These are the official results of the Men's 1,500 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece, held at Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" on 9 and 11 September 1982.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Steve Cram Great Britain
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| Silver | Nikolay Kirov Soviet Union
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| Bronze | José Manuel Abascal Spain
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
11 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Steve Cram | Great Britain |
3:36.49 | |
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Nikolay Kirov | Soviet Union |
3:36.99 | |
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José Manuel Abascal | Spain |
3:37.04 | |
| 4 | Robert Nemeth |  Austria |
3:37.81 | |
| 5 | Vitaliy Tyshchenko | Soviet Union |
3:38.15 | |
| 6 | Uwe Becker |  West Germany |
3:38.17 | |
| 7 | Pierre Délèze |  Switzerland |
3:39.64 | |
| 8 | Ray Flynn |  Ireland |
3:40.44 | |
| 9 | Dragan Zdravković |  Yugoslavia |
3:42.44 | |
| 10 | Vinko Pokrajčić | Yugoslavia |
3:44.00 | |
| 11 | Andreas Busse |  East Germany |
3:44.50 | |
| Graham Williamson | Great Britain |
DNF |
Heats[edit]
9 September
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Délèze | Switzerland |
3:42.75 | Q |
| 2 | Graham Williamson | Great Britain |
3:43.01 | Q |
| 3 | Dragan Zdravković | Yugoslavia |
3:43.02 | Q |
| 4 | Claudio Patrignani |  Italy |
3:43.12 | |
| 5 | Mirosław Żerkowski |  Poland |
3:43.46 | |
| 6 | Alexandre Gonzalez |  France |
3:43.70 | |
| 7 | Hristos Papahristos |  Greece |
3:44.12 | |
| 8 | Arno Körmeling |  Netherlands |
3:44.18 | |
| 9 | Jan Persson |  Sweden |
3:44.94 | |
| 10 | Antonio Atabao |  Portugal |
3:46.99 | |
| 11 | John Chappory |  Gibraltar |
3:57.91 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Manuel Abascal | Spain |
3:40.32 | Q |
| 2 | Uwe Becker | West Germany |
3:40.50 | Q |
| 3 | Andreas Busse | East Germany |
3:40.53 | Q |
| 4 | Nikolay Kirov | Soviet Union |
3:40.91 | q |
| 5 | João Campos | Portugal |
3:42.74 | |
| 6 | Johnny Kroon | Sweden |
3:42.75 | |
| 7 | Dave Taylor | Ireland |
3:43.86 | |
| 8 | Jón Diðriksson |  Iceland |
3:44.03 | |
| 9 | Sermet Timurlenk |  Turkey |
3:44.24 | |
| 10 | Philippe Dien | France |
3:45.13 |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Cram | Great Britain |
3:38.06 | Q |
| 2 | Vitaliy Tyshchenko | Soviet Union |
3:38.46 | Q |
| 3 | Ray Flynn | Ireland |
3:38.62 | Q |
| 4 | Robert Nemeth | Austria |
3:39.57 | q |
| 5 | Vinko Pokrajčić | Yugoslavia |
3:40.86 | q |
| 6 | Justin Gloden |  Luxembourg |
3:41.62 | |
| 7 | Carlos Cabral | Portugal |
3:42.29 | |
| 8 | Stefano Mei | Italy |
3:43.05 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
- Austria (1)
- East Germany (1)
- France (2)
- Gibraltar (1)
- Great Britain (2)
- Greece (1)
- Iceland (1)
- Ireland (2)
- Italy (2)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Netherlands (1)
- Poland (1)
- Portugal (3)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Spain (1)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (1)
- Turkey (1)
- West Germany (1)
- Yugoslavia (2)
See also[edit]
- 1978 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres (Prague)
- 1980 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Moscow)
- 1983 Men's World Championships 1,500 metres (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships 1,500 metres (Rome)
References[edit]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 436–443, retrieved 13 August 2014
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