| 1968 European Indoor Games | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 3000 m | men | |
| 50 m hurdles | men | women |
| 4 × 182 m relay | women | |
| 4 × 364 m relay | men | |
| Medley relay | men | women |
| 3 × 1000 m relay | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
The men's 3000 metres event at the 1968 European Indoor Games was held on 10 March in Madrid. [1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Viktor Kudinskiy |  Soviet Union | 8:10.27 | |
 | Bernd Dießner |  East Germany | 8:11.0 | |
 | Wolfgang Zur |  West Germany | 8:11.8 | |
| 4 | Werner Schneiter |  Switzerland | 8:12.8 | |
| 5 | Danijel Korica |  Yugoslavia | 8:15.4 | |
| 6 | Miroslav Jůza |  Czechoslovakia | 8:18.4 | |
| 7 | Arne Risa |  Norway | 8:25.0 |
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