2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres explained

The women's 3000 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 9–10.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Olga Yegorova	Gabriela Szabo	Yelena Zadorozhnaya

Results

Heats

First 5 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2			8:55.79	Q
	2			8:55.84	Q
	2			8:55.97	Q
	2			8:56.92	Q
	2			8:56.97	Q
	2			8:58.60	q
	2			8:59.42	q
	1			9:01.04	Q
	1			9:01.55	Q
10	1			9:01.62	Q
11	1			9:02.09	Q
12	1			9:02.23	Q
13	1			9:02.24
14	2			9:06.49
15	2			9:06.78
16	1			9:08.46
17	2			9:12.15
18	1				NR
	1

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			8:37.48	NR
			8:39.65
			8:40.15	PB
			8:40.98	NR
			8:41.34	AR
			8:42.75	AR
			8:44.37	NR
			8:45.36	PB
			8:46.56
10			8:47.60
11			9:04.81
12			9:05.33

References

• Results