The men's 3000 metres at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the ASPIRE Dome on 12 and 14 March.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Bernard Lagat United States
|
Sergio Sánchez Spain
|
Sammy Alex Mutahi Kenya
|
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Daniel Komen (KEN)
|
7:24.90 | Budapest, Hungary | 6 February 1998 |
| Championship record |  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
|
7:34.71 | Paris, France | 9 March 1997 |
| World Leading | Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN)
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7:31.75 | Stockholm, Sweden | 10 February 2010 |
| African record | Daniel Komen (KEN)
|
7:24.90 | Budapest, Hungary | 6 February 1998 |
| Asian record |  Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)
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7:39.77 | Pattaya, Thailand | 11 February 2006 |
| European record | Sergio Sánchez (ESP)
|
7:32.41 | Valencia, Spain | 13 February 2010 |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record |
Bernard Lagat (USA)
|
7:32.43 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 17 February 2007 |
| Oceanian Record |  Craig Mottram (AUS)
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7:34.50 | Boston, United States | 26 January 2008 |
| South American record |  Jacinto Navarrete (COL)
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7:49.46 | Seville, Spain | 10 March 1991 |
Qualification standards
| Indoor | Outdoor |
|---|---|
| 7:54.00 | 7:44.00 or 13:19.00 (5000m) |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2010 | 17:10 | Heats |
| March 14, 2010 | 17:05 | Final |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Augustine Kiprono Choge | Kenya |
7:43.80 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Dejen Gebremeskel | Ethiopia |
7:44.26 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 1 | Sergio Sánchez | Spain |
7:44.33 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | James Kwalia | Qatar |
7:44.61 | Q, PB |
| 5 | 1 | Hais Welday |  Eritrea |
7:45.44 | q, NR |
| 6 | 1 | Hicham Bellani |  Morocco |
7:50.46 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Bernard Lagat | United States |
7:59.99 | Q, SB |
| 8 | 2 | Tariku Bekele | Ethiopia |
8:00.29 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Sammy Alex Mutahi | Kenya |
8:00.53 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Jesús España | Spain |
8:00.65 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Galen Rupp | United States |
8:00.90 | q, SB |
| 12 | 2 | Essa Ismail Rashed | Qatar |
8:01.08 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Gezachw Yossef |  Israel |
8:03.62 | SB |
| 14 | 1 | Hayle Ibrahimov |  Azerbaijan |
8:05.43 | PB |
| 15 | 2 | Scott Overall |  Great Britain |
8:08.02 | |
| 16 | 1 | Tareq Mubarak Taher |  Bahrain |
8:14.67 | SB |
| 17 | 1 | Ion Luchianov |  Moldova |
8:15.91 | SB |
| 18 | 2 | Marco Joseph |  Tanzania |
8:22.18 | PB |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Bernard Lagat | United States |
7:37.97 | SB |
 |
Sergio Sánchez | Spain |
7:39.55 | |
 |
Sammy Alex Mutahi | Kenya |
7:39.90 | |
| 4 | Tariku Bekele | Ethiopia |
7:40.10 | |
| 5 | Galen Rupp | United States |
7:42.40 | PB |
| 6 | Jesús España | Spain |
7:42.82 | SB |
| 7 | Hicham Bellani | Morocco |
7:44.15 | |
| 8 | James Kwalia | Qatar |
7:46.12 | |
| 9 | Essa Ismail Rashed | Qatar |
7:47.94 | SB |
| 10 | Dejen Gebremeskel | Ethiopia |
7:48.69 | |
| 11 | Augustine Kiprono Choge | Kenya |
7:53.42 | |
| 12 | Hais Welday | Eritrea |
8:04.10 |
References
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