title: 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
text: # 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
  
  The men's 3000 metres event at the 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 12 March in Grenoble.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Juris Grustiņš | Soviet Union | 8:02.85 |
  | | Yuriy Aleksashin | Soviet Union | 8:03.20 |
  | | Ulrich Brugger | West Germany | 8:05.07 |
  | 4 | André Ornelis | Belgium | 8:11.43 |
  | 5 | Per Halle | Norway | 8:15.49 |
  | 6 | Renzo Finelli | Italy | 8:18.74 |
  | 7 | Michel Géraudie | France | 8:24.48 |
  