The men's 3000 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February–1 March.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
John Mayock Great Britain
|
Manuel Pancorbo Spain
|
Alberto García Spain
|
Results
Heats
First 4 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alberto García | Spain |
7:56.56 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Serhiy Lebid |  Ukraine |
7:57.14 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | John Mayock | Great Britain |
7:58.57 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Ovidiu Olteanu |  Romania |
7:58.99 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Éric Dubus |  France |
8:00.38 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Massimo Pegoretti |  Italy |
8:01.62 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Isaac Viciosa | Spain |
8:01.64 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Bouabdellah Tahri | France |
8:01.76 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Manuel Pancorbo | Spain |
8:01.80 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Panagiotis Papoulias |  Greece |
8:02.01 | q |
| 11 | 2 | Halez Taguelmint | France |
8:02.21 | q |
| 12 | 2 | Hristos Papapetrou |  Cyprus |
8:02.61 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Jim Svenøy |  Norway |
8:03.00 | |
| 14 | 1 | Ian Gillespie | Great Britain |
8:03.28 | |
| 15 | 1 | Sergey Drygin |  Russia |
8:12.02 | |
| 16 | 2 | Carsten Schütz |  Germany |
8:20.07 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
John Mayock | Great Britain |
7:55.09 | |
 |
Manuel Pancorbo | Spain |
7:55.23 | |
 |
Alberto García | Spain |
7:55.24 | |
| 4 | Isaac Viciosa | Spain |
7:55.45 | |
| 5 | Serhiy Lebid | Ukraine |
7:55.62 | |
| 6 | Ovidiu Olteanu | Romania |
7:56.09 | |
| 7 | Massimo Pegoretti | Italy |
7:56.27 | |
| 8 | Bouabdellah Tahri | France |
7:59.17 | |
| 9 | Panagiotis Papoulias | Greece |
8:01.14 | |
| 10 | Éric Dubus | France |
8:02.36 | |
| 11 | Halez Taguelmint | France |
8:02.99 | |
| 12 | Hristos Papapetrou | Cyprus |
8:13.98 |
References
- Results (p. 559–560)
| 3000 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
| Men | |
| Women | |
