title: 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
text: # 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
  
  The men's 3000 metres event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 2.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Alberto García | Spain | 7:43.89 | CR |
  | | Antonio David Jiménez | Spain | 7:46.49 | PB |
  | | Jesus España | Spain | 7:48.08 | PB |
  | | John Mayock | Great Britain | 7:48.08 | |
  | 5 | Michael Buchleitner | Austria | 7:54.39 | SB |
  | 6 | Mohammed Mourhit | Belgium | 7:59.79 | |
  | 7 | Sergey Ivanov | Russia | 8:02.98 | |
  | 8 | Mindaugas Pukštas | Lithuania | 8:03.21 | PB |
  | 9 | Irba Lakhal | France | 8:03.38 | |
  | 10 | Joakim Johansson | Denmark | 8:06.47 | |
  | 11 | Harald Steindorfer | Austria | 8:09.21 | |
  | 12 | Ferdinando Vicari | Italy | 8:17.46 | |
  | 13 | Martin Steinbauer | Austria | 8:22.06 | |
  | 14 | Christos Papapetrou | Cyprus | 8:30.59 | |
  