1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres explained

Event:	Men's 1500 metres
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

These are the official results of the Men's 1500 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, held at Stadion Poljud on 30 August and 1 September 1990.

Medalists

Gold	Jens-Peter Herold
Silver	Gennaro Di Napoli
Bronze	Mário Silva

Final

Rank	Final	Time
		3:38.25
		3:38.60
		3:38.73
4.		3:39.07
5.		3:39.08
6.		3:39.15
7.		3:39.85
8.		3:40.44
9.		3:40.59
10.		3:41.31
11.		3:42.21
12.		3:42.76
13.		3:46.13

Heats

Rank	Heat 1	Time
1.		3:38.75
2.		3:38.94
3.		3:39.22
4.		3:39.25
5.		3:39.93
6.		3:40.61
7.		3:40.71
8.		3:41.23
9.		3:41.64
9.		3:41.64
11.		3:44.47
-		DNF^†
-		DQ^†

^†: Peter Elliott from the United Kingdom fell after having been pushed by East German Hauke Fuhlbrügge and did not finish the race. The East German was disqualified. After protests of the British officials, Elliott was admitted to run in the final. The decision was a precedent case and not without controversy.

Rank	Heat 2	Time
1.		3:39.63
2.		3:39.91
3.		3:39.97
4.		3:40.02
5.		3:40.30
6.		3:40.72
7.		3:40.86
8.		3:40.99
9.		3:41.12
10.		3:43.76
11.		3:46.39
12.		3:48.51
-		DNF
-		DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

References

Results