| Event: | Men's 1500 metre freestyle |
| Games: | 2002 |
| Venue: | Manchester Aquatics Centre |
| Dates: | (heats) (final) |
| Competitors: | 9 |
| Nations: | 6 |
| Win Value: | 14:54.29 |
| Gold: | Grant Hackett |
| Goldcga: | AUS |
| Silver: | Graeme Smith |
| Silvercga: | SCO |
| Bronze: | Craig Stevens |
| Bronzecga: | AUS |
| Prev: | 1998 |
| Next: | 2006 |
The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 3 and 4 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre in Manchester, England.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 15:20.63 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 15:21.51 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 15:26.92 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 6 | 15:33.60 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 15:41.73 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 15:42.29 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 5 | 15:42.44 | Q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 3 | 15:52.79 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 17:34.69 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 14:54.29 | |||||
| 5 | 15:07.19 | |||||
| 3 | 15:09.24 | |||||
| 4 | 1 | 15:13.34 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 15:14.37 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 15:17.87 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 15:31.78 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 15:34.83 |