1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Milan.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Antti Loikkanen Finland
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Olaf Beyer West Germany
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Jürgen Straub East Germany
|
Results[]
Heats[]
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | West Germany |
3:43.3 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | János Zemen |  Hungary |
3:43.4 | Q |
| 3 | 1 |  Switzerland |
3:43.9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Henryk Wasilewski |  Poland |
3:45.7 | |
| 5 | 1 | Robert Nemeth |  Austria |
3:47.4 | |
| 6 | 1 |  Netherlands |
3:52.7 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Francis Gonzalez |  France |
3:39.6 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Antti Loikkanen | Finland |
3:39.6 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Hungary |
3:40.7 | q | |
| 4 | 2 | Netherlands |
3:43.2 | q | |
| 5 | 2 | Vittorio Fontanella |  Italy |
3:52.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | Thomas Wessinghage | West Germany |
Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Jürgen Straub | East Germany |
Q | |
| 3 | 3 | José Manuel Abascal |  Spain |
q | |
| 4 | 3 |  Soviet Union |
q | ||
| 5 | 3 | András Zsinka | Hungary |
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| 6 | 3 | Netherlands |
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| 7 | 3 | Finland |
Note: The judges had the competitors in heat 3 run one extra lap by mistake, so no times were recorded. After much deliberation and protests, it was decided to let four runners from that heat to the final.
Final[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Antti Loikkanen | Finland |
3:38.16 | CR, NR |
 |
Thomas Wessinghage | West Germany |
3:38.23 | |
 |
Jürgen Straub | East Germany |
3:40.2 | |
| 4 | José Manuel Abascal | Spain |
3:40.3 | |
| 5 | Soviet Union |
3:41.1 | NR | |
| 6 | János Zemen | Hungary |
3:43.0 | |
| 7 | Francis Gonzalez | France |
3:43.4 | |
| 8 | Netherlands |
3:45.2 | ||
| 9 | West Germany |
3:46.8 | ||
| 10 | Hungary |
3:49.0 |
References[]
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- 1500 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships
- 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships