The men's 1500 metres event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria,[1] with the final on 3 September 1961.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Tomáš Salinger Czechoslovakia
|
Zoltan Vamoş Romania
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Rudolf Klaban Austria
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Results
editHeats
edit| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Tomáš Salinger | Czechoslovakia |
3:52.2 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Lech Boguszewicz |  Poland |
3:52.4 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | John Boulter |  Great Britain |
3:55.3 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Luc Baeyens |  Belgium |
3:58.7 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Karl Eyerkaufer |  West Germany |
3:58.8 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Volker Tulzer | Austria |
3:59.0 | q |
| 1 | 2 | Rudolf Klaban | Austria |
3:53.1 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Stylian Kostov |  Bulgaria |
3:53.3 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Bolesław Kowalczyk | Poland |
3:58.5 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Colin Shillington | Great Britain |
3:59.0 | q |
| 1 | 3 | Karl-Heinz Czock | West Germany |
3:53.1 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Valentin Karaulov |  Soviet Union |
3:58.3 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Norbert Haupert |  Luxembourg |
3:58.7 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Dimitar Angelov | Bulgaria |
4:00.9 | |
| 5 | 3 | Sokol Morina |  Albania |
4:01.4 |
Final
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tomáš Salinger | Czechoslovakia |
3:45.75 | |
 |
Zoltan Vamoş | Romania |
3:45.85 | |
 |
Rudolf Klaban | Austria |
3:46.16 | |
| 4 | Valentin Karaulov | Soviet Union |
3:48.05 | |
| 5 | Karl-Heinz Czock | West Germany |
3:48.32 | |
| 6 | Lech Boguszewicz | Poland |
3:48.79 | |
| 7 | Bolesław Kowalczyk | Poland |
3:50.0 | |
| 8 | Karl Eyerkaufer | West Germany |
3:50.3 | |
| 9 | Luc Baeyens | Belgium |
3:51.5 | |
| 10 | Norbert Haupert | Luxembourg |
3:55.8 | |
| 11 | Colin Shillington | Great Britain |
3:58.3 | |
| John Boulter | Great Britain |
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| Volker Tulzer | Austria |
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| Stylian Kostov | Bulgaria |
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