The men's 1500 metres event at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 and 11 March in Rotterdam. [1] [2]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Henryk Szordykowski | Herman Mignon | Klaus-Peter Justus |
Held on 10 March.
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Henryk Szordykowski | 3:43.83 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Herman Mignon | 3:43.99 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Klaus-Peter Justus | 3:44.12 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Haico Scharn | 3:44.45 | q | |
| 5 | 1 | Mikhail Ulimov | 3:44.48 | q | |
| 6 | 1 | Ivan Kováč | 3:44.58 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Jürgen Hemmerling | 3:44.86 | Q | |
| 8 | 2 | Włodzimierz Staszak | 3:45.56 | Q | |
| 9 | 2 | Bram Wassenaar | 3:45.72 | Q | |
| 10 | 2 | Edgard Salvé | 3:45.81 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Roelof Veld | 3:45.85 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Vladimir Yarovenko | 3:48.37 | ||
| 13 | 1 | Jean-Louis Benoît | 3:48.98 | ||
| 14 | 2 | Christian Collisy | 3:49.42 | ||
| 15 | 2 | Juan Borraz | 3:54.82 | ||
| 16 | 2 | Gerd Larsen | 4:00.97 |
Held on 11 March.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henryk Szordykowski | 3:43.01 | |||
| Herman Mignon | 3:43.16 | |||
| Klaus-Peter Justus | 3:43.36 | |||
| 4 | Jürgen Hemmerling | 3:43.59 | ||
| 5 | Mikhail Ulimov | 3:44.33 | ||
| 6 | Haico Scharn | 3:44.45 | ||
| 7 | Bram Wassenaar | 3:44.98 | ||
| 8 | Włodzimierz Staszak | 3:45.75 |