1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres explained

The men's 3000 metres event at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest on 4 and 5 March.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Saïd Aouita	José Luís González	Dieter Baumann

Results

Heats

First 4 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			7:50.22	Q, CR
2	1			7:50.99	Q, NR
3	1			7:51.48	Q
4	1			7:51.52	Q
5	2			7:51.72	Q
6	1			7:51.83	q
7	2			7:51.98	Q, PB
8	2			7:52.00	Q
9	2			7:52.37	Q
10	1			7:52.52	q
11	2			7:53.15	PB
12	1			7:53.16
13	1			7:53.32
14	2			7:53.70
15	2			7:53.91
16	2			7:55.58
17	1			7:56.76	NR
18	2			7:59.92
19	2			8:05.78

Final

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			7:47.94	CR
			7:48.66
			7:50.47
			7:50.93
			7:52.21
			7:52.26
			7:53.22
			7:53.73
			7:53.93
10			7:54.80

Notes and References

1. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/2nd-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-14/results/men/3000-metres/heats/summary Heats results
2. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/2nd-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-14/results/men/3000-metres/final/result Final results