3000 metres
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The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track 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 3000m 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 longer 5000 metres event, rather than mile pace. The world record performance for 3000 m equates to a pace of 58.76 seconds per 400 m, which is closer to the 60.43 seconds for 5000 m than the 55.46 seconds for the mile. However, the 3000 m does require some anaerobic conditioning, and an elite athlete needs to develop a high tolerance to lactic acid, as does the mile runner. Thus, the 3000 m demands a balance of aerobic endurance needed for the 5000 m and lactic acid tolerance needed for the Mile.
In men's athletics, 3000 metres has been an Olympic discipline only as a team race at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. It has not been contested at any of the IAAF outdoor championships, but 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 the IAAF World Indoor Championships.
In women's athletics, 3000 metres was a standard event in the Olympic Games (1984 to 1992)[2] and World Championships (1980 to 1993).[3] The event was discontinued at World Championship and Olympic level after the 1993 World Championships in Athletics – Qu Yunxia being the final gold medal winner at the event. Starting with the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 1996 Olympic Games, it was replaced by 5000 metres, with other IAAF-organized championships following suit.
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 holds the world indoor mark with 7:24.90 minutes set in 1998. 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 | ![]() |
01 September 1996 | Rieti | |
2 | 2 | 7:23.09 | Hicham El Guerrouj | ![]() |
03 September 1999 | Brussels | |
3 | 3 | 7:25.02 | Ali Saïdi-Sief | ![]() |
18 August 2000 | Monaco | |
4 | 4 | 7:25.09 | Haile Gebrselassie | ![]() |
28 August 1998 | Brussels | |
5 | 5 | 7:25.11 | Noureddine Morceli | ![]() |
02 August 1994 | Monaco | |
6 | 7:25.16 | Komen #2 | 10 August 1996 | Monaco | |||
7 | 7:25.54 | Gebrselassie #2 | 08 August 1998 | Monaco | |||
6 | 8 | 7:25.79 | Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() |
07 August 2007 | Stockholm | |
9 | 7:25.87 | Komen #3 | 23 August 1996 | Brussels | |||
7 | 10 | 7:25.93 | Thierry Ndikumwenayo | ![]() |
10 August 2022 | Monaco | [7] |
11 | 7:26.02 | Gebrselassie #3 | 22 August 1997 | Brussels | |||
12 | 7:26.03 | Gebrselassie #4 | 10 June 1999 | Helsinki | |||
8 | 13 | 7:26.25 | Yomif Kejelcha | ![]() |
01 July 2021 | Oslo | [8] |
9 | 14 | 7:26.62 | Mohammed Mourhit | ![]() |
18 August 2000 | Monaco | |
10 | 15 | 7:26.64 | Jacob Kiplimo | ![]() |
17 September 2020 | Rome | [9] |
16 | 7:26.69 | Bekele #2 | 15 July 2007 | Sheffield | |||
11 | 17 | 7:26.81 | Berihu Aregawi | ![]() |
10 August 2022 | Monaco | [10] |
12 | 18 | 7:27.05 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | ![]() |
17 September 2020 | Rome | [11] |
13 | 19 | 7:27.18 | Moses Kiptanui | ![]() |
25 July 1995 | Monaco | |
14 | 20 | 7:27.26 | Yenew Alamirew | ![]() |
6 May 2011 | Doha | |
21 | 7:27.42 | Gebrselassie #5 | 09 July 1998 | Oslo | |||
22 | 7:27.50 | Morceli #2 | 25 August 1995 | Brussels | |||
