2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres

The men's 3000 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 2 and 4 March 2018.[1][2]

Men's 3000 metres
at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships
VenueArena Birmingham
Dates2–4 March
Competitors22 from 14 nations
Winning time8:14.41
Medalists
 Yomif Kejelcha   Ethiopia
 Selemon Barega   Ethiopia
 Bethwell Birgen   Kenya
Video on YouTube
Official Video
2018 IAAF World
Indoor Championships
Track events
60 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mmenwomen
60 m hurdlesmenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Heptathlonmen

Summary

With more lane violations being called even as they would be less significant in a race of this distance, four were disqualified in the heats, most notably Olympic silver medalist Paul Chelimo, jostled into taking one step inside the rail.[3]

The final began at a jog, with first Yassin Bouih stepping out to the lead, then Clemens Bleistein to lead the race through at 1:14.58 first 400. The three Ethiopian runners all went to the back of the pack. Davis Kiplangat moved to the front but didn't really push the pace. After another lap, Adel Mechaal took the point, the next 400 accomplished even slower in at 1:15.12. Mechaal took the field through another slightly faster 400 in 1:12.12 as the Ethiopians at the back began to get impatient. Hagos Gebrhiwet began to move forward in the pack, then Yomif Kejelcha joined him. Towards the end of the next 400, Selemon Barega made a big move to sweep toward the front. With the acceleration, the Kenyans and ex-pat Shadrack Kipchirchir moved forward, Kejelcha taking over the lead. Mechaal came back to re-join the mix, then Barega made a big move to reach Kejelcha's shoulder, an Ethiopian wall at the front. Gebrhiwet then came forward on the outside, closing the box on the pursuers Kipchirchir and exchanging elbows with Mechaal. Gebrhiwet continued to move forward to second position. The three Ethiopians continued to accelerate, their strategic box broken into a line at the front. Free to move, Bethwell Birgen ran past Barega at the bell while Kejelcha was breaking free off the front. Down the final backstretch Birgen passed the fading Gebrhiwet. As Kejelcha extended his lead on to victory, Barega passed Gebrhiwet on the final turn, then launched his final sprint past a struggling Birgen who barely held off a resurgent Gebrhiwet and Mechaal for bronze.

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 2 March at 12:55.[4]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Yomif Kejelcha Ethiopia7:42.83Q
21Hagos Gebrhiwet Ethiopia7:43.55Q
31Adel Mechaal Spain7:43.83Q
41Birhanu Balew Bahrain7:44.03Q, PB
51Bethwell Birgen Kenya7:45.06q
61Younès Essalhi Morocco7:45.07q, PB
72Selemon Barega Ethiopia7:48.14Q
82Davis Kiplangat Kenya7:48.26Q
91Clemens Bleistein Germany7:49.01q, PB
102Yassin Bouih Italy7:50.65Q, PB
112Julian Oakley New Zealand7:55.92Q
121Shadrack Kipchirchir United States7:57.08q
132Federico Bruno Argentina7:58.98SB
141Thierry Ndikumwenayo Burundi8:09.11
151Hamish Carson New Zealand8:14.40
162Jonathan Davies Great Britain8:21.73
2Paul Chelimo United StatesDQR163.3(b)[5]
2Richard Ringer GermanyDQR163.2(b)[6]
2Youssouf Hiss Bachir DjiboutiDQR163.3(b)[5]
2Kemoy Campbell JamaicaDQR163.3(b)[5]
2Albert Rop BahrainDNS
1Djamal Abdi Direh DjiboutiDNS

Final
The final underway

The final was started on 4 March at 15:35.[7]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Yomif Kejelcha Ethiopia8:14.41
Selemon Barega Ethiopia8:15.59
Bethwell Birgen Kenya8:15.70
4Hagos Gebrhiwet Ethiopia8:15.76
5Adel Mechaal Spain8:16.13
6Younès Essalhi Morocco8:16.63
7Davis Kiplangat Kenya8:18.03
8Clemens Bleistein Germany8:18.24
9Julian Oakley New Zealand8:18.60
10Birhanu Balew Bahrain8:18.89
11Yassin Bouih Italy8:20.84
Shadrack Kipchirchir United StatesDQ163.3(b)[5]

References
External video
Men's 3000m: World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 on YouTube
  1. "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. Start list
  3. https://www.flotrack.org/articles/6126465-the-biggest-upset-of-the-world-indoor-championships-may-be-the-line-judges
  4. Heats results
  5. Infringement of the inside border
  6. Jostling
  7. Final result
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