1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
# 1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 1,500 metres event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany, held at Neckarstadion on 29 and 31 August 1986.

## Medalists

| Gold | Steve Cram United Kingdom |
| - | - |
| Silver | Sebastian Coe United Kingdom |
| Bronze | Han Kulker Netherlands |

## Final

| Rank | Final | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Steve Cram (GBR) | 3:41.09 |
| | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | 3:41.67 |
| | Han Kulker (NED) | 3:42.11 |
| 4. | José Luis González (ESP) | 3:42.54 |
| 5. | John Gladwin (GBR) | 3:42.57 |
| 6. | Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL) | 3:42.60 |
| 7. | Johnny Kroon (SWE) | 3:42.61 |
| 8. | Frank O'Mara (IRL) | 3:42.90 |
| 9. | José Luis Carreira (ESP) | 3:44.09 |
| 10. | Peter Wirz (SUI) | 3:44.09 |
| 11. | Igor Lotaryov (URS) | 3:44.80 |
| 12. | Niels Kim Hjorth (DEN) | 3:45.06 |

## Qualifying heats

| Rank | Heat 1 | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL) | 3:39.02 |
| 2. | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | 3:39.03 |
| 3. | Han Kulker (NED) | 3:39.08 |
| 4. | José Manuel Abascal (ESP) | 3:39.20 |
| 5. | Klaus-Peter Nabein (FRG) | 3:40.44 |
| 6. | Pascal Thiébaut (FRA) | 3:40.81 |
| 7. | Mário Silva (POR) | 3:42.04 |
| 8. | Markus Hacksteiner (SUI) | 3:44.81 |
| 9. | Ronny Olsson (SWE) | 3:50.17 |
| 10. | Zeki Öztürk (TUR) | 3:51.72 |
| Rank | Heat 2 | Time |
| 1. | Steve Cram (GBR) | 3:40.66 |
| 2. | Johnny Kroon (SWE) | 3:41.22 |
| 3. | José Luis Carreira (ESP) | 3:41.33 |
| 4. | Cyrille Laventure (FRA) | 3:41.41 |
| 5. | Andreas Busse (GDR) | 3:42.06 |
| 6. | Eddy Stevens (BEL) | 3:42.21 |
| 7. | Mogens Guldberg (DEN) | 3:42.84 |
| 8. | Dave Taylor (IRL) | 3:44.57 |
| 9. | Ari Suhonen (FIN) | 3:49.60 |
| — | Sergey Afanasyev (URS) | DSQ |
| Rank | Heat 3 | Time |
| 1. | John Gladwin (GBR) | 3:36.85 |
| 2. | José Luis González (ESP) | 3:36.92 |
| 3. | Frank O'Mara (IRL) | 3:37.06 |
| 4. | Igor Lotaryov (URS) | 3:37.53 |
| 5. | Niels Kim Hjorth (DEN) | 3:37.60 |
| 6. | Peter Wirz (SUI) | 3:37.75 |
| 7. | Bruno Levant (FRA) | 3:40.82 |
| 8. | Rainer Thau (FRG) | 3:41.10 |
| 9. | Östen Buskas (SWE) | 3:42.88 |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

* Belgium (1)
* Denmark (2)
* East Germany (1)
* Finland (1)
* France (3)
* Ireland (3)
* Netherlands (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Soviet Union (2)
* Spain (3)
* Sweden (3)
* Switzerland (2)
* Turkey (1)
* United Kingdom (3)
* West Germany (2)
