1974 European Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres

The women's 3000 metres at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 2 September 1974.^[1]

Women's 3000 metres at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

Gold	Nina Holmén  Finland
Silver	Lyudmila Bragina  Soviet Union
Bronze	Joyce Smith  Great Britain

Results

Final

2 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Nina Holmén	Finland	8:55.10	CR NR
	Lyudmila Bragina	Soviet Union	8:56.09
	Joyce Smith	Great Britain	8:57.39
4	Natalia Mărăşescu	Romania	8:58.95	NR
5	Paola Pigni	Italy	9:01.40
6	Bronisława Ludwichowska	Poland	9:05.14	NR
7	Ann Ford	Great Britain	9:06.89
8	Tamara Pangelova	Soviet Union	9:10.56
9	Irina Bondarchuk	Soviet Union	9:16.6
10	Renata Pentlinowska	Poland	9:22.8
11	Eva Gustafsson	Sweden	9:24.2
12	Rumyana Chavdarova	Bulgaria	9:31.0
13	Sonja Castelein	Belgium	9:31.2
14	Marijke Moser	Switzerland	9:32.8
15	Carmen Valero	Spain	9:35.4
16	Urszula Prasek	Poland	9:48.4
	Gudrun Hoday	West Germany	DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

•  Belgium (1)
•  Bulgaria (1)
•  Finland (1)
•  Italy (1)
•  Poland (3)
•  Romania (1)
•  Soviet Union (3)
•  Spain (1)
•  Sweden (1)
•   Switzerland (1)
•  Great Britain (2)
•  West Germany (1)

References

1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 420–427, retrieved 13 August 2014