| Men's 3000 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Omnisport Apeldoorn[1] | |||||||||
| Location | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | |||||||||
| Dates | 8 March 2025 (round 1) 9 March 2025 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:48.37 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 3000 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 8 and 9 March 2025. This was the 25th time the event was contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
Background
[edit]The men's 3000 metres was contested 37 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1970–2023).[2] The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.[3] The removable indoor athletics track was retopped for these championships in September 2024.[3]
Grant Fisher is the world record holder in the event, with a time of 7:22.91 set in 2025.[4] Mohamed Katir is the European record holder with a time of 7:24.48, set in 2023. The championship record is 7:38.42, set by Ali Kaya at the 2015 championships.
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[4] |  Grant Fisher (USA)
|
7:22.91 | New York City, United States | 8 February 2025 |
| European record[4] |  Mohamed Katir (ESP)
|
7:24.48 | Karlsruhe, Germany | 15 February 2023 |
| Championship record[5] |  Ali Kaya (TUR)
|
7:38.42 | Prague, Czech Republic | 7 March 2015 |
| World leading[6] | Grant Fisher (USA)
|
7:22.91 | New York City, United States | 8 February 2025 |
| European leading[6] |  George Mills (GBR)
|
7:27.92 | Val-de-Reuil, France | 2 February 2025 |
Qualification
[edit]For the men's 3000 metres, the qualification period ran from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025.[7] Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standards of 7:43.00 s indoors or 7:36.00 s outdoors, or by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event.[7] There was a target number of 24 athletes.[7]
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Round 1 was held on 8 March, starting at 12:45 (UTC+1) in the afternoon.[8] First 6 in each heat (Q) qualified for the final.
Heat 1
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Mills | Great Britain
|
7:50.87 | Q |
| 2 | Andreas Almgren |  Sweden
|
7:50.91 | Q |
| 3 | James West | Great Britain
|
7:51.13 | Q |
| 4 | Azeddine Habz |  France
|
7:51.61 | Q |
| 5 | Maximilian Thorwirth |  Germany
|
7:51.72 | Q |
| 6 | Miguel Moreira |  Portugal
|
7:51.74 | Q |
| 7 | Filip Ingebrigtsen |  Norway
|
7:51.76 | |
| 8 | James Gormley |  Ireland
|
7:53.27 | |
| 9 | Mike Foppen |  Netherlands
|
7:53.32 | |
| 10 | Bastien Augusto | France
|
7:53.53 | |
| 11 | Ruben Verheyden |  Belgium
|
7:53.76 | |
| [9] | ||||
Heat 2
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway
|
7:55.32 | Q |
| 2 | Romain Mornet | France
|
7:55.99 | Q |
| 3 | Florian Bremm | Germany
|
7:56.17 | Q |
| 4 | Stefan Nillessen | Netherlands
|
7:56.23 | Q |
| 5 | Andrew Coscoran | Ireland
|
7:56.37 | Q |
| 6 | Niels Laros | Netherlands
|
7:56.40 | Q |
| 7 | Sam Parsons | Germany
|
7:56.68 | |
| 8 | Adam Fogg | Great Britain
|
7:57.68 | |
| 9 | Baldvin Magnusson |  Iceland
|
7:58.56 | |
| 10 | Duarte Gomes | Portugal
|
7:59.24 | |
| 11 | John Heymans | Belgium
|
7:59.36 | |
| 12 | Elzan Bibić |  Serbia
|
8:01.67 | |
| [10] | ||||
Final
[edit]The final was held on 9 March, starting at 16:50 (UTC+1) in the afternoon.[8]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway
|
7:48.37 | SB |
|
George Mills | Great Britain
|
7:49.41 | |
|
Azeddine Habz | France
|
7:50.48 | |
| 4 | Andreas Almgren | Sweden
|
7:50.66 | |
| 5 | James West | Great Britain
|
7:51.46 | |
| 6 | Andrew Coscoran | Ireland
|
7:51.77 | |
| 7 | Florian Bremm | Germany
|
7:55.83 [.821] | |
| 8 | Stefan Nillessen | Netherlands
|
7:55.83 [.828] | |
| 9 | Maximilian Thorwirth | Germany
|
7:56.41 | |
| 10 | Romain Mornet | France
|
7:56.98 | |
| 11 | Niels Laros | Netherlands
|
7:57.18 | |
| 12 | Miguel Moreira | Portugal
|
7:59.81 | |
| [11] | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Six months until Apeldoorn! New track surface for 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships", European Athletics, 6 September 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ András Szabó, "Statistics Handbook", pp. 6 and 322–323, European Athletics. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Omnisport with renovated track is ready for European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025", European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025, 6 September 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ a b c "All time Top lists – Senior – 3000 Metres men", World Athletics. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships - Men's 3000 metres final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ a b "Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – 3000 Metres Short Track men", World Athletics, 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 29 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Competition schedule – European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025", European Athletics, 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "3000m Men - Round 1 - Heat 1 result" (PDF). European Athletics. 8 March 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "3000m Men - Round 1 - Heat 2 result" (PDF). European Athletics. 8 March 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "3000m Men - Final result" (PDF). European Athletics. 9 March 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
