3000 metres

Long-distance track running event
Athletics
3000 metres
A women's indoor 3000 m race in Birmingham featuring Sentayehu Ejigu and Tirunesh Dibaba.
World records
MenKenya Daniel Komen 7:20.67 (1996)
WomenChina Wang Junxia 8:06.11 (1993)

The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.

It is debated whether the 3000m should be classified as a middle-distance or long-distance event.[1] In elite-level competition, 3000 m pace is more comparable to the pace found in the longer 5000 metres event, rather than mile pace. The world record performance for 3000 m equates to a pace of 58.76 seconds per 400 m, which is closer to the 60.43 seconds for 5000 m than the 55.46 seconds for the mile. However, the 3000 m does require some anaerobic conditioning, and an elite athlete needs to develop a high tolerance to lactic acid, as does the mile runner. Thus, the 3000 m demands a balance of aerobic endurance needed for the 5000 m and lactic acid tolerance needed for the Mile.

In men's athletics, 3000 metres has been an Olympic discipline only as a team race at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. It has not been contested at any of the IAAF outdoor championships, but is occasionally hosted at annual elite track and field meetings. It is often featured in indoor track and field programmes and is the longest-distance event present at the IAAF World Indoor Championships.

In women's athletics, 3000 metres was a standard event in the Olympic Games (1984 to 1992)[2] and World Championships (1980 to 1993).[3] The event was discontinued at World Championship and Olympic level after the 1993 World Championships in AthleticsQu Yunxia being the final gold medal winner at the event. Starting with the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 1996 Olympic Games, it was replaced by 5000 metres, with other IAAF-organized championships following suit.

Skilled runners in this event reach speeds near vVO2max, for which the oxygen requirements of the body cannot continuously be satisfied,[4] requiring some anaerobic effort.[further explanation needed]

All-time top 25

The men's world record is 7:20.67 set by Daniel Komen of Kenya in 1996. Komen also used to hold the world indoor mark with 7:24.90 minutes set in 1998, later being taken by Lamecha Girma who recently hit a time of 7:23.81 in 2023. The women's world record is 8:06.11 set by Wang Junxia of China in 1993. The world indoor women's record is 8:16.60 minutes, set by Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba in 2014.

Outdoor men

  • Correct as of September 2023.[5][6]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 7:20.67 Daniel Komen  Kenya 1 September 1996 Rieti
2 2 7:23.09 Hicham El Guerrouj  Morocco 3 September 1999 Brussels
3 3 7:23.63 Jakob Ingebrigtsen  Norway 17 September 2023 Eugene [7]
4 4 7:23.64 Yomif Kejelcha  Ethiopia 17 September 2023 Eugene [7]
5 7:24.00+[a] Ingebrigtsen #2 9 June 2023 Paris [8][9]
5 6 7:25.02 Ali Saïdi-Sief  Algeria 18 August 2000 Monaco
6 7 7:25.09 Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 28 August 1998 Brussels
7 8 7:25.11 Noureddine Morceli  Algeria 2 August 1994 Monaco
9 7:25.16 Komen #2 10 August 1996 Monaco
8 10 7:25.47 Grant Fisher  United States 17 September 2023 Eugene [7]
9 11 7:25.48 Telahun Haile Bekele  Ethiopia 17 September 2023 Eugene [7]
12 7:25.54 Gebrselassie #2 8 August 1998 Monaco
10 13 7:25.79 Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 7 August 2007 Stockholm
14 7:25.87 Komen #3 23 August 1996 Brussels
11 15 7:25.93 Thierry Ndikumwenayo  Burundi 10 August 2022 Monaco [10]
16 7:26.02 Gebrselassie #3 22 August 1997 Brussels
17 7:26.03 Gebrselassie #4 10 June 1999 Helsinki
12 18 7:26.18 Lamecha Girma  Ethiopia 5 May 2023 Doha [11]
19 7:26.25 Kejelcha #2 1 July 2021 Oslo [12]
13 20 7:26.28 Selemon Barega  Ethiopia 17 September 2023 Eugene [7]
14 21 7:26.62 Mohammed Mourhit  Belgium 18 August 2000 Monaco
15 22 7:26.64 Jacob Kiplimo  Uganda 17 September 2020 Rome [13]
23 7:26.69 Bekele #2 15 July 2007 Sheffield
16 24 7:26.81 Berihu Aregawi  Ethiopia 10 August 2022 Monaco [14]
25 7:27.05 Ingebrigtsen #3 17 September 2020 Rome [13]
17 7:27.18 Moses Kiptanui  Kenya 25 July 1995 Monaco
18 7:27.26 Yenew Alamirew  Ethiopia 6 May 2011 Doha
19 7:27.55 Edwin Soi  Kenya 6 May 2011 Doha
20 7:27.59 Luke Kipkosgei  Kenya 8 August 1998 Monaco
21 7:27.64 Mohamed Katir  Spain 13 July 2021 London [15]
22 7:27.66 Eliud Kipchoge  Kenya 6 May 2011 Doha
23 7:27.75 Tom Nyariki  Kenya 10 August 1996 Monaco
24 7:28.02 Stewart McSweyn  Australia 17 September 2020 Rome [13]
25 7:28.28 James Kwalia  Kenya 3 September 2004 Brussels

