The men's 3000 metres event at the 1977 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 12 and 13 March in San Sebastián.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Karl Fleschen West Germany
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Pekka Päivärinta Finland
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Markus Ryffel Switzerland
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Results edit
Heats edit
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Karl Fleschen | West Germany |
7:57.8 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Pekka Päivärinta | Finland |
7:57.9 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Markus Ryffel | Switzerland |
7:58.4 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Paul Thijs |  Belgium |
7:59.1 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Štefan Polák |  Czechoslovakia |
7:59.2 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Fernando Cerrada |  Spain |
7:59.5 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Christian Sanjurjo | Spain |
7:59.7 | |
| 8 | 2 | Michael Karst | West Germany |
8:02.4 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Ray Smedley |  Great Britain |
8:02.4 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Leopold Tomaszewicz |  Poland |
8:07.9 | |
| 11 | 2 | Alexandre Gonzalez |  France |
8:10.7 | |
| 12 | 1 | Mehmet Tümkan |  Turkey |
8:14.0 | |
| 13 | 2 | Klaas Lok |  Netherlands |
8:17.6 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Karl Fleschen | West Germany |
7:57.5 | |
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Pekka Päivärinta | Finland |
7:59.3 | |
 |
Markus Ryffel | Switzerland |
8:00.3 | |
| 4 | Fernando Cerrada | Spain |
8:00.6 | |
| 5 | Michael Karst | West Germany |
8:03.2 | |
| 6 | Ray Smedley | Great Britain |
8:06.2 | |
| 7 | Paul Thijs | Belgium |
8:08.4 | |
| 8 | Štefan Polák | Czechoslovakia |
8:08.4 |