1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Wilfried Scholz East Germany 8:00.9 Q
2 1 Yuriy Aleksashin Soviet Union 8:02.2 Q
3 1 Egbert Nijstadt Netherlands 8:05.8 Q
4 1 Lajos Mecser Hungary 8:07.1 Q
5 1 Rune Holmén Finland 8:11.5
6 1 Petko Yordanov Bulgaria 8:19.8
7 1 Gaetano Pusterla Italy 8:20.4
8 1 Edgard Salvé Belgium 8:52.0
1 2 Giuseppe Cindolo Italy 8:19.5 Q
2 2 Peter Stewart Great Britain 8:19.6 Q
3 2 Anatoliy Verlan Soviet Union 8:20.5 Q
4 2 Gérard Vervoort France 8:20.8 Q
5 2 Toni Feldmann Switzerland 8:21.2
6 2 Paul Angenvoorth West Germany 8:23.8
7 2 Stanisław Podzoba Poland 8:27.5
Results -- Heats
Held on 13 March First 4 from each heat ( Q ) qualified directly for the final .
The men's 3000 metres event at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 13 and 14 March in Sofia.