Helsinki European Championships
Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN)
10–15 AUG 1971
GL
Men's 5000 Metres
Final
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Juha VÄÄTÄINEN | 12 JUL 1941 | FIN | 13:32.48 |
| 2. | Jean WADOUX | 29 JAN 1942 | FRA | 13:33.56 |
| 3. | Harald NORPOTH | 22 AUG 1942 | FRG | 13:33.79 |
| 4. | Danijel KORICA | 10 JUN 1945 | YUG | 13:34.88 |
| 5. | Javier ÁLVAREZ | 18 DEC 1943 | ESP | 13:35.84 |
| 6. | Emiel PUTTEMANS | 08 OCT 1947 | BEL | 13:36.60 |
| 7. | Lasse VIRÉN | 22 JUL 1949 | FIN | 13:38.46 |
| 8. | Bronisław MALINOWSKI | 04 JUN 1951 | POL | 13:39.33 |
| 9. | Frank EISENBERG | 07 DEC 1943 | GDR | 13:41.07 |
| 10. | Petras SIMONELIS | 18 JAN 1947 | URS | 13:42.78 |
| 11. | Michael BAXTER | 28 MAY 1945 | GBR | 13:43.16 |
| 12. | Rune HOLMÉN | 05 AUG 1945 | FIN | 13:46.50 |
| 13. | Allan RUSHMER | 27 FEB 1944 | GBR | 13:48.19 |
| 14. | Bernd DIESSNER | 16 MAR 1946 | GDR | 13:50.79 |
| Vladimir AFONIN | 04 DEC 1948 | URS | DNF |
Round 1 - Heat 1
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jean WADOUX | 29 JAN 1942 | FRA | 13:44.1h |
| 2. | Javier ÁLVAREZ | 18 DEC 1943 | ESP | 13:44.3h |
| 3. | Harald NORPOTH | 22 AUG 1942 | FRG | 13:45.5h |
| 4. | Michael BAXTER | 28 MAY 1945 | GBR | 13:45.6h |
| 5. | Rune HOLMÉN | 05 AUG 1945 | FIN | 13:46.3h |
| 6. | Jos HERMENS | 08 JAN 1950 | NED | 13:47.2h |
| 7. | Muharrem DALKILIÇ | 10 FEB 1938 | TUR | 14:39.0h |
Round 1 - Heat 2
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Juha VÄÄTÄINEN | 12 JUL 1941 | FIN | 13:47.5h |
| 2. | Bernd DIESSNER | 16 MAR 1946 | GDR | 13:49.8h |
| 3. | Bronisław MALINOWSKI | 04 JUN 1951 | POL | 13:50.0h |
| 4. | Danijel KORICA | 10 JUN 1945 | YUG | 13:52.7h |
| 5. | Petras SIMONELIS | 18 JAN 1947 | URS | 13:54.4h |
| 6. | Alan BLINSTON | 15 JUN 1944 | GBR | 14:01.2h |
| 7. | Egbert NIJSTADT | 24 JUN 1942 | NED | 14:05.2h |
| 8. | Wolfgang FALKE | 08 SEP 1946 | FRG | 14:05.4h |
| 9. | Giuseppe ARDIZZONE | 17 FEB 1947 | ITA | 14:06.5h |
| 10. | Jean-Yves LE FLOHIC | 09 OCT 1940 | FRA | 14:10.1h |
| 11. | Donald WALSH | 27 MAR 1948 | IRL | 14:12.6h |
Round 1 - Heat 3
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Emiel PUTTEMANS | 08 OCT 1947 | BEL | 13:50.3h |
| 2. | Frank EISENBERG | 07 DEC 1943 | GDR | 13:52.4h |
| 3. | Allan RUSHMER | 27 FEB 1944 | GBR | 13:52.6h |
| 4. | Lasse VIRÉN | 22 JUL 1949 | FIN | 13:53.1h |
| 5. | Vladimir AFONIN | 04 DEC 1948 | URS | 13:53.5h |
| 6. | Giuseppe CINDOLO | 05 AUG 1945 | ITA | 13:54.7h |
| 7. | Werner GIRKE | 04 SEP 1940 | FRG | 13:56.0h |
| 8. | Stanislav HOFFMAN | 27 MAR 1945 | TCH | 13:58.6h |
| 9. | Michel BERNARD | 31 DEC 1931 | FRA | 14:02.2h |
| Arne KVALHEIM | 25 APR 1945 | NOR | DNF |