2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres

The men's 3000 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 14–16.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Haile Gebrselassie
 Ethiopia
Alberto García
 Spain
Luke Kipkosgei
 Kenya

Results

Heats

First 4 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Luke Kipkosgei  Kenya 7:47.50 Q
2 2 Abiyote Abate  Ethiopia 7:47.57 Q
3 2 Alberto García  Spain 7:50.95 Q
4 1 Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 7:51.43 Q
5 2 Jaouad Gharib  Morocco 7:51.59 Q, PB
6 2 Günther Weidlinger  Austria 7:51.94 q
7 1 Gert-Jan Liefers  Netherlands 7:51.95 Q
8 1 Jesús España  Spain 7:52.41 Q
9 1 John Mayock  Great Britain 7:52.59 Q
10 1 Mohamed Khaldi  Algeria 7:53.33 q
11 1 Leonard Mucheru Maina  Kenya 7:53.41 q
12 1 Abderrahim Goumri  Morocco 7:54.02 q
13 2 Khoudir Aggoune  Algeria 7:54.59 SB
14 1 Bolota Asmerom  United States 7:55.36
15 2 Jonathon Riley  United States 8:02.94
16 1 Michael Aish  New Zealand 8:03.17
17 2 Lorenzo Perrone  Italy 8:04.00
18 2 Thomas Mayo  Great Britain 8:07.37
19 2 Wu Wen-Chien  Chinese Taipei 8:14.61
20 1 Joseph Simuchimba  Zambia 8:20.10
21 2 Euclides Varela  Cape Verde 8:29.10
22 1 Chris Votu  Solomon Islands 9:03.84
23 2 Ajmal Amirov  Tajikistan 9:04.53
1 Mohammed Yagoub  Sudan DNS

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 7:40.97
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alberto García  Spain 7:42.08
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Luke Kipkosgei  Kenya 7:42.56
4 Jesús España  Spain 7:42.70 PB
5 Abiyote Abate  Ethiopia 7:43.21
6 Gert-Jan Liefers  Netherlands 7:44.34 NR
7 Leonard Mucheru Maina  Kenya 7:44.83 SB
8 John Mayock  Great Britain 7:45.32 SB
9 Abderrahim Goumri  Morocco 7:47.43
10 Günther Weidlinger  Austria 7:53.59
11 Mohamed Khaldi  Algeria 7:56.05
12 Jaouad Gharib  Morocco 8:01.01

References