Athletics at the 1961 Summer Universiade – Men's 1500 metres
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
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Tomáš Salinger |
Zoltan Vamoş |
Rudolf Klaban |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Tomáš Salinger | 3:52.2 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Lech Boguszewicz | 3:52.4 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | John Boulter | 3:55.3 | q | |
| 5 | 1 | Luc Baeyens | 3:58.7 | q | |
| 6 | 1 | Karl Eyerkaufer | 3:58.8 | q | |
| 7 | 1 | Volker Tulzer | 3:59.0 | q | |
| 1 | 2 | Rudolf Klaban | 3:53.1 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Stylian Kostov | 3:53.3 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Bolesław Kowalczyk | 3:58.5 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Colin Shillington | 3:59.0 | q | |
| 1 | 3 | Karl-Heinz Czock | 3:53.1 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Valentin Karaulov | 3:58.3 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Norbert Haupert | 3:58.7 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Dimitar Angelov | 4:00.9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Sokol Morina | 4:01.4 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomáš Salinger | 3:45.75 | |||
| Zoltan Vamoş | 3:45.85 | |||
| Rudolf Klaban | 3:46.16 | |||
| 4 | Valentin Karaulov | 3:48.05 | ||
| 5 | Karl-Heinz Czock | 3:48.32 | ||
| 6 | Lech Boguszewicz | 3:48.79 | ||
| 7 | Bolesław Kowalczyk | 3:50.0 | ||
| 8 | Karl Eyerkaufer | 3:50.3 | ||
| 9 | Luc Baeyens | 3:51.5 | ||
| 10 | Norbert Haupert | 3:55.8 | ||
| 11 | Colin Shillington | 3:58.3 | ||
| John Boulter | DNS | |||
| Volker Tulzer | DNS | |||
| Stylian Kostov | DNS |
