3000 metres
Athletics 3000 metres | |
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World records | |
Men | Daniel Komen 7:20.67 (1996) |
Women | Wang Junxia 8:06.11 (1993) |
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a
It is debated whether the 3000m should be classified as a middle-distance or long-distance event.
In men's athletics, 3000 metres has been an
In women's athletics, 3000 metres was a standard event in the Olympic Games (
Skilled runners in this event reach speeds near vVO2max, for which the oxygen requirements of the body cannot continuously be satisfied,[4] requiring some anaerobic effort.[further explanation needed]
All-time top 25
The men's world record is 7:20.67 set by Daniel Komen of Kenya in 1996. Komen also used to hold the world indoor mark with 7:24.90 minutes set in 1998, later being taken by Lamecha Girma who recently hit a time of 7:23.81 in 2023. The women's world record is 8:06.11 set by Wang Junxia of China in 1993. The world indoor women's record is 8:16.60 minutes, set by Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba in 2014.
Outdoor men
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | 7:20.67 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 1 September 1996 | Rieti | |
2 | 2 | 7:23.09 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco | 3 September 1999 | Brussels | |
3 | 3 | 7:23.63 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 17 September 2023 | Eugene | [7] |
4 | 4 | 7:23.64 | Yomif Kejelcha | Ethiopia | 17 September 2023 | Eugene | [7] |
5 | 7:24.00+[a] | Ingebrigtsen #2 | 9 June 2023 | Paris | [8][9] | ||
5 | 6 | 7:25.02 | Ali Saïdi-Sief | Algeria | 18 August 2000 | Monaco | |
6 | 7 | 7:25.09 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 28 August 1998 | Brussels | |
7 | 8 | 7:25.11 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria | 2 August 1994 | Monaco | |
9 | 7:25.16 | Komen #2 | 10 August 1996 | Monaco | |||
8 | 10 | 7:25.47 | Grant Fisher | United States | 17 September 2023 | Eugene | [7] |
9 | 11 | 7:25.48 | Telahun Haile Bekele | Ethiopia | 17 September 2023 | Eugene | [7] |
12 | 7:25.54 | Gebrselassie #2 | 8 August 1998 | Monaco | |||
10 | 13 | 7:25.79 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 7 August 2007 | Stockholm | |
14 | 7:25.87 | Komen #3 | 23 August 1996 | Brussels | |||
11 | 15 | 7:25.93 | Thierry Ndikumwenayo | Burundi | 10 August 2022 | Monaco | [10] |
16 | 7:26.02 | Gebrselassie #3 | 22 August 1997 | Brussels | |||
17 | 7:26.03 | Gebrselassie #4 | 10 June 1999 | Helsinki | |||
12 | 18 | 7:26.18 | Lamecha Girma | Ethiopia | 5 May 2023 | Doha | [11] |
19 | 7:26.25 | Kejelcha #2 | 1 July 2021 | Oslo | [12] | ||
13 | 20 | 7:26.28 | Selemon Barega | Ethiopia | 17 September 2023 | Eugene | [7] |
14 | 21 | 7:26.62 | Mohammed Mourhit | Belgium | 18 August 2000 | Monaco | |
15 | 22 | 7:26.64 | Jacob Kiplimo | Uganda | 17 September 2020 | Rome | [13] |
23 | 7:26.69 | Bekele #2 | 15 July 2007 | Sheffield | |||
16 | 24 | 7:26.81 | Berihu Aregawi | Ethiopia | 10 August 2022 | Monaco | [14] |
25 | 7:27.05 | Ingebrigtsen #3 | 17 September 2020 | Rome | [13] | ||
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 | [15] | |
22 | 7:27.66 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 6 May 2011 | Doha | ||
23 | 7:27.75 | Tom Nyariki | Kenya | 10 August 1996 | Monaco | ||
24 | 7:28.02 | Stewart McSweyn | Australia | 17 September 2020 | Rome | [13] | |
25 | 7:28.28 | James Kwalia | Kenya | 3 September 2004 | Brussels |
Notes
- ^ by World Athletics source; 7:23.8 by official Race Analysis
Outdoor women
- Correct as of August 2023.[16]
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | 8:06.11 | Wang Junxia | China | 13 September 1993 | Beijing | |
2 | 2 | 8:12.18 | Qu Yunxia | China | 13 September 1993 | Beijing | |
3 | 8:12.19 | Wang #2 | 12 September 1993 | Beijing | |||
4 | 8:12.27 | Qu #2 | 12 September 1993 | Beijing | |||
3 | 5 | 8:16.50 | Zhang Linli | China | 13 September 1993 | Beijing | |
4 | 6 | 8:18.49 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 30 June 2019 | Stanford | [17] |
5 | 7 | 8:19.08 | Francine Niyonsaba | Burundi | 28 August 2021 | Paris | [18] |