Notes

  1. ^ by World Athletics source; 7:23.8 by official Race Analysis

Outdoor women

  • Correct as of August 2023.[16]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 8:06.11 Wang Junxia  China 13 September 1993 Beijing
2 2 8:12.18 Qu Yunxia  China 13 September 1993 Beijing
3 8:12.19 Wang #2 12 September 1993 Beijing
4 8:12.27 Qu #2 12 September 1993 Beijing
3 5 8:16.50 Zhang Linli  China 13 September 1993 Beijing
4 6 8:18.49 Sifan Hassan  Netherlands 30 June 2019 Stanford [17]
5 7 8:19.08 Francine Niyonsaba  Burundi 28 August 2021 Paris [18]
6 8 8:19.52 Ejgayehu Taye  Ethiopia 28 August 2021 Paris [19]
7 9 8:19.78 Ma Liyan  China 12 September 1993 Beijing
8 10 8:20.07 Konstanze Klosterhalfen  Germany 30 June 2019 Stanford [17]
9 11 8:20.27 Letesenbet Gidey  Ethiopia 30 June 2019 Stanford [17]
10 12 8:20.68 Hellen Obiri  Kenya 9 May 2014 Doha
11 13 8:21.14 Mercy Cherono  Kenya 9 May 2014 Doha
14 8:21.26 Ma #2 13 September 1993 Beijing
12 15 8:21.29 Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 30 June 2019 Stanford [17]
13 16 8:21.42 Gabriela Szabo  Romania 19 July 2002 Monaco
14 17 8:21.53 Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi  Kenya 28 August 2021 Paris [20]
15 18 8:21.64 Sonia O'Sullivan  Ireland 15 July 1994 London
16 19 8:21.84 Zhang Lirong  China 13 September 1993 Beijing
20 8:22.06 Zhang Linli #2 12 September 1993 Beijing
17 21 8:22.20 Paula Radcliffe  Great Britain 19 July 2002 Monaco
18 22 8:22.22 Almaz Ayana  Ethiopia 14 June 2015 Rabat [21]
23 8:22.34 Ayana #2 3 September 2015 Zürich
24 8:22.44 Zhang Lirong #2 12 September 1993 Beijing
25 8:22.54 Obiri #2 25 September 2020 Doha
19 8:22.62 Tatyana Kazankina  Soviet Union 26 August 1984 Leningrad
20 8:22.92 Agnes Tirop  Kenya 25 September 2020 Doha [22]
8:22.92 Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya 25 September 2020 Doha [22]
22 8:23.23 Edith Masai  Kenya 19 July 2002 Monaco
23 8:23.26 Olga Yegorova  Russia 17 August 2001 Zürich
24 8:23.55 Faith Kipyegon  Kenya 9 May 2014 Doha
25 8:24.05 Beatrice Chebet  Kenya 2 September 2023 Xiamen [23]

