2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres

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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  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  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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