6 | 8 | 8:19.52 | Ejgayehu Taye | Ethiopia | 28 August 2021 | Paris | [19] |
7 | 9 | 8:19.78 | Ma Liyan | China | 12 September 1993 | Beijing | |
8 | 10 | 8:20.07 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | Germany | 30 June 2019 | Stanford | [17] |
9 | 11 | 8:20.27 | Letesenbet Gidey | Ethiopia | 30 June 2019 | Stanford | [17] |
10 | 12 | 8:20.68 | Hellen Obiri | Kenya | 9 May 2014 | Doha | |
11 | 13 | 8:21.14 | Mercy Cherono | Kenya | 9 May 2014 | Doha | |
14 | 8:21.26 | Ma #2 | 13 September 1993 | Beijing | |||
12 | 15 | 8:21.29 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 30 June 2019 | Stanford | [17] |
13 | 16 | 8:21.42 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 19 July 2002 | Monaco | |
14 | 17 | 8:21.53 | Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi
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Kenya | 28 August 2021 | Paris | [20] |
15 | 18 | 8:21.64 | Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 15 July 1994 | London | |
16 | 19 | 8:21.84 | Zhang Lirong | China | 13 September 1993 | Beijing | |
20 | 8:22.06 | Zhang Linli #2 | 12 September 1993 | Beijing | |||
17 | 21 | 8:22.20 | Paula Radcliffe | Great Britain | 19 July 2002 | Monaco | |
18 | 22 | 8:22.22 | Almaz Ayana | Ethiopia | 14 June 2015 | Rabat | [21] |
23 | 8:22.34 | Ayana #2 | 3 September 2015 | Zürich | |||
24 | 8:22.44 | Zhang Lirong #2 | 12 September 1993 | Beijing | |||
25 | 8:22.54 | Obiri #2 | 25 September 2020 | Doha | |||
19 | 8:22.62 | Tatyana Kazankina | Soviet Union | 26 August 1984 | Leningrad
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20 | 8:22.92 | Agnes Tirop | Kenya | 25 September 2020 | Doha | [22] | |
8:22.92 | Beatrice Chepkoech | Kenya | 25 September 2020 | Doha | [22] | ||
22 | 8:23.23 | Edith Masai | Kenya | 19 July 2002 | Monaco | ||
23 | 8:23.26 | Olga Yegorova | Russia | 17 August 2001 | Zürich | ||
24 | 8:23.55 | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 9 May 2014 | Doha | ||
25 | 8:24.05 | Beatrice Chebet | Kenya | 2 September 2023 | Xiamen | [23] |
Indoor men
- Correct as of February 2024.[24]
Rank | Time | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 7:23.81 | Lamecha Girma (ETH) | 15 February 2023 | Liévin | [25] |
2 | 7:24.68 | Mohamed Katir (ESP) | 15 February 2023 | Liévin | [25] |
3 | 7:24.90 | Daniel Komen (KEN) | 6 February 1998 | Liévin | |
4 | 7:24.98 | Getnet Wale (ETH) | 9 February 2021 | Liévin | [26] |
5 | 7:25.82 | Selemon Barega (ETH) | 6 February 2024 | Toruń | [27] |
6 | 7:26.15 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 25 January 1998 | Karlsruhe | |
7 | 7:26.20 | Berihu Aregawi (ETH) | 28 January 2022 | Karlsruhe | [28] |
8 | 7:27.80 | Yenew Alamirew (ETH) | 5 February 2011 | Stuttgart | |
9 | 7:28.00 | Augustine Choge (KEN) |
5 February 2011 | Stuttgart | |
10 | 7:28.24 | Yared Nuguse (USA) | 27 January 2023 | Boston | [29] |
11 | 7:29.37 | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) | 5 February 2011 | Stuttgart | |
12 | 7:29.94 | Edwin Soi (KEN) | 12 February 2012 | Karlsruhe | |
13 | 7:30.14+ | Josh Kerr (GBR) | 11 February 2024 | New York City | [30] |
14 | 7:30.16 | Galen Rupp (USA) | 21 February 2013 | Stockholm | |
15 | 7:30.51 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 20 February 2007 | Stockholm | |
16 | 7:30.82 | Adel Mechaal (ESP) | 6 February 2022 | New York City | [31] |
17 | 7:30.88+ | Grant Fisher (USA) | 11 February 2024 | New York City | [30] |
18 | 7:31.09 | Tariku Bekele (ETH) | 2 February 2008 | Stuttgart | |
19 | 7:31.35 | Jacob Krop (KEN) | 15 February 2023 | Liévin | [25] |
20 | 7:31.66 | Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku (KEN) |
21 February 2013 | Stockholm | |
21 | 7:31.77 | Birhanu Balew (BHR) | 17 February 2022 | Liévin | [32] |
22 | 7:31.97 | Sam Atkin (GBR) | 27 January 2023 | Boston | [33] |
23 | 7:32.02 | Sammy Alex Mutahi (KEN) | 10 February 2010 | Stockholm | |
24 | 7:32.41 | Sergio Sánchez (ESP) | 13 February 2010 | Valencia | |
25 | 7:32.43 | Bernard Lagat (USA) | 17 February 2007 | Birmingham |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 7:32.78:
- Selemon Barega also ran 7:26.10 (2021), 7:30.66 (2022).
- Getnet Wale also ran 7:26.73 (2024), 7:30.88 (2022).
- Lamecha Girma also ran 7:27.98 (2021), 7:29.09 (2024) and 7:30.54 (2022).
- Berihu Aregawi also ran 7:29.24 (2021).
Indoor women
- Correct as of March 2024.[34]
Rank | Time | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 8:16.60 | Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) | 6 February 2014 | Stockholm | |
2 | 8:16.69 | Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) | 25 February 2023 | Birmingham | [35] |
3 | 8:20.87 | Elle St. Pierre (USA) | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow | [36] |
4 | 8:22.68 | Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow | [37] |
5 | 8:23.24 | Dawit Seyaum (ETH) | 17 February 2022 | Liévin | [32] |
6 | 8:23.72 | Meseret Defar (ETH) | 3 February 2007 | Stuttgart | |
7 | 8:23.74 | Meselech Melkamu (ETH) | 3 February 2007 | Stuttgart | |
8 | 8:24.39 | Jessica Hull (AUS) | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow | [38] |
9 | 8:25.05 | Alicia Monson (USA) | 11 February 2023 | New York City | [39] |
10 | 8:25.27 | Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH) | 6 February 2010 | Stuttgart | |
11 | 8:25.70 | Karissa Schweizer (USA) | 27 February 2020 | Boston | [40] |
12 | 8:26.41 | Laura Muir (GBR) | 4 February 2017 | Karlsruhe | [41] |
13 | 8:26.66 | Shelby Houlihan (USA) | 27 February 2020 | Boston | [40] |
14 | 8:26.77 | Ejgayehu Taye (ETH) | 17 February 2022 | Liévin | [32] |
15 | 8:27.86 | Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) | 17 February 2006 | Moscow | |
16 | 8:28.46 | Hirut Meshesha (ETH) | 3 February 2024 | Metz | [42] |
17 | 8:28.49 | Anna Alminova (RUS) | 7 February 2009 | Stuttgart | |
18 | 8:28.71 | Colleen Quigley (USA) | 27 February 2020 | Boston | [40] |
19 | 8:29.00 | Olesya Syreva (RUS) | 17 February 2006 | Moscow | |
20 | 8:29.15 | Berhane Adere (ETH) | 3 February 2002 | Stuttgart | |
21 | 8:29.28 | Lemlem Hailu (ETH) | 24 February 2021 | Madrid | [43] |
22 | 8:29.41 | Hellen Obiri (KEN) | 18 February 2017 | Birmingham | [44] |
23 | 8:30.13 | Whittni Morgan (USA) | 11 February 2023 | New York City | [39] |
24 | 8:30.53 | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) | 21 February 2009 | Birmingham | |
25 | 8:30.76 | Sifan Hassan (NED) | 18 February 2017 | Birmingham | [45] |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 8:30.76:
- Gudaf Tsega also ran 8:17.11 (2024), 8:21.13 (2024), 8:22.65 (2021).
- Genzebe Dibaba also ran 8:22.50 (2016), 8:24.85+ (2014), 8:26.95 (2013).
- Meseret Defar also ran 8:24.46 (2010), 8:26.99 (2009), 8:27.93 (2008).
- Jessica Hull also ran 8:24.93 (2024).
- Elle St. Pierre also ran 8:25.25 (2024).
- Sonia O'Sullivan also ran 8:27:57 (1995), 8:27:58 (2000), 8:28:74 (1993), 8:28:82 (1998).
- Hellen Obiri also ran 8:29.46 (2017), 8:29.99 (2014).
- Meselech Melkamu also ran 8:29.48 (2008).
- Laura Muir also ran 8:29.76 (2024).
- Hirut Meshesha also ran 8:29.71 (2024).
- Lemlem Hailu also ran 8:30.36 (2024).
Medalists
Women's Olympic medalists
Women's World Championships medalists
Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Birgit Friedmann (FRG) | Karoline Nemetz (SWE) | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
1983 Helsinki |
Mary Decker (USA) | Brigitte Kraus (FRG) | Tatyana Kovalenko-Kazankina (URS) |
1987 Rome |
Tetyana Samolenko (URS) | Maricica Puică (ROU) | Ulrike Bruns (GDR) |
1991 Tokyo |
Tetyana Dorovskikh (URS) | Yelena Romanova (URS) | Susan Sirma (KEN) |
1993 Stuttgart |
Qu Yunxia (CHN) | Zhang Linli (CHN) | Zhang Lirong (CHN) |
Men's World Indoor Championships medalists
Women's World Indoor Championships medalists
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Season's bests
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External links
Notes and references
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