1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Thomas Wessinghage West Germany 3:44.6 Q
2 2 Ray Flynn Ireland 3:45.1 Q
3 2 John Robson Great Britain 3:45.3 Q
4 2 Marc Nevens Belgium 3:45.5 Q
5 1 Eamonn Coghlan Ireland 3:45.6 Q
6 1 Harald Hudak West Germany 3:46.1 Q
7 1 Antti Loikkanen Finland 3:46.4 Q
8 1 Wybo Lelieveld Netherlands 3:46.4 Q
9 2 Joost Borm Netherlands 3:46.6
10 1 Laurent Rutton France 3:46.8
11 1 Jozef Plachý Czechoslovakia 3:47.1
12 1 Claudio Patrignani Italy 3:47.6
13 2 Vinko Pokrajčić Yugoslavia 3:48.2
14 1 Erwin Wagger Austria 3:49.4
15 1 Ruben Sørensen Denmark 3:50.8
16 2 Arpad Bari Czechoslovakia 3:50.9
Results -- Heats
First 4 from each heat ( Q ) qualified directly for the final .
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 24 and 25 February in Vienna.