IAAF World Indoor Championships 3000 Meters

Medalists/Dates/Venues (13 runnings)

14/13 Mar 2010, Doha QAT

G	7:37.97	Bernard Lagat (USA)	8:51.17	Meseret Defar (ETH)
S	7:39.55	Sergio Sanchez Martinez (ESP)	8:51.95	Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
B	7:39.90	Sammy Alex Mutahi (KEN)	8:52.08	Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH)

09/08 Mar 2008, Valencia ESP

G	7:48.23	Tariku Bekele (ETH)	8:38.79	Meseret Defar (ETH)
S	7:49.05	Paul Koech Kipsiele (KEN)	8:41.50	Meselech Melkamu (ETH)
B	7:49.96	Abraham Feleke (ETH)	8:41.66	Mariem Selsouli (MAR)

12/11 Mar 2006, Moscow RUS

G	7:39.32	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	8:38.80	Meseret Defar (ETH)
S	7:41.28	Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)	8:42.18	Liliya Shobukhova (RUS)
B	7:42.58	Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)	8:42.59	Lidia Chojecka (POL)

06/07 Mar 2004, Budapest HUN

G	7:56.34	Bernard Lagat (KEN)	9:11.22	Meseret Defar (ETH)
S	7:57.08	Rui Silva (POR)	9:11.43	Birhane Adere (ETH)
B	7:57.87	Markos Geneti (ETH)	9:12.15	Shayne Culpepper (USA)

16/15 Mar 2003, Birmingham ENG

G	7:40.97	Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)	8:40.25	Birhane Adere (ETH)
S	7:42.08	Alberto Garcia (ESP)	8:42.17	Marta Dominguez (ESP)
B	7:42.56	Luke Kipkosgei (KEN)	8:42.58	Meseret Defar (ETH)

11/10 Mar 2001, Lisbon POR

G	7:37.74	Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)	8:37.48	Olga Yegorova (RUS)
S	7:38.94	Mohammed Mourhit (BEL)	8:39.65	Gabriela Szabo (ROM)
B	7:39.96	Alberto Garcia (ESP)	8:40.15	Elena Zadorozhnaya (RUS)

05/07 Mar 1999, Maebashi JPN

G	7:53.57	Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)	8:36.42	Gabriela Szabo (ROM)
S	7:53.79	Paul Bitok (KEN)	8:38.43	Zhara Ouaziz (MAR)
B	7:53.85	Million Wolde (ETH)	8:39.14	Regina Jacobs (USA)

09/08 Mar 1997, Paris FRA

G	7:34.71	Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)	8:45.74	Gabriela Szabo (ROM)
S	7:38.84	Paul Bitok (KEN)	8:46.19	Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)
B	7:40.01	Ismail Sghyr (MAR)	8:49.79	Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)

09/08 Mar 1995, Barcelona ESP

G	7:50.89	Gennaro diNapoli (ITA)	8:54.50	Gabriela Szabo (ROM)
S	7:50.98	Anacleto Jimenez (ESP)	8:55.23	Lynn Jennings (USA)
B	7:51.42	Brahim Jabbour (MAR)	8:56.08	Joan Nesbit (USA)

14/13 Mar 1993, Toronto ON/CAN

G	7:50.26	Gennaro diNapoli (ITA)	8:50.55	Yvonne Murray (SCO)
S	7:50.57	Eric Dubos (FRA)	9:02.89	Margareta Keszeg (ROM)
B	7:51.10	Enrique Molina (ESP)	9:03.89	Lynn Jennings (USA)

10/09 Mar 1991, Seville ESP

G	7:41.14	Frank O'Mara (IRL)	8:50.69	Marie-Pierre Duros (FRA)
S	7:43.64	Hammou Boutaib (MAR)	8:51.51	Margareta Keszeg (ROM)
B	7:43.90	Robert Denmark (GBR)	8:51.90	Lyubov Kremlyova (RUS)

