2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres
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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 |  Meseret Defar (ETH) |
8:23.72 | Stuttgart, Germany | 3 February 2007 |
| European record |  Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) |
8:27.86 | Moscow, Russia | 17 February 2006 |
| Championship record |  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
8:39.49 | Stockholm, Sweden | 9 March 1996 |
| World Leading | Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH) |
8:30.26 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 19 February 2011 |
| European Leading |  Helen Clitheroe (GBR) |
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 | Layes Abdullayeva |  Azerbaijan | 9:00.80 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Helen Clitheroe | Great Britain | 9:01.45 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Sultan Haydar |  Turkey | 9:03.50 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 1 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya | Russia | 9:04.03 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Dolores Checa |  Spain | 9:04.06 | Q |
| DQ | 1 | Olesya Syreva | Russia | Q, Doping | |
| 6 | 1 | Nataliya Tobias |  Ukraine | 9:05.57 | q, PB |
| 7 | 2 | Lidia Chojecka |  Poland | 9:06.44 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Christine Bardelle |  France | 9:08.15 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Paula González | Spain | 9:10.37 | q |
| 10 | 2 | Natalya Popkova | Russia | 9:13.85 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Roxana Bârcă |  Romania | 9:17.29 | q |
| 12 | 1 | Silvia Weissteiner |  Italy | 9:19.96 | SB |
| 13 | 2 | Sonia Bejarano | Spain | 9:28.31 | |
| 14 | 2 | Svitlana Shmidt | Ukraine | 9:43.62 | |
| 2 | Sylwia Ejdys | Poland | DNF | ||
| 2 | Alemitu Bekele | Turkey | DNF | Doping | |
| 1 | Mary Cullen |  Ireland | DNS |
Final
The final was held at 15:15.[4]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Helen Clitheroe | Great Britain | 8:56.66 | |
| DQ | Olesya Syreva | Russia | Doping | |
 | Lidia Chojecka | Poland | 8:58.30 | |
 | Layes Abdullayeva | Azerbaijan | 9:00.37 | SB |
| 4 | Dolores Checa | Spain | 9:02.18 | |
| 5 | Nataliya Tobias | Ukraine | 9:02.94 | PB |
| 6 | Natalya Popkova | Russia | 9:03.42 | |
| 7 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya | Russia | 9:06.44 | |
| 8 | Sultan Haydar | Turkey | 9:08.84 | |
| 9 | Roxana Bârcă | Romania | 9:09.19 | |
| 10 | Christine Bardelle | France | 9:10.40 | |
| 11 | Paula González | Spain | 9:20.32 |