1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
# 1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

These are the official results of the Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, held at Stadion Poljud on 28 and 30 August 1990.

## Medalists

| Gold | Francesco Panetta Italy |
| - | - |
| Silver | Mark Rowland United Kingdom |
| Bronze | Alessandro Lambruschini Italy |

## Final

| Rank | Final | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Francesco Panetta (ITA) | 8:12.66 |
| | Mark Rowland (GBR) | 8:13.27 |
| | Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA) | 8:15.82 |
| 4. | Angelo Carosi (ITA) | 8:17.48 |
| 5. | William Van Dijck (BEL) | 8:21.71 |
| 6. | Tom Hanlon (GBR) | 8:21.73 |
| 7. | Hagen Melzer (GDR) | 8:22.48 |
| 8. | Bruno Le Stum (FRA) | 8:23.39 |
| 9. | Antonio Peula (ESP) | 8:24.47 |
| 10. | Benito Nogales (ESP) | 8:26.11 |
| 11. | José Carlos Pereira (POR) | 8:27.04 |
| — | Joseph Mahmoud (FRA) | DNF |

## Heats

| Rank | Heat 1 | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Mark Rowland (GBR) | 8:22.55 |
| 2. | William Van Dijck (BEL) | 8:23.05 |
| 3. | Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA) | 8:23.16 |
| 4. | Bruno Le Stum (FRA) | 8:23.21 |
| 5. | Benito Nogales (ESP) | 8:23.52 |
| 6. | José Carlos Pereira (POR) | 8:23.92 |
| 7. | Vasily Koromyslov (URS) | 8:24.59 |
| 8. | Colin Walker (GBR) | 8:26.95 |
| 9. | Jörgen Salo (FIN) | 8:27.98 |
| 10. | Nihat Bağcı (TUR) | 8:52.34 |
| — | Mirosław Żerkowski (POL) | DNF |
| — | Uwe Pflügner (GDR) | DNF |
| Rank | Heat 2 | Time |
| 1. | Francesco Panetta (ITA) | 8:20.65 |
| 2. | Tom Hanlon (GBR) | 8:21.76 |
| 3. | Angelo Carosi (ITA) | 8:21.80 |
| 4. | Hagen Melzer (GDR) | 8:22.81 |
| 5. | Antonio Peula (ESP) | 8:23.47 |
| 6. | Joseph Mahmoud (FRA) | 8:24.36 |
| 7. | Bogusław Mamiński (POL) | 8:24.82 |
| 8. | Michael Heist (FRG) | 8:24.97 |
| 9. | Vule Maksimović (YUG) | 8:33.07 |
| 10. | Valerey Vandyak (URS) | 8:43.72 |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

* Belgium (1)
* East Germany (2)
* Finland (1)
* France (2)
* Italy (3)
* Poland (2)
* Portugal (1)
* Soviet Union (2)
* Spain (2)
* Turkey (1)
* United Kingdom (3)
* West Germany (1)
* Yugoslavia (1)
