1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres

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The men's 1500 metres event at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 24 and 25 February in Vienna.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Eamonn Coghlan
 Ireland
Thomas Wessinghage
 West Germany
John Robson
 Great Britain

Results

Heats

First 4 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Thomas Wessinghage  West Germany 3:44.6 Q
2 2 Ray Flynn  Ireland 3:45.1 Q
3 2 John Robson  Great Britain 3:45.3 Q
4 2 Marc Nevens  Belgium 3:45.5 Q
5 1 Eamonn Coghlan  Ireland 3:45.6 Q
6 1 Harald Hudak  West Germany 3:46.1 Q
7 1 Antti Loikkanen  Finland 3:46.4 Q
8 1 Wybo Lelieveld  Netherlands 3:46.4 Q
9 2 Joost Borm  Netherlands 3:46.6
10 1 Laurent Rutton  France 3:46.8
11 1 Jozef Plachý  Czechoslovakia 3:47.1
12 1 Claudio Patrignani  Italy 3:47.6
13 2 Vinko Pokrajčić  Yugoslavia 3:48.2 [3]
14 1 Erwin Wagger  Austria 3:49.4
15 1 Ruben Sørensen  Denmark 3:50.8
16 2 Arpad Bari  Czechoslovakia 3:50.9

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eamonn Coghlan  Ireland 3:41.8 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thomas Wessinghage  West Germany 3:42.2 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John Robson  Great Britain 3:42.8 PB
4 Antti Loikkanen  Finland 3:44.7 SB
5 Marc Nevens  Belgium 3:45.2 PB
6 Harald Hudak  West Germany 3:45.9 PB
7 Ray Flynn  Ireland 3:51.5
8 Wybo Lelieveld  Netherlands 3:55.4

References