2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 28 and 30 June.

Medalists[edit]

Gold Gülcan Mıngır
 Turkey
Silver Antje Möldner-Schmidt
 Germany
Bronze Gesa Felicitas Krause
 Germany

Records[edit]

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships
World record  Gulnara Samitova (RUS) 8:58.81 Beijing, PR China 17 August 2008
European record  Gulnara Samitova (RUS) 8:58.81 Beijing, PR China 17 August 2008
Championship record  Yuliya Zarudneva (RUS) 9:17.57 Barcelona, Spain 30 July 2010
World Leading  Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) 9:07.14 Oslo, Norway 7 June 2012
European Leading  Gülcan Mıngır (TUR) 9:13.53 Sofia, Bulgaria 9 June 2012

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Round
28 June 2012 11:40 Round 1
30 June 2012 19:55 Final

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 7 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 2 7 Gülcan Mıngır  Turkey 9:32.39 Q
2 2 5 Antje Möldner-Schmidt  Germany 9:33.47 Q
3 2 13 Gesa Felicitas Krause  Germany 9:35.86 Q
DQ 1 5 Svitlana Shmidt  Ukraine 9:36.77 Q, Doping
DQ 2 3 Lyubov Kharlamova  Russia 9:39.53 Q, Doping
4 1 3 Poļina Jeļizarova  Latvia 9:39.92 Q
5 1 11 Diana Martín  Spain 9:40.02 Q
6 1 4 Natalya Gorchakova  Russia 9:40.09 Q
7 1 8 Clarisse Cruz  Portugal 9:40.30 q, PB
8 2 11 Ancuța Bobocel  Romania 9:40.88 q
9 1 2 Silvia Danekova  Bulgaria 9:42.72 q, PB
10 1 9 Sanaa Koubaa  Germany 9:43.08 q, PB
11 2 12 Stephanie Reilly  Ireland 9:44.15 q, SB
12 2 10 Zulema Fuentes-Pila  Spain 9:54.16 q
13 1 7 Sandra Eriksson  Finland 9:55.58 q
14 1 12 Matylda Szlęzak  Poland 9:56.30
15 1 6 Hattie Dean  Great Britain 9:57.00 SB
16 2 2 Giulia Martinelli  Italy 9:57.19
17 2 1 Vaida Žūsinaitė  Lithuania 9:58.37 PB
18 2 8 Carla Salomé Rocha  Portugal 10:02.00
19 2 9 Özlem Kaya  Turkey 10:11.69
20 2 6 Mariya Shatalova  Ukraine 10:15.69
1 1 Astrid Leutert  Switzerland DNF
1 10 Binnaz Uslu  Turkey DNF Doping
1 13 Marta Domínguez  Spain DNF Doping
2 4 Sviatlana Kudzelich  Belarus DQ

Final[edit]

The final underway
Rank Name Nationality Time Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gülcan Mıngır  Turkey 9:32.96
DQ Svitlana Shmidt  Ukraine 9:33.03 Doping
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Antje Möldner-Schmidt  Germany 9:36.37
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gesa Felicitas Krause  Germany 9:38.20
4 Ancuța Bobocel  Romania 9:41.32
5 Poļina Jeļizarova  Latvia 9:41.38
6 Natalya Gorchakova  Russia 9:42.98
7 Diana Martín  Spain 9:45.36
8 Clarisse Cruz  Portugal 9:47.76
9 Sandra Eriksson  Finland 9:48.19 SB
10 Silvia Danekova  Bulgaria 9:51.45
11 Stephanie Reilly  Ireland 9:53.90
DQ Lyubov Kharlamova  Russia 9:58.44 Doping
12 Sanaa Koubaa  Germany 10:02.33
13 Zulema Fuentes-Pila  Spain 10:05.06

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