1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres

Events at the
1934 European
Athletics Championships

Track events
100 m   men    
200 m men
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
4×100 m relay men
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men
Triple jump men
High jump men
Pole vault men
Shot put men
Discus throw men
Javelin throw men
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Decathlon men
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The men's 1500 metres at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the Stadio Benito Mussolini on 7 September 1934.[1]

Medalists

Gold Luigi Beccali
 Italy
Silver Miklós Szabó
 Hungary
Bronze Roger Normand
 France

Results

Final

7 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Luigi Beccali  Italy 3:54.6 CR
2nd Miklós Szabó  Hungary 3:55.2
3rd Roger Normand  France 3:57.0
4 Friedrich Schaumburg  Germany 3:57.8
5 Janusz Kusociński  Poland 3:59.4
6 Martti Matilainen  Finland 3:59.6
7 Robert Goix  France 4:04.0
8 Ademar Jürlau  Estonia 4:05.8
9 Paul Martin  Switzerland 4:06.6
10 Umberto Cerati  Italy NT
11 Rene Geeraert  Belgium NT

Heats

7 September

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Friedrich Schaumburg  Germany 4:02.4 Q
2 Luigi Beccali  Italy 4:03.2 Q
3 Roger Normand  France 4:03.4 Q
4 Ademar Jürlau  Estonia 4:04.2 Q
5 Georg Puchberger  Austria 4:04.9

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Rene Geeraert  Belgium 4:01.2 CR Q
2 Paul Martin  Switzerland 4:01.8 Q
3 Janusz Kusociński  Poland 4:01.8 Q
4 Umberto Cerati  Italy 4:01.8 Q
5 Bedrich Hosek  Czechoslovakia 4:02.0
6 Eduard Prööm  Estonia 4:04.8

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Miklós Szabó  Hungary 4:19.0 Q
2 Martti Matilainen  Finland 4:19.0 Q
3 Robert Goix  France 4:19.3 Q

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

References