1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
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{{1938 European Athletics Championships}}
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.
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| title = European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK
| url = http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf
| pages = 363–367
| publisher = European Athletics Association
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| accessdate = 13 August 2014
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Medalists
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| bgcolor="gold"|Gold | Sydney Wooderson {{flagcountry|GBR}} |
| bgcolor="silver"|Silver | Joseph Mostert {{flagcountry|BEL}} |
| bgcolor="CC9966"|Bronze | Luigi Beccali {{flagcountry|ITA|1861}} |
Results
=Final=
5 September
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| {{Gold1}} | align=left | Sydney Wooderson | align=left | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 3:53.6 | {{AthAbbr|CR|European Athletics Championships}} |
| {{Silver2}} | align=left | Joseph Mostert | align=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}} | 3:54.5 | |
| {{Bronze3}} | align=left | Luigi Beccali | align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA|1861}} | 3:55.2 | |
| 4 | align=left | Niilo Hartikka | align=left | {{flagcountry|FIN}} | 3:56.5 | |
| 5 | align=left | Toivo Sarkama | align=left | {{flagcountry|FIN}} | 3:56.7 | |
| 6 | align=left | Jan Staniszewski | align=left | {{flagcountry|POL}} | 3:58.4 | |
| 7 | align=left | Jim Alford | align=left | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 4:03.0 | |
| 8 | align=left | Ingvar Haglund | align=left | {{flagcountry|SWE}} | 4:08.2 | |
| 9 | align=left | Robert Goix | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 4:10.0 | |
| {{hs|10}} | align=left | Pierre Leichtnam | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | {{AthAbbr|DNF}} |
=Heats=
3 September
==Heat 1==
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | Joseph Mostert | align=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}} | 3:57.7 | {{AthAbbr|Q}} |
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| 2 | align=left | Toivo Sarkama | align=left | {{flagcountry|FIN}} | 3:57.8 | {{AthAbbr|Q}} |
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| 3 | align=left | Sydney Wooderson | align=left | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 3:58.1 | {{AthAbbr|Q}} |
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| 4 | align=left | Ingvar Haglund | align=left | {{flagcountry|SWE}} | 3:59.5 | {{AthAbbr|Q}} |
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| 5 | align=left | Robert Goix | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 4:09.0 | {{AthAbbr|Q}} |
| 6 | align=left | Renzo Zipoli | align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA|1861}} | 4:11.0 | |
| 7 | align=left | Frits de Ruyter | align=left | {{flagcountry|NED}} | {{AthAbbr|NT}} |
==Heat 2==
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | Luigi Beccali | align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA|1861}} | 4:02.0 | {{AthAbbr|Q}} |
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| 2 | align=left | Niilo Hartikka | align=left | {{flagcountry|FIN}} | 4:02.3 | {{AthAbbr|Q}} |
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| 3 | align=left | Jim Alford | align=left | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 4:02.5 | {{AthAbbr|Q}} |
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| 4 | align=left | Pierre Leichtnam | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 4:03.1 | {{AthAbbr|Q}} |
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| 5 | align=left | Jan Staniszewski | align=left | {{flagcountry|POL}} | 4:03.6 | {{AthAbbr|Q}} |
| 6 | align=left | Jean Deloge | align=left | {{flagcountry|LUX}} | 4:12.1 | |
| {{hs|7}} | align=left | Åke Jansson | align=left | {{flagcountry|SWE}} | {{AthAbbr|DNF}} |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
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- {{flagcountry|BEL}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|FIN}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|FRA}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|ITA|1861}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|LUX}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|NED}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|POL}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|SWE}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|GBR}} (2)
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References
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{{EC1500metres}}
{{Footer European Champions 1500 m Men}}
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Category:1500 metres at the European Athletics Championships