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The following tables shows the world record progression in the Men's 3000 metres. The International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations, ratified its first world record in the event in 1912. To June 21, 2009, 26 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [1]
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.
Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date World record Lamecha Girma (ETH) 7:52.11: Paris, France: 9 June 2023 Championship record Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:00.43: Berlin, Germany: 18 August 2009 World Leading Lamecha Girma (ETH) 7:52.11: Paris, France: 9 June 2023 African Record: Asian Record Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) 7:53.63: Brussels, Belgium ...
A world record holder in the event and a silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, Girma was in the middle of a crowded pack as runners started the last of 7.5 laps. Girma started to pull away from ...
The 3000 metres steeplechase has been held as an event at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in the men's division since 1983 and in the women's division since 2005. It can be noted for a series of lengthy winning streaks in the men's division, where Kenyan born athletes have won every championship between 1991 and 2019.
In 2023, he broke the world record for the fastest mile by a sixteen year-old, and became the second youngest person in the world to ever have run a sub-four minute mile. Aged sixteen, he took the Australian national under-20 mile record. Myers broke Jakob Ingebrigtsen's mile, 1500m and 3000m age-group records.
Standing records prior to the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships World record Lamecha Girma (ETH) 7:23.81: Liévin, France: 15 February 2023 European record Mohamed Katir (ESP) 7:24.68: Liévin, France: 15 February 2023 Championship record Ali Kaya (TUR) 7:38.42: Prague, Czech Republic: 7 March 2015 World Leading Lamecha Girma (ETH) 7 ...
Daniel Kipngetich Komen (born 17 May 1976) [2] is a Kenyan middle-and long-distance runner.Remembered for his rivalry with Haile Gebrselassie, his most notable achievements came in a two-year period between 1996 and 1998, during which he broke a string of world records.