The men's 3000 metres event at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 13 and 14 March in Sofia.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Peter Stewart Great Britain
|
Wilfried Scholz East Germany
|
Yuriy Aleksashin Soviet Union
|
Results edit
Heats edit
Held on 13 March
First 4 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Wilfried Scholz | East Germany |
8:00.9 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Yuriy Aleksashin | Soviet Union |
8:02.2 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Egbert Nijstadt |  Netherlands |
8:05.8 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Lajos Mecser |  Hungary |
8:07.1 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Rune Holmén |  Finland |
8:11.5 | |
| 6 | 1 | Petko Yordanov |  Bulgaria |
8:19.8 | |
| 7 | 1 | Gaetano Pusterla |  Italy |
8:20.4 | |
| 8 | 1 | Edgard Salvé |  Belgium |
8:52.0 | |
| 1 | 2 | Giuseppe Cindolo | Italy |
8:19.5 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Peter Stewart | Great Britain |
8:19.6 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Anatoliy Verlan | Soviet Union |
8:20.5 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Gérard Vervoort |  France |
8:20.8 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Toni Feldmann |  Switzerland |
8:21.2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Paul Angenvoorth |  West Germany |
8:23.8 | |
| 7 | 2 | Stanisław Podzoba |  Poland |
8:27.5 |
Final edit
Held on 14 March
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Peter Stewart | Great Britain |
7:53.6 | |
 |
Wilfried Scholz | East Germany |
7:54.4 | |
 |
Yuriy Aleksashin | Soviet Union |
8:01.2 | |
| 4 | Anatoliy Verlan | Soviet Union |
8:05.0 | |
| 5 | Lajos Mecser | Hungary |
8:06.2 | |
| 6 | Egbert Nijstadt | Netherlands |
8:13.6 | |
| 7 | Giuseppe Cindolo | Italy |
8:22.6 | |
| 8 | Gérard Vervoort | France |
8:24.8 |
References edit
- ^ "Competitions - European Athletics Indoor Championships - History". European Athletics. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ Results (p. 438–439)