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2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres

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Men's 3000 metres
at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships
VenueArena Birmingham
Dates2–4 March
Competitors22 from 14 nations
Winning time8:14.41
Medalists
gold medal    Ethiopia
silver medal    Ethiopia
bronze medal    Kenya
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The men's 3000 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 2 and 4 March 2018.[1][2]

Summary

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With more lane violations being called even as they would be less significant in a race of this distance, four were disqualified in the heats, most notably Olympic silver medalist Paul Chelimo, jostled into taking one step inside the rail.[3]

The final began at a jog, with first Yassin Bouih stepping out to the lead, then Clemens Bleistein to lead the race through at 1:14.58 first 400. The three Ethiopian runners all went to the back of the pack. Davis Kiplangat moved to the front but didn't really push the pace. After another lap, Adel Mechaal took the point, the next 400 accomplished even slower in at 1:15.12. Mechaal took the field through another slightly faster 400 in 1:12.12 as the Ethiopians at the back began to get impatient. Hagos Gebrhiwet began to move forward in the pack, then Yomif Kejelcha joined him. Towards the end of the next 400, Selemon Barega made a big move to sweep toward the front. With the acceleration, the Kenyans and ex-pat Shadrack Kipchirchir moved forward, Kejelcha taking over the lead. Mechaal came back to re-join the mix, then Barega made a big move to reach Kejelcha's shoulder, an Ethiopian wall at the front. Gebrhiwet then came forward on the outside, closing the box on the pursuers Kipchirchir and exchanging elbows with Mechaal. Gebrhiwet continued to move forward to second position. The three Ethiopians continued to accelerate, their strategic box broken into a line at the front. Free to move, Bethwell Birgen ran past Barega at the bell while Kejelcha was breaking free off the front. Down the final backstretch Birgen passed the fading Gebrhiwet. As Kejelcha extended his lead on to victory, Barega passed Gebrhiwet on the final turn, then launched his final sprint past a struggling Birgen who barely held off a resurgent Gebrhiwet and Mechaal for bronze.

Results

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Heats

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The heats were started on 2 March at 12:55.[4]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Yomif Kejelcha  Ethiopia 7:42.83 Q
2 1 Hagos Gebrhiwet  Ethiopia 7:43.55 Q
3 1 Adel Mechaal  Spain 7:43.83 Q
4 1 Birhanu Balew  Bahrain 7:44.03 Q, PB
5 1 Bethwell Birgen  Kenya 7:45.06 q
6 1 Younès Essalhi  Morocco 7:45.07 q, PB
7 2 Selemon Barega  Ethiopia 7:48.14 Q
8 2 Davis Kiplangat  Kenya 7:48.26 Q
9 1 Clemens Bleistein  Germany 7:49.01 q, PB
10 2 Yassin Bouih  Italy 7:50.65 Q, PB
11 2 Julian Oakley  New Zealand 7:55.92 Q
12 1 Shadrack Kipchirchir  United States 7:57.08 q
13 2 Federico Bruno  Argentina 7:58.98 SB
14 1 Thierry Ndikumwenayo  Burundi 8:09.11
15 1 Hamish Carson  New Zealand 8:14.40
16 2 Jonathan Davies  Great Britain 8:21.73
2 Paul Chelimo  United States DQ R163.3(b)[5]
2 Richard Ringer  Germany DQ R163.2(b)[6]
2 Youssouf Hiss Bachir  Djibouti DQ R163.3(b)[5]
2 Kemoy Campbell  Jamaica DQ R163.3(b)[5]
2 Albert Rop  Bahrain DNS
1 Djamal Abdi Direh  Djibouti DNS

Final

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The final underway

The final was started on 4 March at 15:35.[7]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yomif Kejelcha  Ethiopia 8:14.41
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Selemon Barega  Ethiopia 8:15.59
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bethwell Birgen  Kenya 8:15.70
4 Hagos Gebrhiwet  Ethiopia 8:15.76
5 Adel Mechaal  Spain 8:16.13
6 Younès Essalhi  Morocco 8:16.63
7 Davis Kiplangat  Kenya 8:18.03
8 Clemens Bleistein  Germany 8:18.24
9 Julian Oakley  New Zealand 8:18.60
10 Birhanu Balew  Bahrain 8:18.89
11 Yassin Bouih  Italy 8:20.84
Shadrack Kipchirchir  United States DQ 163.3(b)[5]

References

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External videos
video icon Men's 3000m: World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 on YouTube
  1. ^ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ "The Biggest Upset of the World Indoor Championships May be the Line Judges - FloTrack".
  4. ^ Heats results
  5. ^ a b c d Infringement of the inside border
  6. ^ Jostling
  7. ^ Final result