# Men's 3000 metres world record progression

The following tables shows the world record progression in the men's 3000 metres.
World Athletics (formerly known as the IAAF) ratified its first world record in the event in 1912.

## Outdoor

From 1912–2025, 27 world records have been ratified by World Athletics outdoors in the event. The current world record holder is Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway, with his time of 7:17.55 set in 2024.

### Pre-IAAF era, to 1912

| Time | Athlete | Date | Place |
| 9:02.4 | Louis de Fleurac (FRA) | 19 June 1904 | Paris, France |
| 8:55.0 | Edward Dahl (SWE) | 27 October 1907 | Norrköping, Sweden |
| 8:54.0 | John Svanberg (SWE) | 21 August 1908 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 8:49.6 | Jean Bouin (FRA) | 11 June 1911 | Colombes, France |
| 8:48.5 | Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) | 24 September 1911 | Oulunkylä, Finland |
| 8:46.6 | Bror Fock (SWE) | 24 May 1912 | Stockholm, Sweden |

### IAAF era, from 1912

| Time | Athlete | Date | Place |
| 8:36.8 | Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) | 12 July 1912 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 8:33.2 | John Zander (SWE) | 7 August 1918 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 8:28.6 | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 27 August 1922 | Turku, Finland |
| 8:27.6 | Edvin Wide (SWE) | 7 June 1925 | Halmstad, Sweden |
| 8:25.4 | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 24 May 1926 | Berlin, Germany |
| 8:20.4 | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 13 July 1926 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 8:18.8 | Janusz Kusociński (POL) | 19 June 1932 | Antwerp, Belgium |
| 8:18.4 | Henry Nielsen (DEN) | 24 July 1934 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 8:14.8 | Gunnar Höckert (FIN) | 16 September 1936 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 8:09.0 | Henry Kälarne (SWE) | 14 August 1940 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 8:01.2 | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 28 August 1942 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 7:58.8 | Gaston Reiff (BEL) | 12 August 1949 | Gävle, Sweden |
| 7:55.6 | Sándor Iharos (HUN) | 14 May 1955 | Budapest, Hungary |
| 7:55.6 | Gordon Pirie (ENG) | 22 June 1956 | Trondheim, Norway |
| 7:52.8 | Gordon Pirie (ENG) | 4 September 1956 | Malmö, Sweden |
| 7:49.2 | Michel Jazy (FRA) | 27 June 1962 | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France |
| 7:49.0+ | Michel Jazy (FRA) | 23 June 1965 | Melun, France |
| 7:46.0 | Siegfried Herrmann (GDR) | 5 August 1965 | Erfurt, East Germany |
| 7:39.6 | Kipchoge Keino (KEN) | 27 August 1965 | Helsingborg, Sweden |
| 7:37.6 | Emiel Puttemans (BEL) | 14 September 1972 | Aarhus, Denmark |
| 7:35.2 | Brendan Foster (GBR) | 3 August 1974 | Gateshead, England |
| 7:32.1 | Henry Rono (KEN) | 27 June 1978 | Oslo, Norway |
| 7:29.45 | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 20 August 1989 | Cologne, West Germany |
| 7:28.96 | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 16 August 1992 | Cologne, Germany |
| 7:25.11 | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | 2 August 1994 | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| 7:20.67 | Daniel Komen (KEN) | 1 September 1996 | Rieti, Italy |
| 7:17.55 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | 25 August 2024 | 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.

## Indoor

From 1973–2025, World Athletics has ratified 7 world records in the event indoors. The current short track world record of 7:22.91 by Grant Fisher has not yet been ratified.
| Time | Athlete | Date | Place |
| 7:39.2h | Emiel Puttemans (BEL) | 18 February 1973 | Berlin, Germany |
| 7:37.51 | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 20 February 1992 | Seville, Spain |
| 7:35.15 | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 12 February 1995 | Ghent, Belgium |
| 7:30.72 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 4 February 1996 | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 7:26.15 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 25 January 1998 | Karlsruhe, Germany |
| 7:24.90 | Daniel Komen (KEN) | 6 February 1998 | Budapest, Hungary |
| 7:23.81 | Lamecha Girma (ETH) | 15 February 2023 | Liévin, France |
| 7:22.91 | Grant Fisher (USA) | 8 February 2025 | New York City, United States |