| Event: | Men's 1500 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 1500 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 and 27 August 1950.
| Gold | Wim Slijkhuis | |
| Silver | Patrick El Mabrouk | |
| Bronze | William Nankeville |
27 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 3:47.2 | CR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 3:47.8 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 3:48.0 | NR | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:50.4 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 3:51.0 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 3:51.4 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:52.4 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 3:53.2 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 3:53.4 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 3:56.8 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 4:05.2 | |||
| align=left | align=left | | DNF |
24 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 3:53.0 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 3:53.2 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 3:54.6 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 3:58.2 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 4:01.8 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 3:54.6 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 3:54.7 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 3:55.0 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 3:55.6 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 3:56.8 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 4:01.2 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:01.8 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 4:01.8 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 4:02.6 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 4:02.8 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 4:04.2 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:04.8 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 4:06.6 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:08.8 |
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
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