2012 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres explained

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

The men's 1500 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 30 June and 1 July.

Medalists

Gold	Henrik Ingebrigtsen Norway
Silver	Florian Carvalho France
Bronze	David Bustos Spain

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships
World record		3:26.00	Rome, Italy	14 July 1998
European record		3:28.95	Zürich, Switzerland	13 August 1997
Championship record		3:35.27	Helsinki, Finland	9 August 1994
World Leading		3:29.63		11 May 2012
European Leading		3:33.32	Doha, Qatar	11 May 2012

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
30 June 2012	13:45	Round 1
1 July 2012	18:50	Final

Results

Round 1

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	1	5			3:41.24	Q
2	1	9			3:41.38	Q
3	1	14			3:41.45	Q
4	1	7			3:41.50	Q
5	1	11			3:41.56	q
6	1	10			3:41.61	q
7	1	13			3:41.82	q
8	1	12			3:41.96	q
9	1	8			3:42.81
10	1	2			3:43.97
11	2	4			3:45.74	Q
12	2	1			3:45.87	Q
13	2	14			3:46.12	Q
14	2	2			3:46.14	Q
15	2	3			3:46.33
16	2	9			3:46.39
17	1	6			3:46.52
18	2	8			3:46.53
19	1	4			3:46.93	SB
20	2	6			3:47.18
21	2	11			3:47.26
22	2	13			3:47.80
23	2	10			3:48.00
24	2	5			3:48.01
25	2	7			3:50.79
26	2	12			3:50.93
27	1	3			3:54.46
	1	1

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	11			3:46.20
	10			3:46.33
	7			3:46.45
	9			3:46.50
	1			3:46.69
	2			3:47.36
	3			3:47.74
	5			3:47.79
	12			3:53.23
10	8			3:58.54
11	6			4:03.34
	4			3:46.85	DQ^[1]

References

• Round 1 Results
• Final Results

Notes and References

1. Disqualified for obstructing another competitor. http://www.european-athletics.org/european-athletics-championships-2012/11250-norway-s-joy-is-finland-s-despair.html