The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 1 and 3 September 1966.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Viktor Kudinskiy Soviet Union
|
| Silver | Anatoliy Kuryan Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Gaston Roelants Belgium
|
Results edit
Final edit
3 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Viktor Kudinskiy | Soviet Union |
8:26.6 | CR NR |
 |
Anatoliy Kuryan | Soviet Union |
8:28.0 | |
 |
Gaston Roelants | Belgium |
8:28.8 | |
| 4 | Guy Texereau |  France |
8:30.0 | NR |
| 5 | Manfred Letzerich |  West Germany |
8:31.0 | NR |
| 6 | Dieter Hartmann |  East Germany |
8:31.6 | NR |
| 7 | Zoltan Vamoș |  Romania |
8:34.0 | NR |
| 8 | Maurice Herriott |  Great Britain |
8:37.0 | |
| 9 | Bengt Persson |  Sweden |
8:38.0 | |
| 10 | Javier Álvarez |  Spain |
8:40.0 | |
| 11 | Aleksandr Morozov | Soviet Union |
8:40.6 | |
| 12 | Ernie Pomfret | Great Britain |
8:40.6 |
Heats edit
1 September
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaston Roelants | Belgium |
8:33.8 | Q |
| 2 | Aleksandr Morozov | Soviet Union |
8:34.0 | Q |
| 3 | Zoltan Vamoș | Romania |
8:34.6 | NR Q |
| 4 | Bengt Persson | Sweden |
8:35.4 | Q |
| 5 | Jouko Kuha |  Finland |
8:36.2 | NR |
| 6 | Manuel de Oliveira |  Portugal |
8:44.0 | |
| 7 | Hans-Werner Wogatzky | West Germany |
8:49.4 | |
| 8 | Sandor Mate |  Hungary |
9:03.2 | |
| 9 | Lachie Stewart | Great Britain |
9:10.2 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manfred Letzerich | West Germany |
8:45.2 | Q |
| 2 | Dieter Hartmann | East Germany |
8:45.4 | Q |
| 3 | Ernie Pomfret | Great Britain |
8:46.8 | Q |
| 4 | Viktor Kudinskiy | Soviet Union |
8:48.2 | Q |
| 5 | Jan-Erik Karlsson | Sweden |
8:52.8 | |
| 6 | Jerzy Czaplewski |  Poland |
8:59.8 | |
| 7 | Petr Holas |  Czechoslovakia |
9:06.8 | |
| István Jóny | Hungary |
DNF |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Álvarez | Spain |
8:47.4 | Q |
| 2 | Guy Texereau | France |
8:47.8 | Q |
| 3 | Maurice Herriott | Great Britain |
8:48.2 | Q |
| 4 | Anatoliy Kuryan | Soviet Union |
8:49.6 | Q |
| 5 | Edward Motyl | Poland |
8:52.0 | |
| 6 | Mikhail Zhelev |  Bulgaria |
8:52.0 | |
| 7 | Karoly Magyar | Hungary |
8:54.4 | |
| 8 | Hartmut Neumann | West Germany |
8:57.8 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
East Germany (1)
Finland (1)
France (1)
Hungary (3)
Poland (2)
Portugal (1)
Romania (1)
Soviet Union (3)
Spain (1)
Sweden (2)
Great Britain (3)
West Germany (3)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 397–405, retrieved 13 August 2014