The men's 3000 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 9–11.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco
|
Mohammed Mourhit Belgium
|
Alberto García Spain
|
Results
Heats
First 5 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Craig Mottram |  Australia |
7:50.21 | Q, AR |
| 2 | 2 | Alberto García | Spain |
7:50.84 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Bernard Lagat |  Kenya |
7:50.93 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Mohammed Mourhit | Belgium |
7:50.99 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Saïd Berioui | Morocco |
7:51.07 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | John Mayock |  Great Britain |
7:51.10 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Mark Carroll |  Ireland |
7:53.64 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Youcef Allem |  Algeria |
7:56.42 | |
| 9 | 2 | Eric Dubus |  France |
7:58.09 | |
| 10 | 1 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
8:05.50 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Million Wolde |  Ethiopia |
8:06.11 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Bouabdallah Tahri | France |
8:06.13 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Paul Bitok | Kenya |
8:06.13 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Antonio Jiménez | Spain |
8:06.18 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | Mohamed Khaldi | Algeria |
8:06.18 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Tim Broe |  United States |
8:09.37 | |
| 17 | 1 | Yaroslav Mushinskiy |  Moldova |
8:21.85 | |
| 18 | 1 | Tau Khotso |  Lesotho |
8:26.83 | |
| 19 | 2 | Oumarou Souley |  Niger |
8:44.25 | |
| 20 | 2 | Djamched Rasulov |  Tajikistan |
8:44.53 | |
| 1 | Tshindind Kassap |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
DNS | ||
| 1 | Yawo Kloutse |  Togo |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
7:37.74 | |
 |
Mohammed Mourhit | Belgium |
7:38.94 | NR |
 |
Alberto García | Spain |
7:39.96 | PB |
| 4 | John Mayock | Great Britain |
7:44.08 | |
| 5 | Million Wolde | Ethiopia |
7:44.54 | |
| 6 | Bernard Lagat | Kenya |
7:45.52 | |
| 7 | Mark Carroll | Ireland |
7:46.79 | |
| 8 | Craig Mottram | Australia |
7:48.34 | AR |
| 9 | Mohamed Khaldi | Algeria |
7:52.76 | |
| 10 | Paul Bitok | Kenya |
7:54.16 | |
| 11 | Bouabdallah Tahri | France |
7:57.84 | |
| 12 | Antonio Jiménez | Spain |
8:04.01 | |
| 13 | Saïd Berioui | Morocco |
8:04.38 |
References
| 3000 metres at the IAAF World Indoor Championships | |
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| Men's | |
| Women's | |
| World Indoor Champions in men's 3000 metres | |
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