15 | 23 | 7:27.55 | Edwin Soi | ![]() |
06 May 2011 | Doha | |
16 | 24 | 7:27.59 | Luke Kipkosgei | ![]() |
08 August 1998 | Monaco | |
17 | 25 | 7:27.64 | Mohamed Katir | ![]() |
13 July 2021 | London | [12] |
18 | 7:27.66 | Eliud Kipchoge | ![]() |
06 May 2011 | Doha | ||
19 | 7:27.75 | Tom Nyariki | ![]() |
10 August 1996 | Monaco | ||
20 | 7:28.02 | Stewart McSweyn | ![]() |
17 September 2020 | Rome | [13] | |
21 | 7:28.28 | James Kwalia | ![]() |
03 September 2004 | Brussels | ||
22 | 7:28.41 | Paul Bitok | ![]() |
10 August 1996 | Monaco | ||
23 | 7:28.45 | Assefa Mezegebu | ![]() |
08 August 1998 | Monaco | ||
24 | 7:28.48 | Grant Fisher | ![]() |
10 August 2022 | Monaco | [14] | |
25 | 7:28.67 | Benjamin Limo | ![]() |
04 August 1999 | Monaco |
Outdoor women
- Correct as of May 2022.[15]
Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 1 | 8:06.11 | Wang Junxia | ![]() |
13 September 1993 | Beijing | |
2 | 2 | 8:12.18 | Qu Yunxia | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
13 September 1993 | Beijing | |
4 | 6 | 8:18.49 | Sifan Hassan | ![]() |
30 June 2019 | Stanford | [16] |
5 | 7 | 8:19.08 | Francine Niyonsaba | ![]() |
28 August 2021 | Paris | [17] |
6 | 8 | 8:19.52 | Ejgayehu Taye | ![]() |
28 August 2021 | Paris | [18] |
7 | 9 | 8:19.78 | Ma Liyan | ![]() |
12 September 1993 | Beijing | |
8 | 10 | 8:20.07 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | ![]() |
30 June 2019 | Stanford | [19] |
9 | 11 | 8:20.27 | Letesenbet Gidey | ![]() |
30 June 2019 | Stanford | [20] |
10 | 12 | 8:20.68 | Hellen Onsando Obiri | ![]() |
09 May 2014 | Doha | |
11 | 13 | 8:21.14 | Mercy Cherono | ![]() |
09 May 2014 | Doha | |
14 | 8:21.26 | Ma #2 | 13 September 1993 | Beijing | |||
12 | 15 | 8:21.29 | Genzebe Dibaba | ![]() |
30 June 2019 | Stanford | [21] |
13 | 16 | 8:21.42 | Gabriela Szabo | ![]() |
19 July 2002 | Monaco | |
14 | 17 | 8:21.53 | Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi | ![]() |
28 August 2021 | Paris | [22] |
15 | 18 | 8:21.64 | Sonia O'Sullivan | ![]() |
15 July 1994 | London | |
16 | 19 | 8:21.84 | Zhang Lirong | ![]() |
13 September 1993 | Beijing | |
20 | 8:22.06 | Zhang Linli #2 | 12 September 1993 | Beijing | |||
17 | 21 | 8:22.20 | Paula Radcliffe | ![]() |
19 July 2002 | Monaco | |
18 | 22 | 8:22.22 | Almaz Ayana | ![]() |
14 June 2015 | Rabat | [23] |
23 | 8:22.34 | Ayana #2 | 03 September 2015 | Zurich | |||
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 | ![]() |
26 August 1984 | Leningrad | ||
20 | 8:22.92 | Agnes Tirop | ![]() |
25 September 2020 | Doha | [24] | |
8:22.92 | Beatrice Chepkoech | ![]() |
25 September 2020 | Doha | [25] | ||
22 | 8:23.23 | Edith Masai | ![]() |
19 July 2002 | Monaco | ||
23 | 8:23.26 | Olga Yegorova | ![]() |
17 August 2001 | Zürich | ||
24 | 8:23.55 | Faith Kipyegon | ![]() |
09 May 2014 | Doha | ||
25 | 8:24.41 | Viola Kibiwot | ![]() |
09 May 2014 | Doha |
Indoor men
- Correct as of February 2022.[26]
Pos | Time | Athlete | Place | Date | Ref |
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1 | 7:24.90 | ![]() |
Budapest | 6 February 1998 | |
2 | 7:24.98 | ![]() |
Liévin | 9 February 2021 | [27] |
3 | 7:26.10 | ![]() |
Liévin | 9 February 2021 | [28] |
4 | 7:26.15 | ![]() |
Karlsruhe | 25 January 1998 | |
