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 |
| Silver | Jean Wadoux France |
| Bronze | Harald Norpoth West Germany |
Results
Final
14 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Juha Väätäinen | Finland | 13:32.48 | CR NR |
 | Jean Wadoux | France | 13:33.56 | |
 | Harald Norpoth | West Germany | 13:33.79 | |
| 4 | Danijel Korica | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 13:34.88 | |
| 5 | Javier Álvarez | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 13:35.84 | |
| 6 | Emiel Puttemans | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
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