1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
# 1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 1500 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, held at Stadion Poljud on 30 August and 1 September 1990.

## Medalists

| Gold | Jens-Peter Herold East Germany |
| - | - |
| Silver | Gennaro Di Napoli Italy |
| Bronze | Mário Silva Portugal |

## Final

| Rank | Final | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Jens-Peter Herold (GDR) | 3:38.25 |
| | Gennaro di Napoli (ITA) | 3:38.60 |
| | Mario Silva (POR) | 3:38.73 |
| 4. | Peter Elliott (GBR) | 3:39.07 |
| 5. | Steve Cram (GBR) | 3:39.08 |
| 6. | José Luis González (ESP) | 3:39.15 |
| 7. | Han Kulker (NED) | 3:39.85 |
| 8. | Markus Hacksteiner (SUI) | 3:40.44 |
| 9. | Neil Horsfield (GBR) | 3:40.59 |
| 10. | Marc Corstjens (BEL) | 3:41.31 |
| 11. | Fermín Cacho (ESP) | 3:42.21 |
| 12. | Mogens Guldberg (DEN) | 3:42.76 |
| 13. | Robin van Helden (NED) | 3:46.13 |

## Heats

| Rank | Heat 1 | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | José Luis González (ESP) | 3:38.75 |
| 2. | Markus Hacksteiner (SUI) | 3:38.94 |
| 3. | Fermín Cacho (ESP) | 3:39.22 |
| 4. | Gennaro di Napoli (ITA) | 3:39.25 |
| 5. | Steve Cram (GBR) | 3:39.93 |
| 6. | Robin van Helden (NED) | 3:40.61 |
| 7. | Mogens Guldberg (DEN) | 3:40.71 |
| 8. | Jari Venäläinen (FIN) | 3:41.23 |
| 9. | Vladimir Kolpakov (URS) | 3:41.64 |
| 9. | Christophe Impens (BEL) | 3:41.64 |
| 11. | Éric Dubus (FRA) | 3:44.47 |
| — | Peter Elliott (GBR) | $DNF^†$ |
| — | Hauke Fuhlbrügge (GDR) | $DQ^†$ |

$^†:$ Peter Elliott from the United Kingdom fell after having been pushed by East German Hauke Fuhlbrügge and did not finish the race. The East German was disqualified. After protests of the British officials, Elliott was admitted to run in the final. The decision was a precedent case and not without controversy.

| Rank | Heat 2 | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Jens-Peter Herold (GDR) | 3:39.63 |
| 2. | Mario Silva (POR) | 3:39.91 |
| 3. | Neil Horsfield (GBR) | 3:39.97 |
| 4. | Han Kulker (NED) | 3:40.02 |
| 5. | Marc Corstjens (BEL) | 3:40.30 |
| 6. | Hervé Phélippeau (FRA) | 3:40.72 |
| 7. | Branko Zorko (YUG) | 3:40.86 |
| 8. | Teófilo Benito (ESP) | 3:40.99 |
| 9. | Lars Bøgh (DEN) | 3:41.12 |
| 10. | Davide Tirelli (ITA) | 3:43.76 |
| 11. | Philippe Collard (FRA) | 3:46.39 |
| 12. | Eckhard Rüter (FRG) | 3:48.51 |
| — | Miroslav Chochkov (BUL) | DNF |
| — | Alex Geissbühler (SUI) | DNF |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

* Belgium (2)
* Bulgaria (1)
* Denmark (2)
* East Germany (2)
* Finland (1)
* France (3)
* Italy (2)
* Netherlands (2)
* Portugal (1)
* Soviet Union (1)
* Spain (3)
* Switzerland (2)
* United Kingdom (3)
* West Germany (1)
* Yugoslavia (1)