5 | 7:26.20 | ![]() |
Karlsruhe | 28 January 2022 | [29] |
6 | 7:27.80 | ![]() |
Stuttgart | 5 February 2011 | |
7 | 7:27.98 | ![]() |
Liévin | 9 February 2021 | [30] |
8 | 7:28.00 | ![]() |
Stuttgart | 5 February 2011 | |
9 | 7:29.37 | ![]() |
Stuttgart | 5 February 2011 | |
10 | 7:29.94 | ![]() |
Karlsruhe | 12 February 2012 | |
11 | 7:30.16 | ![]() |
Stockholm | 21 February 2013 | |
12 | 7:30.51 | ![]() |
Stockholm | 20 February 2007 | |
13 | 7:30.82 | ![]() |
Staten Island | 6 February 2022 | [31] |
14 | 7:31.09 | ![]() |
Stuttgart | 2 February 2008 | |
15 | 7:31.66 | ![]() |
Stockholm | 21 February 2013 | |
16 | 7:31.77 | ![]() |
Liévin | 17 February 2022 | [32] |
17 | 7:32.02 | ![]() |
Stockholm | 10 February 2010 | |
18 | 7:32.41 | ![]() |
Valencia | 13 February 2010 | |
19 | 7:32.43 | ![]() |
Birmingham | 17 February 2007 | |
20 | 7:32.69 | ![]() |
Birmingham | 17 February 2007 | |
21 | 7:32.78 | ![]() |
Stockholm | 10 February 2010 | |
22 | 7:32.87 | ![]() |
Boston | 2 February 2013 | |
23 | 7:32.89 | ![]() |
Liévin | 14 February 2012 | |
24 | 7:32.98 | ![]() |
Sevilla | 22 February 2003 | |
25 | 7:33.73 | ![]() |
Liévin | 23 February 2003 | |
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Stockholm | 10 February 2010 |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal to or superior to 7:33.73.
- Berihu Aregawi also ran 7:29.24 (2021).
- Lamecha Girma also ran 7:30.54 (2022).
- Selemon Barega also ran 7:30.66 (2022) and 7:33.19 (2020).
- Getnet Wale also ran 7:30.88 (2022) and 7:32.80 (2020).
Indoor women
- Correct as of February 2022.[33]
Pos | Time | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 8:16.60 | ![]() |
6 February 2014 | Stockholm | |
2 | 8:22.65 | ![]() |
24 February 2021 | Madrid | [34] |
3 | 8:23.24 | ![]() |
17 February 2022 | Liévin | [35] |
4 | 8:23.72 | ![]() |
3 February 2007 | Stuttgart | |
5 | 8:23.74 | ![]() |
3 February 2007 | Stuttgart | |
6 | 8:25.27 | ![]() |
6 February 2010 | Stuttgart | |
7 | 8:25.70 | ![]() |
27 February 2020 | Boston | [36] |
8 | 8:26.41 | ![]() |
4 February 2017 | Karlsruhe | [37] |
9 | 8:26.66 | ![]() |
27 February 2020 | Boston | [38] |
10 | 8:26.77 | ![]() |
17 February 2022 | Liévin | [39] |
11 | 8:27.86 | ![]() |
17 February 2006 | Moscow | |
12 | 8:28.49 | ![]() |
7 February 2009 | Stuttgart | |
13 | 8:28.71 | ![]() |
27 February 2020 | Boston | [40] |
14 | 8:29.00 | ![]() |
17 February 2006 | Moscow | |
15 | 8:29.15 | ![]() |
3 February 2002 | Stuttgart | |
16 | 8:29.28 | ![]() |
24 February 2021 | Madrid | [41] |
17 | 8:29.41 | ![]() |
18 February 2017 | Birmingham | [42] |
18 | 8:30.53 | ![]() |
21 February 2009 | Birmingham | |
19 | 8:30.76 | ![]() |
18 February 2017 | Birmingham | [43] |
20 | 8:31.50 | ![]() |
3 February 2007 | Stuttgart | |
21 | 8:31.62 | ![]() |
29 January 2022 | New York | [44] |
22 | 8:31.72 | ![]() |
17 February 2021 | Toruń | [45] |
23 | 8:31.94 | ![]() |
16 February 2008 | Birmingham | |
24 | 8:32.47 | ![]() |
16 February 2019 | Leipzig | [46] |
25 | 8:32.88 | ![]() |
18 February 2001 | Birmingham |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 8:29.99:
- 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).
- Meselech Melkamu also ran 8:29.48 (2008).
- Hellen Obiri also ran 8:29.46 (2017), 8:29.99 (2014).
