1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
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The men's 3000 metres event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 7–9 March 1997.
The winning margin was a decisive 4.13 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the only time the men's 3,000 metres was won by more than three seconds at these championships.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Haile Gebrselassie![]() | Paul Bitok![]() | Ismaïl Sghyr![]() |
Results
Heats
First 4 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Haile Gebrselassie | ![]() | 7:50.14 | Q |
2 | 2 | Ismaïl Sghyr | ![]() | 7:50.42 | Q |
3 | 2 | Paul Bitok | ![]() | 7:51.53 | Q |
4 | 2 | John Mayock | ![]() | 7:51.69 | Q |
5 | 2 | Saïd Chébili | ![]() | 7:52.55 | q, PB |
6 | 2 | Massimo Pegoretti | ![]() | 7:52.60 | q |
7 | 1 | Gennaro Di Napoli | ![]() | 7:52.72 | Q |
8 | 2 | Anacleto Jiménez | ![]() | 7:52.95 | q, SB |
9 | 1 | Moses Kiptanui | ![]() | 7:52.98 | Q |
10 | 2 | Sergey Drygin | ![]() | 7:53.99 | q |
11 | 1 | Fita Bayisa | ![]() | 7:53.24 | Q |
12 | 1 | El Hassan Lahssini | ![]() | 7:53.53 | Q |
13 | 1 | Carlos García | ![]() | 7:54.01 | |
14 | 2 | Samuli Vasala | ![]() | 7:54.07 | |
15 | 1 | Robert K. Andersen | ![]() | 7:54.72 | |
16 | 1 | Kamiel Maase | ![]() | 7:54.79 | PB |
17 | 1 | Ian Grime | ![]() | 7:56.30 | PB |
18 | 2 | Jason Bunston | ![]() | 7:56.75 | |
19 | 1 | Reuben Reina | ![]() | 7:57.00 | |
20 | 2 | Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama | ![]() | 8:00.64 | |
21 | 1 | Mark Ostendarp | ![]() | 8:02.47 | |
22 | 2 | Kent Claesson | ![]() | 8:04.29 | |
23 | 1 | Mark Carroll | ![]() | 8:05.49 | |
24 | 2 | Réda Benzine | ![]() | 8:05.55 | |
25 | 1 | Cândido Maia | ![]() | 8:06.58 | |
26 | 1 | Mark Hhawu | ![]() | 8:18.28 | |
27 | 2 | Marc Davis | ![]() | 8:20.37 |
Final
[2]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Haile Gebrselassie | ![]() | 7:34.71 | CR |
![]() | Paul Bitok | ![]() | 7:38.84 | |
![]() | Ismaïl Sghyr | ![]() | 7:40.01 | |
4 | Gennaro Di Napoli | ![]() | 7:41.05 | NR |
5 | Moses Kiptanui | ![]() | 7:41.87 | |
6 | John Mayock | ![]() | 7:44.31 | |
7 | Fita Bayisa | ![]() | 7:49.47 | |
8 | El Hassan Lahssini | ![]() | 7:50.54 | |
9 | Anacleto Jiménez | ![]() | 7:52.55 | SB |
10 | Sergey Drygin | ![]() | 7:56.38 | |
11 | Saïd Chébili | ![]() | 7:58.57 | |
12 | Massimo Pegoretti | ![]() | 8:10.49 |