2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres explained

The men's 3000 metres at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 7 and 9 March 2014.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record		7:24.90	Budapest, Hungary	6 February 1998
Championship record		7:34.71	Paris, France	9 March 1997
World leading		7:34.13	Boston, United States	8 February 2014
African record		7:24.90	Budapest, Hungary	6 February 1998
Asian record		7:39.77	Pattaya, Thailand	11 February 2006
European record		7:32.41	Valencia, Spain	13 February 2010
North and Central American and Caribbean record		7:30.16	Stockholm, Sweden	21 February 2013
Oceanian record		7:34.50	Boston, United States	26 January 2008
South American record		7:49.46	Seville, Spain	10 March 1991

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
7 March 2014	20:25	Heats
9 March 2014	16:10	Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			7:42.75	Q
2	2			7:42.95	Q
3	2			7:42.98	Q
4	2			7:43.15	Q
5	2			7:44.04	q
6	2			7:44.16	q, NR
7	1			7:44.85	Q
8	1			7:45.09	Q
9	1			7:45.23	Q
10	1			7:45.49	Q, PB
11	1			7:45.85	q
12	1			7:46.15	q, PB
13	2			7:46.36	PB
	1			7:48.83	Doping
14	1			7:51.27
15	1			7:52.91
16	1			7:53.96
	2			7:54.32	Doping
17	2			8:03.17
	2				R163.3(b)[2]

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			7:54.94
			7:55.22
			7:55.39
			7:55.84
			7:56.34
			7:56.37
			7:57.31
			7:57.37
			7:57.46
10			7:57.55
11			7:58.25
12			8:01.81

Notes and References

1. https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitiondocuments/pdf/4952/AT-3000-M-h----.RS4.pdf?v=1759851612 Heats results
2. Infringement of the inside border
3. https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitiondocuments/pdf/4952/AT-3000-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=1799818819 Final results