The Men's 1500 metres event at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 10–11.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Ivan Heshko | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen | Elkanah Angwenyi |
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3:39.64 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 3:40.04 | Q, SB | |||
| 3 | 1 | 3:40.31 | q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 3:40.97 | q, PB | |||
| 5 | 2 | 3:41.49 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 3:41.63 | Q, PB | |||
| 7 | 2 | 3:41.77 | q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 3:41.87 | PB | |||
| 9 | 2 | 3:41.99 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 3:42.93 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 3:44.67 | Q | |||
| 12 | 3 | 3:44.69 | Q | |||
| 13 | 3 | 3:45.26 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 3:45.36 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 3:45.77 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 3:46.01 | NR | |||
| 17 | 3 | 3:46.46 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 3:47.90 | ||||
| 19 | 3 | 3:48.28 | ||||
| 20 | 3 | 3:48.87 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 3:49.22 | ||||
| 22 | 3 | 3:50.86 | NR | |||
| 23 | 3 | 3:51.75 | PB |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:42.08 | |||||
| 3:42.55 | |||||
| 3:42.98 | |||||
| 4 | 3:43.61 | ||||
| 5 | 3:43.77 | ||||
| 6 | 3:43.98 | ||||
| 7 | 3:45.09 | ||||
| 8 | 3:47.20 | ||||
| 9 | 3:49.25 |