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2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres

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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

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| width=200 bgcolor=gold|Gold

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Hellen Onsando Obiri
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|Meseret Defar
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|Gelete Burka
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Records

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colspan="5"|Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record

|{{flagathlete|Meseret Defar|ETH}}

|8:23.72

|Stuttgart, Germany

|3 February 2007

Championship record

|{{flagathlete|Elly van Hulst|NED}}

|8:33.82

|Budapest, Hungary

|4 March 1989

World Leading

|{{flagathlete|Meseret Defar|ETH}}

|8:31.56

|Birmingham, Great Britain

|18 February 2012

African record

|{{flagathlete|Meseret Defar|ETH}}

|8:23.72

|Stuttgart, Germany

|3 February 2007

Asian record

|{{flagathlete|Dong Yanmei|CHN}}

|8:41.34

|Lisbon, Portugal

|10 March 2001

European record

|{{flagathlete|Liliya Shobukhova|RUS}}

|8:27.86

|Moscow, Russia

|17 February 2006

North and Central American
and Caribbean record

|{{flagathlete|Shalane Flanagan|USA}}

|8:33.25

|Boston, United States

|27 January 2007

Oceanian Record

|{{flagathlete|Kim Smith|NZL}}

|8:38.14

|Boston, United States

|27 January 2007

South American record

|{{flagathlete|Letitia Vriesde|SUR}}

|9:07.08

|The Hague, Netherlands

|31 January 1993

Qualification standards

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Indoor

!Outdoor

9:02.00

| 8:38.00 or 15:00.00 (5000 m)

Schedule

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! Date

! Time

! Round

March 9, 201210:45Heats
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|March 11, 2012

15:50Final

Results

=Heats=

Qualification: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times qualified (q){{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-3000-W-h----.RS6.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres (heats)|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=2012-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316194647/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-3000-W-h----.RS6.pdf|archive-date=2012-03-16|url-status=dead}}

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RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
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| 1

2align=left|Gelete Burkaalign=left|{{flag|Ethiopia}}9:01.32Q
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| 2

2align=left|Hellen Onsando Obirialign=left|{{flag|Kenya}}9:01.36Q
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| {{sort|99|DQ}}

2align=left|Nataliya Tobiasalign=left|{{flag|Ukraine}}9:01.76Q, Doping
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| 3

2align=left|Shitaye Eshetealign=left|{{flag|Bahrain}}9:02.13Q
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| 4

2align=left|Helen Clitheroealign=left|{{flag|Great Britain}}9:02.27q
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| 5

2align=left|Sara Hallalign=left|{{flag|United States}}9:02.49q
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| 6

2align=left|Alia Saeed Mohammedalign=left|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}9:02.56q
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| 7

2align=left|Lidia Chojeckaalign=left|{{flag|Poland}}9:02.93q
82align=left|Kristina Khaleevaalign=left|{{flag|Russia}}9:07.13
92align=left|Layes Abdullayevaalign=left|{{flag|Azerbaijan}}9:08.41SB
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| 10

1align=left|Meseret Defaralign=left|{{flag|Ethiopia}}9:11.76Q
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| 11

1align=left|Sylvia Jebiwott Kibetalign=left|{{flag|Kenya}}9:11.91Q
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| {{sort|99|DQ}}

1align=left|Svitlana Shmidtalign=left|{{flag|Ukraine}}9:12.39Q, Doping
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| 12

1align=left|Jackie Aresonalign=left|{{flag|United States}}9:12.62Q, SB
131align=left|Betlhem Desalegnalign=left|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}9:12.63
141align=left|Tejitu Dabaalign=left|{{flag|Bahrain}}9:15.96
151align=left|Silvia Weissteineralign=left|{{flag|Italy}}9:16.59
161align=left|Dudu Karakayaalign=left|{{flag|Turkey}}9:16.85
171align=left|Yuliya Vasilyevaalign=left|{{flag|Russia}}9:17.60
181align=left|Claudette Mukasakindialign=left|{{flag|Rwanda}}9:26.89NR
191align=left|Paula Gonzálezalign=left|{{flag|Spain}}9:31.09

=Final=

12 athletes from 8 countries participated. The final started at 15:51.{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-3000-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|accessdate=2012-03-16}}

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RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
{{gold01}}align=left|Hellen Onsando Obirialign=left|{{flag|Kenya}}8:37.16
{{silver02}}align=left|Meseret Defaralign=left|{{flag|Ethiopia}}8:38.26
{{bronze03}}align=left|Gelete Burkaalign=left|{{flag|Ethiopia}}8:40.18
{{sort|04|4}}align=left|Sylvia Jebiwott Kibetalign=left|{{flag|Kenya}}8:40.50PB
{{sort|05|5}}align=left|Shitaye Eshetealign=left|{{flag|Bahrain}}8:51.88
{{sort|06|6}}align=left|Lidia Chojeckaalign=left|{{flag|Poland}}8:56.86
{{sort|07|7}}align=left|Helen Clitheroealign=left|{{flag|United Kingdom}}8:59.04
{{sort|08|8}}align=left|Sara Hallalign=left|{{flag|United States}}8:59.95
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| {{sort|99|DQ}}

align=left|Nataliya Tobiasalign=left|{{flag|Ukraine}}9:00.78 Doping
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| {{sort|99|DQ}}

align=left|Svitlana Shmidtalign=left|{{flag|Ukraine}}9:03.99 Doping
{{sort|09|9}}align=left|Jackie Aresonalign=left|{{flag|United States}}9:12.50SB
10align=left|Alia Saeed Mohammedalign=left|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}9:15.74

References

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