1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
# 1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres

The men's 3000 metres event at the 1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 7 March.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Patriz Ilg | West Germany | 7:53.50 | |
| | Alberto Cova | Italy | 7:54.12 | |
| | Valeriy Abramov | Soviet Union | 7:54.46 | |
| 4 | Robert Nemeth | Austria | 7:57.72 | |
| 5 | Francisco Sánchez | Spain | 7:57.82 | |
| 6 | Bruno Lafranchi | Switzerland | 8:00.16 | PB |
| 7 | Hans-Jürgen Orthmann | West Germany | 8:00.53 | |
| 8 | Peter Daenens | Belgium | 8:01.21 | |
| 9 | Ken Newton | Great Britain | 8:03.40 | |
| 10 | Vittorio Fontanella | Italy | 8:04.23 | |
| 11 | Aleksandr Fedotkin | Soviet Union | 8:09.89 | |
| 12 | Klaas Lok | Netherlands | 8:14.30 | |
