title: 2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
text: # 2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
  
  The men's 1500 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi stadium on August 7 and August 9, 2006.
  
  Baala successfully defended his 2002 title, while Heshko pipped Higuero on the final stretch.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Mehdi Baala France | Ivan Heshko Ukraine | Juan Carlos Higuero Spain |
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | August 7, 2006 | 19:10 | Semifinals |
  | August 9, 2006 | 19:20 | Final |
  
  ## Results
  
  | KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  ### Heats
  
  First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | Mehdi Baala | France | 3:39.74 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Mykola Labovskyi | Ukraine | 3:40.10 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Juan Carlos Higuero | Spain | 3:40.97 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Christian Obrist | Italy | 3:41.32 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Mirosław Formela | Poland | 3:41.38 | q |
  | 6 | 2 | Rizak Dirshe | Sweden | 3:41.67 | q |
  | 7 | 2 | Andrew Baddeley | United Kingdom | 3:41.92 | q |
  | 8 | 2 | Liam Reale | Ireland | 3:41.97 | q |
  | 9 | 2 | Manuel Damião | Portugal | 3:42.56 | |
  | 10 | 2 | Carsten Schlangen | Germany | 3:42.62 | |
  | 11 | 2 | Aleksandr Krivchonkov | Russia | 3:43.03 | |
  | 12 | 2 | Daniel Spitzl | Austria | 3:46.08 | |
  | 13 | 1 | Ivan Heshko | Ukraine | 3:47.12 | Q |
  | 14 | 1 | Arturo Casado | Spain | 3:47.16 | Q |
  | 15 | 1 | Sergio Gallardo | Spain | 3:47.82 | Q |
  | 16 | 1 | Michal Šneberger | Czech Republic | 3:47.96 | Q |
  | 17 | 1 | Abdelkader Bakhtache | France | 3:48.09 | |
  | 18 | 1 | Sergey Ivanov | Russia | 3:48.27 | |
  | 19 | 1 | Mounir Yemmouni | France | 3:48.34 | |
  | 20 | 1 | Bob Winter | Netherlands | 3:48.35 | |
  | 21 | 1 | Tim Clerbout | Belgium | 3:48.43 | |
  | 22 | 1 | Joel Bodén | Sweden | 3:48.54 | |
  | 23 | 1 | Stephen Davies | United Kingdom | 3:48.64 | |
  | 24 | 1 | Christian Neunhäuserer | Italy | 3:49.34 | |
  | 25 | 1 | Bård Kvalheim | Norway | 3:49.55 | |
  | 26 | 1 | James Nolan | Ireland | 3:49.94 | |
  | 27 | 2 | Matthieu Vandiest | Belgium | 3:50.28 | |
  | 28 | 1 | Michael East | United Kingdom | 4:11.89 | |
  | | 2 | Jonas Hamm | Finland | | DNF |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Mehdi Baala | France | 3:39.02 |
  | | Ivan Heshko | Ukraine | 3:39.50 |
  | | Juan Carlos Higuero | Spain | 3:39.62 |
  | 4 | Arturo Casado | Spain | 3:40.86 |
  | 5 | Sergio Gallardo | Spain | 3:41.24 |
  | 6 | Andrew Baddeley | United Kingdom | 3:42.31 |
  | 7 | Christian Obrist | Italy | 3:42.59 |
  | 8 | Liam Reale | Ireland | 3:42.65 |
  | 9 | Rizak Dirshe | Sweden | 3:42.87 |
  | 10 | Mirosław Formela | Poland | 3:43.16 |
  | 11 | Mykola Labovskyi | Ukraine | 3:43.47 |
  | 12 | Michal Šneberger | Czech Republic | 3:45.99 |
  