# 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres

The men's 3000 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships is scheduled to be held on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 8 and 9 March 2025. This will be the 25th time the event is contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
Round 1 is scheduled for 8 March during the morning session. The final is scheduled for 9 March during the evening session.

## Background

The men's 3000 metres was contested 37 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1970–2023). The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The removable indoor athletics track was retopped for these championships in September 2024.
Grant Fisher is the world record holder in the event, with a time of 7:22.91 set in 2025. Mohamed Katir is the European record holder with a time of 7:24.48, set in 2023. The championship record is 7:38.42, set by Ali Kaya at the 2015 championships.
Records before the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships :
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
| World record | Grant Fisher (USA) | 7:22.91 | New York City, United States | 8 February 2025 |
| European record | Mohamed Katir (ESP) | 7:24.48 | Karlsruhe, Germany | 15 February 2023 |
| Championship record | Ali Kaya (TUR) | 7:38.42 | Prague, Czech Republic | 7 March 2015 |
| World leading | Grant Fisher (USA) | 7:22.91 | New York City, United States | 8 February 2025 |
| European leading | George Mills (GBR) | 7:27.92 | Val-de-Reuil, France | 2 February 2025 |

## Qualification

For the men's 3000 metres, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 7:43.00 s indoors or 7:36.00 s outdoors, or by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event. There is a target number of 24 athletes.

## Rounds
### Round 1

Round 1 was held on 8 March, starting at 12:45 (UTC+1) in the afternoon.
Results of round 1 :
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time (s) | Notes | PB |
| 1 | 1 | George Mills | Great Britain | 7:50.87 | Q | 7:27.92 |
| 2 | 1 | Andreas Almgren | Sweden | 7:50.91 | Q | 7:34.31 |
| 3 | 1 | James West | Great Britain | 7:51.13 | Q | 7:37.13 |
| 4 | 1 | Azeddine Habz | France | 7:51.61 | Q | 7:31.50 |
| 5 | 1 | Maximilian Thorwirth | Germany | 7:51.72 | Q | 7:38.14 |
| 6 | 1 | Miguel Moreira | Portugal | 7:51.74 | Q | 7:41.56 |
| 7 | 1 | Filip Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 7:51.76 | | 7:39.97 |
| 8 | 1 | James Gormley | Ireland | 7:53.27 | | 7:40.72 |
| 9 | 1 | Mike Foppen | Netherlands | 7:53.32 | | 7:38.20 |
| 10 | 1 | Bastien Augusto | France | 7:53.53 | | 7:39.77 |
| 11 | 1 | Ruben Verheyden | Belgium | 7:53.76 | | 7:39.90 |
| 12 | 2 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 7:55.32 | Q | 7:40.32 |
| 13 | 2 | Romain Mornet | France | 7:55.99 | Q | 7:40.39 |
| 14 | 2 | Florian Bremm | Germany | 7:56.17 | Q | 7:39.01 |
| 15 | 2 | Stefan Nillessen | Netherlands | 7:56.23 | Q | 7:37.10 |
| 15 | 2 | Andrew Coscoran | Ireland | 7:56.37 | Q | 7:30.75 |
| 17 | 2 | Niels Laros | Netherlands | 7:56.40 | Q | 7:29.49 |
| 18 | 2 | Sam Parsons | Germany | 7:56.68 | | 7:38.06 |
| 19 | 2 | Adam Fogg | Great Britain | 7:57.68 | | 7:40.84 |
| 20 | 2 | Baldvin Magnusson | Iceland | 7:58.56 | | 7:39.94 |
| 21 | 2 | Duarte Gomes | Portugal | 7:59.24 | | 7:41.16 |
| 22 | 2 | John Heymans | Belgium | 7:59.36 | | 7:37.05 |
| 23 | 2 | Elzan Bibić | Serbia | 8:01.67 | | 7:39.96 |

### Final

The final was held on 9 March, starting at 16:50 (UTC+1) in the afternoon.
Results of the final :
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time (s) | Notes |
| | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 7:48.37 | SB |
| | George Mills | Great Britain | 7:49.41 | |
| | Azeddine Habz | France | 7:50.48 | |
| 4 | Andreas Almgren | Sweden | 7:50.66 | |
| 5 | James West | Great Britain | 7:51.46 | |
| 6 | Andrew Coscoran | Ireland | 7:51.77 | |
| 7 | Florian Bremm | Germany | 7:55.83 | |
| 8 | Stefan Nillessen | Netherlands | 7:55.83 | |
| 9 | Maximilian Thorwirth | Germany | 7:56.41 | |
| 10 | Romain Mornet | France | 7:56.98 | |
| 11 | Niels Laros | Netherlands | 7:57.18 | |
| 12 | Miguel Moreira | Portugal | 7:59.81 | |