The men's 1500 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at the JNA Stadium on September 14 and 16, 1962.[1]
| Men's 1500 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | JNA Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Belgrade | |||||||||
| Dates | September 14 and 16, 1962 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Medalists
editThe medalists were:
- Gold—Michel Jazy
France - Silver—Witold Baran
Poland - Bronze—Tomás Salinger
Czechoslovakia
Results
editFinal
edit16 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Michel Jazy |  France |
3:40.9 | |
 |
Witold Baran |  Poland |
3:42.1 | |
 |
Tomás Salinger |  Czechoslovakia |
3:42.2 | |
| 4 | Heinz Böthling |  West Germany |
3:42.7 | |
| 5 | Werner Krause |  East Germany |
3:43.8 | |
| 6 | Vasiliy Savinkov |  Soviet Union |
3:44.2 | |
| 7 | Henk Snepvangers |  Netherlands |
3:44.8 | |
| 8 | Mike Berisford |  Great Britain |
3:45.2 | |
| Harald Norpoth | West Germany |
DNF |
Heats
edit14 September
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinz Böthling | West Germany |
3:47.4 | Q |
| 2 | Henk Snepvangers | Netherlands |
3:47.5 | Q |
| 3 | Mike Berisford | Great Britain |
3:47.6 | Q |
| 4 | Ivan Belitskiy | Soviet Union |
3:48.3 | |
| 5 | Manuel de Oliveira |  Portugal |
3:48.8 | NR |
| 6 | Georgios Mesimertzis |  Greece |
3:51.8 |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Witold Baran | Poland |
3:44.1 | Q |
| 2 | Vasiliy Savinkov | Soviet Union |
3:44.4 | Q |
| 3 | Werner Krause | East Germany |
3:44.8 | Q |
| 4 | Simo Važić |  Yugoslavia |
3:45.5 | |
| 5 | György Kiss |  Hungary |
3:45.7 | |
| 6 | Jean Clausse | France |
3:46.4 | |
| 7 | Muharrem Dalkılıç |  Turkey |
3:46.8 | |
| 8 | William Cornell | Great Britain |
3:49.9 | |
| 9 | Hugo Walser |  Liechtenstein |
4:01.8 |
Heat 3
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Jazy | France |
3:47.7 | Q |
| 2 | Harald Norpoth | West Germany |
3:48.0 | Q |
| 3 | Tomás Salinger | Czechoslovakia |
3:48.0 | Q |
| 4 | Peter Parsch | Hungary |
3:48.4 | |
| 5 | Stan Taylor | Great Britain |
3:49.9 | |
| 6 | Rudolf Klaban |  Austria |
3:50.0 | |
| 7 | Tomás Barris |  Spain |
3:50.0 | |
| 8 | Alfredo Rizzo |  Italy |
4:00.3 |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 17 countries took part in the event.
Austria (1)- Czechoslovakia (1)
East Germany (1)- France (2)
Greece (1)
Hungary (2)
Italy (1)
Liechtenstein (1)
Netherlands (1)- Poland (1)
Portugal (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Spain (1)
Turkey (1)
Great Britain (3)
West Germany (2)
Yugoslavia (1)
References
edit- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 391–397, retrieved 13 August 2014