2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres
# 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres

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 | 8:58.03 | 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 | 8:51.36 | 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 | |
