Men's 3000 metres world record progression
Paavo Nurmi setting a 3,000 m world record in Berlin in 1926
The following tables shows the world record progression in the Men's 3000 metres .
The International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations , ratified its first world record in the event in 1912.
To June 21, 2009, 26 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[ 1] The current world record holder is Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway , with his time of 7:17.55 set in 2024.[ 2]
Pre-IAAF era, to 1912
IAAF era, from 1912
Awaiting ratification
Time
Athlete
Date
Place
8:36.8
Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN )
1912-07-12[ 1]
Stockholm, Sweden
8:33.2
John Zander (SWE )
1918-08-07[ 1]
8:28.6
Paavo Nurmi (FIN )
1922-08-27[ 1]
Turku, Finland
8:27.6
Edvin Wide (SWE )
1925-06-07[ 1]
Halmstad , Sweden
8:25.4
Paavo Nurmi (FIN )
1926-05-24[ 1]
Berlin, Germany
8:20.4
1926-07-13[ 1]
Stockholm, Sweden
8:18.8
Janusz Kusociński (POL )
1932-06-19[ 1]
Antwerp, Belgium
8:18.4
Henry Nielsen (DEN )
1934-07-24[ 1]
Stockholm, Sweden
8:14.8
Gunnar Höckert (FIN )
1936-09-16[ 1]
8:09.0
Henry Kälarne (SWE )
1940-08-14[ 1]
8:01.2
Gunder Hägg (SWE )
1942-08-28[ 1]
7:58.8
Gaston Reiff (BEL )
1949-08-12[ 1]
Gävle, Sweden
7:55.6
Sándor Iharos (HUN )
1955-05-14[ 1]
Budapest, Hungary
7:55.6
Gordon Pirie (ENG )
1956-06-22[ 1]
Trondheim , Norway
7:52.8
1956-09-04[ 1]
Malmö , Sweden
7:49.2
Michel Jazy (FRA )
1962-06-27[ 1]
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés , France
7:49.0+
1965-06-23[ 1]
Melun , France
7:46.0
Siegfried Herrmann (GDR )
1965-08-05[ 1]
Erfurt , East Germany
7:39.6
Kipchoge Keino (KEN )
1965-08-27[ 1]
Helsingborg , Sweden
7:37.6
Emiel Puttemans (BEL )
1972-09-14[ 1]
Aarhus , Denmark
7:35.2
Brendan Foster (GBR )
1974-08-03[ 1]
Gateshead , England
7:32.1
Henry Rono (KEN )
1978-06-27[ 1]
Oslo, Norway
7:29.45
Saïd Aouita (MAR )
1989-08-20[ 1]
Cologne , West Germany
7:28.96
Moses Kiptanui (KEN )
1992-08-16[ 1]
Cologne , Germany
7:25.11
Noureddine Morceli (ALG )
1994-08-02[ 1]
Monte Carlo, Monaco
7:20.67
Daniel Komen (KEN )
1996-09-01[ 1]
Rieti , Italy
7:17.55
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR )
2024-08-25
Chorzów , Poland
(+) – indicates en route time during longer race.
Auto times to the hundredth of a second were accepted by the IAAF for events up to and including 10,000 m from 1981.[ 1]
See also
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