1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase explained

Event:	Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 18 and 20 September 1969.

Medalists

Gold	Mikhail Zhelev
Silver	Aleksandr Morozov
Bronze	Vladimiras Dudinas

Results

Final

20 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		8:25.02	CR NR
	align=left		align=left		8:25.57
	align=left		align=left		8:26.6
4	align=left		align=left		8:27.2
5	align=left		align=left		8:33.4
6	align=left		align=left		8:34.4
7	align=left		align=left		8:34.6
8	align=left		align=left		8:36.6
9	align=left		align=left		8:39.6
10	align=left		align=left		8:46.6
11	align=left		align=left		8:56.1
12	align=left		align=left		9:02.6

Heats

18 September

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		8:43.8	Q
2	align=left		align=left		8:44.0	Q
3	align=left		align=left		8:44.4	Q
4	align=left		align=left		8:44.5	Q
5	align=left		align=left		8:45.6	Q
6	align=left		align=left		8:47.2	Q
7	align=left		align=left		8:48.4
8	align=left		align=left		8:54.8
9	align=left		align=left		9:04.6
10	align=left		align=left		9:07.4

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		8:44.4	Q
2	align=left		align=left		8:45.4	Q
3	align=left		align=left		8:45.6	Q
4	align=left		align=left		8:48.0	Q
5	align=left		align=left		8:50.0	Q
6	align=left		align=left		8:51.0	Q
7	align=left		align=left		8:58.2
8	align=left		align=left		9:01.2
9	align=left		align=left		9:03.2

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

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