# 3,000m record broken

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-000m-record-broken/1006213>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** olympic-sports-track\
**Created:** [August 25, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-000m-record-broken/1006213 "2024-08-25T20:50:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-000m-record-broken/1006213/1 "2024-08-25T20:50:24Z")

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…by Jakob Ingebrigtsen in 7:17.55, taking 3.12 sec off the previous record of 7:20.67. This was the last remaining record held by [Daniel Komen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Komen), dating back to 1996.

> **[A NEW WORLD RECORD!!! Jakob Ingebrigtsen SMASHES The Unbreakable World...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYwSgNyJwqQ%2F)**
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> Unbelievable!