1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
# 1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

These are the official results of the Men's 3,000 metres steeplechase event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany, held at Neckarstadion on 27 and 29 August 1986.

## Medalists

| Gold | Hagen Melzer East Germany |
| - | - |
| Silver | Francesco Panetta Italy |
| Bronze | Patriz Ilg West Germany |

## Final

| Rank | Final | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Hagen Melzer (GDR) | 8:16.65 |
| | Francesco Panetta (ITA) | 8:16.85 |
| | Patriz Ilg (FRG) | 8:16.92 |
| 4. | Colin Reitz (GBR) | 8:18.12 |
| 5. | William Van Dijck (BEL) | 8:20.19 |
| 6. | Joseph Mahmoud (FRA) | 8:20.25 |
| 7. | Rainer Schwarz (FRG) | 8:20.90 |
| 8. | Roger Hackney (GBR) | 8:20.97 |
| 9. | José Regalo (POR) | 8:21.41 |
| 10. | Tommy Ekblom (FIN) | 8:28.32 |
| 11. | Pascal Debacker (FRA) | 8:34.95 |
| 12. | Henryk Jankowski (POL) | 8:36.55 |
| 13. | Gábor Markó (HUN) | 8:38.78 |
| — | Mykola Matyushenko (URS) | DNF |
| — | Bogusław Mamiński (POL) | DNF |

## Qualifying heats

| Rank | Heat 1 | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Tommy Ekblom (FIN) | 8:24.03 |
| 2. | Hagen Melzer (GDR) | 8:24.07 |
| 3. | Roger Hackney (GBR) | 8:24.49 |
| 4. | Gábor Markó (HUN) | 8:24.51 |
| 5. | Rainer Schwarz (FRG) | 8:25.02 |
| 6. | Pascal Debacker (FRA) | 8:25.22 |
| 7. | Francesco Panetta (ITA) | 8:25.44 |
| 8. | Henryk Jankowski (POL) | 8:26.51 |
| 9. | Francisco Sánchez (ESP) | 8:29.20 |
| 10. | Are Nakkim (NOR) | 8:42.95 |
| 11. | Wolfgang Konrad (AUT) | 8:54.33 |
| | Brendan Quinn (IRL) | DNF |
| Rank | Heat 2 | Time |
| 1. | William Van Dijck (BEL) | 8:26.52 |
| 2. | Colin Reitz (GBR) | 8:26.26 |
| 3. | Bogusław Mamiński (POL) | 8:27.11 |
| 4. | Patriz Ilg (FRG) | 8:27.14 |
| 5. | Joseph Mahmoud (FRA) | 8:27.47 |
| 6. | José Regalo (POR) | 8:27.65 |
| 7. | Nikolay Matyushenko (URS) | 8:27.98 |
| 8. | Raymond Pannier (FRA) | 8:28.73 |
| 9. | Roland Hertner (SUI) | 8:36.46 |
| 10. | Jorge Bello (ESP) | 8:38.13 |
| 11. | Roger Gjøvåg (NOR) | 8:39.62 |
| 12. | Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA) | 8:49.90 |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

* Austria (1)
* Belgium (1)
* East Germany (1)
* Finland (1)
* France (3)
* Hungary (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Italy (2)
* Norway (2)
* Poland (2)
* Portugal (1)
* Soviet Union (1)
* Spain (2)
* Switzerland (1)
* United Kingdom (2)
* West Germany (2)
