The men's 1500 metres event at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 24 and 25 February in Vienna.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Eamonn Coghlan Ireland |
Thomas Wessinghage West Germany |
John Robson Great Britain |
Results
Heats
First 4 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Thomas Wessinghage | West Germany | 3:44.6 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ray Flynn | Ireland | 3:45.1 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | John Robson | Great Britain | 3:45.3 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Marc Nevens | Belgium | 3:45.5 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Eamonn Coghlan | Ireland | 3:45.6 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Harald Hudak | West Germany | 3:46.1 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Antti Loikkanen | Finland | 3:46.4 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Wybo Lelieveld | Netherlands | 3:46.4 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Joost Borm | Netherlands | 3:46.6 | |
| 10 | 1 | Laurent Rutton | France | 3:46.8 | |
| 11 | 1 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia | 3:47.1 | |
| 12 | 1 | Claudio Patrignani | Italy | 3:47.6 | |
| 13 | 2 | Vinko Pokrajčić | Yugoslavia | 3:48.2 | |
| 14 | 1 | Erwin Wagger | Austria | 3:49.4 | |
| 15 | 1 | Ruben Sørensen | Denmark | 3:50.8 | |
| 16 | 2 | Arpad Bari | Czechoslovakia | 3:50.9 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eamonn Coghlan | Ireland | 3:41.8 | SB | |
| Thomas Wessinghage | West Germany | 3:42.2 | SB | |
| John Robson | Great Britain | 3:42.8 | PB | |
| 4 | Antti Loikkanen | Finland | 3:44.7 | SB |
| 5 | Marc Nevens | Belgium | 3:45.2 | PB |
| 6 | Harald Hudak | West Germany | 3:45.9 | PB |
| 7 | Ray Flynn | Ireland | 3:51.5 | |
| 8 | Wybo Lelieveld | Netherlands | 3:55.4 |