The men's 3000 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 18 and 20, 2016.Start list
The final race started as a jog for these athletes, coming through 1K in 2:52, and hitting the half way point at 4:15, Isiah Kiplangat Koech holding the lead. With 6 laps to go, Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku ran around the field into the lead, the pace quickened, the rest of the field scrambling to react. The strongest reaction was by Youssouf Hiss Bachir, literally sprinting into the lead 100 metres later, exchanging elbows with Ndiku. For the next two and a half laps, Hiss Bachir held the lead, sprinting each time a challenger, usually Ndiku tried to creep past. With three laps to go Abdalaati Iguider sped through the inside and as he challenged Ndiku everyone sped up and Hiss Bachir disappeared through the field. The field began to string out. With two laps to go, Yomif Kejelcha hit the lead, with Ndiku, Augustine Kiprono Choge, Iguider and Ryan Hill the only ones to give chase. With a lap to go, the first four looked to challenge each other as Hill was falling back, but through the next to last turn, Hill began to accelerate catching Ndiku, who faded out the back. Kejelcha held the lead the entire way to the finish for gold, Choge and Iguider were unable to make headway as the chased. Coming off the final turn, Hill passed both of them, Choge in the final step, dipping at the line and dipping again in confusion after the line.
Records Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsWorld record7:24.90Budapest, Hungary6 February 1998Championship record7:34.71Paris, France9 March 1997World Leading7:38.03Boston, United States28 February 2016African record7:24.90Budapest, Hungary6 February 1998Asian record7:38.77Gent, Belgium9 February 2014European record7:32.41Valencia, Spain13 February 2010North and Central American and Caribbean record7:30.16Stockholm, Sweden21 February 2013Oceanian Record7:34.50Boston, United States26 January 2008South American record7:49.46Sevilla, Spain10 March 1991
Qualification standards IndoorOutdoor 7:50.00 7:40.0013:10.00 (5000 m)
Schedule Date Time Round18 March 2016 13:05 Heats20 March 2016 13:10 Final
Results Heats Qualification: First 4 (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.Heats results
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Yomif Kejelcha 7:51.01 Q 2 2 Abdalaati Iguider 7:51.65 Q 3 1 Augustine Kiprono Choge 7:51.77 Q 4 1 Youssouf Hiss Bachir 7:52.08 Q 5 1 Ryan Hill 7:52.13 Q 6 2 Isiah Kiplangat Koech 7:52.64 Q 7 2 Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo 7:53.00 Q 8 2 Lee Emanuel 7:53.18 Q SB 9 2 Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku 7:53.21 q 10 1 Brett Robinson 7:53.51 q 11 2 Yenew Alamirew 7:53.65 q 12 2 Mohammed Ahmed 7:53.66 q 13 2 Collis Birmingham 7:54.51 SB 14 1 Cameron Levins 7:54.81 15 1 Tom Farrell 7:59.77 16 1 Kemoy Campbell 8:00.22 17 2 Víctor García 8:25.62 18 1 Adilet Kyshtabekov 8:44.77
Final The race was started on March 20 at 13:10.Final results
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 7:57.21 7:57.39 7:57.43 7:58.04 7:58.81 8:00.70 8:00.76 8:01.70 8:07.96 10 8:08.87 11 8:11.11 12 8:12.54
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