1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres

None The men's 1500 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Milan.ResultsResults (p. 471) Medalists GoldSilverBronzeAntti LoikkanenOlaf BeyerJürgen Straub 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 Eberhard Helm 3:43.3 Q 2 1 János Zemen 3:43.4 Q 3 1 Bernhard Vifian 3:43.9 4 1 Henryk Wasilewski Poland 1928 3:45.7 5 1 Robert Nemeth 3:47.4 6 1 Kor Louws 3:52.7 1 2 Francis Gonzalez 3:39.6 Q 2 2 Antti Loikkanen 3:39.6 Q 3 2 Tamás Szántó 3:40.7 q 4 2 Joost Borm 3:43.2 q 5 2 Vittorio Fontanella 3:52.7 1 3 Thomas Wessinghage 99:99.93 Q 2 3 Jürgen Straub 99:99.94 Q 3 3 José Manuel Abascal Spain 1977 99:99.95 q 4 3 Anatoliy Mamontov 99:99.96 q 5 3 András Zsinka 99:99.97 6 3 Wybo Lelieveld 99:99.98 7 3 Juhani Sams 99:99.99 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 3:38.16 CR, NR Thomas Wessinghage 3:38.23 Jürgen Straub 3:40.2 04 4 José Manuel Abascal Spain 1977 3:40.3 05 5 Anatoliy Mamontov 3:41.1 NR 06 6 János Zemen 3:43.0 07 7 Francis Gonzalez 3:43.4 08 8 Joost Borm 3:45.2 09 9 Eberhard Helm 3:46.8 10 Tamás Szántó 3:49.0 References Category:1500 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships Category:Men's events at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships