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 Kenya
|
Rui Silva Portugal
|
Markos Geneti Ethiopia
|
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 | Kenya |
7:47.70 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Craig Mottram |  Australia |
7:48.09 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 2 | Abiyote Abate | Ethiopia |
7:48.25 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Sergio Gallardo |  Spain |
7:48.27 | Q, PB |
| 5 | 2 | Serhiy Lebid |  Ukraine |
7:48.28 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Kevin Sullivan |  Canada |
7:48.38 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Mohammed Amyn |  Morocco |
7:49.92 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Markos Geneti | Ethiopia |
7:52.08 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Rui Silva | Portugal |
7:52.14 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Antonio David Jiménez | Spain |
7:52.25 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Gert-Jan Liefers |  Netherlands |
7:52.75 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Hicham Bellani | Morocco |
7:53.10 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Boaz Kisang Cheboiywo | Kenya |
7:53.69 | |
| 14 | 1 | Bolota Asmerom |  United States |
7:53.86 | |
| 15 | 1 | Vyacheslav Shabunin |  Russia |
7:53.92 | SB |
| 16 | 1 | John Mayock |  Great Britain |
7:54.41 | |
| 17 | 2 | Jonathon Riley | United States |
7:55.58 | SB |
| 18 | 1 | Khoudir Aggoune |  Algeria |
7:55.94 | SB |
| 19 | 2 | Günther Weidlinger |  Austria |
7:59.92 | |
| 20 | 2 | Thomas Mayo | Great Britain |
8:03.88 | |
| 21 | 1 | Euclides Varela |  Cape Verde |
8:19.17 | NR |
| 22 | 2 | Ajmal Amirov |  Tajikistan |
8:38.37 | |
| 1 | Dieudonné Disi |  Rwanda |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Bernard Lagat | Kenya |
7:56.34 | |
 |
Rui Silva | Portugal |
7:57.08 | |
 |
Markos Geneti | Ethiopia |
7:57.87 | |
| 4 | Antonio David Jiménez | Spain |
7:58.23 | |
| 5 | Sergio Gallardo | Spain |
7:58.96 | |
| 6 | Gert-Jan Liefers | Netherlands |
8:02.86 | |
| 7 | Kevin Sullivan | Canada |
8:03.34 | |
| 8 | Mohammed Amyn | Morocco |
8:03.50 | |
| 9 | Hicham Bellani | Morocco |
8:03.73 | |
| 10 | Craig Mottram | Australia |
8:03.82 | |
| 11 | Abiyote Abate | Ethiopia |
8:09.71 | |
| 12 | Serhiy Lebid | Ukraine |
8:14.32 |