# 3000 metres

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 3000 m should be classified as a middle-distance or long-distance event. 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 men's world record performance for 3000 m equates to a pace of 58.34 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 it 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) and World Championships (1980 to 1993). The event was discontinued at World Championship and Olympic level after the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, with 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, requiring some anaerobic effort.

## Records
### World records

* Updated 25 August 2024. Source: World Athletics
| Division | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| Men | 7:17.55 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 25 August 2024 | Chorzów |
| Women | 8:06.11 | Wang Junxia | China | 13 September 1993 | Beijing |

### Short track world records

* Updated 8 February 2025. Source: World Athletics
| Division | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| Men | 7:22.91 | Grant Fisher | United States | 8 February 2025 | New York City |
| Women | 8:16.60 | Genzene Dibaba | Ethiopia | 6 February 2014 | Stockholm |

### Continental records

* Updated 25 August 2024. Source: World Athletics
* Sh = Short Track
| Area | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Athlete | Nationality |
| African | 7:20.67 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 8:16.60 Sh WR | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia |
| Asian | 7:30.76 | Jamal Bilal Salem | Qatar | 8:06.11 WR | Wang Junxia | China |
| European | 7:17.55 WR | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 8:18.49 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands |
| North, Central American and Caribbean | 7:22.91 | Grant Fisher | United States | 8:20.87 Sh | Elle St. Pierre | United States |
| Oceanian | 7:28.02 | Stewart McSweyn | Australia | 8:24.20 | Georgia Griffith | Australia |
| South American | 7:37.15 | Santiago Catrofe | Uruguay | 8:43.26 | Joselyn Daniely Brea | Venezuela |

## All-time top 25

* Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 3000m times and the top 25 athletes:
* - denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 3000m times
* - denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 3000m times, by repeat athletes
* - denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 3000m times

### Outdoor men

* Correct as of August 2024.
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 1 | 1 | 7:17.55 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 25 August 2024 | Chorzów |
| 2 | 2 | 7:20.67 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 1 September 1996 | Rieti |
| 3 | 3 | 7:21.28 | Berihu Aregawi | Ethiopia | 25 August 2024 | Chorzów |
| 4 | 4 | 7:23.09 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco | 3 September 1999 | Brussels |
| | 5 | 7:23.63 | Ingebrigtsen #2 | | 17 September 2023 | Eugene |
| 5 | 6 | 7:23.64 | Yomif Kejelcha | Ethiopia | 17 September 2023 | Eugene |
| | 7 | 7:24.00+ | Ingebrigtsen #3 | | 9 June 2023 | Paris |
| 6 | 8 | 7:25.02 | Ali Saïdi-Sief | Algeria | 18 August 2000 | Monaco |
| 7 | 9 | 7:25.09 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 28 August 1998 | Brussels |
| 8 | 10 | 7:25.11 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria | 2 August 1994 | Monaco |
| | 11 | 7:25.16 | Komen #2 | | 10 August 1996 | Monaco |
| 9 | 12 | 7:25.47 | Grant Fisher | United States | 17 September 2023 | Eugene |
| 10 | 13 | 7:25.48 | Telahun Haile Bekele | Ethiopia | 17 September 2023 | Eugene |
| | 14 | 7:25.54 | Gebrselassie #2 | | 8 August 1998 | Monaco |
| 11 | 15 | 7:25.79 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 7 August 2007 | Stockholm |
| | 16 | 7:25.87 | Komen #3 | | 23 August 1996 | Brussels |
| 12 | 17 | 7:25.93 | Thierry Ndikumwenayo | Burundi | 10 August 2022 | Monaco |
| | 18 | 7:26.02 | Gebrselassie #3 | | 22 August 1997 | Brussels |
| | 19 | 7:26.03 | Gebrselassie #4 | | 10 June 1999 | Helsinki |
| 13 | 20 | 7:26.18 | Lamecha Girma | Ethiopia | 5 May 2023 | Doha |
| | 21 | 7:26.25 | Kejelcha #2 | | 1 July 2021 | Oslo |
| 14 | 22 | 7:26.28 | Selemon Barega | Ethiopia | 17 September 2023 | Eugene |
| 15 | 23 | 7:26.62 | Mohammed Mourhit | Belgium | 18 August 2000 | Monaco |
| 16 | 24 | 7:26.64 | Jacob Kiplimo | Uganda | 17 September 2020 | Rome |
| | 25 | 7:26.69 | Bekele #2 | | 15 July 2007 | Sheffield |
| 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 |
| 22 | | 7:27.66 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 6 May 2011 | Doha |
| 23 | | 7:27.68 | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu | Switzerland | 20 July 2024 | London |
| 24 | | 7:27.75 | Tom Nyariki | Kenya | 10 August 1996 | Monaco |
| 25 | | 7:28.02 | Stewart McSweyn | Australia | 17 September 2020 | Rome |

