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 Morocco
|
José Luís González Spain
|
Dieter Baumann West Germany
|
Results edit
Heats edit
First 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 | West Germany |
7:50.22 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 1 | Branko Zorko |  Yugoslavia |
7:50.99 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 1 | Stefano Mei |  Italy |
7:51.48 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | José Luís González | Spain |
7:51.52 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Saïd Aouita | Morocco |
7:51.72 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Mikhail Dasko |  Soviet Union |
7:51.83 | q |
| 7 | 2 | José Luis Carreira | Spain |
7:51.98 | Q, PB |
| 8 | 2 | Doug Padilla |  United States |
7:52.00 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Frank O'Mara |  Ireland |
7:52.37 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Brian Abshire | United States |
7:52.52 | q |
| 11 | 2 | Klaus-Peter Nabein | West Germany |
7:53.15 | PB |
| 12 | 1 | Jacky Carlier |  France |
7:53.16 | |
| 13 | 1 | Gerry O'Reilly | Ireland |
7:53.32 | |
| 14 | 2 | Peter Wirz |  Switzerland |
7:53.70 | |
| 15 | 2 | Rémy Geoffroy | France |
7:53.91 | |
| 16 | 2 | Mohamed Choumassi | Morocco |
7:55.58 | |
| 17 | 1 | Adauto Domingues |  Brazil |
7:56.76 | NR |
| 18 | 2 | Nikos Vouzis |  Greece |
7:59.92 | |
| 19 | 2 | Béla Vágó |  Hungary |
8:05.78 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Saïd Aouita | Morocco |
7:47.94 | CR |
 |
José Luís González | Spain |
7:48.66 | |
 |
Dieter Baumann | West Germany |
7:50.47 | |
| 4 | Doug Padilla | United States |
7:50.93 | |
| 5 | Frank O'Mara | Ireland |
7:52.21 | |
| 6 | Branko Zorko | Yugoslavia |
7:52.26 | |
| 7 | José Luis Carreira | Spain |
7:53.22 | |
| 8 | Stefano Mei | Italy |
7:53.73 | |
| 9 | Brian Abshire | United States |
7:53.93 | |
| 10 | Mikhail Dasko | Soviet Union |
7:54.80 |