- Medalists
- Results Final Heats Heat 1 Heat 2
- Participation
- References
{{1938 European Athletics Championships}}The men's 1500 metres at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 3 and 5 September 1938.[1] Medalists| Gold | | {{flagcountry>GBR}} | Silver | | {{flagcountry>BEL}} | Bronze | | {{flagcountry>ITA|1861}}
ResultsFinal5 September | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| {{Gold1}} | Sydney Wooderson | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 3:53.6 | CR|European Athletics Championships}} | | {{Silver2}} | Joseph Mostert | {{flagcountry|BEL}} | 3:54.5 | | {{Bronze3}} | Luigi Beccali | {{flagcountry|ITA|1861}} | 3:55.2 | | 4 | Niilo Hartikka | {{flagcountry|FIN}} | 3:56.5 | | 5 | Toivo Sarkama | {{flagcountry|FIN}} | 3:56.7 | | 6 | Jan Staniszewski | {{flagcountry|POL}} | 3:58.4 | | 7 | Jim Alford | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 4:03.0 | | 8 | Ingvar Haglund | {{flagcountry|SWE}} | 4:08.2 | | 9 | Robert Goix | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 4:10.0 | | 10}} | Pierre Leichtnam | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | DNF}} |
Heats3 September Heat 1| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Joseph Mostert | {{flagcountry|BEL}} | 3:57.7 | Q}} | | 2 | Toivo Sarkama | {{flagcountry|FIN}} | 3:57.8 | Q}} | | 3 | Sydney Wooderson | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 3:58.1 | Q}} | | 4 | Ingvar Haglund | {{flagcountry|SWE}} | 3:59.5 | Q}} | | 5 | Robert Goix | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 4:09.0 | Q}} | | 6 | Renzo Zipoli | {{flagcountry|ITA|1861}} | 4:11.0 | | 7 | Frits de Ruyter | {{flagcountry|NED}} | NT}} |
Heat 2| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Luigi Beccali | {{flagcountry|ITA|1861}} | 4:02.0 | Q}} | | 2 | Niilo Hartikka | {{flagcountry|FIN}} | 4:02.3 | Q}} | | 3 | Jim Alford | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 4:02.5 | Q}} | | 4 | Pierre Leichtnam | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 4:03.1 | Q}} | | 5 | Jan Staniszewski | {{flagcountry|POL}} | 4:03.6 | Q}} | | 6 | Jean Deloge | {{flagcountry|LUX}} | 4:12.1 | | 7}} | Åke Jansson | {{flagcountry|SWE}} | DNF}} |
ParticipationAccording to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event. {{col-start}}{{col-break}}- {{flagcountry|BEL}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|FIN}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|FRA}} (2)
{{col-break}}- {{flagcountry|ITA|1861}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|LUX}} (1)
{{col-break}}- {{flagcountry|NED}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|POL}} (1)
{{col-break}}- {{flagcountry|SWE}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|GBR}} (2)
{{col-end}}References1. ^{{ Citation | last = | first = | date = | title = European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK| url = http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf| pages = 363-367| publisher = European Athletics Association| language = | accessdate = 13 August 2014}}
{{EC1500metres}}{{DEFAULTSORT:1938 European Athletics Championships, Mens 1500 Metres}} 2 : Events at the 1938 European Athletics Championships|1500 metres at the European Athletics Championships |