The men's 1500 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 14–15 March 2003.
The winning margin was 0.03 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the joint-narrowest winning margin in the men's 1500 metres at these championships.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Driss Maazouzi France |
Bernard Lagat Kenya |
Abdelkader Hachlaf Morocco |
Results
editHeats
editFirst 2 of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Bernard Lagat | Kenya | 3:39.97 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Roberto Parra |  Spain | 3:40.40 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Ivan Heshko |  Ukraine | 3:40.61 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Andrey Zadorozhniy |  Russia | 3:40.80 | q, SB |
| 5 | 2 | James Nolan |  Ireland | 3:40.85 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Mirosław Formela |  Poland | 3:40.89 | PB |
| 7 | 3 | Cornelius Chirchir | Kenya | 3:41.08 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | James Thie |  Great Britain | 3:41.18 | PB |
| 9 | 3 | Juan Carlos Higuero | Spain | 3:41.37 | Q, SB |
| 10 | 3 | Julius Achon |  Uganda | 3:41.85 | SB |
| 11 | 3 | Anis Selmouni | Morocco | 3:41.99 | |
| 12 | 3 | Tarek Boukensa |  Algeria | 3:42.88 | |
| 13 | 3 | Jason Lunn |  United States | 3:43.31 | |
| 14 | 3 | Christian Obrist |  Italy | 3:43.97 | |
| 15 | 3 | Philippe Bandi |  Switzerland | 3:44.37 | |
| 16 | 2 | Salvatore Vincenti | Italy | 3:45.93 | |
| 17 | 2 | Luís Feiteira |  Portugal | 3:46.99 | |
| 18 | 1 | Driss Maazouzi | France | 3:48.36 | Q |
| 19 | 1 | Abdelkader Hachlaf | Morocco | 3:48.39 | Q |
| 20 | 1 | Rui Silva | Portugal | 3:48.41 | |
| 21 | 1 | Michal Šneberger |  Czech Republic | 3:48.65 | |
| 22 | 1 | Michael Stember | United States | 3:48.71 | |
| 23 | 1 | Michael East | Great Britain | 3:49.31 | |
| 24 | 1 | Zbigniew Graczyk | Poland | 3:49.39 | |
| 25 | 1 | Graham Hood |  Canada | 3:50.86 | |
| 26 | 3 | Abdillahi Bouh Moumin |  Djibouti | 4:15.51 | NR |
Final
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Driss Maazouzi | France | 3:42.59 | |
 | Bernard Lagat | Kenya | 3:42.62 | |
 | Abdelkader Hachlaf | Morocco | 3:42.71 | |
| 4 | Cornelius Chirchir | Kenya | 3:43.03 | |
| 5 | Ivan Heshko | Ukraine | 3:44.56 | |
| 6 | James Nolan | Ireland | 3:44.67 | |
| 7 | Andrey Zadorozhniy | Russia | 3:44.80 | |
| 8 | Juan Carlos Higuero | Spain | 3:44.81 | |
| 9 | Roberto Parra | Spain | 3:47.44 |