1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres explained

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 24 and 25 February in Vienna.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Eamonn Coghlan	Thomas Wessinghage	John Robson

Results

Heats

First 4 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			3:44.6	Q
2	2			3:45.1	Q
3	2			3:45.3	Q
4	2			3:45.5	Q
5	1			3:45.6	Q
6	1			3:46.1	Q
7	1			3:46.4	Q
8	1			3:46.4	Q
9	2			3:46.6
10	1			3:46.8
11	1			3:47.1
12	1			3:47.6
13	2			3:48.2	^[3]
14	1			3:49.4
15	1			3:50.8
16	2			3:50.9

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			3:41.8	SB
			3:42.2	SB
			3:42.8	PB
4			3:44.7	SB
5			3:45.2	PB
6			3:45.9	PB
7			3:51.5
8			3:55.4

Notes and References

1. http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-indoor-championships/history/year=1979/results/index.html Results
2. http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/07/76/StatisticsHandbookEICH2017_FINAL_Neutral.pdf Results
3. http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1979/m79_04_v.html Vorläufe - 1500 Meter - Männer (24.02.1979)