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. All her results from 16 February 2009 onwards were annulled.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeAlemitu BekeleSara MoreiraMary Cullen
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 8:55.01 Q 2 2 Yuliya Zarudneva 8:55.49 Q 3 1 Alemitu Bekele 8:57.94 Q 4 1 Nuria Fernández 8:58.02 Q 1 Anna Alminova 8:58.03 Q, Doping 5 1 Sara Moreira 8:58.09 Q 6 2 Silvia Weissteiner 8:59.17 Q 7 2 Jessica Augusto 9:00.20 Q 8 1 Deirdre Byrne 9:00.67 q, PB 9 1 Katrina Wootton 9:01.21 q 10 2 Ancuta Bobocel 9:01.65 q 11 1 Inês Monteiro 9:01.88 q 12 1 Elena Romagnolo 9:05.60 13 2 Sonja Stolić 9:10.10 PB 14 1 Élodie Olivarès 9:11.26 15 2 Eva Arias 9:11.39 PB 2 Konstadina Efedaki 2 Lidia Chojecka
Final
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Alemitu Bekele 8:46.50 NR Sara Moreira 8:48.18 PB Mary Cullen 8:48.47 Nuria Fernández 8:49.49 PB Silvia Weissteiner 8:50.17 SB Anna Alminova 8:51.36 Doping Yuliya Zarudneva 8:58.55 Ancuta Bobocel 8:59.78 PB Katrina Wootton 9:01.83 Jessica Augusto 9:04.48 10 Deirdre Byrne 9:08.89 11 Inês Monteiro 9:14.34
References
Results