2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres
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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.
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Hellen Onsando Obiri  Kenya
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Meseret Defar Ethiopia
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Gelete Burka Ethiopia
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Records
[edit]| Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Meseret Defar (ETH)
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8:23.72 | Stuttgart, Germany | 3 February 2007 |
| Championship record |  Elly van Hulst (NED)
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8:33.82 | Budapest, Hungary | 4 March 1989 |
| World Leading | Meseret Defar (ETH)
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8:31.56 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 18 February 2012 |
| African record | Meseret Defar (ETH)
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8:23.72 | Stuttgart, Germany | 3 February 2007 |
| Asian record |  Dong Yanmei (CHN)
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8:41.34 | Lisbon, Portugal | 10 March 2001 |
| European record |  Liliya Shobukhova (RUS)
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8:27.86 | Moscow, Russia | 17 February 2006 |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record |
 Shalane Flanagan (USA)
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8:33.25 | Boston, United States | 27 January 2007 |
| Oceanian Record |  Kim Smith (NZL)
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8:38.14 | Boston, United States | 27 January 2007 |
| South American record |  Letitia Vriesde (SUR)
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9:07.08 | The Hague, Netherlands | 31 January 1993 |
Qualification standards
[edit]| Indoor | Outdoor |
|---|---|
| 9:02.00 | 8:38.00 or 15:00.00 (5000 m) |
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2012 | 10:45 | Heats |
| March 11, 2012 | 15:50 | Final |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Qualification: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times qualified (q)[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Gelete Burka | Ethiopia |
9:01.32 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Hellen Onsando Obiri | Kenya |
9:01.36 | Q |
| DQ | 2 | Nataliya Tobias |  Ukraine |
Q, Doping | |
| 3 | 2 | Shitaye Eshete |  Bahrain |
9:02.13 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Helen Clitheroe |  Great Britain |
9:02.27 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Sara Hall | United States |
9:02.49 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Alia Saeed Mohammed |  United Arab Emirates |
9:02.56 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Lidia Chojecka |  Poland |
9:02.93 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Kristina Khaleeva | Russia |
9:07.13 | |
| 9 | 2 | Layes Abdullayeva |  Azerbaijan |
9:08.41 | SB |
| 10 | 1 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia |
9:11.76 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | Kenya |
9:11.91 | Q |
| DQ | 1 | Svitlana Shmidt | Ukraine |
Q, Doping | |
| 12 | 1 | Jackie Areson | United States |
9:12.62 | Q, SB |
| 13 | 1 | Betlhem Desalegn | United Arab Emirates |
9:12.63 | |
| 14 | 1 | Tejitu Daba | Bahrain |
9:15.96 | |
| 15 | 1 | Silvia Weissteiner |  Italy |
9:16.59 | |
| 16 | 1 | Dudu Karakaya |  Turkey |
9:16.85 | |
| 17 | 1 | Yuliya Vasilyeva | Russia |
9:17.60 | |
| 18 | 1 | Claudette Mukasakindi |  Rwanda |
9:26.89 | NR |
| 19 | 1 | Paula González |  Spain |
9:31.09 |
Final
[edit]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 | Kenya |
8:37.16 | |
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Meseret Defar | Ethiopia |
8:38.26 | |
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Gelete Burka | Ethiopia |
8:40.18 | |
| 4 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | Kenya |
8:40.50 | PB |
| 5 | Shitaye Eshete | Bahrain |
8:51.88 | |
| 6 | Lidia Chojecka | Poland |
8:56.86 | |
| 7 | Helen Clitheroe | United Kingdom |
8:59.04 | |
| 8 | Sara Hall | United States |
8:59.95 | |
| DQ | Nataliya Tobias | Ukraine |
Doping | |
| DQ | Svitlana Shmidt | Ukraine |
Doping | |
| 9 | Jackie Areson | United States |
9:12.50 | SB |
| 10 | Alia Saeed Mohammed | United Arab Emirates |
9:15.74 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
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