# 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 6 and 7 March 2025. This will be the 37th time the event is contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
Round 1 was held on 6 March during the evening session. The final was held on 7 March during the evening session.

## Background

The men's 1500 metres was contested 36 times before 2025, held every time since the second edition of the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1971–2023). The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The removable indoor athletics track was retopped for these championships in September 2024.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen is the world and European record holder, with a time of 3:29.63+, set in 2025. Ingebrigtsen also holds the championship record with a time of 3:33.95, set at the 2023 championships.
Records before the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships :
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
| World record | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | 3:29.63+ | Liévin, France | 13 February 2025 |
| European record | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | 3:29.63+ | Liévin, France | 13 February 2025 |
| World leading | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | 3:29.63+ | Liévin, France | 13 February 2025 |
| European leading | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | 3:29.63+ | Liévin, France | 13 February 2025 |
| Championship record | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | 3:33.95 | Istanbul, Turkey | 3 March 2023 |

## Qualification

For the men's 1500 metres, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 3:37.00 s indoors or 3:32.00 s outdoor, or by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event. There is a target number of 27 athletes.

## Rounds
### Round 1

Round 1 was held on 6 March, starting at 19:55 (UTC+1) in the evening.
Results of round 1 :
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time (s) | Notes | PB |
| 1 | 1 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 3:37.49 | Q | 3:29.63 |
| 2 | 1 | Louis Gilavert | France | 3:38.11 | Q | 3:36.25 |
| 3 | 1 | Ruben Verheyden | Belgium | 3:38.21 | Q | 3:34.49 |
| 4 | 1 | Nuno Pereira | Portugal | 3:38.25 | | 3:37.68 |
| 5 | 1 | Mahadi Abdi Ali | Netherlands | 3:39.31 | | 3:36.28 |
| 6 | 1 | Thomas Keen | Great Britain | 3:40.10 | | 3:35.12 |
| 7 | 3 | Neil Gourley | Great Britain | 3:40.24 | Q | 3:32.48 |
| 8 | 3 | Azeddine Habz | France | 3:40.43 | Q | 3:32.24 |
| 9 | 3 | Samuel Pihlström | Sweden | 3:40.52 | Q | 3:35.47 |
| 10 | 3 | Raphael Pallitsch | Austria | 3:40.96 | | 3:36.34 |
| 11 | 1 | Marius Probst | Germany | 3:41.32 | | 3:36.36 |
| 12 | 3 | Filip Rak | Poland | 3:41.43 | | 3:36.46 |
| 13 | 1 | Pol Moya | Andorra | 3:41.48 | | 3:40.71 |
| 14 | 3 | Noah Baltus | Netherlands | 3:42.25 | | 3:37.67 |
| 15 | 3 | Ignacio Fontes | Spain | 3:42.28 | | 3:36.89 |
| 16 | 2 | Isaac Nader | Portugal | 3:42.32 | Q | 3:32.59 |
| 17 | 2 | Robert Farken | Germany | 3:42.33 | Q | 3:33.14 |
| 18 | 2 | Paul Anselmini | France | 3:42.47 | Q | 3:36.72 |
| 19 | 2 | Mohamed Attaoui | Spain | 3:42.53 | | 3:36.24 |
| 20 | 2 | Federico Riva | Italy | 3:42.55 | | 3:36.74 |
| 21 | 3 | Yervand Mkrtchyan | Armenia | 3:42.60 | | 3:38.12 |
| 22 | 3 | Pieter Sisk | Belgium | 3:43.02 | | 3:36.71 |
| 23 | 2 | Robin van Riel | Netherlands | 3:45.60 | | 3:36.32 |
| 24 | 1 | Cathal Doyle | Ireland | 3:48.15 | | 3:37.39 |
| 25 | 2 | Joonas Rinne | Finland | 3:48.68 | | 3:39.91 |
| 26 | 2 | Jochem Vermeulen | Belgium | 3:54.33 | | 3:36.08 |

### Final

The final was held on 7 March, starting at 21:15 (UTC+1) in the evening.
Results of the final :
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time (s) |
| | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 3:36.56 |
| | Azeddine Habz | France | 3:36.92 |
| | Isaac Nader | Portugal | 3:37.10 |
| 4 | Neil Gourley | Great Britain | 3:38.29 |
| 5 | Louis Gilavert | France | 3:38.84 |
| 6 | Samuel Pihlström | Sweden | 3:39.07 |
| 7 | Ruben Verheyden | Belgium | 3:41.70 |
| | Robert Farken | Germany | DNF |
| | Paul Anselmini | France | DSQ |