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 GoldSilverBronzeFrank O'MaraPaul DonovanTerry Brahm
Results Heats The first 3 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.Official heats results
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Frank O'Mara 7:54.07 Q 2 2 Doug Padilla 7:54.58 Q 3 2 Pascal Thiébaut 7:54.79 Q 4 2 Julius Kariuki 7:54.83 q 5 2 Jacinto Navarrete 7:55.37 q, AR 6 2 Uwe Mönkemeyer 7:55.39 q, PB 7 2 Mogens Guldberg 7:56.02 q 8 2 Mauricio González 7:56.99 NR 9 1 Paul Donovan 7:58.05 Q 10 1 Terry Brahm 7:58.17 Q 11 1 Mark Rowland 7:58.47 Q 12 1 Dietmar Millonig 7:58.74 13 1 Bruno Levant 7:59.47 14 1 Raf Wyns 8:01.08 15 2 Billy Dee 8:08.98 16 1 Carey Nelson 8:11.72 17 1 Wilson Waigwa 8:17.23 1 Alessandro Lambruschini 2 Freddy Báez
Final Official final results Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Frank O'Mara 8:03.32 CR Paul Donovan 8:03.89 Terry Brahm 8:03.92 Mark Rowland 8:04.27 Doug Padilla 8:05.55 Julius Kariuki 8:06.77 Pascal Thiébaut 8:08.82 Mogens Guldberg 8:10.25 Jacinto Navarrete 8:11.89 10 Uwe Mönkemeyer 8:12.41
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