The Men's 1500 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, at Městský stadion on 16 and 17 July.
| Gold | Florian Carvalho | |
| Silver | James Shane | |
| Bronze | David Bustos |
17 July 2011 / 16:20
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 3:50.42 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 3:50.58 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 3:50.59 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:50.75 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:51.56 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 3:51.76 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:51.83 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 3:51.93 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:52.29 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:52.92 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:53.14 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 3:53.25 |
Intermediate times:
400m: 1:05.70 Florian Carvalho
800m: 2:13.18 Florian Carvalho
1200m: 3:12.08 Florian Carvalho
Qualified: First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 3:41.37 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 3:41.37 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 3:41.54 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 3:41.55 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 3:41.67 | q PB | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 3:41.82 | q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 3:42.15 | q | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 3:45.21 | q | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:45.83 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 3:46.07 | Q | ||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 3:46.09 | Q | ||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 3:46.24 | Q | ||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | | 3:46.25 | Q | ||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:46.36 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:46.52 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | | 3:46.80 | |||
| 17 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:46.93 | |||
| 18 | align=left | align=left | | 3:47.06 | |||
| 19 | align=left | align=left | | 3:47.28 | |||
| 20 | align=left | align=left | | 3:47.30 | |||
| 21 | align=left | align=left | 3:47.74 | ||||
| 22 | align=left | align=left | 3:48.05 | ||||
| 23 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:48.23 | |||
| 24 | align=left | align=left | | 3:49.16 | |||
| 25 | align=left | align=left | | 3:50.39 | |||
| 26 | align=left | align=left | | 3:51.99 | |||
| 27 | align=left | align=left | | 3:53.99 | |||
| 28 | align=left | align=left | | 3:54.31 | |||
| 29 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:05.00 | |||
| 30 | align=left | align=left | | 4:08.73 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | DNF |
16 July 2011 / 10:30
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 3:41.37 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 3:41.37 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 3:41.54 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 3:41.55 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 3:41.67 | q PB | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 3:41.82 | q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 3:42.15 | q | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 3:45.21 | q | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 3:45.83 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 3:46.36 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 3:47.28 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 3:48.23 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | | 3:50.39 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | | 3:54.31 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | | 4:08.73 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | DNF |
16 July 2011 / 10:40
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 3:46.07 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 3:46.09 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 3:46.24 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 3:46.25 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 3:46.52 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 3:46.80 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 3:46.93 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 3:47.06 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 3:47.30 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 3:47.74 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 3:48.05 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 3:49.16 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | | 3:51.99 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | | 3:53.99 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | | 4:05.00 | |||
| align=left | align=left | | DNF |
Intermediate times:
400m: 1:00.06 Jeroen D'Hoedt
800m: 2:03.49 Jeroen D'Hoedt
1200m: 3:04.57 Jeroen D'Hoedt
According to an unofficial count, 33 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.