1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres explained

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 6 and 7 March.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Marcus O'Sullivan	José Manuel Abascal	Han Kulker

Results

Heats

The first 3 of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			3:40.92	Q
2	1			3:40.96	Q
3	1			3:40.97	Q
4	1			3:41.36	q
5	1			3:42.26	q
6	2			3:42.66	Q
7	2			3:43.24	Q
8	2			3:43.35	Q
9	2			3:43.36	q
10	2			3:43.40
11	2			3:44.33	NR
12	2			3:44.43	NR
13	1			3:45.26
14	2			3:48.81
15	1			3:49.77	NR
16	2			4:04.14	NR
17	2			4:06.93	NR
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Final

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			3:39.04	CR, PB
			3:39.13
			3:39.51	NR
4			3:39.63	PB
5			3:39.77	NR
6			3:40.82	PB
7			3:41.07
8			3:42.25
9			3:43.63

Notes and References

1. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1st-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-13/results/men/1500-metres/heats/summary Official heats results
2. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1st-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-13/results/men/1500-metres/final/result Official final results