Indoor men

  • Correct as of February 2024.[24]
Rank Time Athlete Date Place Ref
1 7:23.81  Lamecha Girma (ETH) 15 February 2023 Liévin [25]
2 7:24.68  Mohamed Katir (ESP) 15 February 2023 Liévin [25]
3 7:24.90  Daniel Komen (KEN) 6 February 1998 Liévin
4 7:24.98  Getnet Wale (ETH) 9 February 2021 Liévin [26]
5 7:25.82  Selemon Barega (ETH) 6 February 2024 Toruń [27]
6 7:26.15  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 25 January 1998 Karlsruhe
7 7:26.20  Berihu Aregawi (ETH) 28 January 2022 Karlsruhe [28]
8 7:27.80  Yenew Alamirew (ETH) 5 February 2011 Stuttgart
9 7:28.00  Augustine Choge (KEN) 5 February 2011 Stuttgart
10 7:28.24  Yared Nuguse (USA) 27 January 2023 Boston [29]
11 7:29.37  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 5 February 2011 Stuttgart
12 7:29.94  Edwin Soi (KEN) 12 February 2012 Karlsruhe
13 7:30.14+  Josh Kerr (GBR) 11 February 2024 New York City [30]
14 7:30.16  Galen Rupp (USA) 21 February 2013 Stockholm
15 7:30.51  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 20 February 2007 Stockholm
16 7:30.82  Adel Mechaal (ESP) 6 February 2022 New York City [31]
17 7:30.88+  Grant Fisher (USA) 11 February 2024 New York City [30]
18 7:31.09  Tariku Bekele (ETH) 2 February 2008 Stuttgart
19 7:31.35  Jacob Krop (KEN) 15 February 2023 Liévin [25]
20 7:31.66  Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku (KEN) 21 February 2013 Stockholm
21 7:31.77  Birhanu Balew (BHR) 17 February 2022 Liévin [32]
22 7:31.97  Sam Atkin (GBR) 27 January 2023 Boston [33]
23 7:32.02  Sammy Alex Mutahi (KEN) 10 February 2010 Stockholm
24 7:32.41  Sergio Sánchez (ESP) 13 February 2010 Valencia
25 7:32.43  Bernard Lagat (USA) 17 February 2007 Birmingham

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 7:32.78:

Indoor women

  • Correct as of March 2024.[34]
Rank Time Athlete Date Place Ref
1 8:16.60  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 6 February 2014 Stockholm
2 8:16.69  Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) 25 February 2023 Birmingham [35]
3 8:20.87  Elle St. Pierre (USA) 2 March 2024 Glasgow [36]
4 8:22.68  Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) 2 March 2024 Glasgow [37]
5 8:23.24  Dawit Seyaum (ETH) 17 February 2022 Liévin [32]
6 8:23.72  Meseret Defar (ETH) 3 February 2007 Stuttgart
7 8:23.74  Meselech Melkamu (ETH) 3 February 2007 Stuttgart
8 8:24.39  Jessica Hull (AUS) 2 March 2024 Glasgow [38]
9 8:25.05  Alicia Monson (USA) 11 February 2023 New York City [39]
10 8:25.27  Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH) 6 February 2010 Stuttgart
11 8:25.70  Karissa Schweizer (USA) 27 February 2020 Boston [40]
12 8:26.41  Laura Muir (GBR) 4 February 2017 Karlsruhe [41]
13 8:26.66  Shelby Houlihan (USA) 27 February 2020 Boston [40]
14 8:26.77  Ejgayehu Taye (ETH) 17 February 2022 Liévin [32]
15 8:27.86  Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) 17 February 2006 Moscow
16 8:28.46  Hirut Meshesha (ETH) 3 February 2024 Metz [42]
17 8:28.49  Anna Alminova (RUS) 7 February 2009 Stuttgart
18 8:28.71  Colleen Quigley (USA) 27 February 2020 Boston [40]
19 8:29.00  Olesya Syreva (RUS) 17 February 2006 Moscow
20 8:29.15  Berhane Adere (ETH) 3 February 2002 Stuttgart
21 8:29.28  Lemlem Hailu (ETH) 24 February 2021 Madrid [43]
22 8:29.41  Hellen Obiri (KEN) 18 February 2017 Birmingham [44]
23 8:30.13  Whittni Morgan (USA) 11 February 2023 New York City [39]
24 8:30.53  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 21 February 2009 Birmingham
25 8:30.76  Sifan Hassan (NED) 18 February 2017 Birmingham [45]

