6th IAAF World Indoor Championships. 1997 Paris France
Men 1500 meter
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Hicham El Guerroudj | MAR | 3:40.18 | Q |
| 2 | Niall Bruton | IRL | 3:40.77 | Q |
| 3 | Jason Pyrah | USA | 3:41.11 | Q |
| 4 | Luis Feiteira | POR | 3:41.46 | |
| 5 | Balazs Tolgyesi | HUN | 3:41.94 | |
| 6 | Ian Campbell | GBR | 3:42.30 | |
| 7 | Giuseppe D'Urso | ITA | 3:46.06 | |
| Ibrahim M. Adan | SOM | DNS | ||
| Benson Koech | KEN | DNS |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | William Tanui | KEN | 3:41.32 | Q |
| 2 | Andres Diaz | ESP | 3:41.34 | Q |
| 3 | Christophe Impens | BEL | 3:41.97 | Q |
| 4 | Azzeddine Sediki | MAR | 3:42.52 | |
| 5 | Nadir Bosch | FRA | 3:43.10 | |
| 6 | Dominique Loser | GER | 3:48.01 | |
| 7 | Edgar de Oliveira | BRA | 3:51.41 | |
| 8 | Andrea Abelli | ITA | 3:57.65 | |
| Mohamed Yaqoub | SUD | DNS |
Heat 3
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Rudiger Stenzel | GER | 3:39.36 | Q |
| 2 | Ali Hakimi | TUN | 3:39.49 | Q |
| 3 | Kader Chekhemani | FRA | 3:39.52 | Q |
| 4 | Branko Zorko | CRO | 3:39.61 | q |
| 5 | Graham Hood | CAN | 3:40.07 | q |
| 6 | Vyacheslav Shabunin | RUS | 3:40.13 | q |
| 7 | Stephen Agar | DMN | 3:45.33 | |
| 8 | Gilbert Mvuyekuri | BUR | 3:51.78 | |
| Carlos Sequeira | NCA | DNS |
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark |
| 1 | Hicham El Guerroudj | MAR | 3:35.31 |
| 2 | Rudiger Stenzel | GER | 3:37.24 |
| 3 | William Tanui | KEN | 3:37.48 |
| 4 | Branko Zorko | CRO | 3:39.25 |
| 5 | Andres Diaz | ESP | 3:39.73 |
| 6 | Ali Hakimi | TUN | 3:39.91 |
| 7 | Jason Pyrah | USA | 3:41.64 |
| 8 | Niall Bruton | IRL | 3:42.65 |
| 9 | Christophe Impens | BEL | 3:42.89 |
| 10 | Vyacheslav Shabunin | RUS | 3:44.85 |
| 11 | Graham Hood | CAN | 3:45.03 |
| 12 | Kader Chekhemani | FRA | 3:49.47 |
Women 1500 meter
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Yekaterina Podkopayeva | RUS | 4:11.23 | Q |
| 2 | Suzi Hamilton | USA | 4:11.47 | Q |
| 3 | Carla Sacramento | POR | 4:11.51 | Q |
| 4 | Lidia Chojecka | POL | 4:11.57 | Q |
| 5 | Kutre Dulecha | ETH | 4:11.60 | q |
| 6 | Sylvia Kuhnemund | GER | 4:12.22 | q |
| 7 | Frederique Quentin | FRA | 4:15.32 | |
| 8 | Shirley Griffiths | GBR | 4:15.45 | |
| Sinead delahunty | IRL | DNS | ||
| Gabriela Szabó | ROM | DNS |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark | |
| 1 | Patricia Djate-Taillard | FRA | 4:09.00 | Q |
| 2 | Mary Slaney | USA | 4:10.27 | Q |
| 3 | Malin Ewerlof | SWE | 4:11.02 | Q |
| 4 | Catalina Gheorghiu | ROM | 4:11.02 | Q |
| 5 | Margarita Marusova | RUS | 4:11.73 | q |
| 6 | ZU¥IGA Mayte | ESP | 4:12.15 | q |
| 7 | Jackline Maranga | KEN | 4:15.57 | |
| 8 | Gwen Griffiths | RSA | 4:20.52 | |
| 9 | Niusha Mancilla | BOL | 4:28.70 | |
| Sonia O'Sullivan | IRL | DNS | ||
| Malgorzata Rydz | POL | DNF |
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Mark |
| 1 | Yekaterina Podkopayeva | RUS | 4:05.19 |
| 2 | Mary Slaney | USA | 4:05.22 |
| 3 | Patricia Djate-Taillard | FRA | 4:06.16 |
| 4 | Lidia Chojecka | POL | 4:06.25 |
| 5 | Carla Sacramento | POR | 4:06.33 |
| 6 | Sylvia Kuhnemund | GER | 4:06.56 |
| 7 | Catalina Gheorghiu | ROM | 4:07.04 |
| 8 | Malin Ewerlof | SWE | 4:09.72 |
| 9 | Kutre Dulecha | ETH | 4:09.76 |
| 10 | Suzi Hamilton | USA | 4:10.82 |
| 11 | ZU¥IGA Mayte | ESP | 4:11.56 |
| 12 | Margarita Marusova | RUS | 4:14.43 |
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