| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
| Indoor 2024 Men 3000m | Josh Kerr |  GBR | 7:42.98 | Yared Nuguse |  USA | 7:43.59 | Selemon Barega |  ETH | 7:43.64 |
| Indoor 2022 Men 3000m | Selemon Barega | ETH | 7:41.38 | Lamecha Girma | ETH | 7:41.63 | Marc Scott | GBR | 7:42.02 |
| Indoor 2018 Men 3000m | Yomif Kejelcha | ETH | 8:14.41 | Selemon Barega | ETH | 8:15.59 | Bethwell Birgen |  KEN | 8:15.70 |
| Indoor 2016 Men 3000m | Yomif Kejelcha | ETH | 7:57.21 | Ryan Hill | USA | 7:57.39 | Augustine Kiprono Choge | KEN | 7:57.43 |
| Indoor 2014 Men 3000m | Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku | KEN | 7:54.94 | Bernard Lagat | USA | 7:55.22 | Dejen Gebremeskel | ETH | 7:55.39 |
| Indoor 2012 Men 3000m | Bernard Lagat | USA | 7:41.44 | Augustine Kiprono Choge | KEN | 7:41.77 | Edwin Cheruiyot Soi | KEN | 7:41.78 |
| Indoor 2010 Men 3000m | Bernard Lagat | USA | 7:37.97 | Sergio Sánchez |  ESP | 7:39.55 | Sammy Alex Mutahi | KEN | 7:39.90 |
| Indoor 2008 Men 3000m | Tariku Bekele | ETH | 7:48.23 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | KEN | 7:49.05 | Abreham Cherkos | ETH | 7:49.96 |
| Indoor 2006 Men 3000m | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | 7:39.32 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen |  QAT | 7:41.28 | Eliud Kipchoge | KEN | 7:42.58 |
| Indoor 2004 Men 3000m | Bernard Lagat | KEN | 7:56.34 | Rui Silva |  POR | 7:57.08 | Markos Geneti | ETH | 7:57.87 |
| Indoor 2003 Men 3000m | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 7:40.97 | Alberto Garcia | ESP | 7:42.08 | Luke Kipkosgei | KEN | 7:42.56 |
| Indoor 2001 Men 3000m | Hicham El Guerrouj |  MAR | 7:37.74 | Mohammed Mourhit |  BEL | 7:38.94 | Alberto Garcia | ESP | 7:39.96 |
| Indoor 1999 Men 3000m | Haile Gebreselassie | ETH | 7:53.57 | Paul Bitok | KEN | 7:53.79 | Million Wolde | ETH | 7:53.85 |
| Indoor 1997 Men 3000m | Haile Gebreselassie | ETH | 7:34.71 | Paul Bitok | KEN | 7:38.84 | Ismael Sghir | MAR | 7:40.01 |
| Indoor 1995 Men 3000m | Gennaro Di Napoli |  ITA | 7:50.89 | Anacleto Jimenez | ESP | 7:50.98 | Brahim Jabbour | MAR | 7:51.42 |
| Indoor 1993 Men 3000m | Gennaro Di Napoli | ITA | 7:50.26 | Eric Dubus |  FRA | 7:50.57 | Enrique Molina | ESP | 7:51.10 |
| Indoor 1991 Men 3000m | Frank O'Mara |  IRL | 7:41.14 | Hammou Boutayeb | MAR | 7:43.64 | Rob Denmark | GBR | 7:43.90 |
| Indoor 1989 Men 3000m | Said Aouita | MAR | 7:47.94 | Jose Luis Gonzalez | ESP | 7:48.66 | Dieter Baumann |  FRG | 7:50.47 |
| Indoor 1987 Men 3000m | Frank O`Mara | IRL | 8:03.3 | Paul Donovan | IRL | 8:03.8 | Terry Brahm | USA | 8:03.9 |
