The men's 3000 metres event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 2.
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Alberto García |  Spain |
7:43.89 | CR |
 |
Antonio David Jiménez | Spain |
7:46.49 | PB |
 |
Jesus España | Spain |
7:48.08 | PB |
| |
John Mayock |  Great Britain |
7:48.08 | |
| 5 | Michael Buchleitner |  Austria |
7:54.39 | SB |
| 6 | Mohammed Mourhit |  Belgium |
7:59.79 | |
| 7 | Sergey Ivanov |  Russia |
8:02.98 | |
| 8 | Mindaugas Pukštas |  Lithuania |
8:03.21 | PB |
| 9 | Irba Lakhal |  France |
8:03.38 | |
| 10 | Joakim Johansson |  Denmark |
8:06.47 | |
| 11 | Harald Steindorfer | Austria |
8:09.21 | |
| 12 | Ferdinando Vicari |  Italy |
8:17.46 | |
| 13 | Martin Steinbauer | Austria |
8:22.06 | |
| 14 | Christos Papapetrou |  Cyprus |
8:30.59 |