Notes

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Medalists

Women's Olympic medalists

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1984 Los Angeles
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Maricica Puică
 Romania
Wendy Smith-Sly
 Great Britain
Lynn Williams
 Canada
1988 Seoul
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Tetyana Samolenko
 Soviet Union
Paula Ivan
 Romania
Yvonne Murray
 Great Britain
1992 Barcelona
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Yelena Romanova
 Unified Team
Tetyana Dorovskikh
 Unified Team
Angela Chalmers
 Canada

Women's World Championships medalists

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1980 Sittard
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 Birgit Friedmann (FRG)  Karoline Nemetz (SWE)  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
1983 Helsinki
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 Mary Decker (USA)  Brigitte Kraus (FRG)  Tatyana Kovalenko-Kazankina (URS)
1987 Rome
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 Tetyana Samolenko (URS)  Maricica Puică (ROU)  Ulrike Bruns (GDR)
1991 Tokyo
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 Tetyana Dorovskikh (URS)  Yelena Romanova (URS)  Susan Sirma (KEN)
1993 Stuttgart
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 Qu Yunxia (CHN)  Zhang Linli (CHN)  Zhang Lirong (CHN)

Men's World Indoor Championships medalists

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1985 Paris[A]  João Campos (POR)  Don Clary (USA)  Ivan Uvizl (TCH)
1987 Indianapolis
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 Frank O'Mara (IRL)  Paul Donovan (IRL)  Terry Brahm (USA)
1989 Budapest
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 Saïd Aouita (MAR)  José Luis González (ESP)  Dieter Baumann (FRG)
1991 Seville
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 Frank O'Mara (IRL)  Hammou Boutayeb (MAR)  Robert Denmark (GBR)
1993 Toronto
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 Gennaro Di Napoli (ITA)  Éric Dubus (FRA)  Enrique Molina (ESP)
1995 Barcelona
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 Gennaro Di Napoli (ITA)  Anacleto Jiménez (ESP)  Brahim Jabbour (MAR)
1997 Paris
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 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)  Paul Bitok (KEN)  Ismaïl Sghyr (MAR)
1999 Maebashi
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 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)  Paul Bitok (KEN)  Million Wolde (ETH)
2001 Lisbon
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 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)  Mohammed Mourhit (BEL)  Alberto García (ESP)
2003 Birmingham
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 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)  Alberto García (ESP)  Luke Kipkosgei (KEN)
2004 Budapest
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 Bernard Lagat (KEN)  Rui Silva (POR)  Markos Geneti (ETH)
2006 Moscow
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 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)  Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
2008 Valencia
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 Tariku Bekele (ETH)  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN)  Abreham Cherkos (ETH)
2010 Doha
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 Bernard Lagat (USA)  Sergio Sánchez (ESP)  Sammy Alex Mutahi (KEN)
2012 Istanbul
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 Bernard Lagat (USA)  Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN)  Edwin Soi (KEN)
2014 Sopot
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 Caleb Ndiku (KEN)  Bernard Lagat (USA)  Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH)
2016 Portland
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 Yomif Kejelcha (ETH)  Ryan Hill (USA)  Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN)
2018 Birmingham
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 Yomif Kejelcha (ETH)  Selemon Barega (ETH)  Bethwell Birgen (KEN)
2022 Belgrade
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 Selemon Barega (ETH)  Lamecha Girma (ETH)  Marc Scott (GB)
2024 Glasgow
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 Josh Kerr (GBR)  Yared Nuguse (USA)  Selemon Barega (ETH)

