2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres

None February 2023 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 GoldSilverBronzeHellen Onsando Obiri Meseret DefarGelete Burka Records Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsWorld recordMeseret Defar ETH8:23.72Stuttgart, Germany3 February 2007Championship recordElly van Hulst NED8:33.82Budapest, Hungary4 March 1989World LeadingMeseret Defar ETH8:31.56Birmingham, Great Britain18 February 2012African recordMeseret Defar ETH8:23.72Stuttgart, Germany3 February 2007Asian recordDong Yanmei CHN8:41.34Lisbon, Portugal10 March 2001European recordLiliya Shobukhova RUS8:27.86Moscow, Russia17 February 2006North and Central American and Caribbean recordShalane Flanagan USA8:33.25Boston, United States27 January 2007Oceanian RecordKim Smith NZL8:38.14Boston, United States27 January 2007South American recordLetitia Vriesde SUR9:07.08The Hague, Netherlands31 January 1993 Qualification standards IndoorOutdoor 9:02.00 8:38.00 or 15:00.00 (5000 m) Schedule Date Time RoundMarch 9, 2012 10:45 HeatsMarch 11, 2012 15:50 Final Results Heats Qualification: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times qualified (q)http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-3000-W-h----.RS6.pdf 2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres (heats) Omega Timing 2012-03-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20120316194647/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-3000-W-h----.RS6.pdf 2012-03-16 dead Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Gelete Burka Ethiopia 9:01.32Q 2 2 Hellen Obiri Kenya 9:01.36Q 99 DQ 2 Nataliya Tobias Ukraine 9:01.76Q, Doping 3 2 Shitaye Eshete Bahrain 9:02.13Q 4 2 Helen Clitheroe Great Britain 9:02.27q 5 2 Sara Hall United States 9:02.49q 6 2 Alia Saeed Mohammed United Arab Emirates 9:02.56q 7 2 Lidia Chojecka Poland 9:02.93q 8 2 Kristina Khaleeva Russia 9:07.13 9 2 Layes Abdullayeva Azerbaijan 9:08.41SB 10 1 Meseret Defar Ethiopia 9:11.76 Q 11 1 Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet Kenya 9:11.91Q 99 DQ 1 Svitlana Shmidt Ukraine 9:12.39Q, Doping 12 1 Jackie Areson United States 9:12.62Q, 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 12 athletes from 8 countries participated. The final started at 15:51.http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-3000-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf 2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres (final) Omega Timing 2012-03-16 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Hellen Obiri Kenya 8:37.16 Meseret Defar Ethiopia 8:38.26 Gelete Burka Ethiopia 8:40.18 04 4 Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet Kenya 8:40.50 PB 05 5 Shitaye Eshete Bahrain 8:51.88 06 6 Lidia Chojecka Poland 8:56.86 07 7 Helen Clitheroe United Kingdom 8:59.04 08 8 Sara Hall United States 8:59.95 99 DQ Nataliya Tobias Ukraine 9:00.78 Doping 99 DQ Svitlana Shmidt Ukraine 9:03.99 Doping 09 9 Jackie Areson United States 9:12.50 SB 10 Alia Saeed Mohammed United Arab Emirates 9:15.74 References 3000 metres Category:3000 metres at the World Athletics Indoor Championships