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
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Frank O'Mara |
Paul Donovan |
Terry Brahm |
Results
editHeats
editThe 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 | 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 | DNF | |||
| 2 | Freddy Báez | DNS |
Final
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank O'Mara | 8:03.32 | CR | ||
| Paul Donovan | 8:03.89 | |||
| Terry Brahm | 8:03.92 | |||
| 4 | Mark Rowland | 8:04.27 | ||
| 5 | Doug Padilla | 8:05.55 | ||
| 6 | Julius Kariuki | 8:06.77 | ||
| 7 | Pascal Thiébaut | 8:08.82 | ||
| 8 | Mogens Guldberg | 8:10.25 | ||
| 9 | Jacinto Navarrete | 8:11.89 | ||
| 10 | Uwe Mönkemeyer | 8:12.41 |