| Event: | Men's 1500 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
These are the official results of the Men's 1,500 metres event at the 1978 European Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The final was held on 3 September 1978.
| Gold | Steve Ovett | |
| Silver | Eamonn Coghlan | |
| Bronze | David Moorcroft |
3 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 3:35.59 | CR | |||
| align=left | align=left | | 3:36.57 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 3:36.70 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 3:37.19 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:37.54 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:38.20 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 3:38.88 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 3:39.6 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 3:39.7 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 3:40.1 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 3:41.0 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 3:42.2 |
1 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 3:39.98 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 3:40.0 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 3:40.1 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 3:40.1 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 3:40.6 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 3:40.9 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 3:42.5 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:44.1 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 3:45.0 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:47.6 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:52.8 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DNF |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 3:42.94 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 3:43.1 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 3:43.2 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:43.2 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 3:44.1 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 3:44.8 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 3:45.1 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:46.7 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 3:47.4 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:47.9 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:48.1 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 3:39.66 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 3:40.0 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 3:40.4 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 3:40.6 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 3:40.7 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 3:41.4 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 3:42.5 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 3:45.1 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:45.8 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 3:45.9 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
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