The men's 1500 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 24 and 25 August 1946.
Medalists Gold Lennart Strand Silver Henry Eriksson Bronze Erik Jørgensen
Results Final 25 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Lennart Strand 3:48.0 Henry Eriksson 3:48.8 Erik Jørgensen 3:52.8 4 Václav Čevona 3:53.0 5 Sándor Garay 3:53.0 6 Douglas Wilson 3:53.2 7 Paul Messner 3:56.6 8 Luboš Vomácka 4:07.2
Heats 24 August
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Lennart Strand 3:56.6 2 Sándor Garay 3:56.8 3 Erik Jørgensen 3:57.0 4 Václav Čevona 3:57.4 5 3:57.6 6 Óskar Jónsson 3:58.4 7 Willy Sponberg 3:59.2
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Henry Eriksson 3:54.6 2 Douglas Wilson 3:55.0 3 Paul Messner 3:58.0 4 Luboš Vomácka 3:58.8 5 Asbjørn Hansen 3:59.0 6 4:04.2 7 Jan Staniszewski 4:10.8
Participation According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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