2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres explained

The men's 3000 metres event at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1, 2013 at 12:35 (round 1), and March 2, 18:20 (final) local time.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record		7:24.90	Budapest, Hungary	6 February 1998
European record		7:32.41	Valencia, Spain	13 February 2010
Championship record		7:40.17	Torino, Italy	7 March 2009
World Leading		7:30.16	Stockholm, Sweden	21 February 2013
European Leading		7:39.59

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 4 (Q) or and the 4 fastest athletes (q) advanced to the final.^{[2] [3]}

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Note
1	2			7:50.55	Q
2	1			7:55.12	Q
3	1			7:55.58	Q
4	2			7:55.61	Q
5	1			7:55.64	Q
6	1			7:55.77	Q
7	2			7:55.82	Q
8	1			7:55.93	q, PB
9	2			7:55.98	Q
10	2			7:56.08	q, SB
11	1			7:58.29	q, SB
12	1			7:59.17	q
13	2			7:59.41
14	1			8:00.78
15	2			8:01.58	PB
16	2			8:02.20	PB
17	2			8:03.20
18	1			8:04.23	PB
19	2			8:17.25
20	2			8:23.83
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Final

The final was held at 18:20.^{[4] [5]}

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Note
			7:49.74
			7:50.26
			7:50.40	PB
			7:50.89
			7:53.23
			7:54.89	SB
			7:55.12
			7:55.59	PB
			7:59.81
10			8:00.72
11			8:02.45
12			8:15.37

Notes and References

1. Web site: Timetable - European Athletics Indoor Championships Gothenburg 2013 . 2013-03-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130208025017/http://www.goteborg2013.com/competition/timetable/ . 2013-02-08 .
2. http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/user_files/2013/gothenburg/pdf/st2160061.pdf Round 1 start list
3. http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/user_files/2013/gothenburg/pdf/re2160061.pdf Round 1 results
4. http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/user_files/2013/gothenburg/pdf/st2160040.pdf Final start list
5. http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/user_files/2013/gothenburg/pdf/re2160040.pdf Final results