The men's 1500 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 30 June and 1 July.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Henrik Ingebrigtsen Norway
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| Silver | Florian Carvalho France
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| Bronze | David Bustos Spain
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Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
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3:26.00 | Rome, Italy | 14 July 1998 |
| European record | Fermín Cacho (ESP)
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3:28.95 | Zürich, Switzerland | 13 August 1997 |
| Championship record | Fermín Cacho (ESP)
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3:35.27 | Helsinki, Finland | 9 August 1994 |
| World Leading |  Silas Kiplagat (KEN)
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3:29.63 | Doha, Qatar | 11 May 2012 |
| European Leading |  İlham Tanui Özbilen (TUR)
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3:33.32 | Doha, Qatar | 11 May 2012 |
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2012 | 13:45 | Round 1 |
| 1 July 2012 | 18:50 | Final |
Results edit
Round 1 edit
First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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11 | Henrik Ingebrigtsen | Norway |
3:46.20 | |
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10 | Florian Carvalho | France |
3:46.33 | |
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7 | David Bustos | Spain |
3:46.45 | |
| 4 | 9 | Hélio Gomes |  Portugal |
3:46.50 | |
| 5 | 1 | Bartosz Nowicki |  Poland |
3:46.69 | |
| 6 | 2 | Dmitrijs Jurkevičs |  Latvia |
3:47.36 | |
| 7 | 3 | Goran Nava |  Serbia |
3:47.74 | |
| 8 | 5 | Abdellah Haidane |  Italy |
3:47.79 | |
| 9 | 12 | Andreas Vojta |  Austria |
3:53.23 | |
| 10 | 8 | Florian Orth |  Germany |
3:58.54 | |
| 11 | 6 | Niclas Sandells |  Finland |
4:03.34 | |
| 4 | İlham Tanui Özbilen | Turkey |
DQ[1] |
References edit
- ^ Disqualified for obstructing another competitor. [1] Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today