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 edit
| Gold | Sydney Wooderson Great Britain
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| Silver | Joseph Mostert Belgium
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| Bronze | Luigi Beccali Italy
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Results edit
Final edit
5 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sydney Wooderson | Great Britain |
3:53.6 | CR |
 |
Joseph Mostert | Belgium |
3:54.5 | |
 |
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 edit
3 September
Heat 1 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (1)
Finland (2)
France (2)
Italy (2)
Luxembourg (1)
Netherlands (1)
Poland (1)
Sweden (2)
Great Britain (2)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 363–367, retrieved 13 August 2014