| Event: | Men's 1500 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 1500 metres at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 6 and 8 September 1974.
| Gold | Klaus-Peter Justus | |
| Silver | Tom Birger Hansen | |
| Bronze | Thomas Wessinghage |
8 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 3:40.55 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 3:40.75 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 3:41.1 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 3:41.3 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 3:41.4 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:41.5 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 3:41.6 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 3:41.8 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:42.3 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 3:42.5 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:42.7 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:46.0 |
6 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 3:42.0 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 3:42.5 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 3:42.6 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 3:42.8 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 3:43.7 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 3:44.7 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:46.6 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 3:47.1 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 3:47.7 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 3:43.0 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 3:43.1 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 3:43.2 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:43.4 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:44.4 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 3:44.7 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:45.0 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:47.0 | |||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 3:42.4 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 3:42.6 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 3:42.7 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 3:43.1 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 3:43.3 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 3:43.5 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 3:43.6 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 3:45.2 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 3:46.7 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:55.4 | NR |
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
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