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World and Japan records, men and women — the progressions, the gap between them, and the full timeline.

Men · World
7:17.55
Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Norway · Chorzow · 25 Aug 2024
Women · World
8:06.11
Wang Junxia
China · Beijing · 13 Sept 1993
Men · Japan
7:38.98
Nagiya Mori
Japan · Tokyo · 17 May 2026
Women · Japan
8:34.09
Nozomi Tanaka
Japan · Oslo · 30 May 2024

World Record

Men · World Record

Current7:17.55Jakob Ingebrigtsen· 2024
DateTimeAthleteCountryLocation
25 Aug 20247:17.55Jakob IngebrigtsenNorwayChorzow
1 Sept 19967:20.67Daniel KomenKenyaRieti
2 Aug 19947:25.11Noureddine MorceliAlgeriaMonaco
16 Aug 19927:28.96Moses KiptanuiKenyaCologne
20 Aug 19897:29.45Said AouitaMoroccoCologne

Japan Record

Men · Japan Record

Current7:38.98Nagiya Mori· 2026
DateTimeAthleteLocation
17 May 20267:38.98Nagiya MoriTokyo
7 Sept 20147:40.09Suguru OsakoRieti
28 May 19997:41.87Toshinari TakaokaSeville
5 Jul 19887:49.92Shuichi YoneshigeLappeenranta

World vs Japan

Men · Current Gap
+21.43
World7:17.55Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Japan7:38.98Nagiya Mori

Record progressions

Current
WR7:17.55Jakob Ingebrigtsen· 2024
JPN7:38.98Nagiya Mori· 2026

The gap over time

+21.43Current
WR7:17.55Jakob Ingebrigtsen· 2024
JPN7:38.98Nagiya Mori· 2026

The closer the line gets to zero, the closer Japan is to the world record; when it rises, the world record is pulling away. The gap is plotted at every record change — world or national — so the line always reflects the gap at that moment.

Record Timeline

DateTimeAthleteCountryLocationType
17 May 20267:38.98Nagiya MoriJapanTokyoJapan Record
25 Aug 20247:17.55Jakob IngebrigtsenNorwayChorzowWorld Record
30 May 20248:34.09Nozomi TanakaJapanOsloJapan Record
10 Jul 20218:40.84Nozomi TanakaJapanAbashiriJapan Record
8 Jul 20208:41.35Nozomi TanakaJapanFukagawaJapan Record
7 Sept 20147:40.09Suguru OsakoJapanRietiJapan Record
5 Jul 20028:44.40Kayoko FukushiJapanParisJapan Record
28 May 19997:41.87Toshinari TakaokaJapanSevilleJapan Record
1 Sept 19967:20.67Daniel KomenKenyaRietiWorld Record
2 Aug 19947:25.11Noureddine MorceliAlgeriaMonacoWorld Record
13 Sept 19938:06.11Wang JunxiaChinaBeijingWorld Record
12 Sept 19938:22.06Zhang LinliChinaBeijingWorld Record
12 Sept 19938:12.19Wang JunxiaChinaBeijingWorld Record
16 Aug 19927:28.96Moses KiptanuiKenyaCologneWorld Record
20 Aug 19897:29.45Said AouitaMoroccoCologneWorld Record
5 Jul 19887:49.92Shuichi YoneshigeJapanLappeenrantaJapan Record
26 Aug 19848:22.62Tatyana KazankinaSoviet UnionLeningradWorld Record
25 Jul 19828:26.78Svetlana UlmasovaSoviet UnionKievWorld Record
7 Aug 19768:27.12Lyudmila BraginaSoviet UnionCollege ParkWorld Record
6 Jul 19748:52.74Lyudmila BraginaSoviet UnionDurhamWorld Record
Exhibit notes

The story of the record

The record, step by step

The men's 3000m begins with Saïd Aouita's 7:29.45 in 1989. Daniel Komen's 7:20.67 from 1996 then stood for 28 years, until Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran 7:17.55 in 2024. The women's world record is Wang Junxia's 8:06.11 from 1993, which still stands.

Japan's progression

The men's record passed from Toshinari Takaoka to Suguru Osako, and in 2026 Nagiya Mori broke Osako's 2014 mark to set the current 7:38.98. Nozomi Tanaka lowered the women's record several times from 2020, reaching 8:34.09 in 2024.