The women's 3000 metres at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the ASPIRE Dome on 12 and 13 March.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Meseret Defar Ethiopia
|
Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya
|
Sentayehu Ejigu Ethiopia
|
Records
edit| Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Meseret Defar (ETH)
|
8:23.72 | Stuttgart, Germany | 3 February 2007 |
| Championship record |  Elly van Hulst (NED)
|
8:33.82 | Budapest, Hungary | 4 March 1989 |
| World Leading | Meseret Defar (ETH)
|
8:24.46 | Stuttgart, Germany | 6 February 2010 |
| African record | Meseret Defar (ETH)
|
8:23.72 | Stuttgart, Germany | 3 February 2007 |
| Asian record |  Dong Yanmei (CHN)
|
8:41.34 | Lisbon, Portugal | 10 March 2001 |
| European record |  Liliya Shobukhova (RUS)
|
8:27.86 | Moscow, Russia | 17 February 2006 |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record |
 Shalane Flanagan (USA)
|
8:33.25 | Boston, United States | 27 January 2007 |
| Oceanian record |  Kim Smith (NZL)
|
8:38.14 | Boston, United States | 27 January 2007 |
| South American record |  Letitia Vriesde (SUR)
|
9:07.08 | The Hague, Netherlands | 31 January 1993 |
Qualification standards
edit| Indoor | Outdoor |
|---|---|
| 9:03.00 | 8:38.00 or 15:02.00 (5000m) |
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2010 | 14:00 | Heats |
| March 13, 2010 | 16:55 | Final |
Results
editHeats
editQualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia |
8:48.23 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | Kenya |
8:48.60 | Q |
| DQ | 2 | Alemitu Bekele |  Turkey |
Q, | |
| 3 | 2 | Layes Abdullayeva |  Azerbaijan |
8:49.65 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 2 | Jéssica Augusto |  Portugal |
8:50.81 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Desireé Davila |  United States |
8:51.08 | q, PB |
| 6 | 2 | Lidia Chojecka |  Poland |
8:52.14 | q, SB |
| 7 | 2 | Adriënne Herzog | Netherlands |
8:53.24 | q, PB |
| 8 | 2 | Ancuţa Bobocel |  Romania |
8:54.08 | PB |
| 9 | 2 | Deirdre Byrne |  Ireland |
8:58.94 | PB |
| 10 | 1 | Sentayehu Ejigu | Ethiopia |
9:00.34 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Sara Moreira | Portugal |
9:01.01 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya |
9:01.35 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | René Kalmer |  South Africa |
9:01.41 | Q, NR |
| 14 | 1 | Barbara Parker |  Great Britain |
9:01.52 | |
| 15 | 1 | Renata Pliś | Poland |
9:02.68 | |
| 16 | 1 | Sara Hall | United States |
9:04.25 | |
| 17 | 1 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya | Russia |
9:09.52 | |
| 18 | 2 | Gemma Turtle | Great Britain |
9:17.55 | |
| 19 | 1 | Hazel Murphy | Ireland |
9:17.60 | |
| 20 | 1 | Viktoriia Poliudina |  Kyrgyzstan |
9:30.76 | NR |
Final
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Meseret Defar | Ethiopia |
8:51.17 | |
 |
Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya |
8:51.85 | |
 |
Sentayehu Ejigu | Ethiopia |
8:52.08 | |
| 4 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | Kenya |
8:52.16 | |
| DQ | Alemitu Bekele | Turkey |
Doping | |
| 5 | Sara Moreira | Portugal |
8:55.34 | |
| 6 | Layes Abdullayeva | Azerbaijan |
8:57.59 | |
| 7 | Jéssica Augusto | Portugal |
9:01.71 | |
| 8 | René Kalmer | South Africa |
9:04.11 | |
| 9 | Desireé Davila | United States |
9:07.24 | |
| 10 | Lidia Chojecka | Poland |
9:07.80 | |
| 11 | Adriënne Herzog | Netherlands |
9:12.99 |