The men's 3000 metres event at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 25 February in Vienna.ResultsResults (p. 475)

Results Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Markus Ryffel 7:44.43 CR, NR Christoph Herle 7:45.44 SB Aleksandr Fedotkin 7:45.50 NR Andreas Bäsig 7:45.6 PB Nick Rose 7:46.7 PB Dietmar Millonig 7:47.5 PB Francis Gonzalez 7:51.9 PB Mariano Scartezzini 7:53.3 PB Joost Borm 7:58.4 PB 10 Bo Nytofle 8:10.8 PB 11 Wolfgang Konrad 8:14.0 SB

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