1976 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
The men's 3000 metres event at the 1976 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February in Munich.[1][2]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Ingo Sensburg West Germany
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Józef Ziubrak Poland
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Ray Smedley Great Britain
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Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]First 4 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Ray Smedley | Great Britain |
8:02.4 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ingo Sensburg | West Germany |
8:02.4 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Józef Ziubrak | Poland |
8:02.6 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Hans-Jürgen Orthmann | West Germany |
8:02.8 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Dan Glans |  Sweden |
8:02.8 | |
| 6 | 1 | Spilios Zacharopoulos |  Greece |
8:10.0 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Štefan Polák |  Czechoslovakia |
8:10.0 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Fernando Cerrada |  Spain |
8:10.2 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Peter Weigt | West Germany |
8:10.2 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Paul Copu |  Romania |
8:10.6 | |
| 11 | 1 | Günther Hasler |  Liechtenstein |
8:28.4 | |
| 1 | Ruben Sørensen |  Denmark |
DNF |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ingo Sensburg | West Germany |
8:01.6 | |
 |
Józef Ziubrak | Poland |
8:02.0 | |
 |
Ray Smedley | Great Britain |
8:02.2 | |
| 4 | Fernando Cerrada | Spain |
8:02.8 | |
| 5 | Štefan Polák | Czechoslovakia |
8:03.2 | |
| 6 | Peter Weigt | West Germany |
8:03.2 | |
| 7 | Spilios Zacharopoulos | Greece |
8:05.2 | |
| 8 | Hans-Jürgen Orthmann | West Germany |
8:10.4 |
