| Athletics at the 2015 Summer Universiade | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Half marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 1500 metres event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 8 and 10 July at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Aleksey Kharitonov | Abdelali Razyn | Staffan Ek |
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals. [1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksey Kharitonov | 3:39.13 | PB | ||
| Abdelali Razyn | 3:39.20 | PB | ||
| Staffan Ek | 3:39.68 | PB | ||
| 4 | Yegor Nikolayev | 3:40.06 | SB | |
| 5 | Robert Denault | 3:41.13 | ||
| 6 | Andries Hlaselo | 3:42.40 | ||
| 7 | Guillaume Adam | 3:42.62 | SB | |
| 8 | John Travers | 3:42.63 | ||
| 9 | Karl Robertson | 3:46.13 | PB | |
| 10 | Andreas Vojta | 3:54.58 | ||
| 11 | Andreas Lommer | 3:56.04 | ||
| Levent Ateş | DQ | R163.2 [3] |