The men's 3000 metres event at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
José Luis González Spain
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Dieter Baumann West Germany
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Pascal Thiébaut France
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Results edit
Heats edit
First 4 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Adrian Passey |  Great Britain |
7:53.69 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Bruno Levant | France |
7:53.70 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Dieter Baumann | West Germany |
7:54.33 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Volker Welzel | West Germany |
7:54.76 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Lubomír Tesáček |  Czechoslovakia |
7:55.30 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Franco Boffi |  Italy |
7:56.06 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Patriz Ilg | West Germany |
8:01.96 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Mogens Guldberg |  Denmark |
8:02.00 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | José Luis González | Spain |
8:02.58 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Mark Rowland | Great Britain |
8:02.93 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Pascal Thiébaut | France |
8:04.53 | q |
| 12 | 2 | Billy Dee | Great Britain |
8:04.53 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Kai Jenkel |  Switzerland |
8:08.92 | |
| 14 | 2 | Walter Merlo | Italy |
8:12.85 | |
| 15 | 2 | Borislav Dević |  Yugoslavia |
8:19.00 | |
| 1 | Gábor Szabó |  Hungary |
DNF | ||
| 1 | Knut Hegvold |  Norway |
DNS | ||
| 1 | Nikolay Matiushenko |  Soviet Union |
DNS |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
José Luis González | Spain |
7:52.27 | |
 |
Dieter Baumann | West Germany |
7:53.93 | |
 |
Pascal Thiébaut | France |
7:54.03 | |
| 4 | Mark Rowland | Great Britain |
7:54.64 | |
| 5 | Mogens Guldberg | Denmark |
7:56.10 | |
| 6 | Bruno Levant | France |
7:56.42 | |
| 7 | Franco Boffi | Italy |
7:59.23 | |
| 8 | Billy Dee | Great Britain |
8:00.73 | |
| 9 | Lubomír Tesáček | Czechoslovakia |
8:02.04 | |
| 10 | Volker Welzel | West Germany |
8:17.72 | |
| Patriz Ilg | West Germany |
DNF | ||
| Adrian Passey | Great Britain |
DQ |