1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
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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]
| Men's 1500 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
|---|
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 |  Bulgaria | 3:43.2 | |
| 6 | Antonio Burgos |  Spain | 3:43.3 | |
| 7 | Knut Kvalheim |  Norway | 3:43.7 | |
| 8 | Renzo Finelli | Italy | 3:43.9 | |
| 9 | Gilbert Van Manshoven |  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 |  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.
Belgium (2)
Bulgaria (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (2)
Finland (1)
France (3)
Gibraltar (1)
Ireland (1)
Italy (3)
Netherlands (2)
Norway (1)
Poland (3)
Portugal (1)
Soviet Union (3)
Spain (1)
Turkey (1)
Great Britain (3)
West Germany (1)
Yugoslavia (1)