The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 18 and 20 September 1969.

Medalists Gold Mikhail Zhelev Silver Aleksandr Morozov Bronze Vladimiras Dudinas

Results

Final 20 September Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Mikhail Zhelev 8:25.02 CR NR Aleksandr Morozov 8:25.57 Vladimiras Dudinas 8:26.6 4 Georgi Tikhov 8:27.2 5 Jean-Paul Villain 8:33.4 6 Arne Risa 8:34.4 7 Kazimierz Maranda 8:34.6 8 Gerry Stevens 8:36.6 9 Jean-Pierre Ouine 8:39.6 10 Wolfgang Luers 8:46.6 11 Bengt Persson 8:56.1 12 Hans Menet 9:02.6

Heats 18 September

Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Vladimiras Dudinas 8:43.8 Q 2 Arne Risa 8:44.0 Q 3 Georgi Tikhov 8:44.4 Q 4 Jean-Pierre Ouine 8:44.5 Q 5 Wolfgang Luers 8:45.6 Q 6 Hans Menet 8:47.2 Q 7 John Jackson 8:48.4 8 Pavel Sysoyev 8:54.8 9 Eddy Van Butsele 9:04.6 10 Stanisław Śmitkowski 9:07.4

Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Aleksandr Morozov 8:44.4 Q 2 Gerry Stevens 8:45.4 Q 3 Mikhail Zhelev 8:45.6 Q 4 Kazimierz Maranda 8:48.0 Q 5 Jean-Paul Villain 8:50.0 Q 6 Bengt Persson 8:51.0 Q 7 Gheorghe Cefan 8:58.2 8 Toni Feldmann 9:01.2 9 Umberto Risi 9:03.2

Participation According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

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