The men's 1500 metres at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the ASPIRE Dome on 12 and 13 March.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Deresse Mekonnen | Abdalaati Iguider | Haron Keitany |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 3:31.18 | Stuttgart, Germany | 2 February 1997 | ||
| Championship record | 3:33.77 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 | ||
| World Leading | 3:33.10 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 20 February 2010 | ||
| African record | 3:31.18 | Stuttgart, Germany | 2 February 1997 | ||
| Asian record | 3:36.28 | Stockholm, Sweden | 20 February 2007 | ||
| European record | 3:33.32 | Piraeus, Greece | 24 February 1999 | ||
| North and Central American and Caribbean record | 3:35.23 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 16 February 2008 | ||
| Oceanian Record | 3:35.80 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 20 February 2010 | ||
| South American record | 3:42.70 | Piraeus, Greece | 8 March 1989 | ||
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2010 | 15:45 | Heats | |
| March 13, 2010 | 17:45 | Final |
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3:37.14 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 3:38.90 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 3:39.25 | q, PB | |||
| 4 | 3 | 3:39.63 | q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 3:39.66 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 3:39.96 | Q, PB | |||
| 7 | 2 | 3:40.00 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 3:40.04 | q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 3:40.07 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 3:40.08 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 3:40.49 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 3:40.50 | PB | |||
| 13 | 1 | 3:40.96 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 3:42.16 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 3:42.57 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 3:42.79 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 3:44.32 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 3:45.76 | ||||
| 19 | 1 | 3:46.14 | ||||
| 20 | 3 | 3:46.33 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 3:46.51 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 3:49.64 | ||||
| 23 | 2 | 4:02.55 | PB | |||
| 24 | 2 | 4:03.75 | SB | |||
| 3 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:41.86 | |||||
| 3:41.96 | |||||
| 3:42.32 | |||||
| 4 | 3:42.42 | ||||
| 5 | 3:42.42 | ||||
| 6 | 3:43.77 | ||||
| 7 | 3:43.81 | ||||
| 8 | 3:45.22 | ||||
| 9 | 3:52.45 |