Women's World Indoor Championships medalists

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1985 Paris[A]  Debbie Scott (CAN)  Agnese Possamai (ITA)  PattiSue Plumer (USA)
1987 Indianapolis
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 Tatyana Samolenko (URS)  Olga Bondarenko (URS)  Maricica Puică (ROU)
1989 Budapest
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 Elly van Hulst (NED)  Liz McColgan (GBR)  Margareta Keszeg (ROU)
1991 Seville
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 Marie-Pierre Duros (FRA)  Margareta Keszeg (ROU)  Lyubov Kremlyova (URS)
1993 Toronto
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 Yvonne Murray (GBR)  Margareta Keszeg (ROU)  Lynn Jennings (USA)
1995 Barcelona
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 Gabriela Szabo (ROU)  Lynn Jennings (USA)  Joan Nesbit (USA)
1997 Paris
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 Gabriela Szabo (ROU)  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
1999 Maebashi
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 Gabriela Szabo (ROU)  Zahra Ouaziz (MAR)  Regina Jacobs (USA)
2001 Lisbon
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 Olga Yegorova (RUS)  Gabriela Szabo (ROU)  Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS)
2003 Birmingham
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 Berhane Adere (ETH)  Marta Domínguez (ESP)  Meseret Defar (ETH)
2004 Budapest
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 Meseret Defar (ETH)  Berhane Adere (ETH)  Shayne Culpepper (USA)
2006 Moscow
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 Meseret Defar (ETH)  Liliya Shobukhova (RUS)  Lidia Chojecka (POL)
2008 Valencia
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 Meseret Defar (ETH)  Meselech Melkamu (ETH)  Mariem Alaoui Selsouli (MAR)
2010 Doha
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 Meseret Defar (ETH)  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)  Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH)
2012 Istanbul
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 Hellen Obiri (KEN)  Meseret Defar (ETH)  Gelete Burka (ETH)
2014 Sopot
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 Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)  Hellen Obiri (KEN)  Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR)
2016 Portland
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 Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)  Meseret Defar (ETH)  Shannon Rowbury (USA)
2018 Birmingham
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 Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)  Sifan Hassan (NED)  Laura Muir (GBR)
2022 Belgrade
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 Lemlem Hailu (ETH)  Elle Purrier St. Pierre (USA)  Ejgayehu Taye (ETH)
2024 Glasgow
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 Elle Purrier St. Pierre (USA)  Gudaf Tsegay (ETH)  Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN)
  • A Known as the World Indoor Games

Season's bests

Men (outdoor)

