The men's

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at the

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was held on the short track of Omnisport in

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, Netherlands, on 8 and 9 March 2025. This was the 25th time the event was contested at the

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. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standard or by their

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in the event.

Background

The men's

was contested 37 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the

(1970–2023).András Szabó,
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was held in

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, Netherlands.Omnisport with renovated track is ready for European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025
, ''European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025'', 6 September 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025. The removable indoor athletics track was retopped for these championships in September 2024.

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is the world record holder in the event, with a time of 7:22.91 set in 2025. Mohamed Katir is the European record holder with a time of 7:24.48, set in 2023. The championship record is 7:38.42, set by Ali Kaya at the

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championships.

Qualification

For the men's 3000 metres, the qualification period ran from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025.Qualification System and Entry Standards
, ''

'', 29 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standards of 7:43.00 s indoors or 7:36.00 s outdoors, or by virtue of their

for the event. There was a target number of 24 athletes.

Results

Round 1

Round 1 was held on 8 March, starting at 12:45 (

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) in the afternoon.Competition schedule – European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025
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'', 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024. First 6 in each heat () qualified for the final.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Final

The final was held on 9 March, starting at 16:50 (UTC+1) in the afternoon.

References

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