1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres

None The men's 3000 metres event at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 13 and 14 March in Sofia.http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-indoor-championships/history/year=1971/results/index.html Competitions - European Athletics Indoor Championships - History European Athletics 2019-01-26Results (p. 438–439) Medalists GoldSilverBronzePeter StewartWilfried ScholzYuriy Aleksashin Results Heats 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 8:00.9 Q 2 1 Yuriy Aleksashin 8:02.2 Q 3 1 Egbert Nijstadt 8:05.8 Q 4 1 Lajos Mecser 8:07.1 Q 5 1 Rune Holmén 8:11.5 6 1 Petko Yordanov Bulgaria 1967 8:19.8 7 1 Gaetano Pusterla 8:20.4 8 1 Edgard Salvé 8:52.0 1 2 Giuseppe Cindolo 8:19.5 Q 2 2 Peter Stewart 8:19.6 Q 3 2 Anatoliy Verlan 8:20.5 Q 4 2 Gérard Vervoort 8:20.8 Q 5 2 Toni Feldmann 8:21.2 6 2 Paul Angenvoorth 8:23.8 7 2 Stanisław Podzoba Poland 1928 8:27.5 Final Held on 14 March Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Peter Stewart 7:53.6 Wilfried Scholz 7:54.4 Yuriy Aleksashin 8:01.2 4 Anatoliy Verlan 8:05.0 5 Lajos Mecser 8:06.2 6 Egbert Nijstadt 8:13.6 7 Giuseppe Cindolo 8:22.6 8 Gérard Vervoort 8:24.8 References Category:3000 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships Category:Men's events at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships