2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Bernard Lagat | United States |
7:41.44 | SB |
 |
Augustine Kiprono Choge | Kenya |
7:41.77 | |
 |
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
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – 3000 Metres Men (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-11.