The men's 1500 metres event at the 1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 18 and 19 February.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Hervé Phélippeau | Han Kulker | Sergey Afanasyev |
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3:44.31 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 3:44.57 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 3:44.79 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 3:44.79 | q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 3:44.88 | q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 3:44.91 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 3:45.46 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 3:45.69 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 3:46.14 | Q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 3:46.15 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 3:46.24 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 3:47.13 | ||||
| 13 | 1 | 3:47.35 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 3:47.92 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 3:48.12 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 3:49.09 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 3:49.76 | ||||
| 18 | 1 | 3:50.14 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:47.42 | |||||
| 3:47.57 | |||||
| 3:47.63 | |||||
| 4 | 3:47.64 | ||||
| 5 | 3:47.76 | ||||
| 6 | 3:48.95 | ||||
| 7 | 3:49.57 | ||||
| 8 | 3:51.01 |