2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres

2012 IAAF World Indoor
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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

Gold Silver Bronze
Bernard Lagat
 United States 		Augustine Kiprono Choge
 Kenya 		Edwin Soi
 Kenya

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record  Daniel Komen (KEN) 7:24.90 Budapest, Hungary 6 February 1998
Championship record  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 7:34.71 Paris, France 9 March 1997
World Leading  Edwin Soi (KEN) 7:29.94 Karlsruhe, Germany 12 February 2012
African record  Daniel Komen (KEN) 7:24.90 Budapest, Hungary 6 February 1998
Asian record  Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) 7:39.77 Pattaya, Thailand 11 February 2006
European record  Sergio Sánchez (ESP) 7:32.41 Valencia, Spain 13 February 2010
North and Central American
and Caribbean record 		 Bernard Lagat (USA) 7:32.43 Birmingham, Great Britain 17 February 2007
Oceanian record  Craig Mottram (AUS) 7:34.50 Boston, United States 26 January 2008
South American record  Jacinto Navarrete (COL) 7:49.46 Seville, Spain 10 March 1991

Qualification standards

Indoor Outdoor
7:54.00 7:44.00 or 13:19.00 (5000 m)

Schedule

Date Time Round
March 9, 2012 19:05 Heats
March 11, 2012 15:10 Final

Results

Heats

[1]

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.[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bernard Lagat United States 7:41.44 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Augustine Kiprono Choge Kenya 7:41.77
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edwin Cheruiyot Soi Kenya 7:41.78
4 Mo Farah Great Britain 7:41.79
5 Dejen Gebremeskel Ethiopia 7:42.60
6 Lopez Lomong United States 7:44.16 PB
7 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro Uganda 7:44.59
8 Arne Gabius Germany 7:45.01
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

  1. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  2. ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – 3000 Metres Men (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
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