2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres explained

The women's 3000 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 5–6 with the final being held on March 6 at 15:15 local time.^{[1] [2]}

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record		8:23.72	Stuttgart, Germany	3 February 2007
European record		8:27.86	Moscow, Russia	17 February 2006
Championship record		8:39.49	Stockholm, Sweden	9 March 1996
World Leading		8:30.26	Birmingham, United Kingdom	19 February 2011
European Leading		8:39.81	Birmingham, United Kingdom	19 February 2011

Results

Heats

First 4 in each heat and 4 best performers advanced to the Final.^[3]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			9:00.80	Q
2	2			9:01.45	Q
3	1			9:03.50	Q, PB
4	1			9:04.03	Q
5	1		Spain	9:04.06	Q
	1			9:04.06	Q, Doping
6	1			9:05.57	q, PB
7	2			9:06.44	Q
8	1			9:08.15	q
9	1			9:10.37	q
10	2			9:13.85	Q
11	2			9:17.29	q
12	1			9:19.96	SB
13	2			9:28.31
14	2			9:43.62
	2
	2				Doping
	1

Final

The final was held at 15:15.^[4]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			8:56.66
			8:56.69	Doping
			8:58.30
			9:00.37	SB
			9:02.18
			9:02.94	PB
			9:03.42
			9:06.44
			9:08.84
			9:09.19
10			9:10.40
11			9:20.32

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women's 3000 m start list . 2011-03-05 . 2011-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716122628/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/st3160061.pdf . dead .
2. http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-indoor-championships/history/year=2011/results/index.html Full results
3. Web site: Heats Results . 2011-03-06 . 2012-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729205633/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/re3160061.pdf . dead .
4. Web site: Final Results . 2011-03-06 . 2012-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120806205359/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/re3160040.pdf . dead .