1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres


The men's 1500 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 26 and 29 August 1954.

Medalists

Results

Final

29 August
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Roger BannisterGBR3:43.8CR NR
Gunnar NielsenDEN3:44.4NR
Stanislav JungwirthTCH3:45.4
4Ingvar EricssonSWE3:46.2
5Werner LuegFRG3:46.4
6Sándor Iharos3:47.0
7Denis JohanssonFIN3:47.4
8Günter DohrowFRG3:48.2
9Ian BoydGBR3:49.2
10Jorma KakkoFIN3:51.8
Veliša MugošaSFR YugoslaviaDNF
Alfred LangenusBELDNS

Heats

26 August

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
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