1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres

Men's 1500 metres
at the European Athletics Championships

The men's 1500 metres at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 3 and 5 September 1938.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Sydney Wooderson
 Great Britain
Silver Joseph Mostert
 Belgium
Bronze Luigi Beccali
 Italy

Results

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Final

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5 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sydney Wooderson  Great Britain 3:53.6 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Joseph Mostert  Belgium 3:54.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Luigi Beccali  Italy 3:55.2
4 Niilo Hartikka  Finland 3:56.5
5 Toivo Sarkama  Finland 3:56.7
6 Jan Staniszewski  Poland 3:58.4
7 Jim Alford  Great Britain 4:03.0
8 Ingvar Haglund  Sweden 4:08.2
9 Robert Goix  France 4:10.0
Pierre Leichtnam  France DNF

Heats

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3 September

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Joseph Mostert  Belgium 3:57.7 Q
2 Toivo Sarkama  Finland 3:57.8 Q
3 Sydney Wooderson  Great Britain 3:58.1 Q
4 Ingvar Haglund  Sweden 3:59.5 Q
5 Robert Goix  France 4:09.0 Q
6 Renzo Zipoli  Italy 4:11.0
7 Frits de Ruyter  Netherlands NT

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Luigi Beccali  Italy 4:02.0 Q
2 Niilo Hartikka  Finland 4:02.3 Q
3 Jim Alford  Great Britain 4:02.5 Q
4 Pierre Leichtnam  France 4:03.1 Q
5 Jan Staniszewski  Poland 4:03.6 Q
6 Jean Deloge  Luxembourg 4:12.1
Åke Jansson  Sweden DNF

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 363–367, retrieved 13 August 2014