The men's 1500 metres event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria,Results at Tilastopaja with the final on 3 September 1961.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeTomáš SalingerZoltan VamoşRudolf Klaban
Results Heats Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 2 1 Tomáš Salinger 3:52.2 Q 3 1 Lech Boguszewicz 3:52.4 Q 4 1 John Boulter 3:55.3 q 5 1 Luc Baeyens 3:58.7 q 6 1 Karl Eyerkaufer 3:58.8 q 7 1 Volker Tulzer 3:59.0 q 1 2 Rudolf Klaban 3:53.1 Q 2 2 Stylian Kostov 3:53.3 Q 3 2 Bolesław Kowalczyk 3:58.5 Q 4 2 Colin Shillington 3:59.0 q 1 3 Karl-Heinz Czock 3:53.1 Q 2 3 Valentin Karaulov 3:58.3 Q 3 3 Norbert Haupert 3:58.7 Q 4 3 Dimitar Angelov 4:00.9 5 3 Sokol Morina 4:01.4
Final Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Tomáš Salinger 3:45.75 Zoltan Vamoş 3:45.85 Rudolf Klaban 3:46.16 Valentin Karaulov 3:48.05 Karl-Heinz Czock 3:48.32 Lech Boguszewicz 3:48.79 Bolesław Kowalczyk 3:50.0 Karl Eyerkaufer 3:50.3 Luc Baeyens 3:51.5 10 Norbert Haupert 3:55.8 11 Colin Shillington 3:58.3 John Boulter Volker Tulzer Stylian Kostov
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