Year Time Athlete Place
1970 7:49.4  Bernd Diessner (GDR) Potsdam
1971 7:39.8  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Brussels
1972 7:37.6  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Århus
1973 7:42.0  Brendan Foster (GBR) London
1974 7:35.1  Brendan Foster (GBR) Gateshead
1975 7:45.0  Rod Dixon (NZL) Paris
1976 7:43.46  Rod Dixon (NZL) Cologne
1977 7:41.22  Karl Fleschen (FRG) Cologne
1978 7:32.1  Henry Rono (KEN) Oslo
1979 7:37.70  Rudy Chapa (USA) Eugene
1980 7:37.60  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) Oslo
1981 7:36.69  Steve Scott (USA) Ingelheim
1982 7:32.79  David Moorcroft (GBR) London
1983 7:35.84  Doug Padilla (USA) Oslo
1984 7:33.3  Saïd Aouita (MAR) Brussels
1985 7:32.94  Saïd Aouita (MAR) Brussels
1986 7:32.23  Saïd Aouita (MAR) Cologne
1987 7:40.25  Dieter Baumann (FRG) Berlin
1988 7:38.79  Sydney Maree (USA) Malmö
1989 7:29.45  Saïd Aouita (MAR) Cologne
1990 7:37.09  Khalid Skah (MAR) Cologne
1991 7:33.91  Dieter Baumann (GER) Cologne
1992 7:28.96  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Cologne
1993 7:29.24  Noureddine Morceli (ALG) Monaco
1994 7:25.11  Noureddine Morceli (ALG) Monaco
1995 7:27.18  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Monaco
1996 7:20.67  Daniel Komen (KEN) Rieti
1997 7:26.02  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Brussels
1998 7:25.09  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Brussels
1999 7:23.09  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Brussels
2000 7:25.02  Ali Saïdi-Sief (ALG) Monaco
2001 7:30.53  Hailu Mekonnen (ETH) Brussels
2002 7:34.72  Benjamin Limo (KEN) Monaco
2003 7:30.23  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Turin
2004 7:27.72  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Brussels
2005 7:28.56  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Doha
2006 7:28.72  Isaac Kiprono Songok (KEN) Rieti
2007 7:25.79  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Stockholm
2008 7:31.83  Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (KEN) Rieti
2009 7:28.37  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Doha
2010 7:28.70  Tariku Bekele (ETH) Rieti
2011 7:27.26  Yenew Alamirew (ETH) Doha
2012 7:30.42  Augustine Choge (KEN) Doha
2013 7:30.36  Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) Doha
2014 7:31.66  Caleb Ndiku (KEN) Ostrava
2015 7:38.08  Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) Doha
2016 7:28.19  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) Saint-Denis
2017 7:28.73  Ronald Kwemoi (KEN) Doha
2018 7:28.00  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) Gothenburg
2019 7:32.17  Selemon Barega (ETH) Oslo
2020 7:26.64  Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) Rome
2021 7:26.25  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) Oslo
2022 7:25.93  Thierry Ndikumwenayo (BDI) Monaco
2023 7:23.63  Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) Eugene

Men (indoor)

Year Time Athlete Place
1970 7:46.85  Richard Wilde (GBR) Vienna
1971 7:53.6  Peter Stewart (GBR) Sofia
1972 7:50.0  Ian Stewart (GBR) Cosford
1973 7:44.6  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Rotterdam
1974 7:48.48  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Gothenburg
1975 7:50.2  Boris Kuznetsov (URS) Sverdlovsk
1976 7:50.2  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Paris
1977 7:47.9  Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) Louisville
1978 7:48.6  Nick Rose (GBR) Long Beach
1979 7:44.43  Markus Ryffel (SUI) Vienna
1980 7:45.2  Steve Scott (USA) Long Beach
1981 7:48.8  Lubomír Tesáček (TCH) Prague
1982 7:46.2  Doug Padilla (USA) Daly City
1983 7:49.1  Doug Padilla (USA) Daly City
1984 7:46.87  Doug Padilla (USA) East Rutherford
1985 7:42.97  Christoph Herle (FRG) Dortmund
1986 7:46.46  Stefano Mei (ITA) Budapest
1987 7:47.95  Paul Donovan (IRL) East Rutherford
1988 7:41.57  Brian Abshire (USA) East Rutherford
1989 7:39.71  Saïd Aouita (MAR) East Rutherford
1990 7:43.69  Doug Padilla (USA) East Rutherford
1991 7:41.14  Frank O'Mara (IRL) Seville
1992 7:36.66  Saïd Aouita (MAR) Piraeus
1993 7:38.46  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Stockholm
1994 7:40.94  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Lievin
1995 7:35.15  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Ghent
1996 7:30.72  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Stuttgart
1997 7:31.27  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Karlsruhe
1998 7:24.90  Daniel Komen (KEN) Budapest
1999 7:26.80  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Karlsruhe
2000 7:35.84  Million Wolde (ETH) Stuttgart
2001 7:37.74  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Lisbon
2002 7:37.13  Alberto García (ESP) Seville
2003 7:28.29  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Karlsruhe
2004 7:29.34  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Karlsruhe
2005 7:39.89  Alistair Cragg (IRL) Roxbury
2006 7:33.07  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Karlsruhe
2007 7:30.51  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Karlsruhe
2008 7:31.09  Tariku Bekele (ETH) Stuttgart
2009 7:32.80  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) Stockholm
2010 7:31.75  Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN) Stockholm
2010 7:27.80  Yenew Alamirew (ETH) Stuttgart
2012 7:29.94  Augustine Choge (KEN) Karlsruhe
2013 7:30.16  Galen Rupp (USA) Stockholm
2014 7:34.13  Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) Boston
2015 7:33.1+ h  Mo Farah (GBR) Birmingham
2016 7:38.03  Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) Boston
2017 7:40.80 +  Ryan Hill (USA) New York City
2018 7:36.64  Selemon Barega (ETH) Liévin
2019 7:37.41  Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) Boston
2020 7:32.80  Getnet Wale (ETH) Liévin
2021 7:24.98  Getnet Wale (ETH) Liévin
2022 7:26.20  Berihu Aregawi (ETH) Karlsruhe
2023 7:23.81  Lamecha Girma (ETH) Liévin
2024 7:25.82  Selemon Barega (ETH) Toruń

