The men's 3000 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 14–16.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia
|
Alberto García Spain
|
Luke Kipkosgei Kenya
|
Results edit
Heats edit
First 4 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Luke Kipkosgei | Kenya |
7:47.50 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Abiyote Abate | Ethiopia |
7:47.57 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Alberto García | Spain |
7:50.95 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia |
7:51.43 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Jaouad Gharib |  Morocco |
7:51.59 | Q, PB |
| 6 | 2 | Günther Weidlinger |  Austria |
7:51.94 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Gert-Jan Liefers |  Netherlands |
7:51.95 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Jesús España | Spain |
7:52.41 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | John Mayock |  Great Britain |
7:52.59 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Mohamed Khaldi |  Algeria |
7:53.33 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Leonard Mucheru Maina | Kenya |
7:53.41 | q |
| 12 | 1 | Abderrahim Goumri | Morocco |
7:54.02 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Khoudir Aggoune | Algeria |
7:54.59 | SB |
| 14 | 1 | Bolota Asmerom |  United States |
7:55.36 | |
| 15 | 2 | Jonathon Riley | United States |
8:02.94 | |
| 16 | 1 | Michael Aish |  New Zealand |
8:03.17 | |
| 17 | 2 | Lorenzo Perrone |  Italy |
8:04.00 | |
| 18 | 2 | Thomas Mayo | Great Britain |
8:07.37 | |
| 19 | 2 | Wu Wen-Chien |  Chinese Taipei |
8:14.61 | |
| 20 | 1 | Joseph Simuchimba |  Zambia |
8:20.10 | |
| 21 | 2 | Euclides Varela |  Cape Verde |
8:29.10 | |
| 22 | 1 | Chris Votu |  Solomon Islands |
9:03.84 | |
| 23 | 2 | Ajmal Amirov |  Tajikistan |
9:04.53 | |
| 1 | Mohammed Yagoub |  Sudan |
DNS |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia |
7:40.97 | |
 |
Alberto García | Spain |
7:42.08 | |
 |
Luke Kipkosgei | Kenya |
7:42.56 | |
| 4 | Jesús España | Spain |
7:42.70 | PB |
| 5 | Abiyote Abate | Ethiopia |
7:43.21 | |
| 6 | Gert-Jan Liefers | Netherlands |
7:44.34 | NR |
| 7 | Leonard Mucheru Maina | Kenya |
7:44.83 | SB |
| 8 | John Mayock | Great Britain |
7:45.32 | SB |
| 9 | Abderrahim Goumri | Morocco |
7:47.43 | |
| 10 | Günther Weidlinger | Austria |
7:53.59 | |
| 11 | Mohamed Khaldi | Algeria |
7:56.05 | |
| 12 | Jaouad Gharib | Morocco |
8:01.01 |