| Event: | Men's 1500 metres |
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held 20–21 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Laban Rotich | John Mayock | Anthony Whiteman |
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3:45.18 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 3:45.55 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 3:45.75 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 3:46.18 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 3:46.71 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 3:46.80 | q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 3:47.19 | q, PB | |||
| 8 | 2 | 3:47.28 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 3:47.38 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 3:47.48 | q | |||
| 11 | 2 | 3:47.60 | Q | |||
| 12 | 2 | 3:48.34 | q | |||
| 13 | 1 | 3:54.87 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 4:05.27 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 4:05.44 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 4:10.63 | ||||
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:39.49 | |||||
| 3:40.46 | |||||
| 3:40.70 | |||||
| 3:42.71 | |||||
| 3:43.22 | |||||
| 3:43.93 | |||||
| 3:44.17 | |||||
| 3:44.57 | |||||
| 3:44.82 | |||||
| 10 | 3:45.66 | SB | |||
| 11 | 3:47.02 | PB | |||
| 12 | 3:47.70 |