| Event: | Men's 1500 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 1500 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 6–8.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Mehdi Baala | Reyes Estévez | Rui Silva |
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3:40.47 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 3:40.84 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 3:41.36 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 3:41.63 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 3:41.82 | q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 3:42.63 | q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 3:42.82 | q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 3:43.02 | q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 3:44.30 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 3:45.28 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 3:46.71 | Q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 3:46.94 | Q | |||
| 13 | 1 | 3:47.16 | Q | |||
| 14 | 1 | 3:47.40 | Q | |||
| 15 | 1 | 3:47.66 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 3:47.76 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 3:47.94 | ||||
| 18 | 1 | 3:48.48 | ||||
| 19 | 1 | 3:48.56 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 3:49.06 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 3:50.19 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:45.25 | |||||
| 3:45.25 | |||||
| 3:45.43 | |||||
| 3:45.46 | |||||
| 3:45.81 | |||||
| 3:46.30 | |||||
| 3:46.57 | |||||
| 3:46.68 | |||||
| 3:47.10 | |||||
| 10 | 3:47.43 | ||||
| 11 | 3:48.28 | ||||
| 12 | 3:48.41 |