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Athletics at the 1972 München Summer Games:
Men's 1,500 metres Semi-Finals
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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, München
Date Started: September 9, 1972
Date Finished: September 9, 1972
Format: Top three in each heat and next fastest advanced to the final.
| Gold: |  Pekka Vasala |
| Silver: |  Kip Keino |
| Bronze: |  Rod Dixon |
Semi-Finals Heat One
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Boit | 23 | Kenya | KEN | 3:41.34 | QU |
| 2 | Volodymyr Pantelei | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | 3:41,6 | QU |
| 3 | Tom Hansen | 24 | Denmark | DEN | 3:41,6 | QU |
| 4 | Dave Wottle | 22 | United States | USA | 3:41,6 | |
| 5 | Chris Fisher | 22 | Australia | AUS | 3:42,0 | |
| 6 | Gianni Del Buono | 28 | Italy | ITA | 3:42,0 | |
| 7 | Thomas Wessinghage | 20 | West Germany | FRG | 3:43,4 | |
| 8 | Spilios Zakharopoulos | 22 | Greece | GRE | 3:43,5 | |
| 9 | Ulf Högberg | 26 | Sweden | SWE | 3:43,6 | |
| 10 | Hailu Ebba | 21 | Ethiopia | ETH | 3:43,7 |
Semi-Finals Heat Two
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kip Keino | 32 | Kenya | KEN | 3:41.15 | QU |
| 2 | Herman Mignon | 21 | Belgium | BEL | 3:41,7 | QU |
| 3 | Tony Polhill | 24 | New Zealand | NZL | 3:41,8 | QU |
| 4 | Shibrou Regassa | 28 | Ethiopia | ETH | 3:41,9 | |
| 5 | Jacky Boxberger | 23 | France | FRA | 3:42,4 | |
| 6 | Henryk Szordykowski | 28 | Poland | POL | 3:42,5 | |
| 7 | Haico Scharn | 27 | Netherlands | NED | 3:44,4 | |
| 8 | Pekka Päivärinta | 23 | Finland | FIN | 3:45,1 | |
| 9 | Ray Smedley | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | 3:45,8 | |
| 10 | Bodo Tümmler | 28 | West Germany | FRG | 3:50,0 |
Semi-Finals Heat Three
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rod Dixon | 22 | New Zealand | NZL | 3:37.91 | QU |
| 2 | Pekka Vasala | 24 | Finland | FIN | 3:37.91 | QU |
| 3 | Brendan Foster | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | 3:38.20 | QU |
| 4 | Paul-Heinz Wellmann | 20 | West Germany | FRG | 3:38.42 | QC |
| 5 | Gunnar Ekman | 29 | Sweden | SWE | 3:39.44 | |
| 6 | Bob Wheeler | 20 | United States | USA | 3:40.36 | |
| 7 | Franco Arese | 28 | Italy | ITA | 3:41.08 | |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Dufresne | 27 | France | FRA | 3:41,6 | |
| 9 | Klaus-Peter Justus | 21 | East Germany | GDR | 3:44,6 | |
| 10 | Gerd Larsen | 29 | Denmark | DEN | 3:59,4 |
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