1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 8 and 9 March in Katowice.[1][2]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Thomas Wessinghage West Germany | Pyotr Anisim Soviet Union | Gheorghe Ghipu Romania |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Held on 8 March.
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Henryk Szordykowski |  Poland | 3:45.0 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Anatoliy Mamontov | Soviet Union | 3:45.1 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Phil Banning |  Great Britain | 3:45.4 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Thomas Wessinghage | West Germany | 3:46.3 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Michał Skowronek | Poland | 3:46.3 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Werner Meier |  Switzerland | 3:46.5 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Petre Lupan | Romania | 3:46.9 | |
| 8 | 3 | Pyotr Anisim | Soviet Union | 3:47.1 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Gheorghe Ghipu | Romania | 3:47.2 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Jürgen Straub |  East Germany | 3:47.7 | |
| 11 | 3 | Francis Gonzalez |  France | 3:47.9 | |
| 12 | 3 | Lesław Zając | Poland | 3:48.0 | |
| 13 | 2 | Walter Wilkinson | Great Britain | 3:48.5 | |
| 14 | 3 | Štefan Polák |  Czechoslovakia | 3:48.6 | |
| 15 | 1 | Ruben Sørensen |  Denmark | 3:49.9 | |
| 16 | 1 | Paul-Heinz Wellmann | West Germany | 3:51.1 | |
| 17 | 2 | Alain Caron | France | 3:53.1 | |
| 18 | 1 | Åke Svenson |  Sweden | 3:55.5 | |
| 19 | 3 | José Antonio Martínez |  Spain | 4:00.4 |
Final
[edit]Held on 9 March.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Thomas Wessinghage | West Germany | 3:44.6 | |
 | Pyotr Anisim | Soviet Union | 3:45.4 | |
 | Gheorghe Ghipu | Romania | 3:45.4 | |
| 4 | Anatoliy Mamontov | Soviet Union | 3:47.0 | |
| 5 | Michał Skowronek | Poland | 3:49.1 | |
| 6 | Henryk Szordykowski | Poland | 3:55.4 | |
| 7 | Werner Meier | Switzerland | 3:58.9 | |
| Phil Banning | Great Britain | DNF |