#### Notes

* ↑ by World Athletics source; 7:23.8 by official Race Analysis

### Outdoor women

* Correct as of August 2023.
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 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 |
| 5 | 7 | 8:19.08 | Francine Niyonsaba | Burundi | 28 August 2021 | Paris |
| 6 | 8 | 8:19.52 | Ejgayehu Taye | Ethiopia | 28 August 2021 | Paris |
| 7 | 9 | 8:19.78 | Ma Liyan | China | 12 September 1993 | Beijing |
| 8 | 10 | 8:20.07 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | Germany | 30 June 2019 | Stanford |
| 9 | 11 | 8:20.27 | Letesenbet Gidey | Ethiopia | 30 June 2019 | Stanford |
| 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 |
| 13 | 16 | 8:21.42 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 19 July 2002 | Monaco |
| 14 | 17 | 8:21.50 | Diribe Welteji | Ethiopia | 22 August 2024 | Lausanne |
| 15 | 18 | 8:21.53 | Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi | Kenya | 28 August 2021 | Paris |
| 16 | 19 | 8:21.64 | Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 15 July 1994 | London |
| 17 | 20 | 8:21.84 | Zhang Lirong | China | 13 September 1993 | Beijing |
| | 21 | 8:22.06 | Zhang Linli #2 | | 12 September 1993 | Beijing |
| 18 | 22 | 8:22.20 | Paula Radcliffe | Great Britain | 19 July 2002 | Monaco |
| 19 | 23 | 8:22.22 | Almaz Ayana | Ethiopia | 14 June 2015 | Rabat |
| | 24 | 8:22.34 | Ayana #2 | | 3 September 2015 | Zürich |
| | 25 | 8:22.44 | Zhang Lirong #2 | | 12 September 1993 | Beijing |
| 20 | | 8:22.62 | Tatyana Kazankina | Soviet Union | 26 August 1984 | Leningrad |
| 21 | | 8:22.92 | Agnes Tirop | Kenya | 25 September 2020 | Doha |
| 21 | | 8:22.92 | Beatrice Chepkoech | Kenya | 25 September 2020 | Doha |
| 23 | | 8:23.23 | Edith Masai | Kenya | 19 July 2002 | Monaco |
| 24 | | 8:23.26 | Olga Yegorova | Russia | 17 August 2001 | Zürich |
| 25 | | 8:23.48 | Janeth Chepngetich | Kenya | 22 August 2024 | Lausanne |

