The men's 1500 metres event at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 and 2 March in Sindelfingen.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Thomas Wessinghage | Ray Flynn | Pierre Délèze |
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3:40.5 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 3:40.6 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 3:40.7 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 3:40.8 | q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 3:42.0 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 3:42.0 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 3:42.8 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 3:43.1 | q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 3:43.9 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 3:44.0 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 3:44.2 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 3:44.4 | ||||
| 13 | 1 | 3:44.9 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 3:45.6 | NR | |||
| 15 | 2 | 3:46.2 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 3:46.4 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 3:47.7 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:37.54 | AR | ||||
| 3:38.5 | |||||
| 3:38.9 | |||||
| 4 | 3:39.8 | ||||
| 5 | 3:39.9 | ||||
| 6 | 3:43.0 | ||||
| 7 | 3:44.5 | ||||
| 8 | 3:45.3 |