Medalists
Women's Olympic medalists
Women's World Championships medalists
Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1980 Sittard |
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1983 Helsinki |
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1987 Rome |
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1991 Tokyo |
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1993 Stuttgart |
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Men's World Indoor Championships medalists
Women's World Indoor Championships medalists
- A Known as the World Indoor Games
Season's bests
Women (outdoor)
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Women (indoor)
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External links
Notes and references
- ^ Middle-distance running. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved on 2014-06-02.
- ^ Women's 3000 metres at the Olympic Games. Sport Reference. Retrieved on 2014-01-18.
- ^ World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-18.
- ^ Billat, Véronique L.; J. Pierre Koralsztein (August 1996). "Significance of the Velocity at VO2max and Time to Exhaustion at this Velocity" (PDF). Sports Med. 2: 90–108. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "All-time men's best 3000m". World Athletics. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "All-time men's best 3000m". alltime-athletics.com. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "3000m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Jess Whittington (1 July 2021). "Warholm breaks world 400m hurdles record with 46.70 in Oslo". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Nicole Jeffery (17 September 2020). "Duplantis scales 6.15m in Rome, world's highest ever outdoor vault". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "3000m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Nicole Jeffery (17 September 2020). "Duplantis scales 6.15m in Rome, world's highest ever outdoor vault". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "3000m Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Nicole Jeffery (17 September 2020). "Duplantis scales 6.15m in Rome, world's highest ever outdoor vault". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "3000m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "All-time women's best 3000m". iaaf.org. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Brian Russell (1 July 2019). "Hassan takes historic 3000m victory in Stanford – IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "2021 Meeting de Paris – 3000 m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "2021 Meeting de Paris – 3000 m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Brian Russell (1 July 2019). "Hassan takes historic 3000m victory in Stanford – IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ Brian Russell (1 July 2019). "Hassan takes historic 3000m victory in Stanford – IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ Brian Russell (1 July 2019). "Hassan takes historic 3000m victory in Stanford – IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "2021 Meeting de Paris – 3000 m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "3000m Results". IAAF. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (25 September 2020). "Obiri and McSweyn victorious in Doha as Wanda Diamond League draws to a close". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (25 September 2020). "Obiri and McSweyn victorious in Doha as Wanda Diamond League draws to a close". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "All-time men's best 3000m indoor". IAAF. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (9 February 2021). "Tsegay breaks world indoor 1500m record in Lievin with 3:53.09". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (9 February 2021). "Tsegay breaks world indoor 1500m record in Lievin with 3:53.09". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Jess Whittington (28 January 2021). "Aregawi and Duplantis put on a show in Karlsruhe". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (9 February 2021). "Tsegay breaks world indoor 1500m record in Lievin with 3:53.09". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Lyles surges at start to win 60m at New York indoor meet". france24.com. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (17 February 2022). "Ingebrigtsen breaks world indoor 1500m record in Lievin". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "All-time women's best 3000m indoor". IAAF. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Phil Minshull (24 February 2021). "Holloway enters the record books in Madrid". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (17 February 2022). "Ingebrigtsen breaks world indoor 1500m record in Lievin". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Taylor Dutch (28 February 2020). "Karissa Schweizer Shatters the 3,000-Meter American Record in Boston". Runner's World. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Laura Muir smashes European 3000m record in Karlsruhe". athleticsweekly.com. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ Taylor Dutch (28 February 2020). "Karissa Schweizer Shatters the 3,000-Meter American Record in Boston". Runner's World. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (17 February 2022). "Ingebrigtsen breaks world indoor 1500m record in Lievin". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Taylor Dutch (28 February 2020). "Karissa Schweizer Shatters the 3,000-Meter American Record in Boston". Runner's World. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ Phil Minshull (24 February 2021). "Holloway enters the record books in Madrid". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "3000m Results" (PDF). British Athletics. 18 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "3000m Results" (PDF). British Athletics. 18 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ Brittany Hambleton (29 January 2022). "Nick Willis extends sub-4 streak to 20 years in the Wanamaker Mile". runningmagazine.ca. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "3000m Results" (PDF). domtel-sport.pl. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Bob Ramsak (17 February 2019). "Indoor round-up: Ndama tallies 4672 pentathlon world lead in Miramas, world leads for Klosterhalfen and Schwanitz in Leipzig". IAAF. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
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