The men's 3000 metres event at the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 14 and 15 March in Vienna. [1] [2]
The men's 3000 metres event at the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 14 and 15 March in Vienna. [1] [2]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Ricky Wilde  Great Britain | Harald Norpoth  West Germany | Javier Álvarez  Spain |
First 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ricky Wilde | Great Britain | 8:01.4 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Harald Norpoth | West Germany | 8:02.0 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Emiel Puttemans |  Belgium | 8:02.3 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Jørn Lauenborg |  Denmark | 8:03.1 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Pavel Pěnkava |  Czechoslovakia | 8:04.6 | |
| 6 | 1 | Seppo Tuominen |  Finland | 8:09.6 | |
| 1 | 2 | Nikolay Sviridov |  Soviet Union | 8:11.8 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Werner Girke | West Germany | 8:13.0 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kazimierz Maranda |  Poland | 8:13.6 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Javier Álvarez | Spain | 8:13.8 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Umberto Risi |  Italy | 8:17.0 | |
| 6 | 2 | Terje Schrøder-Nielsen |  Norway | 8:18.0 | |
| 7 | 2 | Richard Fink |  Austria | 8:26.6 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ricky Wilde | Great Britain | 7:46.85 | WB |
 | Harald Norpoth | West Germany | 7:49.50 | |
 | Javier Álvarez | Spain | 7:52.45 | |
| 4 | Nikolay Sviridov | Soviet Union | 7:54.6 | |
| 5 | Werner Girke | West Germany | 7:56.0 | |
| 6 | Emiel Puttemans | Belgium | 7:57.0 | |
| 7 | Jørn Lauenborg | Denmark | 7:58.2 | |
| 8 | Kazimierz Maranda | Poland | 8:07.2 |
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