1977 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
The men's 3000 metres event at the 1977 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 12 and 13 March in San Sebastián.[1][2]
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Karl Fleschen West Germany | Pekka Päivärinta Finland | Markus Ryffel Switzerland |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Karl Fleschen | West Germany | 7:57.8 | Q |
2 | 1 | Pekka Päivärinta | Finland | 7:57.9 | Q |
3 | 1 | Markus Ryffel | Switzerland | 7:58.4 | Q |
4 | 1 | Paul Thijs | Belgium | 7:59.1 | q |
5 | 1 | Štefan Polák | Czechoslovakia | 7:59.2 | q |
6 | 2 | Fernando Cerrada | Spain | 7:59.5 | Q |
7 | 1 | Christian Sanjurjo | Spain | 7:59.7 | |
8 | 2 | Michael Karst | West Germany | 8:02.4 | Q |
9 | 2 | Ray Smedley | Great Britain | 8:02.4 | Q |
10 | 2 | Leopold Tomaszewicz | Poland | 8:07.9 | |
11 | 2 | Alexandre Gonzalez | France | 8:10.7 | |
12 | 1 | Mehmet Tümkan | Turkey | 8:14.0 | |
13 | 2 | Klaas Lok | Netherlands | 8:17.6 |
Final
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Karl Fleschen | West Germany | 7:57.5 | ||
Pekka Päivärinta | Finland | 7:59.3 | ||
Markus Ryffel | Switzerland | 8:00.3 | ||
4 | Fernando Cerrada | Spain | 8:00.6 | |
5 | Michael Karst | West Germany | 8:03.2 | |
6 | Ray Smedley | Great Britain | 8:06.2 | |
7 | Paul Thijs | Belgium | 8:08.4 | |
8 | Štefan Polák | Czechoslovakia | 8:08.4 |