| Athletics 3000 metres | |
|---|---|
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| World records | |
| Men |  Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 7:17.55 (2024) |
| Women |  Wang Junxia (CHN) 8:06.11 (1993) |
| Short track world records | |
| Men |  Grant Fisher (USA) 7:22.91 (2025) |
| Women |  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 8:16.60 (2014) |
| World junior (U20) records | |
| Men | Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) 7:28.19 (2016) |
| Women |  Zola Budd (GBR) 8:28.83 (1985) |
The3000 metres or3000-metre run is atrack 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 3000 m 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 longer5000 metres event, rather thanmile pace. The men'sworld record performance for 3000 m equates to a pace of 58.34 seconds per 400 m, which is closer to the 60.43 seconds for 5000 m than the 55.46 seconds for themile. However, the 3000 m does require someanaerobic conditioning, and an elite athlete needs to develop a high tolerance tolactic acid, as does the mile runner. Thus, the 3000 m demands a balance ofaerobic endurance needed for the 5000 m and lactic acid tolerance needed for the mile.
In men's athletics, 3000 metres has been anOlympic discipline only as a team race at the1912,1920 and1924 Summer Olympics. It has not been contested at any of theIAAF outdoor championships, but it 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 theIAAF World Indoor Championships.
In women's athletics, 3000 metres was a standard event in the Olympic Games (1984 to1992)[2] and World Championships (1980 to 1993).[3] The event was discontinued at World Championship and Olympic level after the1993 World Championships in Athletics, withQu Yunxia being the finalgold medal winner at the event. Starting with the1995 World Championships in Athletics and the1996 Olympic Games, it was replaced by 5000 metres, with other IAAF-organized championships following suit.
Skilled runners in this event reach speeds nearvVO2max, for which the oxygen requirements of the body cannot continuously be satisfied,[4] requiring some anaerobic effort.[further explanation needed]
| Division | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 7:17.55 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 25 August 2024 | Chorzów |
| Women | 8:06.11 | Wang Junxia | China | 13 September 1993 | Beijing |
| Division | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 7:22.91 | Grant Fisher |  United States | 8 February 2025 | New York City |
| Women | 8:16.60 | Genzene Dibaba | Ethiopia | 6 February 2014 | Stockholm |
| Area | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Athlete | Nationality | |
| African | 7:20.67 | Daniel Komen |  Kenya | 8:11.56 | Beatrice Chebet | Kenya |
| Asian | 7:30.76 | Jamal Bilal Salem |  Qatar | 8:06.11WR | Wang Junxia | China |
| European | 7:17.55WR | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 8:18.49 | Sifan Hassan |  Netherlands |
| North, Central American and Caribbean | 7:22.91 | Grant Fisher | United States | 8:20.87Sh | Elle St. Pierre | United States |
| Oceanian | 7:28.02 | Stewart McSweyn |  Australia | 8:24.20 | Georgia Griffith | Australia |
| South American | 7:37.15 | Santiago Catrofe |  Uruguay | 8:43.26 | Joselyn Daniely Brea |  Venezuela |
| Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 253000m times and the top 25athletes: |
| - denotes top performance forathletes in the top 253000m times |
| - denotes lesser performances, still in the top 253000m times, by repeat athletes |
| - denotes top performance (only) for other top 25athletes who fall outside the top 25 3000m times |
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7:17.55 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 25 August 2024 | Chorzów | [9] |
| 2 | 2 | 7:20.67 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 1 September 1996 | Rieti | |
| 3 | 3 | 7:21.28 | Berihu Aregawi | Ethiopia | 25 August 2024 | Chorzów | [9] |
| 4 | 4 | 7:23.09 | Hicham El Guerrouj |  Morocco | 3 September 1999 | Brussels | |
| 5 | 7:23.63 | Ingebrigtsen #2 | 17 September 2023 | Eugene | [10] | ||
| 5 | 6 | 7:23.64 | Yomif Kejelcha | Ethiopia | 17 September 2023 | Eugene | [10] |
| 7 | 7:24.00+[a] | Ingebrigtsen #3 | 9 June 2023 | Paris | [11][12] | ||
