afanasyev Soviet Union |

## Results

### Heats

First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Sergey Afanasyev | Soviet Union | 3:44.31 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Tonino Viali | Italy | 3:44.57 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Manuel Pancorbo | Spain | 3:44.79 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Eckhardt Rüter | West Germany | 3:44.79 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Hauke Fuhlbrügge | East Germany | 3:44.88 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Klaus-Peter Nabein | West Germany | 3:44.91 | |
| 7 | 2 | Han Kulker | Netherlands | 3:45.46 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Espen Borge | Norway | 3:45.69 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Hervé Phélippeau | France | 3:46.14 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Karl Blaha | Austria | 3:46.15 | |
| 11 | 2 | Mario Neumann | East Germany | 3:46.24 | |
| 12 | 1 | Marc Corstjens | Belgium | 3:47.13 | |
| 13 | 1 | Petr Nechanický | Czechoslovakia | 3:47.35 | |
| 14 | 2 | Ángel Fariñas | Spain | 3:47.92 | |
| 15 | 2 | Mark Kirk | Great Britain | 3:48.12 | |
| 16 | 2 | Ralf Stewing | West Germany | 3:49.09 | |
| 17 | 2 | Nikolaos Vouzis | Greece | 3:49.76 | |
| 18 | 1 | Róbert Banai | Hungary | 3:50.14 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Hervé Phélippeau | France | 3:47.42 |
| | Han Kulker | Netherlands | 3:47.57 |
| | Sergey Afanasyev | Soviet Union | 3:47.63 |
| 4 | Manuel Pancorbo | Spain | 3:47.64 |
| 5 | Hauke Fuhlbrügge | East Germany | 3:47.76 |
| 6 | Eckhardt Rüter | West Germany | 3:48.95 |
| 7 | Espen Borge | Norway | 3:49.57 |
| 8 | Tonino Viali | Italy | 3:51.01 |
