2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres
The women's 3000 metres at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the ASPIRE Dome on 12 and 13 March.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Meseret Defar |
Vivian Cheruiyot |
Sentayehu Ejigu |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 8:23.72 | Stuttgart, Germany | 3 February 2007 | |
| Championship record | 8:33.82 | Budapest, Hungary | 4 March 1989 | |
| World Leading | 8:24.46 | Stuttgart, Germany | 6 February 2010 | |
| 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 | |
Qualification standards
| Indoor | Outdoor |
|---|---|
| 9:03.00 | 8:38.00 or 15:02.00 (5000m) |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2010 | 14:00 | Heats |
| March 13, 2010 | 16:55 | Final |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Meseret Defar | 8:48.23 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | 8:48.60 | Q | |
| DQ | 2 | Alemitu Bekele | Q, | ||
| 3 | 2 | Layes Abdullayeva | 8:49.65 | Q, PB | |
| 4 | 2 | Jéssica Augusto | 8:50.81 | q | |
| 5 | 2 | Desireé Davila | 8:51.08 | q, PB | |
| 6 | 2 | Lidia Chojecka | 8:52.14 | q, SB | |
| 7 | 2 | Adriënne Herzog | 8:53.24 | q, PB | |
| 8 | 2 | Ancuţa Bobocel | 8:54.08 | PB | |
| 9 | 2 | Deirdre Byrne | 8:58.94 | PB | |
| 10 | 1 | Sentayehu Ejigu | 9:00.34 | Q | |
| 11 | 1 | Sara Moreira | 9:01.01 | Q | |
| 12 | 1 | Vivian Cheruiyot | 9:01.35 | Q | |
| 13 | 1 | René Kalmer | 9:01.41 | Q, NR | |
| 14 | 1 | Barbara Parker | 9:01.52 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Renata Pliś | 9:02.68 | ||
| 16 | 1 | Sara Hall | 9:04.25 | ||
| 17 | 1 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya | 9:09.52 | ||
| 18 | 2 | Gemma Turtle | 9:17.55 | ||
| 19 | 1 | Hazel Murphy | 9:17.60 | ||
| 20 | 1 | Viktoriia Poliudina | 9:30.76 | NR |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meseret Defar | 8:51.17 | |||
| Vivian Cheruiyot | 8:51.85 | |||
| Sentayehu Ejigu | 8:52.08 | |||
| 4 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | 8:52.16 | ||
| DQ | Alemitu Bekele | Doping | ||
| 5 | Sara Moreira | 8:55.34 | ||
| 6 | Layes Abdullayeva | 8:57.59 | ||
| 7 | Jéssica Augusto | 9:01.71 | ||
| 8 | René Kalmer | 9:04.11 | ||
| 9 | Desireé Davila | 9:07.24 | ||
| 10 | Lidia Chojecka | 9:07.80 | ||
| 11 | Adriënne Herzog | 9:12.99 |
