| Event: | Men's 1500 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 1500 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi stadium on August 7 and August 9, 2006.
Baala won gold, successfully defending his 2002 title, while Heshko pipped Higuero on the final stretch.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Mehdi Baala | Ivan Heshko | Juan Carlos Higuero |
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2006 | 19:10 | Semifinals | |
| August 9, 2006 | 19:20 | Final |
First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3:39.74 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 3:40.10 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 3:40.97 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 3:41.32 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 3:41.38 | q | ||||
| 2 | 3:41.67 | q | ||||
| 2 | 3:41.92 | q | ||||
| 2 | 3:41.97 | q | ||||
| 2 | 3:42.56 | |||||
| 10 | 2 | 3:42.62 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 3:43.03 | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 3:46.08 | ||||
| 13 | 1 | 3:47.12 | Q | |||
| 14 | 1 | 3:47.16 | Q | |||
| 15 | 1 | 3:47.82 | Q | |||
| 16 | 1 | 3:47.96 | Q | |||
| 17 | 1 | 3:48.09 | ||||
| 18 | 1 | 3:48.27 | ||||
| 19 | 1 | 3:48.34 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 3:48.35 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 3:48.43 | ||||
| 22 | 1 | 3:48.54 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 3:48.64 | ||||
| 24 | 1 | 3:49.34 | ||||
| 25 | 1 | 3:49.55 | ||||
| 26 | 1 | 3:49.94 | ||||
| 27 | 2 | 3:50.28 | ||||
| 28 | 1 | 4:11.89 | ||||
| 2 | DNF |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:39.02 | |||||
| 3:39.50 | |||||
| 3:39.62 | |||||
| 4 | 3:40.86 | ||||
| 5 | 3:41.24 | ||||
| 6 | 3:42.31 | ||||
| 7 | 3:42.59 | ||||
| 8 | 3:42.65 | ||||
| 9 | 3:42.87 | ||||
| 10 | 3:43.16 | ||||
| 11 | 3:43.47 | ||||
| 12 | 3:45.99 |