1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 13 and 15 August 1971.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Jean-Paul Villain France
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| Silver | Dušan Moravčík Czechoslovakia
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| Bronze | Pavel Sysoev Yakovlevich Soviet Union
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Results
Final
15 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jean-Paul Villain | France |
8:25.12 | NR |
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Dušan Moravčík | Czechoslovakia |
8:26.11 | NR |
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Pavel Sysoyev | Soviet Union |
8:26.42 | |
| 4 | Romualdas Bitė | Soviet Union |
8:26.97 | |
| 5 | Mikko Ala-Leppilampi |  Finland |
8:30.94 | |
| 6 | Georgi Tikhov |  Bulgaria |
8:32.15 | |
| 7 | Kazimierz Maranda |  Poland |
8:33.05 | |
| 8 | Józef Rębacz | Poland |
8:35.12 | |
| 9 | Vladimiras Dudinas | Soviet Union |
8:38.96 | |
| 10 | Anders Gärderud |  Sweden |
8:39.58 | |
| 11 | Pekka Päivärinta | Finland |
8:55.34 | |
| Toni Feldmann |  Switzerland |
DNF |
Heats
13 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavel Sysoyev | Soviet Union |
8:29.65 | Q |
| 2 | Toni Feldmann | Switzerland |
8:29.75 | NR Q |
| 3 | Georgi Tikhov | Bulgaria |
8:30.87 | Q |
| 4 | Józef Rębacz | Poland |
8:33.36 | Q |
| 5 | Tapio Kantanen | Finland |
8:35.88 | |
| 6 | Umberto Risi |  Italy |
8:37.15 | |
| 7 | Spyros Kontossoros |  Greece |
8:38.24 | NR |
| 8 | Paul Thys |  Belgium |
8:41.11 | |
| 9 | Willi Wagner |  West Germany |
8:44.50 | |
| 10 | Ståle Engen |  Norway |
8:44.68 | |
| 11 | Gérard Delalandre | France |
8:54.70 | |
| 12 | Ron McAndrew |  Great Britain |
9:02.11 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dušan Moravčík | Czechoslovakia |
8:32.81 | Q |
| 2 | Pekka Päivärinta | Finland |
8:33.34 | Q |
| 3 | Jean-Paul Villain | France |
8:34.17 | Q |
| 4 | Romualdas Bitė | Soviet Union |
8:34.28 | Q |
| 5 | Arne Risa | Norway |
8:35.62 | |
| 6 | Henryk Lesiuk | Poland |
8:40.34 | |
| 7 | Gheorghe Cefan |  Romania |
8:44.34 | |
| 8 | Hans-Dieter Schulten | West Germany |
8:46.98 | |
| 9 | Carlos Lopes |  Portugal |
8:54.83 | |
| 10 | Francesco Valente | Italy |
8:57.93 | |
| 11 | Hans Menet | Switzerland |
8:58.27 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anders Gärderud | Sweden |
8:28.32 | NR Q |
| 2 | Mikko Ala-Leppilampi | Finland |
8:28.96 | Q |
| 3 | Vladimiras Dudinas | Soviet Union |
8:30.30 | Q |
| 4 | Kazimierz Maranda | Poland |
8:31.85 | Q |
| 5 | Sverre Sørnes | Norway |
8:35.24 | |
| 6 | Andy Holden | Great Britain |
8:36.11 | |
| 7 | Wigmar Petersen |  Denmark |
8:36.67 | NR |
| 8 | Gérard Buchheit | France |
8:40.07 | |
| 9 | Mikhail Zhelev | Bulgaria |
8:50.64 | |
| 10 | Milan Tomić |  Yugoslavia |
8:53.31 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 33 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (1)
Bulgaria (2)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (1)
Finland (3)
France (3)
Greece (1)
Italy (2)
Norway (3)
Poland (3)
Portugal (1)
Romania (1)
Soviet Union (3)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (2)
Great Britain (2)
West Germany (2)
Yugoslavia (1)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014
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