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1950 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 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 and 27 August 1950.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Wim Slijkhuis
 Netherlands
Silver Patrick El Mabrouk
 France
Bronze William Nankeville
 Great Britain

Results

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Final

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27 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wim Slijkhuis  Netherlands 3:47.2 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Patrick El Mabrouk  France 3:47.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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24 August

Heat 1

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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

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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

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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

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According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014