The men's 3000 metres event at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Stockholm Globe Arena on 8–9 March.[1]
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Anacleto Jiménez |  Spain |
7:50.06 | |
 |
Christophe Impens |  Belgium |
7:50.19 | |
 |
Panagiotis Papoulias |  Greece |
7:50.80 | |
| 4 | Ovidiu Olteanu |  Romania |
7:50.94 | |
| 5 | Éric Dubus |  France |
7:53.53 | |
| 6 | Alberto García | Spain |
7:54.57 | |
| 7 | Kent Claesson |  Sweden |
7:56.52 | |
| 8 | Atiq Naaji | France |
7:57.42 | |
| 9 | Cândido Maia |  Portugal |
7:59.72 |