1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 12 and 14 August 1971.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Juha Väätäinen Finland
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| Silver | Jean Wadoux France
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| Bronze | Harald Norpoth West Germany
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Results
Final
14 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Juha Väätäinen | Finland |
13:32.48 | CR NR |
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Jean Wadoux | France |
13:33.56 | |
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Harald Norpoth | West Germany |
13:33.79 | |
| 4 | Danijel Korica |  Yugoslavia |
13:34.88 | |
| 5 | Javier Álvarez |  Spain |
13:35.84 | |
| 6 | Emiel Puttemans |  Belgium |
13:36.60 | |
| 7 | Lasse Virén | Finland |
13:38.46 | |
| 8 | Bronisław Malinowski |  Poland |
13:39.33 | NR |
| 9 | Frank Eisenberg |  East Germany |
13:41.07 | |
| 10 | Petras Simonelis |  Soviet Union |
13:42.78 | |
| 11 | Mike Baxter |  Great Britain |
13:43.16 | |
| 12 | Rune Holmén | Finland |
13:46.50 | |
| 13 | Allan Rushmer | Great Britain |
13:48.19 | |
| 14 | Bernd Dießner | East Germany |
13:50.79 | |
| Vladimir Afonin | Soviet Union |
DNF |
Heats
12 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Wadoux | France |
13:44.2 | Q |
| 2 | Javier Alvarez | Spain |
13:44.4 | Q |
| 3 | Harald Norpoth | West Germany |
13:45.6 | Q |
| 4 | Mike Baxter | Great Britain |
13:45.6 | Q |
| 5 | Rune Holmén | Finland |
13:46.4 | Q |
| 6 | Jos Hermens |  Netherlands |
13:47.2 | NR |
| 7 | Muharrem Dalkılıç |  Turkey |
14:39.0 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juha Väätäinen | Finland |
13:47.6 | Q |
| 2 | Bernd Dießner | East Germany |
13:49.8 | Q |
| 3 | Bronisław Malinowski | Poland |
13:50.0 | Q |
| 4 | Danijel Korica | Yugoslavia |
13:52.8 | Q |
| 5 | Petras Simonelis | Soviet Union |
13:54.4 | Q |
| 6 | Alan Blinston | Great Britain |
14:01.2 | |
| 7 | Egbert Nijstadt | Netherlands |
14:05.2 | |
| 8 | Wolfgang Falke | West Germany |
14:05.6 | |
| 9 | Giuseppe Ardizzone |  Italy |
14:06.6 | |
| 10 | Jean-Yves Le Flohic | France |
14:10.2 | |
| 11 | Donald Walsh |  Ireland |
14:12.6 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emiel Puttemans | Belgium |
13:50.4 | Q |
| 2 | Frank Eisenberg | East Germany |
13:52.4 | Q |
| 3 | Allan Rushmer | Great Britain |
13:52.6 | Q |
| 4 | Lasse Virén | Finland |
13:53.2 | Q |
| 5 | Vladimir Afonin | Soviet Union |
13:53.6 | Q |
| 6 | Giuseppe Cindolo | Italy |
13:54.8 | |
| 7 | Werner Girke | West Germany |
13:56.0 | |
| 8 | Stanislav Hoffman |  Czechoslovakia |
13:58.6 | |
| 9 | Michel Bernard | France |
14:02.2 | |
| Arne Kvalheim |  Norway |
DNF |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
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References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014