2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
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The men's 3000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on the short track of the Nanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park in Nanjing, China, on 22 March 2025. It was the 21st time the event was contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
| Men's 3000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park | |||||||||
| Location | Nanjing, China | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 March | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:46.09 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The final occurred on 22 March during the evening session.
Background
The men's 3000 metres was contested 20 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[1] |  Grant Fisher (USA) |
7:22.91 | New York City, United States | 8 February 2025 |
| Championship record[2] |  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
7:34.71 | Paris, France | 9 March 1997 |
| World leading[3] | Grant Fisher (USA) |
7:22.91 | New York City, United States | 8 February 2025 |
Qualification
For the men's 3000 metres, the qualification period ran from 1 September 2024 until 9 March 2025.[4] Athletes qualified achieving the entry standards of 7:31.00 s or 12:45.00 s in the 5000 metres.[5] Athletes were also able to qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event, or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard.[4] There was a target number of 15 athletes.[5]
Final
The final was started on 22 March, starting at 19:33 (UTC+8).[6]
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jakob Ingebrigtsen |  Norway |
7:46.09 | SB |
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Berihu Aregawi | Ethiopia |
7:46.25 | SB |
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Ky Robinson |  Australia |
7:47.09 | |
| 4 | Sam Gilman |  United States |
7:47.19 | |
| 5 | Dylan Jacobs | United States |
7:48.41 | |
| 6 | Andrew Coscoran |  Ireland |
7:48.53 | |
| 7 | Anass Essayi |  Morocco |
7:49.00 | |
| 8 | Cornelius Kemboi |  Kenya |
7:49.00 | PB |
| 9 | Biniam Mehary | Ethiopia |
7:49.18 | |
| 10 | Dawit Seare |  Eritrea |
7:49.49 | |
| 11 | Getnet Wale | Ethiopia |
7:50.07 | |
| 12 | Sam Parsons |  Germany |
7:54.15 | |
| 13 | James Gormley | Ireland |
7:56.43 | |
| 14 | Sun Ningkai |  China |
8:02.72 | PB |
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