1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
The men's 3000 metres event at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 and 3 March.[1]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Bob Verbeeck Belgium | Thomas Wessinghage West Germany | Vitaliy Tyshchenko Soviet Union |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]First 4 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Frank O'Mara |  Ireland | 7:58.12 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Bob Verbeeck | Belgium | 7:58.12 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Dietmar Millonig |  Austria | 7:58.13 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Vitaliy Tyshchenko | Soviet Union | 7:58.16 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Thomas Wessinghage | West Germany | 7:58.20 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Romeo Živko |  Yugoslavia | 7:58.26 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Ivan Uvizl |  Czechoslovakia | 7:58.31 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Robert Nemeth | Austria | 7:58.40 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Walter Merlo |  Italy | 7:58.71 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Peter Klimeš | Czechoslovakia | 7:58.81 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Valeriy Abramov | Soviet Union | 7:59.20 | q |
| 12 | 2 | Stig Roar Husby |  Norway | 8:00.49 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Jaime López |  Spain | 8:00.75 | |
| 14 | 1 | Gábor Szabó |  Hungary | 8:00.85 | |
| 15 | 1 | Zdravko Todorov |  Bulgaria | 8:01.65 | |
| 16 | 2 | Volker Welzel | West Germany | 8:03.50 | |
| 17 | 2 | Tom Moloney | Ireland | 8:15.28 | |
| 18 | 1 | Karl Fleschen | West Germany | 8:15.50 | |
| 2 | Stefano Mei | Italy | DNF |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bob Verbeeck | Belgium | 8:10.84 | |
 | Thomas Wessinghage | West Germany | 8:10.88 | |
 | Vitaliy Tyshchenko | Soviet Union | 8:10.91 | |
| 4 | Frank O'Mara | Ireland | 8:11.11 | |
| 5 | Dietmar Millonig | Austria | 8:11.21 | |
| 6 | Robert Nemeth | Austria | 8:11.24 | |
| 7 | Romeo Živko | Yugoslavia | 8:13.98 | |
| 8 | Stig Roar Husby | Norway | 8:14.70 | |
| 9 | Ivan Uvizl | Czechoslovakia | 8:15.11 | |
| 10 | Valeriy Abramov | Soviet Union | 8:15.11 | |
| 11 | Peter Klimeš | Czechoslovakia | 8:17.48 | |
| 12 | Walter Merlo | Italy | 8:20.54 |
