The men's 3000 metres event at the 1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palasport di Genova on 28 February and 1 March.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Gennaro Di Napoli | John Mayock | José Luís González |
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7:52.87 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 7:53.11 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 7:53.29 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 7:53.58 | q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 7:54.36 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 7:54.54 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 7:54.68 | Q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 7:54.80 | q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 7:55.19 | q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 7:55.65 | q | |||
| 11 | 1 | 7:58.33 | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 7:58.58 | ||||
| 13 | 1 | 7:58.79 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 8:01.73 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 8:18.11 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:47.24 | |||||
| 7:48.47 | |||||
| 7:48.82 | |||||
| 7:49.40 | |||||
| 7:50.04 | |||||
| 7:50.05 | |||||
| 7:51.42 | |||||
| 7:52.38 | |||||
| 7:56.32 | |||||