| 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 60 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | men | |
| 60 m hurdles | men | women |
| 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 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 12 March in Milan. [1] [2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Markus Ryffel |  Switzerland | 7:49.5 | |
 | Emiel Puttemans |  Belgium | 7:49.9 | |
 | Jörg Peter |  East Germany | 7:50.1 | |
| 4 | Dan Glans |  Sweden | 7:51.2 | |
| 5 | Klaas Lok |  Netherlands | 7:51.4 | |
| 6 | Karl Fleschen |  West Germany | 7:53.9 | |
| 7 | Paul Thijs | Belgium | 7:55.7 | |
| 8 | Venanzio Ortis |  Italy | 7:55.8 | |
| 9 | Józef Ziubrak |  Poland | 7:56.2 | |
| 10 | Dietmar Millonig |  Austria | 7:57.5 | |
| 11 | Christian Sanjurjo |  Spain | 7:58.1 | |
| 12 | Patriz Ilg | West Germany | 7:58.8 | |
| 13 | Ari Paunonen |  Finland | 8:07.3 | |
| 14 | Ingo Sensburg | West Germany | 8:12.5 |
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