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1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres

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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

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Gold Silver Bronze
Peter Stewart
 Great Britain
Wilfried Scholz
 East Germany
Yuriy Aleksashin
 Soviet Union

Results

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Heats

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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

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Held on 14 March

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Stewart  Great Britain 7:53.6
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wilfried Scholz  East Germany 7:54.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  1. ^ "Competitions - European Athletics Indoor Championships - History". European Athletics. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  2. ^ Results (p. 438–439)