2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres

The men's 3000 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 8th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Pavilhão Atlântico in Lisbon, Portugal from March 9 to March 11 2001. It was the first time the Championships had been held in Portugal...

was held on March 9–11.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hicham El Guerrouj Hicham El Guerrouj Hicham El Guerrouj "King of the Mile" is a Moroccan former middle distance runner...	Mohammed Mourhit Mohammed Mourhit Mohammed Mourhit is a Belgian top cross country, middle and long distance runner who holds two European records, in the 3000 m and 5000 m. He is also a former European 10000 m record holder...	Alberto García Alberto García Alberto García is a Spanish long-distance and cross-country runner.-Career:Garcia's top-level athletic career took off when he was already approaching his thirties. He first came to prominence with a gold medal in the 5000 metres at the Mediterranean Games at Bari in 1997...

Heats

First 5 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2	Craig Mottram Craig Mottram Craig Mottram is an Australian long distance and middle distance runner.-Biography:Born on 18 June 1980 in Frankston, Victoria, Mottram specialises in the 5000 m event. He attended the prestigious Geelong Grammar School. At 6 feet 2 inches he is unusually tall for a distance runner.Amongst...		7:50.21	Q, AR
	2	Alberto García Alberto García Alberto García is a Spanish long-distance and cross-country runner.-Career:Garcia's top-level athletic career took off when he was already approaching his thirties. He first came to prominence with a gold medal in the 5000 metres at the Mediterranean Games at Bari in 1997...		7:50.84	Q
	2	Bernard Lagat Bernard Lagat Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya...		7:50.93	Q
	2	Mohammed Mourhit Mohammed Mourhit Mohammed Mourhit is a Belgian top cross country, middle and long distance runner who holds two European records, in the 3000 m and 5000 m. He is also a former European 10000 m record holder...		7:50.99	Q
	2	Saïd Berioui Saïd Berioui Saïd Berioui is a retired Moroccan long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:3000 metres - 7:41.83 min 5000 metres - 13:15.10 min *10,000 metres - 27:31.00 min...		7:51.07	Q
	2	John Mayock John Mayock John Paul Mayock is a British middle distance runner. He has competed at three Olympic Games, at the 1996 games in Atlanta and the 2000 games in Sydney in the 1500 m and at the 2004 games in Athens in the 5000 m...		7:51.10	q
	2	Mark Carroll Mark Carroll (athlete) Mark Carroll is a former Irish runner that went to school in The North Monastery, who specialized in the 5000 metres...		7:53.64	q
	2	Youcef Allem		7:56.42
	2	Eric Dubus Eric Dubus Eric Dubus is a former French middle distance runner, who became European Indoor Champion over 3.000m in 1990, and was the silver medalist over 3.000m at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Dubus finished fourth over 1.500m at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics in...		7:58.09
10	1	Hicham El Guerrouj Hicham El Guerrouj Hicham El Guerrouj "King of the Mile" is a Moroccan former middle distance runner...		8:05.50	Q
11	1	Million Wolde		8:06.11	Q
12	1	Bouabdallah Tahri Bouabdallah Tahri Bouabdallah Tahri is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for France. He competes mainly in the 3000 m steeplechase distance but also on 3000 m and 5000 m distances....		8:06.13	Q
13	1	Paul Bitok Paul Bitok Paul Bitok is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who won two silver medals at consecutive Summer Olympics over 5000 metres. Bitok emerged in 1992 as a relatively unknown athlete. He qualified for the Barcelona Games at the Kenyan trials and defeated several world class athletes at the Bislett Games...		8:06.13	Q
14	1	Antonio Jiménez Antonio David Jiménez Antonio David Jiménez Pentinel is a Spanish long-distance runner.He won the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich...		8:06.18	Q
15	1	Mohamed Khaldi Mohamed Khaldi Mohamed Khaldi is an Algerian long-distance runner. He specializes in the distances from 1500 through 5000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:1500 metres - 3:33.03 min 3000 metres - 7:38.78 min...		8:06.18	q
16	1	Tim Broe		8:09.37
17	1	Yaroslav Mushinskiy		8:21.85
18	1	Tau Khotso	Lesotho	8:26.83
19	2	Oumarou Souley		8:44.25
20	2	Djamched Rasulov		8:44.53

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Final

Rank	Name	Time	Notes
	Hicham El Guerrouj Hicham El Guerrouj Hicham El Guerrouj "King of the Mile" is a Moroccan former middle distance runner...	7:37.74
	Mohammed Mourhit Mohammed Mourhit Mohammed Mourhit is a Belgian top cross country, middle and long distance runner who holds two European records, in the 3000 m and 5000 m. He is also a former European 10000 m record holder...	7:38.94	NR Belgian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Belgium maintained by its Athletics Federation: Ligue Royale Belge d'Athlétisme/Koninklijke Belgische Atletiek Bond .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing...
	Alberto García Alberto García Alberto García is a Spanish long-distance and cross-country runner.-Career:Garcia's top-level athletic career took off when he was already approaching his thirties. He first came to prominence with a gold medal in the 5000 metres at the Mediterranean Games at Bari in 1997...	7:39.96	PB
	John Mayock John Mayock John Paul Mayock is a British middle distance runner. He has competed at three Olympic Games, at the 1996 games in Atlanta and the 2000 games in Sydney in the 1500 m and at the 2004 games in Athens in the 5000 m...	7:44.08
	Million Wolde	7:44.54
	Bernard Lagat Bernard Lagat Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya...	7:45.52
	Mark Carroll Mark Carroll (athlete) Mark Carroll is a former Irish runner that went to school in The North Monastery, who specialized in the 5000 metres...	7:46.79
	Craig Mottram Craig Mottram Craig Mottram is an Australian long distance and middle distance runner.-Biography:Born on 18 June 1980 in Frankston, Victoria, Mottram specialises in the 5000 m event. He attended the prestigious Geelong Grammar School. At 6 feet 2 inches he is unusually tall for a distance runner.Amongst...	7:48.34	AR
	Mohamed Khaldi Mohamed Khaldi Mohamed Khaldi is an Algerian long-distance runner. He specializes in the distances from 1500 through 5000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:1500 metres - 3:33.03 min 3000 metres - 7:38.78 min...	7:52.76
10	Paul Bitok Paul Bitok Paul Bitok is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who won two silver medals at consecutive Summer Olympics over 5000 metres. Bitok emerged in 1992 as a relatively unknown athlete. He qualified for the Barcelona Games at the Kenyan trials and defeated several world class athletes at the Bislett Games...	7:54.16
11	Bouabdallah Tahri Bouabdallah Tahri Bouabdallah Tahri is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for France. He competes mainly in the 3000 m steeplechase distance but also on 3000 m and 5000 m distances....	7:57.84
12	Antonio Jiménez Antonio David Jiménez Antonio David Jiménez Pentinel is a Spanish long-distance runner.He won the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich...	8:04.01
13	Saïd Berioui Saïd Berioui Saïd Berioui is a retired Moroccan long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:3000 metres - 7:41.83 min 5000 metres - 13:15.10 min *10,000 metres - 27:31.00 min...	8:04.38

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