The women's 3000 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships will be held at the Ataköy Athletics Arena on 9 and 11 March.
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Hellen Onsando Obiri ![]() | Meseret Defar![]() | Gelete Burka![]() |
Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
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World record | ![]() | 8:23.72 | Stuttgart, Germany | 3 February 2007 |
Championship record | ![]() | 8:33.82 | Budapest, Hungary | 4 March 1989 |
World Leading | ![]() | 8:31.56 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 18 February 2012 |
African record | ![]() | 8:23.72 | Stuttgart, Germany | 3 February 2007 |
Asian record | ![]() | 8:41.34 | Lisbon, Portugal | 10 March 2001 |
European record | ![]() | 8:27.86 | Moscow, Russia | 17 February 2006 |
North and Central American and Caribbean record | ![]() | 8:33.25 | Boston, United States | 27 January 2007 |
Oceanian Record | ![]() | 8:38.14 | Boston, United States | 27 January 2007 |
South American record | ![]() | 9:07.08 | The Hague, Netherlands | 31 January 1993 |
Indoor | Outdoor |
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9:02.00 | 8:38.00 or 15:00.00 (5000 m) |
Date | Time | Round |
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March 9, 2012 | 10:45 | Heats |
March 11, 2012 | 15:50 | Final |
Qualification: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times qualified (q)[1]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Gelete Burka | ![]() | 9:01.32 | Q |
2 | 2 | Hellen Onsando Obiri | ![]() | 9:01.36 | Q |
DQ | 2 | Nataliya Tobias | ![]() | Q, Doping | |
3 | 2 | Shitaye Eshete | ![]() | 9:02.13 | Q |
4 | 2 | Helen Clitheroe | ![]() | 9:02.27 | q |
5 | 2 | Sara Hall | ![]() | 9:02.49 | q |
6 | 2 | Alia Saeed Mohammed | ![]() | 9:02.56 | q |
7 | 2 | Lidia Chojecka | ![]() | 9:02.93 | q |
8 | 2 | Kristina Khaleeva | ![]() | 9:07.13 | |
9 | 2 | Layes Abdullayeva | ![]() | 9:08.41 | SB |
10 | 1 | Meseret Defar | ![]() | 9:11.76 | Q |
11 | 1 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | ![]() | 9:11.91 | Q |
DQ | 1 | Svitlana Shmidt | ![]() | Q, Doping | |
12 | 1 | Jackie Areson | ![]() | 9:12.62 | Q, SB |
13 | 1 | Betlhem Desalegn | ![]() | 9:12.63 | |
14 | 1 | Tejitu Daba | ![]() | 9:15.96 | |
15 | 1 | Silvia Weissteiner | ![]() | 9:16.59 | |
16 | 1 | Dudu Karakaya | ![]() | 9:16.85 | |
17 | 1 | Yuliya Vasilyeva | ![]() | 9:17.60 | |
18 | 1 | Claudette Mukasakindi | ![]() | 9:26.89 | NR |
19 | 1 | Paula González | ![]() | 9:31.09 |
12 athletes from 8 countries participated. The final started at 15:51.[2]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Hellen Onsando Obiri | ![]() | 8:37.16 | |
![]() | Meseret Defar | ![]() | 8:38.26 | |
![]() | Gelete Burka | ![]() | 8:40.18 | |
4 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | ![]() | 8:40.50 | PB |
5 | Shitaye Eshete | ![]() | 8:51.88 | |
6 | Lidia Chojecka | ![]() | 8:56.86 | |
7 | Helen Clitheroe | ![]() | 8:59.04 | |
8 | Sara Hall | ![]() | 8:59.95 | |
DQ | Nataliya Tobias | ![]() | Doping | |
DQ | Svitlana Shmidt | ![]() | Doping | |
9 | Jackie Areson | ![]() | 9:12.50 | SB |
10 | Alia Saeed Mohammed | ![]() | 9:15.74 |