The men's 1500 metres at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on the short track of the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń in Toruń, Poland, on 20 and 22 March 2026. This was the 22nd time the event was contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
Background The men's 1500 metres was contested 21 times before 2026, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships. +Records before the 2026 World Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsRecordAthlete (nation)Time (s)LocationDateWorld record 3:29.63 Liévin, France 13 February 2025Championship record3:32.77 Belgrade, Serbia 20 March 20222026 World Lead3:30.80Salem, United States14 February 2026
Qualification For the men's 1500 metres, the qualification period ran from 1 November 2025 until 8 March 2026. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard of 3:36.00 s. Athletes could also qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard. There is a target number of 30 athletes.
Results Round 1 Round 1 was held on 20 March, starting at 18:54 (UTC+1) in the evening. Qualification: First 3 of each heat () qualify to Final.
Place Athlete Nation Time Notes1Federico Riva 3:40.52 2Adam Spencer 3:40.79 3Nathan Green 3:40.97 4Romain Mornet 3:41.68 5Robert Farken 3:41.79 6Pieter Sisk 3:42.45 7James McMurray 3:42.51 8Eduardo Herrera 3:42.70 9Rok Markelj 3:45.08 10Aldin Ćatović 3:48.51
Heat 2 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes1Samuel Pihlström 3:43.38 2Isaac Nader 3:43.58 3Carlos Sáez 3:43.75 4Luke Houser 3:43.87 5Jochem Vermeulen 3:44.55 6Pol Moya 3:44.68 7Jack Higgins 3:44.75 8Aaron Ahl 3:45.11 9James Gormley 3:50.7110Samat Kazakbaev 3:57.37
Heat 3 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1Mariano García 3:38.19 2Titouan Le Grix 3:38.92 3Samuel Chapple 3:39.03 4Foster Malleck 3:39.05 5Håkon Moe Berg 3:39.29 6Žan Rudolf 3:40.20 7Festus Lagat 3:40.268Pietro Arese 3:40.91 9Kamil Herzyk 3:44.31 10Camden Gilmore 3:47.13
Final The final was held on 22 March, starting at 18:38 (UTC+1) in the evening.
Place Athlete Nation Time Notes Mariano García 3:39.63 Isaac Nader 3:40.06 Adam Spencer 3:40.26 4Samuel Pihlström 3:40.59 5Samuel Chapple 3:40.59 6Nathan Green 3:40.78 7Federico Riva 3:40.98 8Carlos Sáez 3:42.46 9Titouan Le Grix 3:42.69
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