Men's 3000 metres world record progression

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Paavo Nurmi setting a 3,000 m world record in Berlin in 1926 Bundesarchiv Bild 102-13320, Paavo Nurmi.jpg
Paavo Nurmi setting a 3,000 m world record in Berlin in 1926

The following tables shows the world record progression in the Men's 3000 metres . The International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations, ratified its first world record in the event in 1912.

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To June 21, 2009, 26 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [1] The current world record holder is Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway, with his time of 7:17.55 set in 2024. [2]

Pre-IAAF era, to 1912

TimeAthleteDatePlace
9:02.4Flag of France.svg  Louis de Fleurac  (FRA)1904-06-19 Paris, France
8:55.0Flag of Sweden.svg  Edward Dahl  (SWE)1907-10-27 Norrköping, Sweden
8:54.0Flag of Sweden.svg  John Svanberg  (SWE)1908-08-21 Stockholm, Sweden
8:49.6Flag of France.svg  Jean Bouin  (FRA)1911-06-11 Colombes, France
8:48.5Flag of Finland.svg  Hannes Kolehmainen  (FIN)1911-09-24 Oulunkylä, Finland
8:46.6Flag of Sweden.svg  Bror Fock  (SWE)1912-05-24 Stockholm, Sweden

IAAF era, from 1912

  Awaiting ratification
TimeAthleteDatePlace
8:36.8Flag of Finland.svg  Hannes Kolehmainen  (FIN)1912-07-12 [1] Stockholm, Sweden
8:33.2Flag of Sweden.svg  John Zander  (SWE)1918-08-07 [1]
8:28.6Flag of Finland.svg  Paavo Nurmi  (FIN)1922-08-27 [1] Turku, Finland
8:27.6Flag of Sweden.svg  Edvin Wide  (SWE)1925-06-07 [1] Halmstad, Sweden
8:25.4Flag of Finland.svg  Paavo Nurmi  (FIN)1926-05-24 [1] Berlin, Germany
8:20.41926-07-13 [1] Stockholm, Sweden
8:18.8Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Janusz Kusociński  (POL)1932-06-19 [1] Antwerp, Belgium
8:18.4Flag of Denmark.svg  Henry Nielsen  (DEN)1934-07-24 [1] Stockholm, Sweden
8:14.8Flag of Finland.svg  Gunnar Höckert  (FIN)1936-09-16 [1]
8:09.0Flag of Sweden.svg  Henry Kälarne  (SWE)1940-08-14 [1]
8:01.2Flag of Sweden.svg  Gunder Hägg  (SWE)1942-08-28 [1]
7:58.8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gaston Reiff  (BEL)1949-08-12 [1] Gävle, Sweden
7:55.6Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Sándor Iharos  (HUN)1955-05-14 [1] Budapest, Hungary
7:55.6Flag of England.svg  Gordon Pirie  (ENG)1956-06-22 [1] Trondheim, Norway
7:52.81956-09-04 [1] Malmö, Sweden
7:49.2Flag of France.svg  Michel Jazy  (FRA)1962-06-27 [1] Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
7:49.0+1965-06-23 [1] Melun, France
7:46.0Flag of East Germany.svg  Siegfried Herrmann  (GDR)1965-08-05 [1] Erfurt, East Germany
7:39.6Flag of Kenya.svg  Kipchoge Keino  (KEN)1965-08-27 [1] Helsingborg, Sweden
7:37.6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Emiel Puttemans  (BEL)1972-09-14 [1] Aarhus, Denmark
7:35.2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Brendan Foster  (GBR)1974-08-03 [1] Gateshead, England
7:32.1Flag of Kenya.svg  Henry Rono  (KEN)1978-06-27 [1] Oslo, Norway
7:29.45Flag of Morocco.svg  Saïd Aouita  (MAR)1989-08-20 [1] Cologne, West Germany
7:28.96Flag of Kenya.svg  Moses Kiptanui  (KEN)1992-08-16 [1] Cologne, Germany
7:25.11Flag of Algeria.svg  Noureddine Morceli  (ALG)1994-08-02 [1] Monte Carlo, Monaco
7:20.67Flag of Kenya.svg  Daniel Komen  (KEN)1996-09-01 [1] Rieti, Italy
7:17.55Flag of Norway.svg  Jakob Ingebrigtsen  (NOR)2024-08-25 Chorzów, Poland

(+) – indicates en route time during longer race.

Auto times to the hundredth of a second were accepted by the IAAF for events up to and including 10,000 m from 1981. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 550. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
  2. "3000 Metres - men - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-09-05.