### Indoor men

* Correct as of March 2025.
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 1 | 1 | 7:22.91 | Grant Fisher | United States | 8 February 2025 | New York City |
| 2 | 2 | 7:23.14 | Cole Hocker | United States | 8 February 2025 | New York City |
| 3 | 3 | 7:23.81 | Lamecha Girma | Ethiopia | 15 February 2023 | Liévin |
| 4 | 4 | 7:24.68 | Mohamed Katir | Spain | 15 February 2023 | Liévin |
| 5 | 5 | 7:24.90 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 6 February 1998 | Budapest |
| 6 | 6 | 7:24.98 | Getnet Wale | Ethiopia | 9 February 2021 | Liévin |
| 7 | 7 | 7:25.82 | Salemon Barega | Ethiopia | 6 February 2024 | Toruń |
| | 8 | 7:26.10 | Barega #2 | | 9 February 2021 | Liévin |
| 8 | 9 | 7:26.15 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 25 January 1998 | Karlsruhe |
| 9 | 10 | 7:26.20 | Berihu Aregawi | Ethiopia | 28 January 2022 | Karlsruhe |
| | 11 | 7:26.73 | Wale #2 | | 6 February 2024 | Toruń |
| | 12 | 7:26.80 | Gebrselassie #2 | | 24 January 1999 | Karlsruhe |
| 10 | 13 | 7:27.80 | Yenew Alamirew | Ethiopia | 5 February 2011 | Stuttgart |
| 11 | 14 | 7:27.92 | George Mills | United Kingdom | 2 February 2025 | Val-de-Reuil |
| | 15 | 7:27.93 | Komen #2 | | 1 February 1998 | Stuttgart |
| | 16 | 7:27.98 | Girma #2 | | 9 February 2021 | Liévin |
| 12 | 17 | 7:28.00 | Augustine Kiprono Choge | Kenya | 5 February 2011 | Stuttgart |
| 13 | 18 | 7:28.23 | Yared Nuguse | United States | 27 January 2023 | Boston |
| | 19 | 7:28.29 | Gebrselassie #3 | | 28 February 2003 | Karlsruhe |
| | 20 | 7:29.09 | Girma #3 | | 4 February 2024 | Boston |
| | 21 | 7:29.24 | Aregawi #2 | | 9 February 2021 | Liévin |
| | 22 | 7:29.34 | Gebrselassie #4 | | 15 February 2004 | Karlsruhe |
| 14 | 23 | 7:29.37 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 5 February 2011 | Stuttgart |
| 15 | 24 | 7:29.49 | Niels Laros | Netherlands | 13 February 2025 | Liévin |
| 16 | 25 | 7:29.72 | Graham Blanks | United States | 2 March 2025 | Boston |
| 17 | | 7:29.94 | Edwin Cheruiyot Soi | Kenya | 12 February 2012 | Karlsruhe |
| 18 | | 7:29.99 | Biniam Mehary | Ethiopia | 13 February 2025 | Liévin |
| 19 | | 7:30.14+ | Josh Kerr | United Kingdom | 11 February 2024 | New York City |
| 20 | | 7:30.15 | Ethan Strand | United States | 7 December 2024 | Boston |
| 21 | | 7:30.16 | Galen Rupp | United States | 21 February 2013 | Stockholm |
| 22 | | 7:30.18 | Jimmy Gressier | France | 8 February 2025 | New York City |
| 23 | | 7:30.23 | Parker Wolfe | United States | 7 December 2024 | Boston |
| 24 | | 7:30.38 | Ky Robinson | Australia | 8 February 2025 | New York City |
| 25 | | 7:30.45 | Dylan Jacobs | United States | 8 February 2025 | New York City |

