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1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres

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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