| Event: | Men's 1500 metres |
| Games: | 2018 |
| Venue: | Carrara Stadium |
| Dates: | 13 April (heats) 14 April (final) |
| Competitors: | 18 |
| Nations: | 11 |
| Win Value: | 3:34.78 |
| Gold: | Elijah Manangoi |
| Goldcga: | KEN |
| Silver: | Timothy Cheruiyot |
| Silvercga: | KEN |
| Bronze: | Jake Wightman |
| Bronzecga: | SCO |
| Prev: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The men's 1500 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 13 and 14 April 2018.[1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]
| World record | 3:26.00 | Rome, Italy | 14 July 1998 | ||
| Games record | 3:32.16 | Christchurch, New Zealand | 2 February 1974 |
The schedule was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 13 April 2018 | 11:35 | First round | ||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon | Saturday 14 April 2018 | style=background:lemonchiffon | 16:10 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Final |
The first round consisted of two heats. The four fastest competitors per heat (plus four fastest losers) advanced to the final.[3]
| Rank | Order | Name | Result | Notes | Qual. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3:42.95 | ||||
| 2 | 6 | 3:43.06 | ||||
| 3 | 9 | 3:43.93 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | 3:44.29 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 3:44.76 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | 3:47.03 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 3:47.08 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 3:50.95 | ||||
| 9 | 7 | 3:53.43 |
| Rank | Order | Name | Result | Notes | Qual. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3:46.82 | ||||
| 2 | 8 | 3:47.04 | ||||
| 3 | 5 | 3:47.16 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | 3:47.19 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | 3:47.75 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 3:48.62 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 3:49.84 | ||||
| 8 | 3 | 3:49.89 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 3:52.75 |
The medals were determined in the final.[2]
| Rank | Order | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 3:34.78 | |||
| 5 | 3:35.17 | |||
| 8 | 3:35.97 | |||
| 7 | 3:37.43 | |||
| 10 | 3:37.86 | |||
| 6 | 3:38.34 | |||
| 1 | 3:38.74 | |||
| 3 | 3:39.04 | |||
| 12 | 3:39.24 | |||
| 10 | 2 | 3:40.76 | ||
| 11 | 4 | 3:43.84 | ||
| 12 | 9 | 3:47.04 | ||