| 6 | 8 | 7:25.02 | Ali Saïdi-Sief |  Algeria | 18 August 2000 | Monaco | |
| 7 | 9 | 7:25.09 | Haile Gebrselassie |  Ethiopia | 28 August 1998 | Brussels | |
| 8 | 10 | 7:25.11 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria | 2 August 1994 | Monaco | |
| 11 | 7:25.16 | Komen #2 | 10 August 1996 | Monaco | |||
| 9 | 12 | 7:25.47 | Grant Fisher | United States | 17 September 2023 | Eugene | [10] |
| 10 | 13 | 7:25.48 | Telahun Haile Bekele | Ethiopia | 17 September 2023 | Eugene | [10] |
| 14 | 7:25.54 | Gebrselassie #2 | 8 August 1998 | Monaco | |||
| 11 | 15 | 7:25.79 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 7 August 2007 | Stockholm | |
| 16 | 7:25.87 | Komen #3 | 23 August 1996 | Brussels | |||
| 12 | 17 | 7:25.93 | Thierry Ndikumwenayo |  Burundi | 10 August 2022 | Monaco | [13] |
| 18 | 7:26.02 | Gebrselassie #3 | 22 August 1997 | Brussels | |||
| 19 | 7:26.03 | Gebrselassie #4 | 10 June 1999 | Helsinki | |||
| 13 | 20 | 7:26.18 | Lamecha Girma | Ethiopia | 5 May 2023 | Doha | [14] |
| 21 | 7:26.25 | Kejelcha #2 | 1 July 2021 | Oslo | [15] | ||
| 14 | 22 | 7:26.28 | Selemon Barega | Ethiopia | 17 September 2023 | Eugene | [10] |
| 15 | 23 | 7:26.62 | Mohammed Mourhit |  Belgium | 18 August 2000 | Monaco | |
| 16 | 24 | 7:26.64 | Jacob Kiplimo |  Uganda | 17 September 2020 | Rome | [16] |
| 25 | 7:26.69 | Bekele #2 | 15 July 2007 | Sheffield | |||
| 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 | [17] | |
| 22 | 7:27.66 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 6 May 2011 | Doha | ||
| 23 | 7:27.68 | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu |  Switzerland | 20 July 2024 | London | [18] | |
| 24 | 7:27.75 | Tom Nyariki | Kenya | 10 August 1996 | Monaco | ||
| 25 | 7:28.02 | Stewart McSweyn | Australia | 17 September 2020 | Rome | [16] |
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8:06.11 | Wang Junxia | China | 13 September 1993 | Beijing | |
| 2 | 2 | 8:07.04 | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 16 August 2025 | Chorzów | [20] |
| 3 | 3 | 8:11.56 | Beatrice Chebet | Kenya | 25 May 2025 | Rabat | [21] |
| 4 | 4 | 8:12.18 | Qu Yunxia | China | 13 September 1993 | Beijing | |
| 5 | 8:12.19 | Wang #2 | 12 September 1993 | Beijing | |||
| 6 | 8:12.27 | Qu #2 | 12 September 1993 | Beijing | |||
| 5 | 7 | 8:16.50 | Zhang Linli | China | 13 September 1993 | Beijing | |
| 6 | 8 | 8:18.49 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 30 June 2019 | Stanford | [22] |
| 7 | 9 | 8:19.08 | Francine Niyonsaba | Burundi | 28 August 2021 | Paris | [23] |
| 8 | 10 | 8:19.52 | Ejgayehu Taye | Ethiopia | 28 August 2021 | Paris | [24] |
| 9 | 11 | 8:19.78 | Ma Liyan | China | 12 September 1993 | Beijing | |
| 10 | 12 | 8:20.07 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen |  Germany | 30 June 2019 | Stanford | [22] |
| 11 | 13 | 8:20.27 | Letesenbet Gidey | Ethiopia | 30 June 2019 | Stanford | [22] |
| 12 | 14 | 8:20.68 | Hellen Obiri | Kenya | 9 May 2014 | Doha | |
| 13 | 15 | 8:21.14 | Mercy Cherono | Kenya | 9 May 2014 | Doha | |
| 16 | 8:21.26 | Ma #2 | 13 September 1993 | Beijing | |||
| 14 | 17 | 8:21.29 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 30 June 2019 | Stanford | [22] |
| 15 | 18 | 8:21.42 | Gabriela Szabo |  Romania | 19 July 2002 | Monaco | |
| 16 | 19 | 8:21.50 | Diribe Welteji | Ethiopia | 22 August 2024 | Lausanne | [25] |
| 17 | 20 | 8:21.53 | Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi | Kenya | 28 August 2021 | Paris | [26] |
| 18 | 21 | 8:21.64 | Sonia O'Sullivan |  Ireland | 15 July 1994 | London | |
| 19 | 22 | 8:21.84 | Zhang Lirong | China | 13 September 1993 | Beijing | |
| 23 | 8:22.06 | Zhang Linli #2 | 12 September 1993 | Beijing | |||
| 20 | 24 | 8:22.20 | Paula Radcliffe | Great Britain | 19 July 2002 | Monaco | |
| 21 | 25 | 8:22.22 | Almaz Ayana | Ethiopia | 14 June 2015 | Rabat | [27] |
| 22 | 8:22.62 | Tatyana Kazankina |  Soviet Union | 26 August 1984 | Leningrad | ||
| 23 | 8:22.92 | Agnes Tirop | Kenya | 25 September 2020 | Doha | [28] | |
| 8:22.92 | Beatrice Chepkoech | Kenya | 25 September 2020 | Doha | [28] | ||
| 25 | 8:23.23 | Edith Masai | Kenya | 19 July 2002 | Monaco |
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