Athletics at the 1977 Summer Universiade – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1977 Summer Universiade was held at the Vassil Levski Stadion in Sofia on 22 and 23 August.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Jozef Plachý Czechoslovakia
|
Mike Kearns Great Britain
|
Abderrahmane Morceli Algeria
|
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Juhani Sams |  Finland |
3:40.6 | Q[1] |
| 7 | 4 | Jamie Botten |  Australia |
3:58.4 | [2] |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia |
3:40.2 | |
 |
Mike Kearns | Great Britain |
3:40.9 | |
 |
Abderrahmane Morceli | Algeria |
3:41.0 | |
| 4 | Luis Medina |  Cuba |
3:41.4 | |
| 5 | Juhani Sams | Finland |
3:41.5 | |
| 6 | Klaus-Peter Weippert |  East Germany |
3:41.5 | |
| 7 | Vladimir Yerokhin |  Soviet Union |
3:41.7 | |
| 8 | Paul Lawther | Great Britain |
3:41.8 | |
| 9 | Valeriy Abramov | Soviet Union |
3:42.0 | |
| 10 | Vladimir Kanev |  Bulgaria |
3:42.3 | |
| 11 | Harald Hudak |  West Germany |
3:47.8 | |
| 12 | Michael Lederer | West Germany |
3:56.0 |
References
- ^ Year list
- ^ Australian results
- ^ "Final results". Chicago Tribune. 24 August 1977. p. 64. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The San Bernardino County Sun. 24 August 1977. p. 52. Retrieved 22 March 2020.