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.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Wim Slijkhuis Netherlands
Silver	Patrick El Mabrouk France
Bronze	William Nankeville Great Britain

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

24 August

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

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

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

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.