# 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

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

## Records

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

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

## Results
### Round 1

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

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| | Gülcan Mıngır | Turkey | 9:32.96 | |
| DQ | Svitlana Shmidt | Ukraine | 9:33.03 | Doping |
| | Antje Möldner-Schmidt | Germany | 9:36.37 | |
| | 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 | |