The men's 1500 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Milan.ResultsResults (p. 471)
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeAntti LoikkanenOlaf BeyerJürgen Straub
Results Heats First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Eberhard Helm 3:43.3 Q 2 1 János Zemen 3:43.4 Q 3 1 Bernhard Vifian 3:43.9 4 1 Henryk Wasilewski 3:45.7 5 1 Robert Nemeth 3:47.4 6 1 Kor Louws 3:52.7 1 2 Francis Gonzalez 3:39.6 Q 2 2 Antti Loikkanen 3:39.6 Q 3 2 Tamás Szántó 3:40.7 q 4 2 Joost Borm 3:43.2 q 5 2 Vittorio Fontanella 3:52.7 1 3 Thomas Wessinghage Q 2 3 Jürgen Straub Q 3 3 José Manuel Abascal q 4 3 Anatoliy Mamontov q 5 3 András Zsinka 6 3 Wybo Lelieveld 7 3 Juhani Sams Note: The judges had the competitors in heat 3 run one extra lap by mistake, so no times were recorded. After much deliberation and protests, it was decided to let four runners from that heat to the final.
Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Antti Loikkanen 3:38.16 CR, NR Thomas Wessinghage 3:38.23 Jürgen Straub 3:40.2 José Manuel Abascal 3:40.3 Anatoliy Mamontov 3:41.1 NR János Zemen 3:43.0 Francis Gonzalez 3:43.4 Joost Borm 3:45.2 Eberhard Helm 3:46.8 10 Tamás Szántó 3:49.0
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