2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres

Events at the
2008 IAAF World Indoor
Championships

Track events
60 m   men   women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m men women
60 m hurdles men women
4×400 m relay men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Heptathlon men

Medalists

Gold
Tariku Bekele  Ethiopia
Silver
Paul Kipsiele Koech  Kenya
Bronze
Abreham Cherkos  Ethiopia

Heats

Heat Pos Name Country Mark Q
1 1 Edwin Cheruiyot Soi  Kenya 8:03.54 Q
1 2 Tariku Bekele  Ethiopia 8:03.55 Q
1 3 Mohammed Farah  United Kingdom 8:04.65 Q
1 4 Sergio Sánchez  Spain 8:04.71 Q
1 5 Cosimo Caliandro  Italy 8:04.80
1 6 Sultan Khamis Zama  Qatar 8:05.61
1 7 Chris Solinsky  United States 8:06.29
1 8 Javier Carriqueo  Argentina 8:12.40
1 9 David Galván  Mexico 8:28.29 PB
1 Mohammed Salama  Palestinian territories DNS
1 Dickson Marwa  Tanzania DNS
2 1 Paul Kipsiele Koech  Kenya 7:54.46 Q
2 2 Abreham Cherkos  Ethiopia 7:54.51 Q
2 3 Craig Mottram  Australia 7:55.27 Q
2 4 Ali Maataoui  Morocco 7:56.26 Q
2 5 James Kwalia C'Kurui  Qatar 7:58.13 q
2 6 Jonathon Riley  United States 7:59.22 SB q
2 7 Arne Gabius  Germany 7:59.48 q
2 8 Kamal Boulahfane  Algeria 7:59.88 q
2 9 Nick McCormick  United Kingdom 8:00.01
2 10 Sylvain Rukundo  Rwanda 8:02.49 PB
2 11 Audace Baguma  Burundi 8:10.56 PB

Final

Pos Name Country Mark
Tariku Bekele  Ethiopia 7:48.23
Paul Kipsiele Koech  Kenya 7:49.05
Abreham Cherkos  Ethiopia 7:49.96
4 Edwin Cheruiyot Soi  Kenya 7:51.60
5 Craig Mottram  Australia 7:52.42
6 Mohammed Farah  United Kingdom 7:55.08
7 Ali Maataoui  Morocco 7:58.93
8 Sergio Sánchez  Spain 7:59.74 PB
9 James Kwalia C'Kurui  Qatar 8:00.44
10 Kamal Boulahfane  Algeria 8:04.73
11 Jonathon Riley  United States 8:05.59
12 Arne Gabius  Germany 8:11.21
Intermediate Athlete Country Mark
1000m Arne Gabius  Germany 2:48.58
2000m Paul Kipsiele Koech  Kenya 5:25.71