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 .

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World Athletics (formerly known as the IAAF) ratified its first world record in the event in 1912.

Key

  Awaiting ratification

Outdoor

From 1912–2025, 27 world records have been ratified by World Athletics outdoors 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)19 June 1904 Paris, France
8:55.0Flag of Sweden.svg  Edward Dahl  (SWE)27 October 1907 Norrköping, Sweden
8:54.0Flag of Sweden.svg  John Svanberg  (SWE)21 August 1908 Stockholm, Sweden
8:49.6Flag of France.svg  Jean Bouin  (FRA)11 June 1911 Colombes, France
8:48.5Flag of Finland.svg  Hannes Kolehmainen  (FIN)24 September 1911 Oulunkylä, Finland
8:46.6Flag of Sweden.svg  Bror Fock  (SWE)24 May 1912 Stockholm, Sweden

IAAF era, from 1912

TimeAthleteDatePlace
8:36.8Flag of Finland.svg  Hannes Kolehmainen  (FIN)12 July 1912 [1] Stockholm, Sweden
8:33.2Flag of Sweden.svg  John Zander  (SWE)7 August 1918 [1]
8:28.6Flag of Finland.svg  Paavo Nurmi  (FIN)27 August 1922 [1] Turku, Finland
8:27.6Flag of Sweden.svg  Edvin Wide  (SWE)7 June 1925 [1] Halmstad, Sweden
8:25.4Flag of Finland.svg  Paavo Nurmi  (FIN)24 May 1926 [1] Berlin, Germany
8:20.413 July 1926 [1] Stockholm, Sweden
8:18.8Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Janusz Kusociński  (POL)19 June 1932 [1] Antwerp, Belgium
8:18.4Flag of Denmark.svg  Henry Nielsen  (DEN)24 July 1934 [1] Stockholm, Sweden
8:14.8Flag of Finland.svg  Gunnar Höckert  (FIN)16 September 1936 [1]
8:09.0Flag of Sweden.svg  Henry Kälarne  (SWE)14 August 1940 [1]
8:01.2Flag of Sweden.svg  Gunder Hägg  (SWE)28 August 1942 [1]
7:58.8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gaston Reiff  (BEL)12 August 1949 [1] Gävle, Sweden
7:55.6Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Sándor Iharos  (HUN)14 May 1955 [1] Budapest, Hungary
7:55.6Flag of England.svg  Gordon Pirie  (ENG)22 June 1956 [1] Trondheim, Norway
7:52.84 September 1956 [1] Malmö, Sweden
7:49.2Flag of France.svg  Michel Jazy  (FRA)27 June 1962 [1] Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
7:49.0+23 June 1965 [1] Melun, France
7:46.0Flag of East Germany.svg  Siegfried Herrmann  (GDR)5 August 1965 [1] Erfurt, East Germany
7:39.6Flag of Kenya.svg  Kipchoge Keino  (KEN)27 August 1965 [1] Helsingborg, Sweden
7:37.6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Emiel Puttemans  (BEL)14 September 1972 [1] Aarhus, Denmark
7:35.2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Brendan Foster  (GBR)3 August 1974 [1] Gateshead, England
7:32.1Flag of Kenya.svg  Henry Rono  (KEN)27 June 1978 [1] Oslo, Norway
7:29.45Flag of Morocco.svg  Saïd Aouita  (MAR)20 August 1989 [1] Cologne, West Germany
7:28.96Flag of Kenya.svg  Moses Kiptanui  (KEN)16 August 1992 [1] Cologne, Germany
7:25.11Flag of Algeria.svg  Noureddine Morceli  (ALG)2 August 1994 [1] Monte Carlo, Monaco
7:20.67Flag of Kenya.svg  Daniel Komen  (KEN)1 September 1996 [1] Rieti, Italy
7:17.55Flag of Norway.svg  Jakob Ingebrigtsen  (NOR)25 August 2024 [1] 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]

Indoor

From 1973–2025, World Athletics has ratified 7 world records in the event indoors. The current short track world record of 7:22.91 by Grant Fisher has not yet been ratified. [3]

TimeAthleteDatePlace
7:39.2 h Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Emiel Puttemans  (BEL)18 February 1973 Berlin, Germany
7:37.51Flag of Kenya.svg  Moses Kiptanui  (KEN)20 February 1992 Seville, Spain
7:35.15Flag of Kenya.svg  Moses Kiptanui  (KEN)12 February 1995 Ghent, Belgium
7:30.72Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Haile Gebrselassie  (ETH)4 February 1996 Stuttgart, Germany
7:26.15Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Haile Gebrselassie  (ETH)25 January 1998 Karlsruhe, Germany
7:24.90Flag of Kenya.svg  Daniel Komen  (KEN)6 February 1998 Budapest, Hungary
7:23.81Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Lamecha Girma  (ETH)15 February 2023 Liévin, France
7:22.91Flag of the United States.svg  Grant Fisher  (USA)8 February 2025 New York City, United States

See also

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 29 "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.
  3. "Stats | World Athletics | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 2024-09-08. Retrieved 2025-02-25.