World Record Progression of 3000 Metres
male - SENIOR
| Mark | Wind | Competitor | DOB | Country | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:20.67 | Daniel KOMEN | 17 MAY 1976 | KEN | Rieti (ITA) | 01 SEP 1996 | |
| 7:25.11 | Noureddine MORCELI | 28 FEB 1970 | ALG | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) | 02 AUG 1994 | |
| 7:28.96 | Moses KIPTANUI | 01 OCT 1970 | KEN | Köln (GER) | 16 AUG 1992 | |
| 7:29.45 | Saïd AOUITA | 02 NOV 1959 | MAR | Köln (GER) | 20 AUG 1989 | |
| 7:32.1h | Henry RONO | 12 FEB 1952 | KEN | Oslo (NOR) | 27 JUN 1978 | |
| 7:35.2h | Brendan FOSTER | 12 JAN 1948 | GBR | Gateshead (GBR) | 03 AUG 1974 | |
| 7:37.6h | Emiel PUTTEMANS | 08 OCT 1947 | BEL | Århus (DEN) | 14 SEP 1972 | |
| 7:39.6h | Kipchoge KEINO | 17 JAN 1940 | KEN | Helsingborg (SWE) | 27 AUG 1965 | |
| 7:46.0h | Siegfried HERRMANN | 07 NOV 1932 | GDR | Erfurt (GER) | 05 AUG 1965 | |
| 7:49.0h | Michel JAZY | 13 JUN 1936 | FRA | Melun (FRA) | 23 JUN 1965 | |
| 7:49.2h | Michel JAZY | 13 JUN 1936 | FRA | St-Maur (FRA) | 27 JUN 1962 | |
| 7:52.8h | Gordon PIRIE | 10 FEB 1931 | GBR | Malmö (SWE) | 04 SEP 1956 | |
| 7:55.6h | Gordon PIRIE | 10 FEB 1931 | GBR | Trondheim (NOR) | 22 JUN 1956 | |
| 7:55.6h | Sándor IHAROS | 20 MAR 1930 | HUN | Budapest (HUN) | 14 MAY 1955 | |
| 7:58.8h | Gaston REIFF | 24 FEB 1921 | BEL | Gävle (SWE) | 12 AUG 1949 | |
| 8:01.2h | Gunder HÄGG | 31 DEC 1918 | SWE | Stockholm (SWE) | 28 AUG 1942 | |
| 8:09.0h | Henry KÄLARNE | 12 MAY 1912 | SWE | Stockholm (SWE) | 14 AUG 1940 | |
| 8:14.8h | Gunnar HÖCKERT | 12 OCT 1910 | FIN | Stockholm (SWE) | 16 SEP 1936 | |
| 8:18.4h | Henry NIELSEN | 02 OCT 1910 | DEN | Stockholm (SWE) | 24 JUL 1934 | |
| 8:18.8h | Janusz KUSOCIŃSKI | 15 JAN 1907 | POL | Antwerpen (BEL) | 19 JUN 1932 | |
| 8:20.4h | Paavo NURMI | 13 JUN 1897 | FIN | Stockholm (SWE) | 12 JUL 1926 | |
| 8:25.4h | Paavo NURMI | 13 JUN 1897 | FIN | Berlin (GER) | 24 MAY 1926 | |
| 8:27.6h | Edvin WIDE | 22 FEB 1896 | SWE | Halmstad (SWE) | 07 JUN 1925 | |
| 8:28.6h | Paavo NURMI | 13 JUN 1897 | FIN | Turku (FIN) | 27 AUG 1922 | |
| 8:33.2h | John ZANDER | 31 JAN 1890 | SWE | Stockholm (SWE) | 07 AUG 1918 | |
| 8:36.8h | Hannes KOLEHMAINEN | 09 DEC 1889 | FIN | Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) | 06 JUL 1912 |