2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres

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The Women's 3000 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6–7.

Doping

Anna Alminova originally came sixth in the race, but was disqualified in 2014 after the IAAF handed her a doping ban caused by abnormalities in her biological passport profile.[1] All her results from 16 February 2009 onwards were annulled.[2]

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Alemitu Bekele
 Turkey 		Sara Moreira
 Portugal 		Mary Cullen
 Ireland

Results

Heats

First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Mary Cullen  Ireland 8:55.01 Q
2 2 Yuliya Zarudneva  Russia 8:55.49 Q
3 1 Alemitu Bekele  Turkey 8:57.94 Q
4 1 Nuria Fernández  Spain 8:58.02 Q
DQ 1 Anna Alminova  Russia 8:58.03 Q, Doping
5 1 Sara Moreira  Portugal 8:58.09 Q
6 2 Silvia Weissteiner  Italy 8:59.17 Q
7 2 Jessica Augusto  Portugal 9:00.20 Q
8 1 Deirdre Byrne  Ireland 9:00.67 q, PB
9 1 Katrina Wootton  Great Britain 9:01.21 q
10 2 Ancuta Bobocel  Romania 9:01.65 q
11 1 Inês Monteiro  Portugal 9:01.88 q
12 1 Elena Romagnolo  Italy 9:05.60
13 2 Sonja Stolić  Serbia 9:10.10 PB
14 1 Élodie Olivarès  France 9:11.26
15 2 Eva Arias  Spain 9:11.39 PB
2 Konstadina Efedaki  Greece DNF
2 Lidia Chojecka  Poland DNF

Final

Alemitu Bekele of Turkey won the event with a new national record.
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alemitu Bekele  Turkey 8:46.50 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sara Moreira  Portugal 8:48.18 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mary Cullen  Ireland 8:48.47
4 Nuria Fernández  Spain 8:49.49 PB
5 Silvia Weissteiner  Italy 8:50.17 SB
DQ Anna Alminova  Russia 8:51.36 Doping
6 Yuliya Zarudneva  Russia 8:58.55
7 Ancuta Bobocel  Romania 8:59.78 PB
8 Katrina Wootton  Great Britain 9:01.83
9 Jessica Augusto  Portugal 9:04.48
10 Deirdre Byrne  Ireland 9:08.89
11 Inês Monteiro  Portugal 9:14.34

References

  1. ^ "Doping sanctions - News 154 Positive cases in athletics Sanctioned according to information received by the IAAF as of 26 June 2014". iaaf.org. IAAF. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Three Cheers". Broadsheet. July 31, 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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