The men's 3000 metres event at the: 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10. And 11 March in Rotterdam.
Medalists※
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Emiel Puttemans Belgium
|
Willy Polleunis Belgium
|
Pekka Päivärinta Finland
|
Results※
Heats※
Held on 10 March.
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the——next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the "final."
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Emiel Puttemans | Belgium |
7:51.02 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Gert Eisenberg |  East Germany |
7:52.54 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Pekka Päivärinta | Finland |
7:53.68 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 1 | Hartmut Bräuer |  West Germany |
7:55.18 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Bronisław Malinowski |  Poland |
7:55.73 | q, NR |
| 6 | 1 | Minivassik Abdulin |  Soviet Union |
7:56.82 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jos Hermens |  Netherlands |
7:59.02 | |
| 8 | 2 | Willy Polleunis | Belgium |
7:59.69 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Egbert Nijstadt | Netherlands |
8:00.29 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Vladimir Zatonskiy | Soviet Union |
8:00.74 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Mikko Ala-Leppilampi | Finland |
8:02.04 | |
| 12 | 1 | Werner Meier |  Switzerland |
8:02.60 | |
| 13 | 2 | Hans-Dieter Schulten | West Germany |
8:03.93 | |
| 14 | 1 | John van der Wansem | Netherlands |
8:05.07 | |
| 15 | 2 | Antonio Burgos |  Spain |
8:05.82 | |
| 16 | 2 | Josef Jánský |  Czechoslovakia |
8:06.78 | |
| 17 | 2 | Mikhail Zhelev |  Bulgaria |
8:09.06 | |
| 18 | 2 | Jürgen Haase | East Germany |
8:09.32 | |
| 19 | 1 | Willi Maier | West Germany |
8:11.84 | |
| 20 | 2 | André Ornelis | Belgium |
8:14.35 | |
| 21 | 2 | Michel Louette |  France |
8:27.41 |
Final※
Held on 11 March.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Emiel Puttemans | Belgium |
7:44.51 | |
 |
Willy Polleunis | Belgium |
7:51.86 | |
 |
Pekka Päivärinta | Finland |
7:52.97 | NR |
| 4 | Egbert Nijstadt | Netherlands |
7:54.60 | NR |
| 5 | Gert Eisenberg | East Germany |
7:55.09 | |
| 6 | Vladimir Zatonskiy | Soviet Union |
7:55.12 | |
| 7 | Hartmut Bräuer | West Germany |
8:02.20 | |
| 8 | Bronisław Malinowski | Poland |
8:07.08 |