1974 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 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 4 and 7 September 1974.

Medalists

Gold	Bronisław Malinowski
Silver	Anders Gärderud
Bronze	Michael Karst

Results

Final

7 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		8:15.04	CR NR
	align=left		align=left		8:15.41
	align=left		align=left		8:17.91	NR
4	align=left		align=left		8:18.85	NR
5	align=left		align=left		8:26.13
6	align=left		align=left		8:26.19
7	align=left		align=left		8:26.53
8	align=left		align=left		8:30.2
9	align=left		align=left		8:31.4
10	align=left		align=left		8:34.4
11	align=left		align=left		8:43.2
12	align=left		align=left		8:49.6

Heats

4 September

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		8:25.07	Q
2	align=left		align=left		8:26.4	Q
3	align=left		align=left		8:28.0	Q
4	align=left		align=left		8:34.2
5	align=left		align=left		8:45.0
6	align=left		align=left		8:52.4
7	align=left		align=left		8:58.8
	align=left		align=left		DNF

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		8:23.60	CR Q
2	align=left		align=left		8:23.6	Q
3	align=left		align=left		8:32.0	Q
4	align=left		align=left		8:36.0
5	align=left		align=left		8:44.2
6	align=left		align=left		8:45.4
7	align=left		align=left		8:46.8
8	align=left		align=left		9:04.6

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		8:23.62	CR Q
2	align=left		align=left		8:25.80	NR Q
3	align=left		align=left		8:26.00	NR Q
4	align=left		align=left		8:26.80	q
5	align=left		align=left		8:28.00	q
6	align=left		align=left		8:31.00	q
7	align=left		align=left		8:38.20
8	align=left		align=left		8:44.40

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

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