The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 20 September.
| Gold | Jimmy Muindi | |
| Silver | Ayele Mezegebu | |
| Bronze | Stephen Chepseba |
20 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 8:31.62 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 8:32.43 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 8:32.48 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 8:39.58 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 8:40.62 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 8:41.55 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 8:41.73 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 8:42.52 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 8:43.61 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 8:49.04 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 8:54.97 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 8:59.42 |
18 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 8:38.77 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 8:38.82 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 8:41.91 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 8:45.46 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 8:50.10 | q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 8:54.62 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 8:55.74 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:00.29 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:01.51 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:05.24 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:11.85 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 9:20.73 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:40.42 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 8:42.27 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 8:46.00 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 8:47.13 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 8:48.01 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 8:48.82 | q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 8:53.78 | q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 8:54.15 | q | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 8:54.75 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:09.08 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 9:10.77 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 9:14.22 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 9:27.59 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 9:37.59 |
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.