The Women's 3000 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6–7.
Doping
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. All her results from 16 February 2009 onwards were annulled.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Alemitu Bekele Turkey
|
Sara Moreira Portugal
|
Mary Cullen Ireland
|
Results
Heats
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
| 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
- "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.
| 3000 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
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| Men | |
| Women | |
| European Athletics Indoor Champions in women's 3000 metres | |
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