2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres

The Men's 1500 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 7–8.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Rui Silva Rui Silva Rui Silva is a Portuguese athlete, who represents Sporting Clube de Portugal. As a distance runner, he specializes at the 1500 and 3000 m events, although he has at times run the 800 metres as well. He is the national champion at 1500 m...	Diego Ruíz Diego Ruiz (athlete) Diego Ruiz Sanz is a Spanish middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.-Personal bests:400 metres - 47.67 s 800 metres - 1:46.40 min...	Yoann Kowal Yoann Kowal Yoann Kowal is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He was born in Nogent-le-Rotrou. He won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:33.75 min...

Heats

First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1.	1	Wolfram Müller Wolfram Müller Wolfram Müller is a German middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He became European junior 5000 metres champion in 1999. In his special distance he won the silver medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships and finished seventh at the 2005 European Indoor Championships...		3:41.37	Q
2.	1	Diego Ruíz Diego Ruiz (athlete) Diego Ruiz Sanz is a Spanish middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.-Personal bests:400 metres - 47.67 s 800 metres - 1:46.40 min...		3:41.41	Q
3.	1	Yoann Kowal Yoann Kowal Yoann Kowal is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He was born in Nogent-le-Rotrou. He won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:33.75 min...		3:41.59	Q
4.	1	Goran Nava Goran Nava Goran Nava is an Serbian middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...		3:41.60	q, NR Serbian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Serbia maintained by its national athletics federation: Atletski Savez Srbije .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratifiedht = hand timing-External links:* *...
5.	1	Christian Obrist Christian Obrist Christian Obrist is an Italian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He finished seventh in the 1500 m final at both the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich and the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg...		3:41.61	q
6.	1	Neil Speaight Neil Speaight Neil Speaight is a British middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	United Kingdom	3:41.96	q
7.	1	Dennis Licht		3:42.18
8.	1	Oleksandr Borysyuk		3:42.65	PB
9.	2	Rui Silva Rui Silva Rui Silva is a Portuguese athlete, who represents Sporting Clube de Portugal. As a distance runner, he specializes at the 1500 and 3000 m events, although he has at times run the 800 metres as well. He is the national champion at 1500 m...		3:42.89	Q
10.	2	Álvaro Rodríguez Álvaro Rodríguez (athlete) -Achievements:-References:...		3:42.90	Q
11.	2	Arturo Casado Arturo Casado Arturo Casado Alda is a Spanish middle distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:800 metres - 1:44.74 - Rieti 29.08.20101500 metres - 3:32.70 - Berlin 22.08.2010*Mile - 3:52.38 - Oslo 15.06.2007...		3:43.02	Q
12.	2	Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen Carsten Schlangen is a German middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres.Born in Meppen, Germany, his first major competition was the 2006 European Athletics Championships where he was tenth in the heats of the 1500 m. He competed at the Internationales Stadionfest in 2006 –...		3:43.45
13.	2	Guillaume Éraud		3:43.67
14.	2	Łukasz Parszczyński		3:44.27
15.	1	Niclas Sandells		3:44.63
16.	2	Vyacheslav Sokolov		3:46.29
17.	1	Bruno Albuquerque		3:47.08
18.	2	Péter Szemeti		3:49.65
19.	2	Mikael Bergdahl		3:50.59
20.	2	Bas Eefting		3:54.62
21.	1	Barnabás Bene		3:57.13
22.	2	Cene Šubic		3:57.85

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Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
	Rui Silva Rui Silva Rui Silva is a Portuguese athlete, who represents Sporting Clube de Portugal. As a distance runner, he specializes at the 1500 and 3000 m events, although he has at times run the 800 metres as well. He is the national champion at 1500 m...		3:44.38
	Diego Ruíz Diego Ruiz (athlete) Diego Ruiz Sanz is a Spanish middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.-Personal bests:400 metres - 47.67 s 800 metres - 1:46.40 min...		3:44.70
	Yoann Kowal Yoann Kowal Yoann Kowal is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He was born in Nogent-le-Rotrou. He won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:33.75 min...		3:44.75
4	Wolfram Müller Wolfram Müller Wolfram Müller is a German middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He became European junior 5000 metres champion in 1999. In his special distance he won the silver medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships and finished seventh at the 2005 European Indoor Championships...		3:44.95
5	Arturo Casado Arturo Casado Arturo Casado Alda is a Spanish middle distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:800 metres - 1:44.74 - Rieti 29.08.20101500 metres - 3:32.70 - Berlin 22.08.2010*Mile - 3:52.38 - Oslo 15.06.2007...		3:45.17
6	Christian Obrist Christian Obrist Christian Obrist is an Italian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He finished seventh in the 1500 m final at both the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich and the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg...		3:45.47
7	Álvaro Rodríguez Álvaro Rodríguez (athlete) -Achievements:-References:...		3:46.86
8	Goran Nava Goran Nava Goran Nava is an Serbian middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...		3:48.65
9	Neil Speaight Neil Speaight Neil Speaight is a British middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	United Kingdom	3:51.04

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