05/04 Mar 1989, Budapest HUN

G	7:47.94	Said Aouita (MAR)	8:33.82	Elly vanHulst (NED)
S	7:48.66	Jose Luis Gonzalez (ESP)	8:34.80	Liz McColgan (SCO)
B	7:50.47	Dieter Baumann (GER)	8:48.70	Margareta Keszeg (ROM)

08/07 Mar 1987, Indianapolis IN/USA

G	8:03.32	Frank O'Mara (IRL)	8:46.52	Tatiana Samolenko (UKR)
S	8:03.89	Paul Donovan (IRL)	8:47.08	Olga Bondarenko (RUS)
B	8:03.92	Terry Brahm (USA)	8:47.92	Maricica Puica (ROM)

Note: Dates are for the finals.

Medal Count by Country

Men
      G   S   B  Score
ETH   5   0   3    28
KEN   1   3   3    17
MAR   2   1   2    15
ESP   0   4   2    14
IRL   3   1   0    13
ITA   2   0   0    10
USA   1   0   1     6
BEL   0   1   0     3
FRA   0   1   0     3
POR   0   1   0     3
QAT   0   1   0     3
GBR   0   0   1     1
GER   0   0   1     1

Women
      G   S   B  Score
ETH   5   2   2    33
ROM   3   3   2    26
RUS   1   2   2    13
GBR   1   1   0     8
USA   0   1   4     7
FRA   1   0   0     5
NED   1   0   0     5
UKR   1   0   0     5
MAR   0   1   1     4
ESP   0   1   0     3
IRL   0   1   0     3
KEN   0   1   0     3
POL   0   0   1     1
POR   0   0   1     1

Note: scoring is G = 5, S = 3, B = 1

Multiple Medal Winners

Men
15  Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)    G (1997) G (1999) G (2003)
10  Frank O'Mara (IRL)          G (1987) G (1991)
10  Gennaro diNapoli (ITA)      G (1993) G (1995)
10  Bernard Lagat (KEN=>USA)    G (2004) G (2010)
 6  Paul Bitok (KEN)            S (1997) S (1999)
 4  Alberto Garcia (ESP)        B (2001) S (2003)

Women
21  Meseret Defar (ETH)         B (2003) G (2004) G (2006) G (2008) G (2010)
18  Gabriela Szabo (ROM)        G (1995) G (1997) G (1999) S (2001)
 8  Birhane Adere (ETH)         G (2003) S (2004)
 7  Margareta Keszeg (POL)      B (1989) S (1991) S (1993)
 4  Lynn Jennings (USA)         B (1993) S (1995)

Prize Money (ADR qualified runners)

Year        Men      Women      Total
2010    $84,000    $84,000   $168,000
2008     88,000     88,000    176,000
2006     88,000     88,000    176,000
2004     88,000     88,000    176,000
2003     88,000     88,000    176,000
2001     88,000     88,000    176,000
1999     80,000     80,000    160,000
1997     80,000     80,000    160,000
Sums   $684,000   $684,000 $1,368,000

Competitive Level (1997-date)

Year     Men   Women
2010     862     907
2008     863     961
2006     898     797
2004     737     910
2003     932     910
2001     819     937
1999     796     913
1997     n/c     641

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men   Women
2010    -1.0    +1.8
2008    +3.6    -0.9
2006    +1.3    -1.7
2004    +3.5    +7.0
2003    -0.9    -3.6
2001    -0.6    -3.4
1999    -0.1    -3.7
1997    -1.2    -2.3
1995    -0.4    -2.4
1993    -0.4    -0.1
1991    -3.5    -2.7
1989    -0.5     n/c
1987    +2.1    -2.8

Note: Averages and extremes are not indicated since venues differ.

Quality Performances

Men
<7:35       1
<7:40       9
<7:45      32
<7:50      64
<7:55     193
<8:00     272
<8:05     324
<8:10     357

Women
<8:40       9
<8:50      57
<9:00     136
<9:10     201
<9:20     232
<9:30     236

Note: includes heats

Last Updated on 16 Sep 2010

Contributor: Juraj Gasparovic (3)