The men's 1500 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 and 27 August 1950.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Wim Slijkhuis Netherlands
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| Silver | Patrick El Mabrouk France
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| Bronze | William Nankeville Great Britain
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
27 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Wim Slijkhuis | Netherlands |
3:47.2 | CR |
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Patrick El Mabrouk | France |
3:47.8 | |
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Bill Nankeville | Great Britain |
3:48.0 | NR |
| 4 | Ilmari Taipale |  Finland |
3:50.4 | |
| 5 | Len Eyre | Great Britain |
3:51.0 | |
| 6 | Václav Čevona |  Czechoslovakia |
3:51.4 | |
| 7 | Ingvar Ericsson |  Sweden |
3:52.4 | |
| 8 | Jean Vernier | France |
3:53.2 | |
| 9 | Andrija Otenhajmer |  Yugoslavia |
3:53.4 | |
| 10 | Daniel Janssens |  Belgium |
3:56.8 | |
| 11 | Frans Herman | Belgium |
4:05.2 | |
| Lennart Strand | Sweden |
DNF |
Heats[edit]
24 August
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Len Eyre | Great Britain |
3:53.0 | Q |
| 2 | Ilmari Taipale | Finland |
3:53.2 | Q |
| 3 | Frans Herman | Belgium |
3:54.6 | Q |
| 4 | Lennart Strand | Sweden |
3:58.2 | Q |
| 5 | Zdravko Ceraj | Yugoslavia |
4:01.8 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Vernier | France |
3:54.6 | Q |
| 2 | Ingvar Ericsson | Sweden |
3:54.7 | Q |
| 3 | Andrija Otenhajmer | Yugoslavia |
3:55.0 | Q |
| 4 | Bill Nankeville | Great Britain |
3:55.6 | Q |
| 5 | Hans Harting | Netherlands |
3:56.8 | |
| 6 | Alois Imfeld |  Switzerland |
4:01.2 | |
| 7 | Angelo Tagliapietra |  Italy |
4:01.8 |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick El Mabrouk | France |
4:01.8 | Q |
| 2 | Wim Slijkhuis | Netherlands |
4:02.6 | Q |
| 3 | Václav Čevona | Czechoslovakia |
4:02.8 | Q |
| 4 | Daniel Janssens | Belgium |
4:04.2 | Q |
| 5 | Bruno Schneider |  Austria |
4:04.8 | |
| 6 | Loukas Adamopoulos |  Greece |
4:06.6 | |
| 7 | Pétur Einarsson |  Iceland |
4:08.8 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
- Austria (1)
- Belgium (2)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Finland (1)
- France (2)
- Greece (1)
- Iceland (1)
- Italy (1)
- Netherlands (3)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (1)
- Great Britain (2)
- Yugoslavia (2)
References[edit]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 1500 metres | |
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