1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
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[]
| Gold | Viktor Kudinskiy Soviet Union
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| Silver | Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Gaston Roelants Belgium
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Results[]
Final[]
3 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Viktor Kudinskiy | Soviet Union |
8:26.6 | CR NR |
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Soviet Union |
8:28.0 | ||
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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[]
1 September
Heat 1[]
| 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 | West Germany |
8:49.4 | ||
| 8 |  Hungary |
9:03.2 | ||
| 9 | Lachie Stewart | Great Britain |
9:10.2 |
Heat 2[]
| 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 |  Poland |
8:59.8 | ||
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia |
9:06.8 | ||
| Hungary |
DNF |
Heat 3[]
| 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 | Soviet Union |
8:49.6 | Q | |
| 5 | Poland |
8:52.0 | ||
| 6 | Mikhail Zhelev |  Bulgaria |
8:52.0 | |
| 7 | Hungary |
8:54.4 | ||
| 8 | West Germany |
8:57.8 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 397–405, retrieved 13 August 2014
Categories:
- Events at the 1966 European Athletics Championships
- Steeplechase at the European Athletics Championships