Women (outdoor)

Year Time Athlete Place
1971 9:23.4  Joyce Smith (GBR) London
1972 8:53.0  Lyudmila Bragina (URS) Moscow
1973 8:56.6  Paola Pigni (ITA) Formia
1974 8:52.74  Lyudmila Bragina (URS) Durham
1975 8:46.6  Grete Waitz (NOR) Oslo
1976 8:27.12  Lyudmila Bragina (URS) College Park
1977 8:36.8  Grete Waitz (NOR) Oslo
1978 8:32.1  Grete Waitz (NOR) Oslo
1979 8:31.75  Grete Waitz (NOR) Oslo
1980 8:33.53  Yelena Sipatova (URS) Moscow
1981 8:34.30  Maricica Puică (ROU) Bucharest
1982 8:26.78  Svetlana Ulmasova (URS) Kyiv
1983 8:32.08  Tatyana Kazankina (URS) Saint Petersburg
1984 8:22.62  Tatyana Kazankina (URS) Saint Petersburg
1985 8:25.83  Mary Slaney (USA) Rome
1986 8:33.99  Olga Bondarenko (URS) Stuttgart
1987 8:38.1  Ulrike Bruns (GDR) Potsdam
1988 8:26.53  Tatyana Samolenko (URS) Seoul
1989 8:38.48  Paula Ivan (ROU) Gateshead
1990 8:38.38  Angela Chalmers (CAN) Auckland
1991 8:32.00  Elana Meyer (RSA) Durban
1992 8:33.72  Yelena Romanova (RUS) Cologne
1993 8:06.11  Wang Junxia (CHN) Beijing
1994 8:21.64  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) London
1995 8:27.57  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) Zurich
1996 8:35.42  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) Nice
1997 8:27.78  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Zurich
1998 8:24.31  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Paris
1999 8:25.03  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Zurich
2000 8:26.35  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Zurich
2001 8:23.26  Olga Yegorova (RUS) Zurich
2002 8:21.42  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Monte Carlo
2003 8:33.95  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Zurich
2004 8:31.32  Isabella Ochichi (KEN) Paris
2005 8:28.87  Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) Oslo
2006 8:24.66  Meseret Defar (ETH) Stockholm
2007 8:24.81  Meseret Defar (ETH) Brussels
2008 8:33.66  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) Gateshead
2009 8:30.15  Meseret Defar (ETH) Thessaloniki
2010 8:28.41  Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH) Monaco
2011 8:46.84  Viola Jelagat Kibiwot (KEN) Rabat
2012 8:34.47  Mariem Alaoui Selsouli (MAR) Eugene
2013 8:30.29  Meseret Defar (ETH) Stockholm
2014 8:20.68  Hellen Onsando Obiri (KEN) Doha
2015 8:22.22  Almaz Ayana (ETH) Rabat
2016 8:23.11  Almaz Ayana (ETH) Doha
2017 8:23.14  Hellen Obiri (KEN) Monaco
2018 8:27.50  Sifan Hassan (NED) Ostrava
2019 8:18.49  Sifan Hassan (NED) Palo Alto
2020 8:22.54  Hellen Obiri (KEN) Doha
2021 8:19.08  Francine Niyonsaba (BDI) Paris
2022 8:24.27+  Francine Niyonsaba (BDI) Eugene
2023 8:24.05  Beatrice Chebet (KEN) Xiamen

