The men's 1500 metres at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 14 and 15 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
Background
+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior 1500 Metres men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2026. 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998 European record"All time Top lists – Senior 1500 Metres men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2026.3:26.73Fontvieille, Monaco12 July 2024 Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 2 August 2026. 3:31.95 Rome, Italy 12 June 2024 World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 1500 Metres men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2026. 3:27.62 London, United Kingdom 18 July 2026 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 1500 Metres men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
Qualification For the men's 1500 metres, the qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by running the entry standard of 3:33.50 min or faster, by wildcard for the 2024 European Athletics Champion (not used since Jakob Ingebrigtsen chose not to participate), or by their position on the World Athletics Rankings for the event. The target number was 30 athletes"Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 14 November 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026. (eventually 31 were selected).
+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Azeddine Habz Qualified by Entry Standard 3:29.80 - Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) - 28 JUN 2026 2 1 Jake Wightman Qualified by Entry Standard 3:29.95 - Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) - 28 JUN 2026 3 1 Robert Farken Qualified by Entry Standard 3:30.09 - Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) - 18 JUL 2026 4 1 Narve Gilje Nordås Qualified by Entry Standard 3:30.26 - TSV Stadion, Pfungstadt (GER) - 20 AUG 2025 5 1 Isaac Nader Qualified by Entry Standard 3:30.43 - Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) - 31 MAY 2026 6 1 Samuel Pihlström Qualified by Entry Standard 3:31.15 - Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) - 28 AUG 2025 7 2 Paul Anselmini Qualified by Entry Standard 3:31.36 - Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) - 28 JUN 2026 8 3 Titouan Le Grix Qualified by Entry Standard 3:31.46 - Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) - 28 JUN 2026 9 2 José Carlos Pinto Qualified by Entry Standard 3:31.47 - Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) - 14 JUL 2026 10 1 Samuel Chapple Qualified by Entry Standard 3:31.65 - Moselstadion, Trier (GER) - 02 SEP 2025 11 1 Andrew Coscoran Qualified by Entry Standard 3:31.65 - Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) - 31 MAY 2026 12 1 Adrián Ben Qualified by Entry Standard 3:31.70 - TSV Stadion, Pfungstadt (GER) - 20 AUG 2025 13 2 Jake Heyward Qualified by Entry Standard 3:31.81 - Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) - 18 JUL 2026 14 1 Pietro Arese Qualified by Entry Standard 3:31.87 - Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) - 14 JUL 2026 reserve 4 Romain Mornet Qualified by Entry Standard 3:32.08 - Stade Raymond Petit, Tomblaine (FRA) - 03 JUL 2026 15 1 Ruben Verheyden Qualified by Entry Standard 3:32.38 - Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) - 31 MAY 2026 16 2 Stefan Nilessen Qualified by Entry Standard 3:32.45 - Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) - 28 JUN 2026 17 3 Arlo Ludewick Qualified by Entry Standard 3:32.92 - Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) - 18 JUL 2026 reserve 4 Thomas Keen Qualified by Entry Standard 3:32.94 - Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) - 18 JUL 2026 18 2 Pieter Sisk Qualified by Entry Standard 3:33.30 - Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) - 22 AUG 2025 19 1 Raphael Pallitsch Qualified by Entry Standard 3:33.41 - Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) - 14 JUL 2026 20 3 Jochem Vermeulen Qualified by Entry Standard 3:33.42 - Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) - 22 AUG 2025 21 2 Ignacio Fontes Qualified by Entry Standard 3:33.42 - Stade d'Athletisme Pierre Voillequin, Troyes (FRA) - 28 JUN 2026 22 1 Yervand Mkrtchyan Qualified by Universality Place 23 3 Carlos Sáez Qualified by World Rankings 26th - 1227 points reserve 4 Mariano García Qualified by World Rankings 28th - 1223 points 24 2 Cathal Doyle Qualified by World Rankings 30th - 1222 points reserve 5 Martín Segurola Qualified by World Rankings 34th - 1202 points 25 2 Joao Bussotti Neves Qualified by World Rankings 35th - 1200 points 26 3 Nuno Pereira Qualified by World Rankings 36th - 1198 points 27 1 Filip Ostrowski Qualified by World Rankings 37th - 1197 points 28 2 Marc Tortell Qualified by World Rankings 39th - 1195 points 29 1 Salih Teksöz Qualified by World Rankings 40th - 1192 points 30 2 Andreas Fjeld Halvorsen Qualified by World Rankings 41st - 1192 points 31 1 Matan Ivri Qualified by World Rankings 44th - 1189 points reserve 2 Mehmet Çelik Next best by World Rankings 47th - 1189 points reserve 1 Pol Moya Next best by World Rankings 49th - 1187 points reserve 1 Rok Markelj Next best by World Rankings 57th - 1165 points reserve 1 Joonas Rinne Next best by World Rankings 59th - 1162 points reserve 2 Santtu Heikkinen Next best by World Rankings 64th - 1158 points reserve 3 Moa Abounnachat Bollerød Next best by World Rankings 67th - 1149 points reserve 1 Nino Jambrešić Next best by World Rankings 69th - 1147 points reserve 3 Simone Valduga Next best by World Rankings 76th - 1139 points
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Schedule DateTimeRound14 August 202612:05Round 115 August 202621:07Final
Results
Round 1 Round 1 was held on 14 August 2026, at 12:05 in the afternoon. First 6 in each heat (Q) advanced to the final.
Heat 1 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Jake Heyward 3:35.49 2 Isaac Nader 3:35.67 3 Azeddine Habz 3:36.06 4 Stefan Nilessen 3:36.07 5 Narve Gilje Nordås 3:36.17 6 Arlo Ludewick 3:36.27 7 Paul Anselmini 3:36.84 8 3:36.93 9 Ruben Verheyden 3:38.19 10 Filip Ostrowski 3:38.70 11 Joao Bussotti Neves 3:39.01 12 Marc Tortell 3:42.21 13 Pieter Sisk 3:44.67 14 Carlos Sáez 3:55.49 15 Cathal Doyle 4:36.28
Heat 2 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Jake Wightman 3:41.57 2 Robert Farken 3:41.65 3 Samuel Pihlström 3:41.84 4 Andrew Coscoran 3:41.86 5 Pietro Arese 3:41.94 6 Romain Mornet 3:41.95 7 José Carlos Pinto 3:42.11 8 Adrián Ben 3:42.52 9 Raphael Pallitsch 3:42.55 10 Samuel Chapple 3:42.72 11 3:42.99 12 Jochem Vermeulen 3:43.41 13 Nuno Pereira 3:43.74 14 Mariano García 3:44.99 15 Yervand Mkrtchyan 3:51.60 16 Andreas Fjeld Halvorsen 3:51.70
Final The final was held on 15 August 2026, at 21:07 in the evening.
Place Athlete Nation Time Notes Stefan Nilessen 3:35.70 Samuel Pihlström 3:36.16 Andrew Coscoran 3:36.24 4 Jake Heyward 3:36.40 5 Arlo Ludewick 3:36.65 6 Jake Wightman 3:37.18 7 Narve Gilje Nordås 3:37.31 8 Romain Mornet 3:37.37 9 Robert Farken 3:37.49 10 Azeddine Habz 3:37.61 11 Pietro Arese 3:38.15 12 Isaac Nader 3:39.69
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