title: 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
text: # 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
  
  The men's 3000 metres event at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Stockholm Globe Arena on 8–9 March.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Anacleto Jiménez | Spain | 7:50.06 |
  | | Christophe Impens | Belgium | 7:50.19 |
  | | Panagiotis Papoulias | Greece | 7:50.80 |
  | 4 | Ovidiu Olteanu | Romania | 7:50.94 |
  | 5 | Éric Dubus | France | 7:53.53 |
  | 6 | Alberto García | Spain | 7:54.57 |
  | 7 | Kent Claesson | Sweden | 7:56.52 |
  | 8 | Atiq Naaji | France | 7:57.42 |
  | 9 | Cândido Maia | Portugal | 7:59.72 |
  