1958 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1958 European Athletics Championships was held in Stockholm, Sweden, at Stockholms Olympiastadion on 20 and 22 August 1958.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Jerzy Chromik Poland |
| Silver | Semyon Rzhishchin Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Hans Hüneke West Germany |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
22 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jerzy Chromik | Poland | 8:38.2 | CR |
 | Semyon Rzhishchin | Soviet Union | 8:38.8 | |
 | Hans Hüneke | West Germany | 8:43.6 | |
| 4 | Sergey Ponomaryev | Soviet Union | 8:44.0 | |
| 5 | Vlastimil Brlica |  Czechoslovakia | 8:46.6 | |
| 6 | Gyula Varga |  Hungary | 8:48.4 | |
| 7 | Lars Helander |  Sweden | 8:50.2 | |
| 8 | Georgios Papavasiliou |  Greece | 8:51.2 | NR |
| 9 | Olavi Rinteenpää |  Finland | 8:52.6 | |
| 10 | Reidar Næss |  Norway | 8:54.6 | |
| 11 | Hermann Bühl | East Germany | 9:03.0 | |
| 12 | Bohumír Zháňal | Czechoslovakia | 9:24.4 |
Heats[edit]
20 August
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semyon Rzhishchin | Soviet Union | 8:47.6 | CR Q |
| 2 | Vlastimil Brlica | Czechoslovakia | 8:47.6 | CR Q |
| 3 | Jerzy Chromik | Poland | 8:49.2 | Q |
| 4 | Hans Hüneke | West Germany | 8:50.6 | Q |
| 5 | Olavi Rinteenpää | Finland | 8:53.0 | Q |
| 6 | Reidar Næss | Norway | 8:53.6 | Q |
| 7 | Manuel Alonso |  Spain | 8:56.2 | NR |
| 8 | Hedwig Leenaert |  Belgium | 9:09.6 | |
| 9 | Eric Shirley |  Great Britain | 9:17.2 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgios Papavasiliou | Greece | 8:55.4 | Q |
| 2 | Sergey Ponomaryev | Soviet Union | 8:56.2 | Q |
| 3 | Gyula Varga | Hungary | 8:59.8 | Q |
| 4 | Hermann Bühl | East Germany | 9:01.8 | Q |
| 5 | Lars Helander | Sweden | 9:04.8 | Q |
| 6 | Bohumír Zháňal | Czechoslovakia | 9:09.4 | Q |
| 7 | Walter Kammermann |  Switzerland | 9:17.2 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (1)
Czechoslovakia (2)
East Germany (1)
Finland (1)
Greece (1)
Hungary (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Spain (1)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (1)
Great Britain (1)- West Germany (1)
References[edit]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 384–390, retrieved 13 August 2014
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