### Indoor women

* Correct as of February 2025.
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 1 | 1 | 8:16.60 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 6 February 2014 | Stockholm |
| 2 | 2 | 8:16.69 | Gudaf Tsegay | Ethiopia | 25 February 2023 | Birmingham |
| | 3 | 8:17.11 | Tsegay #2 | | 10 February 2024 | Liévin |
| 3 | 4 | 8:19.98 | Freweyni Hailu | Ethiopia | 13 February 2025 | Liévin |
| 4 | 5 | 8:20.87 | Elle St. Pierre | United States | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow |
| | 6 | 8:21.23 | Tsegay #3 | | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow |
| | 7 | 8:22.50 | Dibaba #2 | | 19 February 2016 | Sabadell |
| | 8 | 8:22.65 | Tsegay #4 | | 24 February 2021 | Madrid |
| 5 | 9 | 8:22.68 | Beatrice Chepkoech | Kenya | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow |
| 6 | 10 | 8:23.24 | Dawit Seyaum | Ethiopia | 17 February 2022 | Liévin |
| 7 | 11 | 8:23.72 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 3 February 2007 | Stuttgart |
| 8 | 12 | 8:23.74 | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia | 3 February 2007 | Stuttgart |
| | 13 | 8:24.17 | Hailu #2 | | 4 February 2025 | Ostrava |
| 9 | 14 | 8:24.39 | Jessica Hull | Australia | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow |
| | 15 | 8:24.46 | Defar #2 | | 6 February 2010 | Stuttgart |
| | 16 | 8:24.85 | Dibaba #3 | | 15 February 2014 | Birmingham |
| | 17 | 8:24.93 | Hull #2 | | 4 February 2024 | Boston |
| 10 | 18 | 8:25.05 | Alicia Monson | United States | 11 February 2023 | New York City |
| | 19 | 8:25.12 | Tsegay #5 | | 13 February 2025 | Liévin |
| | 20 | 8:25.25 | St. Pierre #2 | | 4 February 2024 | Boston |
| 11 | 21 | 8:25.27 | Sentayehu Ejigu | Ethiopia | 6 February 2010 | Stuttgart |
| 12 | 22 | 8:25.37 | Birke Haylom | Ethiopia | 13 February 2025 | Liévin |
| 13 | 23 | 8:25.70 | Karissa Schweizer | United States | 27 February 2020 | Boston |
| 14 | 24 | 8:26.41 | Laura Muir | United Kingdom | 4 February 2017 | Karlsruhe |
| 15 | 25 | 8:26.66 | Shelby Houlihan | United States | 27 February 2020 | Boston |
| 16 | | 8:26.77 | Ejhayehu Taye | Ethiopia | 17 February 2022 | Liévin |
| 17 | | 8:27.86 | Liliya Shobukhova | Russia | 17 February 2006 | Moscow |
| 18 | | 8:28.03 | Whittni Morgan | United States | 8 February 2025 | New York City |
| 19 | | 8:28.46 | Hirut Meshesha | Ethiopia | 3 February 2024 | Metz |
| 20 | | 8:28.49 | Anna Alminova | Russia | 7 February 2009 | Stuttgart |
| 21 | | 8:28.69 | Melissa Courtney-Bryant | United Kingdom | 2 February 2025 | Boston |
| 22 | | 8:28.71 | Colleen Quigley | United States | 27 February 2020 | Boston |
| 23 | | 8:29.00 | Olesya Syreva | Russia | 17 February 2006 | Moscow |
| 24 | | 8:29.15 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia | 3 February 2002 | Stuttgart |
| 25 | | 8:29.28 | Lemlem Hailu | Ethiopia | 24 February 2021 | Madrid |

## Medalists
### Women's Olympic medalists

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Maricica Puică Romania | Wendy Smith-Sly Great Britain | Lynn Williams Canada |
| 1988 Seoul details | Tetyana Samolenko Soviet Union | Paula Ivan Romania | Yvonne Murray Great Britain |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Yelena Romanova Unified Team | Tetyana Dorovskikh Unified Team | Angela Chalmers Canada |

### Women's World Championships medalists

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1980 Sittard details | Birgit Friedmann (FRG) | Karoline Nemetz (SWE) | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 1983 Helsinki details | Mary Decker (USA) | Brigitte Kraus (FRG) | Tatyana Kovalenko-Kazankina (URS) |
| 1987 Rome details | Tetyana Samolenko (URS) | Maricica Puică (ROU) | Ulrike Bruns (GDR) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Tetyana Dorovskikh (URS) | Yelena Romanova (URS) | Susan Sirma (KEN) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Qu Yunxia (CHN) | Zhang Linli (CHN) | Zhang Lirong (CHN) |

