2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres

The men's 3000 metres
3000 metres
The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...

at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the ASPIRE Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010.-Bidding and organisation:...

was held at the ASPIRE Dome

ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence

ASPIRE Dome is an indoor sporting arena located in Doha, Qatar, and the home of the ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence. The ASPIRE academy is a part of the Aspire Zone which also houses the Khalifa Stadium....

on 12 and 14 March.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Bernard Lagat Bernard Lagat Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya...	Sergio Sánchez	Sammy Alex Mutahi Sammy Alex Mutahi Sammy Alex Mutahi is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.He finished third at the 2009 World Athletics Final....

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record	7:24.90	Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	6 February 1998
Championship record	7:34.71	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	9 March 1997
World Leading	7:31.75	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	10 February 2010
African record	7:24.90	Budapest, Hungary	6 February 1998
Asian record	7:39.77	Pattaya Pattaya Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung in the province of Chonburi.... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...	11 February 2006
European record	7:32.41	Valencia, Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	13 February 2010
North and Central American and Caribbean record	7:32.43	Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... , Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...	17 February 2007
Oceanian Record	7:34.50	Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	26 January 2008
South American record	7:49.46	Seville Seville Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level... , Spain	10 March 1991

Qualification standards

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
March 12, 2010	17:10	Heats
March 14, 2010	17:05	Final

Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Time	Notes
1	1	Augustine Kiprono Choge	7:43.80	Q
2	1	Dejen Gebremeskel Dejen Gebremeskel Dejen Gebremeskel is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who primarily competes in track events. His personal best for the 5000 metres is 12:53.56 minutes...	7:44.26	Q, PB
3	1	Sergio Sánchez	7:44.33	Q
4	1	James Kwalia James Kwalia James Kwalia C'Kurui is an athlete who represents Qatar after switching from his homeland Kenya. Specializing in the 3000 and 5000 metres, his personal best times are 7:28.28 minutes and 12:54.58 minutes respectively. He was born in Trans Nzoia...	7:44.61	Q, PB
5	1	Hais Welday Hais Welday Hais Welday is an Eritrean middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final....	7:45.44	q, NR Eritrean records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Eritrea maintained by the Eritrean National Athletics Federation.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:...
6	1	Hicham Bellani Hicham Bellani Hicham Bellani is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 3000 and 5000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:1500 metres - 3:33.71 min 3000 metres - 7:33.71 min *5000 metres - 12:55.52 min...	7:50.46	q
1	2	Bernard Lagat Bernard Lagat Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya...	7:59.99	Q, SB
2	2	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...	8:00.29	Q
3	2	Sammy Alex Mutahi Sammy Alex Mutahi Sammy Alex Mutahi is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.He finished third at the 2009 World Athletics Final....	8:00.53	Q
4	2	Jesús España Jesús España Jesús España Cobo is a Spanish runner who mostly concentrates on the 3000 and 5000 metres....	8:00.65	Q
5	2	Galen Rupp Galen Rupp Galen Rupp is an American cross-country and track and field athlete, who competed for the University of Oregon and currently trains under Alberto Salazar as a member of the Oregon Track Club. Rupp competed for his native country in the men's 10000 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,...	8:00.90	q, SB
6	2	Essa Ismail Rashed Essa Ismail Rashed Essa Ismail Rashed is a long-distance runner now representing Qatar after his switch from Kenya in 2004...	8:01.08	q
7	2	Gezachw Yossef	8:03.62	SB
7	1	Hayle Ibrahimov Hayle Ibrahimov Hayle Ibrahimov is Ethiopia-born Azerbaijani international middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10,000 m....	8:05.43	PB
8	2	Scott Overall	8:08.02
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...	8:14.67	SB
9	1	Ion Luchianov Ion Luchianov Ion Luchianov is a male steeplechaser from Moldova. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he finished ninth in his heat of the 3000 metre steeplechase therefore missing out on a place in the final...	8:15.91	SB
9	2	Marco Joseph	8:22.18	PB

Final

Rank	Name	Time	Notes
	Bernard Lagat Bernard Lagat Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya...	7:37.97	SB
	Sergio Sánchez	7:39.55
	Sammy Alex Mutahi Sammy Alex Mutahi Sammy Alex Mutahi is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.He finished third at the 2009 World Athletics Final....	7:39.90
4	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...	7:40.10
5	Galen Rupp Galen Rupp Galen Rupp is an American cross-country and track and field athlete, who competed for the University of Oregon and currently trains under Alberto Salazar as a member of the Oregon Track Club. Rupp competed for his native country in the men's 10000 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,...	7:42.40	PB
6	Jesús España Jesús España Jesús España Cobo is a Spanish runner who mostly concentrates on the 3000 and 5000 metres....	7:42.82	SB
7	Hicham Bellani Hicham Bellani Hicham Bellani is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 3000 and 5000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:1500 metres - 3:33.71 min 3000 metres - 7:33.71 min *5000 metres - 12:55.52 min...	7:44.15
8	James Kwalia James Kwalia James Kwalia C'Kurui is an athlete who represents Qatar after switching from his homeland Kenya. Specializing in the 3000 and 5000 metres, his personal best times are 7:28.28 minutes and 12:54.58 minutes respectively. He was born in Trans Nzoia...	7:46.12
9	Essa Ismail Rashed Essa Ismail Rashed Essa Ismail Rashed is a long-distance runner now representing Qatar after his switch from Kenya in 2004...	7:47.94	SB
10	Dejen Gebremeskel Dejen Gebremeskel Dejen Gebremeskel is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who primarily competes in track events. His personal best for the 5000 metres is 12:53.56 minutes...	7:48.69
11	Augustine Kiprono Choge	7:53.42
12	Hais Welday Hais Welday Hais Welday is an Eritrean middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final....	8:04.10

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