IAAF World Indoor Championships 3000 Meters

Dates/Venues (12 meetings)

Men	Women	Venue
09 Mar 2008	08 Mar 2008	Valencia ESP
12 Mar 2006	11 Mar 2006	Moscow RUS
06 Mar 2004	07 Mar 2004	Budapest HUN
16 Mar 2003	15 Mar 2003	Birmingham ENG
11 Mar 2001	10 Mar 2001	Lisbon POR
05 Mar 1999	07 Mar 1999	Maebashi JPN
09 Mar 1997	08 Mar 1997	Paris FRA
09 Mar 1995	08 Mar 1995	Barcelona ESP
14 Mar 1993	13 Mar 1993	Toronto CAN
09 Mar 1991	09 Mar 1991	Seville ESP
05 Mar 1989	04 Mar 1989	Budapest HUN
07 Mar 1987	07 Mar 1987	Indianapolis IN/USA

Note: Dates are for the finals.

Medalists

2008

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)

2006

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)

2004

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)

2003

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)

2001

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)

1999

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)

1997

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)

1995

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)

1993

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 (POL)
B	7:51.10	Enrique Molina (ESP)	9:03.89	Lynn Jennings (USA)

1991

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 (POL)
B	7:43.90	Robert Denmark (GBR)	8:51.90	Lyubov Kremlyova (RUS)

1989

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)	8:46.70	Margareta Keszeg (POL)

1987

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)

Medal Count by Country

Men
      G   S   B  Score
ETH   5   0   3    28
KEN   1   3   2    16
MAR   2   1   2    15
IRL   3   1   0    13
ESP   0   3   2    11
ITA   2   0   0    10
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
USA   0   0   1     1

Women
      G   S   B  Score
ETH   4   2   1    27
ROM   3   1   1    19
RUS   1   2   2    13
GBR   1   1   0     8
POL   0   2   2     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
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)
 6  Paul Bitok (KEN)            S (1997) S (1999)
 4  Alberto Garcia (ESP)        B (2001) S (2003)

Women
18  Gabriela Szabo (ROM)        G (1995) G (1997) G (1999) S (2001)
16  Meseret Defar (ETH)         B (2003) G (2004) G (2006) G (2008)
 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
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   $600,000   $600,000 $1,200,000

Competitive Level (1997-date)

Year     Men   Women
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
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 each venue has been different.

Quality Performances

Men
<7:35       1
<7:40       6
<7:45      25
<7:50      54
<7:55     162
<8:00     212
<8:05     251
<8:10     274

Women
<8:40       9
<8:50      53
<9:00     121
<9:10     174
<9:20     201
<9:30     205

Note: includes heats

Last Updated on 10 Mar 2008