1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
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The men's 3000 metres event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 7–9 March 1997.
The winning margin was a decisive 4.13 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the only time the men's 3,000 metres was won by more than three seconds at these championships.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia |
Paul Bitok Kenya |
Ismaïl Sghyr Morocco |
Results
Heats
First 4 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 7:50.14 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ismaïl Sghyr | Morocco | 7:50.42 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Paul Bitok | Kenya | 7:51.53 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | John Mayock |  Great Britain | 7:51.69 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Saïd Chébili |  France | 7:52.55 | q, PB |
| 6 | 2 | Massimo Pegoretti |  Italy | 7:52.60 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Gennaro Di Napoli | Italy | 7:52.72 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Anacleto Jiménez |  Spain | 7:52.95 | q, SB |
| 9 | 1 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya | 7:52.98 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Sergey Drygin |  Russia | 7:53.99 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Fita Bayisa | Ethiopia | 7:53.24 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | El Hassan Lahssini | Morocco | 7:53.53 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Carlos García | Spain | 7:54.01 | |
| 14 | 2 | Samuli Vasala |  Finland | 7:54.07 | |
| 15 | 1 | Robert K. Andersen |  Denmark | 7:54.72 | |
| 16 | 1 | Kamiel Maase |  Netherlands | 7:54.79 | PB |
| 17 | 1 | Ian Grime | Great Britain | 7:56.30 | PB |
| 18 | 2 | Jason Bunston |  Canada | 7:56.75 | |
| 19 | 1 | Reuben Reina |  United States | 7:57.00 | |
| 20 | 2 | Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama |  Qatar | 8:00.64 | |
| 21 | 1 | Mark Ostendarp |  Germany | 8:02.47 | |
| 22 | 2 | Kent Claesson |  Sweden | 8:04.29 | |
| 23 | 1 | Mark Carroll |  Ireland | 8:05.49 | |
| 24 | 2 | Réda Benzine |  Algeria | 8:05.55 | |
| 25 | 1 | Cândido Maia |  Portugal | 8:06.58 | |
| 26 | 1 | Mark Hhawu |  Tanzania | 8:18.28 | |
| 27 | 2 | Marc Davis | United States | 8:20.37 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 7:34.71 | CR |
 | Paul Bitok | Kenya | 7:38.84 | |
 | Ismaïl Sghyr | Morocco | 7:40.01 | |
| 4 | Gennaro Di Napoli | Italy | 7:41.05 | NR |
| 5 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya | 7:41.87 | |
| 6 | John Mayock | Great Britain | 7:44.31 | |
| 7 | Fita Bayisa | Ethiopia | 7:49.47 | |
| 8 | El Hassan Lahssini | Morocco | 7:50.54 | |
| 9 | Anacleto Jiménez | Spain | 7:52.55 | SB |
| 10 | Sergey Drygin | Russia | 7:56.38 | |
| 11 | Saïd Chébili | France | 7:58.57 | |
| 12 | Massimo Pegoretti | Italy | 8:10.49 |