Women (indoor)

Year Time Athlete Place
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976 9:05.0h  Irina Bondarchuk (URS) Leningrad
1977 9:03.6h  Giana Romanova (URS) Minsk
1978 8:57.6h  Janice Merrill (USA) Montréal
1979
1980 8:50.8h  Grete Waitz (NOR) Daly City
1981 8:56.4h  Paula Fudge (GBR) Cosford
1982 8:47.3h  Mary Tabb (USA) Inglewood
1983 8:52.84  Gabriele Martins (GDR) Budapest
1984 8:48.1h  Galina Zakharova (URS) Boston
1985 8:49.93  Ruth Wysocki (USA) East Rutherford
1986 8:39.79  Zola Budd (GBR) Cosford
1987 8:43.49  Maricica Puică (ROU) New York City
1988 8:41.79  Kathrin Wessel (GDR) Vienna
1989 8:33.82  Elly van Hulst (NED) Budapest
1990 8:40.45  Lynn Jennings (USA) New York City
1991 8:49.61  Margareta Keszeg (ROU) New York City
1992 8:43.34  Liz McColgan (GBR) Birmingham
1993 8:50.55  Yvonne Murray (GBR) Toronto
1994 8:55.58  Yelena Samoshchenkova (RUS) St. Petersburg
1995 8:52.49  Lynn Jennings (USA) Boston
1996 8:39.49  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) Stockholm
1997 8:45.75  Gabriela Szabo (ROM) Paris
1998 8:43.99  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) Genoa
1999 8:34.09  Gabriela Szabo (ROM) Liévin
2000 8:35.42  Gabriela Szabo (ROM) Birmingham
2001 8:32.88  Gabriela Szabo (ROM) Birmingham
2002 8:29.15  Berhane Adere (ETH) Stuttgart
2003 8:31.73  Berhane Adere (ETH) Stuttgart
2004 8:33.05  Berhane Adere (ETH) Dortmund
2005 8:30.05  Meseret Defar (ETH) Boston
2006 8:27.86  Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) Moscow
2007 8:23.72  Meseret Defar (ETH) Stuttgart
2008 8:27.93  Meseret Defar (ETH) Stuttgart
2009 8:26.99  Meseret Defar (ETH) Stuttgart
2010 8:24.46  Meseret Defar (ETH) Stuttgart
2011 8:30.26  Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH) Birmingham
2012 8:31.56  Meseret Defar (ETH) Birmingham
2013 8:26.95  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) Stockholm
2014 8:16.60  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) Stockholm
2015 8:37.22+  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) Stockholm
2016 8:22.50  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) Sabadell
2017 8:26.41  Laura Muir (GBR) Karlsruhe
2018 8:31.23  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) Sabadell
2019 8:30.61  Laura Muir (GBR) Glasgow
2020 8:25.70  Karissa Schweizer (USA) Boston
2021 8:32.55  Lemlem Hailu (ETH) Liévin
2022 8:23.24  Dawit Seyaum (ETH) Liévin
2023 8:16.69  Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) Birmingham
2024 8:17.11  Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) Liévin

External links

  • IAAF list of 3000-metres records in XML

Notes and references

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