2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres
The Women's 3000 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6–7.
Doping[edit]
Anna Alminova originally came sixth in the race, but was disqualified in 2014 after the IAAF handed her a doping ban caused by abnormalities in her biological passport profile.[1] All her results from 16 February 2009 onwards were annulled.[2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Alemitu Bekele Turkey
|
Sara Moreira Portugal
|
Mary Cullen Ireland
|
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Mary Cullen | Ireland |
8:55.01 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Yuliya Zarudneva |  Russia |
8:55.49 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Alemitu Bekele | Turkey |
8:57.94 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Nuria Fernández |  Spain |
8:58.02 | Q |
| DQ | 1 | Anna Alminova | Russia |
Q, Doping | |
| 5 | 1 | Sara Moreira | Portugal |
8:58.09 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Silvia Weissteiner |  Italy |
8:59.17 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Jessica Augusto | Portugal |
9:00.20 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Deirdre Byrne | Ireland |
9:00.67 | q, PB |
| 9 | 1 | Katrina Wootton |  Great Britain |
9:01.21 | q |
| 10 | 2 | Ancuta Bobocel |  Romania |
9:01.65 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Inês Monteiro | Portugal |
9:01.88 | q |
| 12 | 1 | Elena Romagnolo | Italy |
9:05.60 | |
| 13 | 2 | Sonja Stolić |  Serbia |
9:10.10 | PB |
| 14 | 1 | Élodie Olivarès |  France |
9:11.26 | |
| 15 | 2 | Eva Arias | Spain |
9:11.39 | PB |
| 2 | Konstadina Efedaki |  Greece |
DNF | ||
| 2 | Lidia Chojecka |  Poland |
DNF |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Alemitu Bekele | Turkey |
8:46.50 | NR |
 |
Sara Moreira | Portugal |
8:48.18 | PB |
 |
Mary Cullen | Ireland |
8:48.47 | |
| 4 | Nuria Fernández | Spain |
8:49.49 | PB |
| 5 | Silvia Weissteiner | Italy |
8:50.17 | SB |
| DQ | Anna Alminova | Russia |
Doping | |
| 6 | Yuliya Zarudneva | Russia |
8:58.55 | |
| 7 | Ancuta Bobocel | Romania |
8:59.78 | PB |
| 8 | Katrina Wootton | Great Britain |
9:01.83 | |
| 9 | Jessica Augusto | Portugal |
9:04.48 | |
| 10 | Deirdre Byrne | Ireland |
9:08.89 | |
| 11 | Inês Monteiro | Portugal |
9:14.34 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Doping sanctions - News 154 Positive cases in athletics Sanctioned according to information received by the IAAF as of 26 June 2014". iaaf.org. IAAF. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Three Cheers". Broadsheet. July 31, 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.