The men's 1500 metres event at the 1987 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb on 17 and 19 July 1987.[1] [2]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Hauke Fuhlbrügge | Rob Harrison | Andrey Ponomaryov |
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3:43.51 | Q | |||
| 2 | 4 | 3:43.99 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 3:44.44 | Q | |||
| 4 | 4 | 3:44.60 | q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 3:44.65 | Q | |||
| 6 | 4 | 3:44.68 | q | |||
| 7 | 4 | 3:44.94 | q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 3:45.00 | q[6] | |||
| 9 | 4 | 3:45.07 | ||||
| 10 | 4 | 3:45.53 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 3:46.34 | Q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 3:46.91 | Q | |||
| 13 | 1 | 3:46.96 | ||||
| 14 | 3 | 3:47.04 | Q | |||
| 15 | 2 | 3:47.05 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 3:47.44 | Q | |||
| 17 | 3 | 3:47.65 | ||||
| 18 | 1 | 3:48.18 | ||||
| 19 | 1 | 3:48.19 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 3:48.79 | ||||
| 21 | 3 | 3:50.67 | ||||
| 22 | 4 | 3:50.73 | ||||
| 23 | 3 | 3:51.35 | ||||
| 24 | 1 | 3:51.79 | ||||
| 25 | 3 | 3:52.16 | ||||
| 26 | 3 | 3:52.28 | ||||
| 27 | 2 | 3:52.90 | ||||
| 28 | 1 | 3:54.97 | ||||
| 29 | 4 | 3:58.53 | ||||
| 30 | 1 | 3:59.50 | ||||
| 31 | 3 | 4:00.91 | ||||
| 32 | 4 | 4:01.67 | ||||
| 33 | 4 | 4:03.00 | ||||
| 34 | 1 | 4:03.47 | ||||
| 35 | 1 | 4:09.23 | ||||
| 36 | 2 | 4:09.61 | ||||
| 37 | 2 | 4:17.96 | ||||
| 38 | 1 | 4:20.08 | ||||
| 39 | 2 | 4:39.23 | ||||
| 4 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:44.87 | |||||
| 3:45.13 | |||||
| 3:45.52 | |||||
| 3:45.74 | |||||
| 3:45.94 | |||||
| 3:46.36 | |||||
| 3:46.46 | |||||
| 3:46.73 | |||||
| 3:47.53 | |||||
| 10 | 3:48.07 | ||||
| 11 | 3:48.89 | ||||
| 12 | 3:52.73 |