2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres

None thumb|right|Bernard Lagat en route to victory. The men's 3000 metres at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 and 10 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeBernard LagatAugustine Kiprono ChogeEdwin Soi Records Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsWorld recordDaniel Komen KEN7:24.90Budapest, Hungary6 February 1998Championship recordHaile Gebrselassie ETH7:34.71Paris, France9 March 1997World LeadingEdwin Soi KEN7:29.94Karlsruhe, Germany12 February 2012African recordDaniel Komen KEN7:24.90Budapest, Hungary6 February 1998Asian recordSaif Saaeed Shaheen QAT7:39.77Pattaya, Thailand11 February 2006European recordSergio Sánchez ESP7:32.41Valencia, Spain13 February 2010North and Central American and Caribbean recordBernard Lagat USA7:32.43Birmingham, Great Britain17 February 2007Oceanian recordCraig Mottram AUS7:34.50Boston, United States26 January 2008South American recordJacinto Navarrete COL7:49.46Seville, Spain10 March 1991 Qualification standards IndoorOutdoor 7:54.00 7:44.00 or 13:19.00 (5000 m) Schedule Date Time RoundMarch 9, 2012 19:05 HeatsMarch 11, 2012 15:10 Final Results Heats http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/06/37/94/63794_PDF_English.pdf Entry List 2012-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20120323192425/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/06/37/94/63794_PDF_English.pdf 2012-03-23 dead Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest qualified (q). Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Edwin Soi Kenya 7:49.49 Q 2 1 Craig Mottram Australia 7:49.62 Q, SB 3 1 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro Uganda 7:49.71 Q 4 1 Yenew Alamirew Ethiopia 7:49.92 Q 5 1 Lopez Lomong United States 7:50.36 q, SB 6 1 Yoann Kowal France 7:50.47 q 7 1 Arne Gabius Germany 7:50.70 q 8 1 Elroy Gelant South Africa 7:52.35 q, PB 9 1 Bilisuma Shugi Bahrain 7:53.62 10 1 Juan Luis Barrios Mexico 7:54.07 NR 11 2 Augustine Kiprono Choge Kenya 7:57.49 Q 12 2 Mo Farah Great Britain 7:57.59 Q 13 2 Bernard Lagat United States 7:57.68 Q 14 2 Dejen Gebremeskel Ethiopia 7:57.69 Q 15 2 Hayle Ibrahimov Azerbaijan 7:57.79 16 2 Yohan Durand France 7:59.10 17 2 Victor García Spain 7:59.85 18 2 Polat Kemboi Arıkan Turkey 8:02.37 19 2 Alemu Bekele Bahrain 8:02.83 20 2 Robert Kajuga Rwanda 8:07.44 PB 21 2 Cornelius Panga Tanzania 8:15.20 PB Final 9 athletes from 7 countries participated. The final started at 15:10.http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-3000-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf 2012 World Indoor Championships – 3000 Metres Men (final) Omega Timing 2012-03-11 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Bernard Lagat United States 7:41.44 SB Augustine Kiprono Choge Kenya 7:41.77 Edwin Cheruiyot Soi Kenya 7:41.78 04 4 Mo Farah Great Britain 7:41.79 05 5 Dejen Gebremeskel Ethiopia 7:42.60 06 6 Lopez Lomong United States 7:44.16 PB 07 7 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro Uganda 7:44.59 08 8 Arne Gabius Germany 7:45.01 09 9 Yenew Alamirew Ethiopia 7:45.15 10 Yoann Kowal France 7:47.81 11 Craig Mottram Australia 7:48.23 SB 12 Elroy Gelant South Africa 7:48.64 NR References 3000 metres 3000 metres Category:3000 metres at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Category:Men's events at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships