| Event: | Men's 1500 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 1500 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18 and 20 August.
| Gold | Reyes Estévez | |
| Silver | Rui Silva | |
| Bronze | Fermín Cacho |
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3:38.52 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 3:38.65 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 3:38.97 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 3:39.31 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 3:39.45 | q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 3:39.57 | q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 3:39.58 | q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 3:39.73 | q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 3:41.53 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 3:41.69 | Q | |||
| 11 | 1 | 3:41.71 | Q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 3:41.87 | Q | |||
| 13 | 1 | 3:42.21 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 3:42.71 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 3:43.50 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 3:44.01 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 3:45.00 | ||||
| 18 | 1 | 3:46.00 | ||||
| 19 | 1 | 3:46.13 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 3:46.86 | ||||
| 21 | 2 | 3:46.95 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 3:47.01 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 3:47.62 | ||||
| 2 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:41.31 | |||||
| 3:41.84 | |||||
| 3:42.13 | |||||
| 3:42.27 | |||||
| 3:42.58 | |||||
| 3:42.63 | |||||
| 3:42.75 | |||||
| 3:42.92 | |||||
| 3:42.98 | |||||
| 10 | 3:43.95 | ||||
| 11 | 3:46.99 | ||||
| 12 | 3:47.48 |