The men's 1500 metres event at the 2009 Summer Universiade was held on 7–9 July.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Vyacheslav Sokolov | Samir Khadar | Goran Nava Serbia |
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3:41.30 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 3:41.65 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 3:43.08 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 3:43.37 | q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 3:43.43 | q, PB | |||
| 6 | 1 | 3:44.48 | q | |||
| 7 | 4 | 3:44.49 | Q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 3:44.62 | ||||
| 9 | 4 | 3:44.81 | Q | |||
| 10 | 4 | 3:45.00 | Q | |||
| 11 | 4 | 3:45.28 | ||||
| 12 | 4 | 3:45.99 | ||||
| 13 | 4 | 3:46.18 | PB | |||
| 14 | 4 | 3:46.60 | ||||
| 15 | 4 | 3:46.85 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 3:47.83 | Q | |||
| 17 | 2 | 3:47.87 | Q | |||
| 18 | 2 | 3:47.92 | Q | |||
| 19 | 2 | 3:48.07 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 3:48.15 | ||||
| 21 | 2 | 3:48.89 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 3:48.90 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 3:51.07 | ||||
| 24 | 1 | 3:51.37 | ||||
| 25 | 1 | 3:52.17 | PB | |||
| 26 | 2 | 3:52.54 | ||||
| 27 | 2 | 3:52.74 | ||||
| 28 | 2 | 3:55.76 | ||||
| 29 | 3 | 3:56.27 | Q | |||
| 30 | 3 | 3:56.97 | Q | |||
| 31 | 3 | 3:57.45 | Q | |||
| 32 | 3 | 3:57.83 | ||||
| 33 | 3 | 3:58.60 | ||||
| 34 | 3 | 3:59.28 | ||||
| 35 | 3 | 4:01.68 | ||||
| 36 | 2 | 4:11.15 | ||||
| 37 | 2 | 4:22.72 | ||||
| 38 | 1 | 4:45.74 | ||||
| 39 | 3 | 4:46.93 | ||||
| 40 | 4 | 5:02.11 | ||||
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| 3 | q | |||||
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:42.49 | |||||
| 3:42.50 | |||||
| 3:42.88 | |||||
| 3:43.10 | |||||
| 3:43.76 | PB | ||||
| 3:44.02 | |||||
| 3:44.60 | |||||
| 3:45.03 | |||||
| 3:45.32 | |||||
| 10 | 3:45.48 | ||||
| 11 | 3:46.29 | ||||
| 12 | 3:47.92 | ||||
| 13 | 3:50.11 | ||||
| 14 | 3:54.59 | ||||
| 15 | 3:54.64 | ||||