1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres

The men's 3000 metres event at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 and 11 March in Rotterdam.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Emiel Puttemans
  Belgium
Willy Polleunis
  Belgium
Pekka Päivärinta
  Finland

Results

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Heats

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Held on 10 March.

First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Emiel Puttemans   Belgium 7:51.02 Q
2 1 Gert Eisenberg   East Germany 7:52.54 Q
3 1 Pekka Päivärinta   Finland 7:53.68 Q, NR
4 1 Hartmut Bräuer   West Germany 7:55.18 q
5 1 Bronisław Malinowski   Poland 7:55.73 q, NR
6 1 Minivassik Abdulin   Soviet Union 7:56.82
7 1 Jos Hermens   Netherlands 7:59.02
8 2 Willy Polleunis   Belgium 7:59.69 Q
9 2 Egbert Nijstadt   Netherlands 8:00.29 Q
10 2 Vladimir Zatonskiy   Soviet Union 8:00.74 Q
11 2 Mikko Ala-Leppilampi   Finland 8:02.04
12 1 Werner Meier   Switzerland 8:02.60
13 2 Hans-Dieter Schulten   West Germany 8:03.93
14 1 John van der Wansem   Netherlands 8:05.07
15 2 Antonio Burgos   Spain 8:05.82
16 2 Josef Jánský   Czechoslovakia 8:06.78
17 2 Mikhail Zhelev   Bulgaria 8:09.06
18 2 Jürgen Haase   East Germany 8:09.32
19 1 Willi Maier   West Germany 8:11.84
20 2 André Ornelis   Belgium 8:14.35
21 2 Michel Louette   France 8:27.41

Final

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Held on 11 March.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Emiel Puttemans   Belgium 7:44.51
  Willy Polleunis   Belgium 7:51.86
  Pekka Päivärinta   Finland 7:52.97 NR
4 Egbert Nijstadt   Netherlands 7:54.60 NR
5 Gert Eisenberg   East Germany 7:55.09
6 Vladimir Zatonskiy   Soviet Union 7:55.12
7 Hartmut Bräuer   West Germany 8:02.20
8 Bronisław Malinowski   Poland 8:07.08

References

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  1. ^ Results
  2. ^ Results (p. 448–449)