1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
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The men's 3000 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 6 and 8 March 1987.
The winning margin was 0.07 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin in the men's 3,000 metres at these championships.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Frank O'Mara![]() | Paul Donovan![]() | Terry Brahm![]() |
Results
Heats
The first 3 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 | Frank O'Mara | ![]() | 7:54.07 | Q |
2 | 2 | Doug Padilla | ![]() | 7:54.58 | Q |
3 | 2 | Pascal Thiébaut | ![]() | 7:54.79 | Q |
4 | 2 | Julius Kariuki | ![]() | 7:54.83 | q |
5 | 2 | Jacinto Navarrete | ![]() | 7:55.37 | q, AR |
6 | 2 | Uwe Mönkemeyer | ![]() | 7:55.39 | q, PB |
7 | 2 | Mogens Guldberg | ![]() | 7:56.02 | q |
8 | 2 | Mauricio González | ![]() | 7:56.99 | NR |
9 | 1 | Paul Donovan | ![]() | 7:58.05 | Q |
10 | 1 | Terry Brahm | ![]() | 7:58.17 | Q |
11 | 1 | Mark Rowland | ![]() | 7:58.47 | Q |
12 | 1 | Dietmar Millonig | ![]() | 7:58.74 | |
13 | 1 | Bruno Levant | ![]() | 7:59.47 | |
14 | 1 | Raf Wyns | ![]() | 8:01.08 | |
15 | 2 | Billy Dee | ![]() | 8:08.98 | |
16 | 1 | Carey Nelson | ![]() | 8:11.72 | |
17 | 1 | Wilson Waigwa | ![]() | 8:17.23 | |
1 | Alessandro Lambruschini | ![]() | DNF | ||
2 | Freddy Báez | ![]() | DNS |
Final
[2]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Frank O'Mara | ![]() | 8:03.32 | CR |
![]() | Paul Donovan | ![]() | 8:03.89 | |
![]() | Terry Brahm | ![]() | 8:03.92 | |
4 | Mark Rowland | ![]() | 8:04.27 | |
5 | Doug Padilla | ![]() | 8:05.55 | |
6 | Julius Kariuki | ![]() | 8:06.77 | |
7 | Pascal Thiébaut | ![]() | 8:08.82 | |
8 | Mogens Guldberg | ![]() | 8:10.25 | |
9 | Jacinto Navarrete | ![]() | 8:11.89 | |
10 | Uwe Mönkemeyer | ![]() | 8:12.41 |