Running 3000 meters (or 3 kilometers) is the average distance in athletics. Within this distance, the athlete runs seven and a half laps of four hundred meters each.
This usually takes place in an open stadium, but races can also be held indoors. About what this distance is, what are the standards for running three thousand meters among men, women, juniors, schoolchildren, as well as military personnel and intelligence officers - read in this material.
Running 3000 meters
Distance history
Until 1993, these races were part of the women's competition program at major competitions, for example, at the world championships. Also, running at such a distance of three kilometers is one of the points of the program of various so-called "commercial" competitions.
In addition, it is used as a test during preparation for major competitions: championships and championships and other serious competitions.
Among women, the distance of 3000 meters was part of the Olympic program in the following years: 1984,1988,1992.
Within the framework of various world championships, this distance of three kilometers was carried out in the following years: 1983,1987,1991,1993. However, it was later canceled.
Nowadays
Races of three kilometers (three thousand meters) are not included in the list of distances in which athletes compete in the Olympic Games.
A distance of 3 kilometers (otherwise, two miles) is often used in the physical training of men. So, a physically developed man aged 16 to 25 years old and little trained should run this distance of three kilometers in 13 minutes. For girls, as a rule, smaller distances are used - within one and a half to two kilometers.
World records in running 3 kilometers
Among men
In the distance race of three thousand meters among men, the world record in an open stadium was set in 1996 by an athlete from Kenya Daniel Komen... He ran this distance in seven minutes and twenty seconds.
The world record for running 3000 meters in an indoor gym among men also belongs to him: Daniel Komen in 1998 covered this distance in seven minutes and 24 seconds.
Among women
Wang Junxia, a Chinese citizen, holds the world record for the women's 3,000 meter outdoor race. She ran this distance in 1993 in eight minutes and six seconds.
Indoors, the distance of 3 kilometers was the fastest. Genzebe Dibaba... In 2014, she set a world record by running this distance in eight minutes and 16 seconds.
Discharge standards for 3000 meters running among men
International Master of Sports (MSMK)
An international master of sports must run this distance in seven minutes 52 seconds.
Master of Sports (MS)
The master of sports must cover this distance in 8 minutes and 5 seconds.
Candidate Master of Sports (CCM)
An athlete who marks in the CCM must run a distance of 3 thousand meters in 8 minutes 30 seconds.
I rank
A first-rate athlete must cover this distance in 9 minutes.
II category
Here the standard is set at 9 minutes and 40 seconds.
III category
In this case, to receive the third grade, the athlete must run this distance in 10 minutes and 20 seconds.
I youth category
The standard for covering the distance to obtain such a discharge is 11 minutes exactly.
II youth category
The athlete must run 3000 meters in 12 minutes to receive the second youth category.
III youth category
Here, the standard for covering a distance of 3 kilometers is 13 minutes and 20 seconds.
Discharge standards for running 3000 meters among women
International Master of Sports (MSMK)
A woman-master of sports of international class must run this distance in 8 minutes 52 seconds.
Master of Sports (MS)
The master of sports must cover this distance in 9 minutes and 15 seconds.
Candidate Master of Sports (CCM)
An athlete aiming at the CCM must run a distance of 3000 meters in 9 minutes 54 seconds.
I rank
A first-rate athlete must cover this distance in 10 minutes and 40 seconds.
II category
Here the standard is set at 11 minutes and 30 seconds.
III category
In this case, in order to receive the third category, the athlete must run this distance in 12 minutes and 30 seconds.
I youth category
The standard for covering the distance to obtain such a discharge is 13 minutes and 30 seconds.
II youth category
The athlete for the second youth category must run 3000 meters in 14 minutes and 30 seconds.
III youth category
Here the standard in overcoming a distance of 3 kilometers is exactly 16 minutes.
Running standards for 3000 meters among schoolchildren and students
10th grade school
- Tenth graders who expect to get a grade of five must run a distance of three kilometers in 12 minutes and 40 seconds.
To score "four" you need to show the result in 13 minutes and 30 seconds. To get a score of "three", you should run three thousand meters in 14 minutes and 30 seconds.
11th grade school
- Eleventh grade boys who expect to get a grade of five must run a distance of three kilometers in 12 minutes and 20 seconds.
To score "four" you need to show the result in exactly 13 minutes. To get a score of "three" you should run 3 thousand meters in exactly 14 minutes.
Students of higher and secondary specialized educational institutions
For young male students of non-military universities, the same standards are set as for schoolchildren from grade 11.
These norms, depending on the school or university, can vary within approximately plus or minus 20 seconds. may vary from institution to institution. School boys in grades 1 through 9 run shorter distances than 3,000 meters.
It is characteristic that for girls and girls such standards for overcoming a distance of 3000 meters have not been established.
TRP standards for running 3000 meters
Among women, the TRP does not give up at a distance of three kilometers. But for boys and men, the following standards have been established.
Age 16-17
- To receive a gold TRP badge, you will need to cover a distance of 3000 meters in 13 minutes and 10 seconds.
- To get a silver TRP badge, you need to run three kilometers in 14 minutes and 40 seconds.
- To get a bronze badge, it is enough to run this distance in 15 minutes and 10 seconds.
Age 18-24
- To receive a gold TRP badge, you will need to cover a distance of 3000 meters in 12 minutes and 30 seconds.
- To get a silver TRP badge, you need to run three kilometers in 13 minutes and 30 seconds.
- To get a bronze badge, it is enough to run this distance in exactly 14 minutes.
Age 25-29
- To receive a gold TRP badge, you will need to cover a distance of 3000 meters in 12 minutes and 50 seconds.
- To get a silver TRP badge, you need to run three kilometers in 13 minutes and 50 seconds.
- To get a bronze badge, it is enough to run this distance in 14 minutes and 50 seconds.
Age 30-34 years
- To receive a gold TRP badge, you will need to cover a distance of 3000 meters in 12 minutes and 50 seconds.
- To get a silver TRP badge, you need to run three kilometers in 14 minutes and 20 seconds.
- To get a bronze badge, it is enough to run this distance in 15 minutes and 10 seconds.
Age 35-39 years
- To receive a gold TRP badge, you will need to cover a distance of 3000 meters in 13 minutes and 10 seconds.
- To get a silver TRP badge, you need to run 3 kilometers in 14 minutes and 40 seconds.
- To get a bronze badge, it is enough to run this distance in 15 minutes and 30 seconds.
For a younger age (from 11 to 15 years old), or for a more mature age (from 40 to 59 years old), the TRP standards for a distance of three kilometers will be counted if the runner simply runs 3000 meters.
Running standards for 3000 meters for those entering contract service in the army
Men under 30 who enter contract service must cover the distance of 3 kilometers in 14 minutes and 30 seconds, and if the age is over 30, then in 15 minutes and 15 seconds.
Women do not pass such standards.
Running standards for 3000 meters for the military and special services of Russia
Here, the standards depend on what kind of troops or a special unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the FSB a man serves.
So, the standards vary from 11 minutes for the soldiers of the special forces of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (for the soldiers of the special forces of the Russian Guard, this standard is 11.4 minutes) to 14.3 for the servicemen of the Navy and motorized rifle troops.
