The men's 1500 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 26th of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion was Hudson de Souza of Brazil.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter one athlete regardless if they had met the qualification standard. To enter two entrants both athletes had to have met the minimum standard (3:48.0) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).
Schedule
Results
All times shown are in seconds.
Final
Held on October 26.