The Men's 3000 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6–7.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Mo Farah Great Britain
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Bouabdellah Tahri France
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Jesús España Spain
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Results edit
Heats edit
First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Bouabdellah Tahri | France |
7:52.58 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Sergio Sánchez | Spain |
7:52.75 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Selim Bayrak |  Turkey |
7:52.93 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Nick McCormick | Great Britain |
7:53.35 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Mark Draper | Great Britain |
7:53.91 | q, PB |
| 6 | 1 | Gezachw Yossef |  Israel |
7:59.44 | q, PB |
| 7 | 1 | Albert Minczér |  Hungary |
8:00.94 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Olle Walleräng |  Sweden |
8:02.09 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Jesús España | Spain |
8:02.99 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Mo Farah | Great Britain |
8:03.26 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Francisco España | Spain |
8:03.96 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Martin Pröll |  Austria |
8:04.84 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Oskar Käck | Sweden |
8:05.42 | |
| 14 | 1 | Noureddine Smaïl | France |
8:07.17 | |
| 15 | 1 | Martin Steinbauer | Austria |
8:08.03 | |
| 16 | 2 | Tiidrek Nurme |  Estonia |
8:08.81 | |
| 17 | 2 | Willem Van Hoof |  Belgium |
8:10.07 | |
| 18 | 2 | Aleksandr Orlov |  Russia |
8:12.12 | |
| 19 | 2 | Johan Wallerstein | Sweden |
8:12.65 | |
| 20 | 2 | Ali Topkara | Turkey |
8:23.57 | |
| 1 | Yuri Floriani |  Italy |
DNF | ||
| 1 | Serhiy Lebid |  Ukraine |
DNF | ||
| 2 | Mohamed-Khaled Belabbas | France |
DNF |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mo Farah | Great Britain |
7:40.17 | |
 |
Bouabdellah Tahri | France |
7:42.14 | |
 |
Jesús España | Spain |
7:43.29 | SB |
| 4 | Sergio Sánchez | Spain |
7:45.29 | |
| 5 | Selim Bayrak | Turkey |
7:45.46 | NR |
| 6 | Nick McCormick | Great Britain |
7:52.07 | |
| 7 | Olle Walleräng | Sweden |
7:56.44 | |
| 8 | Gezachw Yossef | Israel |
8:01.78 | |
| 9 | Francisco España | Spain |
8:03.45 | |
| 10 | Martin Pröll | Austria |
8:04.03 | |
| 11 | Mark Draper | Great Britain |
8:10.19 | |
| 12 | Albert Minczér | Hungary |
8:10.55 |