The men's 1500 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin with the final on 5 and 6 September 1959.Results at Tilastopaja
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeBéla SzekeresJohn WinchKuniaki Watanabe
Results Heats
Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Marek Jerzy 3:59.0 Q 2 1 Sergio Tomatio 4:00.4 Q 3 1 Kuniaki Watanabe 4:00.7 Q 4 1 Michel Guilhaumon 4:02.8 French results 1 2 Béla Szekeres 3:51.9 Q 2 2 Bolesław Kowalczyk 3:58.8 Q 3 2 Stephen James 3:58.8 Q 4 2 Fritz Holzer 4:00.7 5 2 Abraham 4:36.4 2 Luc Baeyens 1 3 John Winch 3:50.7 QSoviet results (p42) 2 3 Herbert Stichnote 3:51.5 Q 3 3 Henk Heida 3:52.0 Q 4 3 László Wittine 3:53.8 5 3 Giorgio Porro 3:54.3 6 3 Hans Johansson 4:01.0 3 Jean-Marie Argelès
Final
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Béla Szekeres 3:50.9 John Winch 3:52.0 Kuniaki Watanabe 3:52.1 Stephen James 3:52.1 Marek Jerzy 3:54.0 Herbert Stichnote 3:56.0 Sergio Tomatio 3:57.0 Bolesław Kowalczyk 3:59.5 Henk Heida
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