1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 13 and 15 August 1971.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Francesco Arese Italy |
| Silver | Henryk Szordykowski Poland |
| Bronze | Brendan Foster Great Britain |
Results
Final
15 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Francesco Arese | Italy | 3:38.43 | CR |
 | Henryk Szordykowski | Poland | 3:38.73 | |
 | Brendan Foster | Great Britain | 3:39.24 | |
| 4 | John Kirkbride | Great Britain | 3:39.48 | |
| 5 | Jacques Boxberger |  France | 3:39.57 | |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Dufresne | France | 3:40.68 | |
| 7 | Paul-Heinz Wellmann |  West Germany | 3:40.78 | |
| 8 | Haico Scharn |  Netherlands | 3:40.92 | |
| 9 | Pekka Vasala |  Finland | 3:41.49 | |
| 10 | Volodymyr Panteley |  Soviet Union | 3:42.90 | |
| 11 | Viktor Semyashkin | Soviet Union | 3:44.18 | |
| 12 | Gerd Larsen |  Denmark | 3:45.68 |
Heats
13 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volodymyr Panteley | Soviet Union | 3:42.2 | Q |
| 2 | Henryk Szordykowski | Poland | 3:42.3 | Q |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Dufresne | France | 3:42.5 | Q |
| 4 | Brendan Foster | Great Britain | 3:42.8 | Q |
| 5 | Atanas Atanasov | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria | 3:43.2 | |
| 6 | Antonio Burgos | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 3:43.3 | |
| 7 | Knut Kvalheim |  Norway | 3:43.7 | |
| 8 | Renzo Finelli | Italy | 3:43.9 | |
| 9 | Gilbert Van Manshoven | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 3:45.0 | |
| 10 | Tom Birger Hansen | Denmark | 3:46.3 | |
| 11 | Fernando Mamede |  Portugal | 3:49.3 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Boxberger | France | 3:43.6 | Q |
| 2 | Pekka Vasala | Finland | 3:43.6 | Q |
| 3 | Haico Scharn | Netherlands | 3:43.7 | Q |
| 4 | Viktor Semyashkin | Soviet Union | 3:43.7 | Q |
| 5 | André De Hertoghe | Belgium | 3:43.7 | |
| 6 | Frank Murphy |  Ireland | 3:44.0 | |
| 7 | Peter Stewart | Great Britain | 3:45.0 | |
| 8 | Slavko Koprivica | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 3:48.9 | |
| 9 | Jerzy Maluśki | Poland | 3:53.7 | |
| 10 | Aurelio Falero |  Gibraltar | 4:01.3 | NR |
| 11 | Gianni Del Buono | Italy | 4:01.8 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul-Heinz Wellmann | West Germany | 3:51.8 | Q |
| 2 | Francesco Arese | Italy | 3:52.1 | Q |
| 3 | John Kirkbride | Great Britain | 3:52.6 | Q |
| 4 | Gerd Larsen | Denmark | 3:52.7 | Q |
| 5 | Jan Prasek | Poland | 3:52.8 | |
| 6 | Robert Leborgne | France | 3:53.3 | |
| 7 | Bram Wassenaar | Netherlands | 3:54.2 | |
| 8 | Pavel Pěnkava |  Czechoslovakia | 3:55.2 | |
| 9 | Mikhail Zhelobovskiy | Soviet Union | 3:55.6 | |
| 10 | Mehmet Tümkan |  Turkey | 3:57.4 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 32 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
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References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014
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