2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres

The Men's 3000 metres event at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport arena....

was held on March 10–12.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...	Saif Saaeed Shaheen Saif Saaeed Shaheen Saif Saaeed Shaheen formerly Stephen Cherono is a steeplechase runner now representing Qatar. He currently holds the world record for 3000 metre steeplechase. His older brother Abraham Cherono is also a steeplechase runner.He was the 1999 World Youth Champion in the steeplechase and set a world...	Eliud Kipchoge Eliud Kipchoge Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long distance runner who has won medals at Olympic and World level....

Heats

First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Time	Notes
1.	1	Eliud Kipchoge Eliud Kipchoge Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long distance runner who has won medals at Olympic and World level....	7:52.57	Q
2.	1	Tariku Bekele Tariku Bekele Tariku Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the 5000 metres. He is the younger brother of Kenenisa Bekele. He is the fourth fastest Ethiopian ever over 5000 m and 3000 metres...	7:52.58	Q
3.	1	Saif Saaeed Shaheen Saif Saaeed Shaheen Saif Saaeed Shaheen formerly Stephen Cherono is a steeplechase runner now representing Qatar. He currently holds the world record for 3000 metre steeplechase. His older brother Abraham Cherono is also a steeplechase runner.He was the 1999 World Youth Champion in the steeplechase and set a world...	7:52.85	Q
4.	1	Alistair Cragg	7:53.74	Q, SB
5.	1	Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger is an Austrian long-distance runner who is a former 3000 metres steeplechase specialist but now competes in the marathon....	7:53.83	q
6.	1	Halil Akkas Halil Akkas Halil Akkaş is a Turkish middle distance runner. He was born in Kütahya.He won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2005 World Student Games...	7:54.60	q
7.	2	Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...	7:54.85	Q
8.	1	Tareq Mubarak Taher Tareq Mubarak Taher Tareq Mubarak Taher, born as Dennis Kipkurui Sang , is a middle distance runner who represents Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya. His special distance is the 3000 metres steeplechase...	7:55.10	q
9.	2	Shedrack Kibet Korir	7:55.14	Q
10.	2	Moukheld Al-Outaibi Moukheld Al-Outaibi Moukheld Al-Outaibi is a Saudi Arabian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:1500 metres - 3:38.12 min 3000 metres - 7:46.31 min *5000 metres - 12:58.58 min...	7:55.14	Q
11.	2	Adil Kaouch Adil Kaouch Adil Kaouch is a Moroccan middle distance runner.In 1998 he won the World Junior Championships over 1500 metres...	7:55.18	Q
12.	1	Pavel Naumov Pavel Naumov Pavel Naumov is a Russian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres.He finished eleventh at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships in Madrid and ninth at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow....	7:55.28	q
13.	2	Sergey Ivanov	7:56.44
14.	2	César Pérez	7:58.06
15.	2	Vincent Le Dauphin	7:58.60
16.	1	Jonathon Riley	7:59.30
17.	2	Dieudonné Disi Dieudonné Disi Dieudonné Disi is a Rwandan long-distance and cross country runner.In 2009 he competed in the marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but pulled out at the 28 km mark due to an injury...	8:01.73	PB
18.	2	Aadam Ismaeel Khamis Aadam Ismaeel Khamis Aadam Ismaeel Khamis is a long-distance runner now representing Bahrain after his switch from Kenya.According to Bahraini officials, he was born Hosea Kosgei on 12 February 1989 in Kenya. Like fellow Bahraini runners Belal Mansoor Ali and Tareq Mubarak Taher, his age is surrounded by controversy...	8:02.16
19.	1	Isaac Kiprop	8:05.00	NR Ugandan records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Uganda maintained by the Ugandan Athletics Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceht = hand timingA = affected by altitudeOT = oversized track...
20.	2	Iaroslav Muşinschi Iaroslav Musinschi Iaroslav Muşinschi is a Moldovan long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2008....	8:08.35	SB
21.	1	Francisco Javier Alves	8:11.85
22.	2	Steve Slattery	8:17.15
23.	1	Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen is a Norwegian track and field athlete who mainly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-References:...	8:21.90	PB
24.	2	Jorge Cabrera	8:33.95	NR Paraguayan records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Paraguay maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitudex = mark was made in a mixed race-External links:...

Final

Rank	Name	Time	Notes
	Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...	7:39.32
	Saif Saaeed Shaheen Saif Saaeed Shaheen Saif Saaeed Shaheen formerly Stephen Cherono is a steeplechase runner now representing Qatar. He currently holds the world record for 3000 metre steeplechase. His older brother Abraham Cherono is also a steeplechase runner.He was the 1999 World Youth Champion in the steeplechase and set a world...	7:41.28
	Eliud Kipchoge Eliud Kipchoge Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long distance runner who has won medals at Olympic and World level....	7:42.58
	Alistair Cragg	7:46.43	SB
	Shedrack Kibet Korir	7:47.11
	Tariku Bekele Tariku Bekele Tariku Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the 5000 metres. He is the younger brother of Kenenisa Bekele. He is the fourth fastest Ethiopian ever over 5000 m and 3000 metres...	7:47.67
	Adil Kaouch Adil Kaouch Adil Kaouch is a Moroccan middle distance runner.In 1998 he won the World Junior Championships over 1500 metres...	7:48.01
	Moukheld Al-Outaibi Moukheld Al-Outaibi Moukheld Al-Outaibi is a Saudi Arabian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:1500 metres - 3:38.12 min 3000 metres - 7:46.31 min *5000 metres - 12:58.58 min...	7:52.91
	Pavel Naumov Pavel Naumov Pavel Naumov is a Russian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres.He finished eleventh at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships in Madrid and ninth at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow....	7:56.24
10	Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger is an Austrian long-distance runner who is a former 3000 metres steeplechase specialist but now competes in the marathon....	7:57.32
11	Tareq Mubarak Taher Tareq Mubarak Taher Tareq Mubarak Taher, born as Dennis Kipkurui Sang , is a middle distance runner who represents Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya. His special distance is the 3000 metres steeplechase...	8:04.99
12	Halil Akkas Halil Akkas Halil Akkaş is a Turkish middle distance runner. He was born in Kütahya.He won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2005 World Student Games...	8:10.37

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