The Men's 3000 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.A record high of 630 athletes, representing 46 countries, were entered into the three-day competition. Twenty-six track and field events were contested at the...

 was held at March 4 and 5 with the final being held on March 5 at 16:50 local time.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record		7:24.90	Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	6 February 1998
European record		7:32.41	Valencia, Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	13 February 2010
Championship record		7:40.17	Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	7 March 2009
World Leading		7:27.80	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	5 February 2011
European Leading		7:35.81	Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	5 February 2011

Heats

First 3 in each heat and 3 best performers advance to the Final. The heats were held at 11:15.

Heat 1

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Hayle Ibrahimov Hayle Ibrahimov Hayle Ibrahimov is Ethiopia-born Azerbaijani international middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10,000 m....	Azerbaijan	8:00.36	Q
2	2	Florian Carvalho Florian Carvalho Florian Carvalho is a French middle and long distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	Early Modern France	8:00.90	Q
3	3	Yohan Durand Yohan Durand Yohan Durand is a French middle and long distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	Early Modern France	8:01.24	Q
4	3	Halil Akkas Halil Akkas Halil Akkaş is a Turkish middle distance runner. He was born in Kütahya.He won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2005 World Student Games...	Turkey	8:01.38	Q
5	2	Jesús España Jesús España Jesús España Cobo is a Spanish runner who mostly concentrates on the 3000 and 5000 metres....	Spain	8:01.56	Q
6	3	Andy Baddeley Andy Baddeley Andrew Baddeley is an English middle distance runner. He is the British record holder in the 4x1500 metres relay with a time of 14:54.57.-Career:...	United Kingdom	8:01.56	Q
7	3	Stefano La Rosa Stefano La Rosa Stefano La Rosa is an Italian long distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	Italy	8:01.89	q
8	2	Mert Girmalegese	Turkey	8:02.12	q
9	1	Mo Farah	United Kingdom	8:02.37	Q
10	3	Siarhei Platonau Siarhei Platonau -Achievements:-References:...	Belarus	8:02.46	q
11	1	Rui Silva Rui Silva Rui Silva is a Portuguese athlete, who represents Sporting Clube de Portugal. As a distance runner, he specializes at the 1500 and 3000 m events, although he has at times run the 800 metres as well. He is the national champion at 1500 m...	Portugal	8:02.69	Q
12	1	Daniele Meucci Daniele Meucci Daniele Meucci is an Italian athlete who specialises in long-distance running, including track running, cross country and road running....	Italy	8:02.71	Q
13	1	Francisco Javier Alves	Spain	8:02.90
14	2	Łukasz Parszczyński	Poland	8:03.14
15	3	Dan Mulhare	Republic of Ireland	8:04.57
16	2	Siarhei Chabiarak	Belarus	8:05.29
17	1	Sergey Ivanov	Russia	8:07.27
18	1	Mykola Labovskyy	Ukraine	8:08.17
19	1	Nordine Gezzar	Early Modern France	8:10.69
20	3	Víctor García	Spain	8:11.31
21	1	Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen is a Norwegian track and field athlete who mainly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-References:...	Norway	8:11.63
22	3	Yegor Nikolayev Yegor Nikolayev -Achievements:-References:...	Russia	8:13.01	q*
23	2	Jonas Hamm	Finland	8:16.51
24	2	Adil Bouafif	Sweden	8:20.69
25	1	Sevak Yeghikyan	Armenia	8:23.83	NR Armenian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Armenia maintained by the Armenian Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timingA = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF-External links:* *...
26	2	Valentin Smirnov Valentin Smirnov -Achievements:-References:...	Russia	8:29.23

Note: Yegor Nikolayev

Yegor Nikolayev

-Achievements:-References:...

 qualified to the final by judge decision as during his race he collided with another athlete competing in different event.

Final

The final was held at 16:50.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Mo Farah	United Kingdom	7:53.00
	Hayle Ibrahimov Hayle Ibrahimov Hayle Ibrahimov is Ethiopia-born Azerbaijani international middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10,000 m....	Azerbaijan	7:53.32
	Halil Akkas Halil Akkas Halil Akkaş is a Turkish middle distance runner. He was born in Kütahya.He won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2005 World Student Games...	Turkey	7:54.19
	Andy Baddeley Andy Baddeley Andrew Baddeley is an English middle distance runner. He is the British record holder in the 4x1500 metres relay with a time of 14:54.57.-Career:...	United Kingdom	7:54.49	SB
	Jesús España Jesús España Jesús España Cobo is a Spanish runner who mostly concentrates on the 3000 and 5000 metres....	Spain	7:54.66
	Rui Silva Rui Silva Rui Silva is a Portuguese athlete, who represents Sporting Clube de Portugal. As a distance runner, he specializes at the 1500 and 3000 m events, although he has at times run the 800 metres as well. He is the national champion at 1500 m...	Portugal	7:59.49
	Yohan Durand Yohan Durand Yohan Durand is a French middle and long distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	Early Modern France	8:02.40
	Florian Carvalho Florian Carvalho Florian Carvalho is a French middle and long distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	Early Modern France	8:02.92
	Mert Girmalegese	Turkey	8:04.00
10	Stefano La Rosa Stefano La Rosa Stefano La Rosa is an Italian long distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	Italy	8:04.12
11	Daniele Meucci Daniele Meucci Daniele Meucci is an Italian athlete who specialises in long-distance running, including track running, cross country and road running....	Italy	8:04.82
12	Yegor Nikolayev Yegor Nikolayev -Achievements:-References:...	Russia	8:05.49
13	Siarhei Platonau Siarhei Platonau -Achievements:-References:...	Belarus	8:09.22