2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 9–10.Medalists
Results
Heats
First 2 of each heat and the next 3 fastest qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 3 | Rui Silva | | 3:37.79 | Q |
| 3 | Adil Kaouch | | 3:37.90 | Q, PB |
| 1 | Reyes Estévez | | 3:37.93 | Q |
| 1 | Noah Ngeny | | 3:38.22 | Q |
| 1 | Hailu Mekonnen | | 3:38.41 | q |
| 1 | Julius Achon | | 3:39.14 | q |
| 3 | Juan Carlos Higuero | | 3:39.21 | q, PB |
| 3 | Vyacheslav Shabunin | | 3:39.40 | |
| 3 | Branko Zorko | | 3:39.55 | SB |
| 10 | 1 | Jason Lunn | | 3:40.42 | PB |
| 11 | 1 | Luis Feiteira | | 3:40.68 | SB |
| 12 | 1 | Peter Philipp | | 3:40.93 | |
| 13 | 1 | Hudson de Souza | | 3:43.14 | |
| 14 | 3 | Marko Koers | | 3:43.17 | |
| 15 | 3 | Darko Radomirović | | 3:46.36 | |
| 16 | 2 | Laban Rotich | | 3:47.00 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | Seneca Lassiter | | 3:47.06 | Q |
| 18 | 2 | Kevin Sullivan | | 3:47.19 | |
| 19 | 2 | Daniel Zegeye | | 3:47.94 | |
| 20 | 3 | Clyde Colenso | | 3:48.07 | |
| 21 | 2 | Kamal Boulahfane | | 3:48.59 | |
| 22 | 2 | Aléxis Abraham | | 3:49.21 | |
| 23 | 2 | Youssef Baba | | 3:49.46 | |
| 24 | 2 | Jürgen Vandewiele | | 3:53.42 | |
| 25 | 3 | Fortunato Yaccdob | | 3:56.31 | |
| 26 | 3 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | | 4:02.79 | |
| 27 | 2 | Saad Jalal Uddin | | 4:03.43 | |
| 28 | 2 | Youssouf Diallo | | 4:06.70 | |
| 1 | Alexis Sharangabo | | | |
Final
