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1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres

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The men's 3000 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 6 and 8 March 1987.

The winning margin was 0.07 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin in the men's 3,000 metres at these championships.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Frank O'Mara
 Ireland
Paul Donovan
 Ireland
Terry Brahm
 United States

Results

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Heats

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The first 3 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Frank O'Mara  Ireland 7:54.07 Q
2 2 Doug Padilla  United States 7:54.58 Q
3 2 Pascal Thiébaut  France 7:54.79 Q
4 2 Julius Kariuki  Kenya 7:54.83 q
5 2 Jacinto Navarrete  Colombia 7:55.37 q, AR
6 2 Uwe Mönkemeyer  West Germany 7:55.39 q, PB
7 2 Mogens Guldberg  Denmark 7:56.02 q
8 2 Mauricio González  Mexico 7:56.99 NR
9 1 Paul Donovan  Ireland 7:58.05 Q
10 1 Terry Brahm  United States 7:58.17 Q
11 1 Mark Rowland  Great Britain 7:58.47 Q
12 1 Dietmar Millonig  Austria 7:58.74
13 1 Bruno Levant  France 7:59.47
14 1 Raf Wyns  Belgium 8:01.08
15 2 Billy Dee  Great Britain 8:08.98
16 1 Carey Nelson  Canada 8:11.72
17 1 Wilson Waigwa  Kenya 8:17.23
1 Alessandro Lambruschini  Italy DNF
2 Freddy Báez  Bolivia DNS

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Frank O'Mara  Ireland 8:03.32 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Paul Donovan  Ireland 8:03.89
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Terry Brahm  United States 8:03.92
4 Mark Rowland  Great Britain 8:04.27
5 Doug Padilla  United States 8:05.55
6 Julius Kariuki  Kenya 8:06.77
7 Pascal Thiébaut  France 8:08.82
8 Mogens Guldberg  Denmark 8:10.25
9 Jacinto Navarrete  Colombia 8:11.89
10 Uwe Mönkemeyer  West Germany 8:12.41

References

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