2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
The Men's 3000 metres event at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5–6.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Bernard Lagat |
Rui Silva |
Markos Geneti |
Results
Heat
First 4 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Bernard Lagat | 7:47.70 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Craig Mottram | 7:48.09 | Q, NR | |
| 3 | 2 | Abiyote Abate | 7:48.25 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Sergio Gallardo | 7:48.27 | Q, PB | |
| 5 | 2 | Serhiy Lebid | 7:48.28 | q | |
| 6 | 2 | Kevin Sullivan | 7:48.38 | q | |
| 7 | 2 | Mohammed Amyn | 7:49.92 | q | |
| 8 | 1 | Markos Geneti | 7:52.08 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | Rui Silva | 7:52.14 | Q | |
| 10 | 1 | Antonio David Jiménez | 7:52.25 | Q | |
| 11 | 1 | Gert-Jan Liefers | 7:52.75 | Q | |
| 12 | 1 | Hicham Bellani | 7:53.10 | q | |
| 13 | 1 | Boaz Kisang Cheboiywo | 7:53.69 | ||
| 14 | 1 | Bolota Asmerom | 7:53.86 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Vyacheslav Shabunin | 7:53.92 | SB | |
| 16 | 1 | John Mayock | 7:54.41 | ||
| 17 | 2 | Jonathon Riley | 7:55.58 | SB | |
| 18 | 1 | Khoudir Aggoune | 7:55.94 | SB | |
| 19 | 2 | Günther Weidlinger | 7:59.92 | ||
| 20 | 2 | Thomas Mayo | 8:03.88 | ||
| 21 | 1 | Euclides Varela | 8:19.17 | NR | |
| 22 | 2 | Ajmal Amirov | 8:38.37 | ||
| 1 | Dieudonné Disi | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Lagat | 7:56.34 | |||
| Rui Silva | 7:57.08 | |||
| Markos Geneti | 7:57.87 | |||
| 4 | Antonio David Jiménez | 7:58.23 | ||
| 5 | Sergio Gallardo | 7:58.96 | ||
| 6 | Gert-Jan Liefers | 8:02.86 | ||
| 7 | Kevin Sullivan | 8:03.34 | ||
| 8 | Mohammed Amyn | 8:03.50 | ||
| 9 | Hicham Bellani | 8:03.73 | ||
| 10 | Craig Mottram | 8:03.82 | ||
| 11 | Abiyote Abate | 8:09.71 | ||
| 12 | Serhiy Lebid | 8:14.32 |
