2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase explained

Event:	Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 28 and 30 June.

Medalists

Gold	Gülcan Mıngır Turkey
Silver	Antje Möldner-Schmidt Germany
Bronze	Gesa Felicitas Krause Germany

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships
World record		8:58.81	Beijing, PR China	17 August 2008
European record		8:58.81	Beijing, PR China	17 August 2008
Championship record		9:17.57	Barcelona, Spain	30 July 2010
World Leading		9:07.14		7 June 2012
European Leading		9:13.53		9 June 2012

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
28 June 2012	11:40	Round 1
30 June 2012	19:55	Final

Results

Round 1

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 7 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	2	7			9:32.39	Q
2	2	5			9:33.47	Q
3	2	13			9:35.86	Q
	1	5			9:36.77	Q, Doping
	2	3			9:39.53	Q, Doping
4	1	3			9:39.92	Q
5	1	11			9:40.02	Q
6	1	4			9:40.09	Q
7	1	8			9:40.30	q, PB
8	2	11			9:40.88	q
9	1	2			9:42.72	q, PB
10	1	9			9:43.08	q, PB
11	2	12			9:44.15	q, SB
12	2	10			9:54.16	q
13	1	7			9:55.58	q
14	1	12			9:56.30
15	1	6			9:57.00	SB
16	2	2			9:57.19
17	2	1			9:58.37	PB
18	2	8
19	2	9
20	2	6
	1	1
	1	10				Doping
	1	13				Doping
	2	4

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
				Doping
				SB
10
11
				Doping
12			10:02.33
13			10:05.06

References

• Round 1 Results
• Final Results
• Full results