title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
  
  The men's 1500 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 and 27 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Wim Slijkhuis Netherlands |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Patrick El Mabrouk France |
  | Bronze | William Nankeville Great Britain |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  27 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Wim Slijkhuis | Netherlands | 3:47.2 | CR |
  | | Patrick El Mabrouk | France | 3:47.8 | |
  | | Bill Nankeville | Great Britain | 3:48.0 | NR |
  | 4 | Ilmari Taipale | Finland | 3:50.4 | |
  | 5 | Len Eyre | Great Britain | 3:51.0 | |
  | 6 | Václav Čevona | Czechoslovakia | 3:51.4 | |
  | 7 | Ingvar Ericsson | Sweden | 3:52.4 | |
  | 8 | Jean Vernier | France | 3:53.2 | |
  | 9 | Andrija Otenhajmer | Yugoslavia | 3:53.4 | |
  | 10 | Daniel Janssens | Belgium | 3:56.8 | |
  | 11 | Frans Herman | Belgium | 4:05.2 | |
  | | Lennart Strand | Sweden | DNF | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  24 August
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Len Eyre | Great Britain | 3:53.0 | Q |
  | 2 | Ilmari Taipale | Finland | 3:53.2 | Q |
  | 3 | Frans Herman | Belgium | 3:54.6 | Q |
  | 4 | Lennart Strand | Sweden | 3:58.2 | Q |
  | 5 | Zdravko Ceraj | Yugoslavia | 4:01.8 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jean Vernier | France | 3:54.6 | Q |
  | 2 | Ingvar Ericsson | Sweden | 3:54.7 | Q |
  | 3 | Andrija Otenhajmer | Yugoslavia | 3:55.0 | Q |
  | 4 | Bill Nankeville | Great Britain | 3:55.6 | Q |
  | 5 | Hans Harting | Netherlands | 3:56.8 | |
  | 6 | Alois Imfeld | Switzerland | 4:01.2 | |
  | 7 | Angelo Tagliapietra | Italy | 4:01.8 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Patrick El Mabrouk | France | 4:01.8 | Q |
  | 2 | Wim Slijkhuis | Netherlands | 4:02.6 | Q |
  | 3 | Václav Čevona | Czechoslovakia | 4:02.8 | Q |
  | 4 | Daniel Janssens | Belgium | 4:04.2 | Q |
  | 5 | Bruno Schneider | Austria | 4:04.8 | |
  | 6 | Loukas Adamopoulos | Greece | 4:06.6 | |
  | 7 | Pétur Einarsson | Iceland | 4:08.8 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Austria (1)
  * Belgium (2)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * Finland (1)
  * France (2)
  * Greece (1)
  * Iceland (1)
  * Italy (1)
  * Netherlands (3)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * Great Britain (2)
  * Yugoslavia (2)
  