The men's 1500 metres at the: 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 18. And 20 September 1969.
Medalists※
| Gold | John Whetton Great Britain
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| Silver | Frank Murphy Ireland
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| Bronze | Henryk Szordykowski Poland
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Results※
Final※
20 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
John Whetton | Great Britain |
3:39.45 | CR |
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Frank Murphy | Ireland |
3:39.51 | NR |
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Henryk Szordykowski | Poland |
3:39.87 | |
| 4 | Edgard Salvé |  Belgium |
3:39.91 | |
| 5 | André Dehertoghe | Belgium |
3:40.9 | |
| 6 | Jean Wadoux |  France |
3:41.7 | |
| 7 | Pavel Pěnkava |  Czechoslovakia |
3:41.7 | |
| 8 | Franco Arese |  Italy |
3:42.2 | |
| 9 | Pekka Vasala |  Finland |
3:44.1 | |
| 10 | Volodymyr Panteley |  Soviet Union |
3:45.0 | |
| 11 | Jerzy Maluśki | Poland |
3:48.4 | |
| 12 | Pierre Viaux | France |
3:57.3 |
Heats※
18 September
Heat 1※
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Arese | Italy |
3:53.4 | Q |
| 2 | John Whetton | Great Britain |
3:53.6 | Q |
| 3 | Jerzy Maluśki | Poland |
3:53.6 | Q |
| 4 | Pavel Pěnkava | Czechoslovakia |
3:53.8 | Q |
| 5 | Anatoliy Verlan | Soviet Union |
3:54.0 | |
| Knut Brustad |  Norway |
DNF |
Heat 2※
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Dehertoghe | Belgium |
3:44.10 | Q |
| 2 | Henryk Szordykowski | Poland |
3:44.1 | Q |
| 3 | Frank Murphy | Ireland |
3:44.3 | Q |
| 4 | Pierre Viaux | France |
3:45.4 | Q |
| 5 | Jim Douglas | Great Britain |
3:46.4 | |
| 6 | Mehmet Tümkan |  Turkey |
3:47.0 | |
| 7 | Hansruedi Knill |  Switzerland |
3:47.9 | |
| 8 | Mikhail Zhelobovskiy | Soviet Union |
3:48.2 | |
| 9 | Renzo Finelli | Italy |
3:53.0 |
Heat 3※
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edgard Salvé | Belgium |
3:53.6 | Q |
| 2 | Volodymyr Panteley | Soviet Union |
3:53.6 | Q |
| 3 | Jean Wadoux | France |
3:53.8 | Q |
| 4 | Pekka Vasala | Finland |
3:53.8 | Q |
| 5 | John Boulter | Great Britain |
3:53.9 | |
| 6 | Atanas Atanasov |  Bulgaria |
3:56.1 | |
| 7 | Eryk Żelazny | Poland |
3:57.8 |
Participation※
According——to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 13 countries participated in the——event.
- Belgium (2)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Finland (1)
- France (2)
- Ireland (1)
- Italy (2)
- Norway (1)
- Poland (3)
- Soviet Union (3)
- Switzerland (1)
- Turkey (1)
- Great Britain (3)
References※
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 405–412, retrieved 13 August 2014
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 1500 metres | |
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