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
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Saïd Aouita |
José Luís González |
Dieter Baumann |
Results
editHeats
editFirst 4 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dieter Baumann | 7:50.22 | Q, CR | |
| 2 | 1 | Branko Zorko | 7:50.99 | Q, NR | |
| 3 | 1 | Stefano Mei | 7:51.48 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | José Luís González | 7:51.52 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Saïd Aouita | 7:51.72 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 | Mikhail Dasko | 7:51.83 | q | |
| 7 | 2 | José Luis Carreira | 7:51.98 | Q, PB | |
| 8 | 2 | Doug Padilla | 7:52.00 | Q | |
| 9 | 2 | Frank O'Mara | 7:52.37 | Q | |
| 10 | 1 | Brian Abshire | 7:52.52 | q | |
| 11 | 2 | Klaus-Peter Nabein | 7:53.15 | PB | |
| 12 | 1 | Jacky Carlier | 7:53.16 | ||
| 13 | 1 | Gerry O'Reilly | 7:53.32 | ||
| 14 | 2 | Peter Wirz | 7:53.70 | ||
| 15 | 2 | Rémy Geoffroy | 7:53.91 | ||
| 16 | 2 | Mohamed Choumassi | 7:55.58 | ||
| 17 | 1 | Adauto Domingues | 7:56.76 | NR | |
| 18 | 2 | Nikos Vouzis | 7:59.92 | ||
| 19 | 2 | Béla Vágó | 8:05.78 |
Final
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saïd Aouita | 7:47.94 | CR | ||
| José Luís González | 7:48.66 | |||
| Dieter Baumann | 7:50.47 | |||
| 4 | Doug Padilla | 7:50.93 | ||
| 5 | Frank O'Mara | 7:52.21 | ||
| 6 | Branko Zorko | 7:52.26 | ||
| 7 | José Luis Carreira | 7:53.22 | ||
| 8 | Stefano Mei | 7:53.73 | ||
| 9 | Brian Abshire | 7:53.93 | ||
| 10 | Mikhail Dasko | 7:54.80 |