1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 1,500 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 39 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 6th September 1987. The winning margin was 1.23 seconds.

Semi-finals

 * Held on Friday 1987-09-04

Qualifying heats

 * Held on Thursday 1987-09-03