2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres
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Medalists
| Gold | ||
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Meseret Defar |  Ethiopia
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| Silver | ||
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Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia
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| Bronze | ||
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Mariem Alaoui Selsouli |  Morocco
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Heats
| Heat | Pos | Name | Country | Mark | Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia |
8:51.02 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Kimberley Smith |  New Zealand |
8:52.81 SB | Q |
| 1 | 3 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet |  Kenya |
8:56.14 | Q |
| 1 | 4 | Lisa Dobriskey |  United Kingdom |
8:56.56 | Q |
| 1 | 5 | Yelena Sidorchenkova |  Russia |
8:57.62 | q |
| 1 | 6 | Elena Antoci |  Romania |
8:58.01 | |
| 1 | 7 | Hanane Ouhaddou | Morocco |
9:03.41 | |
| 1 | 8 | Jennifer Rhines |  United States |
9:03.66 | |
| 1 | 9 | Xue Fei |  China |
9:03.67 PB | |
| 1 | 10 | Alemitu Bekele |  Turkey |
9:04.94 | |
| 1 | 11 | Isabel Checa |  Spain |
9:06.21 | |
| 2 | 1 | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia |
8:46.32 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Olga Komyagina | Russia |
8:46.64 SB | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | Morocco |
8:48.22 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Megan Metcalfe |  Canada |
8:48.56 NR | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Jessica Augusto |  Portugal |
8:48.81 | q |
| 2 | 6 | Silvia Weissteiner |  Italy |
8:50.30 SB | q |
| 2 | 7 | Helen Clitheroe | United Kingdom |
8:52.48 | q |
| 2 | 8 | Julie Culley | United States |
9:04.45 | |
| 2 | 9 | Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru | Kenya |
9:12.68 | |
| 2 | 10 | Daniela Donisa | Romania |
9:19.26 | |
| 2 | 11 | Maria Pia Nehme |  Lebanon |
10:31.95 NR | |
| 2 | Zakia Mrisho Mohamed |  Tanzania |
DNS |
Final
| Pos | Name | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
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Meseret Defar | Ethiopia |
8:38.79 |
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Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia |
8:41.50 |
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Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | Morocco |
8:41.66 |
| 4 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | Kenya |
8:41.82 NR |
| 5 | Olga Komyagina | Russia |
8:44.57 SB |
| 6 | Kimberley Smith | New Zealand |
8:48.48 SB |
| 7 | Silvia Weissteiner | Italy |
8:49.11 SB |
| 8 | Jessica Augusto | Portugal |
8:49.78 |
| 9 | Helen Clitheroe | United Kingdom |
8:52.77 |
| 10 | Lisa Dobriskey | United Kingdom |
8:52.92 |
| 11 | Yelena Sidorchenkova | Russia |
9:01.81 |
| 12 | Megan Metcalfe | Canada |
9:07.16 |
| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000m | Jessica Augusto | Portugal |
2:59.33 |
| 2000m | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | Morocco |
5:55.50 |