### Men's World Indoor Championships medalists

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1985 Paris | João Campos (POR) | Don Clary (USA) | Ivan Uvizl (TCH) |
| 1987 Indianapolis details | Frank O'Mara (IRL) | Paul Donovan (IRL) | Terry Brahm (USA) |
| 1989 Budapest details | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | José Luis González (ESP) | Dieter Baumann (FRG) |
| 1991 Seville details | Frank O'Mara (IRL) | Hammou Boutayeb (MAR) | Robert Denmark (GBR) |
| 1993 Toronto details | Gennaro Di Napoli (ITA) | Éric Dubus (FRA) | Enrique Molina (ESP) |
| 1995 Barcelona details | Gennaro Di Napoli (ITA) | Anacleto Jiménez (ESP) | Brahim Jabbour (MAR) |
| 1997 Paris details | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | Paul Bitok (KEN) | Ismaïl Sghyr (MAR) |
| 1999 Maebashi details | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | Paul Bitok (KEN) | Million Wolde (ETH) |
| 2001 Lisbon details | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) | Alberto García (ESP) |
| 2003 Birmingham details | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | Alberto García (ESP) | Luke Kipkosgei (KEN) |
| 2004 Budapest details | Bernard Lagat (KEN) | Rui Silva (POR) | Markos Geneti (ETH) |
| 2006 Moscow details | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) |
| 2008 Valencia details | Tariku Bekele (ETH) | Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) | Abreham Cherkos (ETH) |
| 2010 Doha details | Bernard Lagat (USA) | Sergio Sánchez (ESP) | Sammy Alex Mutahi (KEN) |
| 2012 Istanbul details | Bernard Lagat (USA) | Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN) | Edwin Soi (KEN) |
| 2014 Sopot details | Caleb Ndiku (KEN) | Bernard Lagat (USA) | Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) |
| 2016 Portland details | Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) | Ryan Hill (USA) | Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN) |
| 2018 Birmingham details | Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) | Selemon Barega (ETH) | Bethwell Birgen (KEN) |
| 2022 Belgrade details | Selemon Barega (ETH) | Lamecha Girma (ETH) | Marc Scott (GB) |
| 2024 Glasgow details | Josh Kerr (GBR) | Yared Nuguse (USA) | Selemon Barega (ETH) |

### Women's World Indoor Championships medalists

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1985 Paris | Debbie Scott (CAN) | Agnese Possamai (ITA) | PattiSue Plumer (USA) |
| 1987 Indianapolis details | Tatyana Samolenko (URS) | Olga Bondarenko (URS) | Maricica Puică (ROU) |
| 1989 Budapest details | Elly van Hulst (NED) | Liz McColgan (GBR) | Margareta Keszeg (ROU) |
| 1991 Seville details | Marie-Pierre Duros (FRA) | Margareta Keszeg (ROU) | Lyubov Kremlyova (URS) |
| 1993 Toronto details | Yvonne Murray (GBR) | Margareta Keszeg (ROU) | Lynn Jennings (USA) |
| 1995 Barcelona details | Gabriela Szabo (ROU) | Lynn Jennings (USA) | Joan Nesbit (USA) |
| 1997 Paris details | Gabriela Szabo (ROU) | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
| 1999 Maebashi details | Gabriela Szabo (ROU) | Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) | Regina Jacobs (USA) |
| 2001 Lisbon details | Olga Yegorova (RUS) | Gabriela Szabo (ROU) | Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS) |
| 2003 Birmingham details | Berhane Adere (ETH) | Marta Domínguez (ESP) | Meseret Defar (ETH) |
| 2004 Budapest details | Meseret Defar (ETH) | Berhane Adere (ETH) | Shayne Culpepper (USA) |
| 2006 Moscow details | Meseret Defar (ETH) | Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) | Lidia Chojecka (POL) |
| 2008 Valencia details | Meseret Defar (ETH) | Meselech Melkamu (ETH) | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli (MAR) |
| 2010 Doha details | Meseret Defar (ETH) | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) | Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH) |
| 2012 Istanbul details | Hellen Obiri (KEN) | Meseret Defar (ETH) | Gelete Burka (ETH) |
| 2014 Sopot details | Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) | Hellen Obiri (KEN) | Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) |
| 2016 Portland details | Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) | Meseret Defar (ETH) | Shannon Rowbury (USA) |
| 2018 Birmingham details | Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) | Sifan Hassan (NED) | Laura Muir (GBR) |
| 2022 Belgrade details | Lemlem Hailu (ETH) | Elle Purrier St. Pierre (USA) | Ejgayehu Taye (ETH) |
| 2024 Glasgow details | Elle Purrier St. Pierre (USA) | Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) | Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) |
* $^A$ Known as the World Indoor Games