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| 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 60 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | men | women |
| 60 m hurdles | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Heptathlon | men | |
The original medalists were the following.
| Gold | ||
 | Yelena Soboleva |  |
| Silver | ||
 | Yuliya Fomenko | |
| Bronze | ||
 | Gelete Burka |  |
After the disqualification of the Russian women, the medalists were the following.
| Gold | ||
| | Gelete Burka | |
| Silver | ||
| | Maryam Yusuf Jamal |  |
| Bronze | ||
| | Daniela Yordanova |  |
| Heat | Pos | Name | Country | Mark | Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | | 4:07.43 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Yelena Soboleva | | 4:07.85 | Q |
| 1 | 3 | Gelete Burka | | 4:08.24 | Q |
| 1 | 4 | Daniela Yordanova | | 4:08.44 SB | q |
| 1 | 5 | Susan Scott |  | 4:10.39 | |
| 1 | 6 | Christin Wurth-Thomas |  | 4:10.56 PB | |
| 1 | 7 | Nataliya Tobias |  | 4:11.71 | |
| 1 | 8 | Mari Järvenpää |  | 4:13.24 NR | |
| 1 | 9 | Elena Antoci |  | 4:13.93 | |
| 1 | 10 | Esther Desviat |  | 4:33.71 | |
| 2 | 1 | Yuliya Fomenko | | 4:05.94 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Liliana Popescu | | 4:06.68 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Sonja Roman |  | 4:08.12 SB | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Bouchra Ghézielle |  | 4:08.83 | q |
| 2 | 5 | Siham Hilali |  | 4:10.09 PB | q |
| 2 | 6 | Jemma Simpson | | 4:11.17 PB | |
| 2 | 7 | Jenelle Deatherage | | 4:14.27 SB | |
| 2 | 8 | Kajsa Haglund |  | 4:14.82 PB | |
| 2 | 9 | Hilary Stellingwerff |  | 4:18.26 | |
| 2 | 10 | Sandra Teixeira |  | 4:23.14 | |
| Pos | Name | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Gelete Burka | | 3:59.75 AR |
 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | | 3:59.79 AR |
 | Daniela Yordanova | | 4:04.19 NR |
| 4 | Liliana Popescu | | 4:07.61 |
| 5 | Siham Hilali | | 4:15.54 |
| Yelena Soboleva | | DQ | |
| Yuliya Fomenko | | DQ | |
| Bouchra Ghézielle | | DQ | |
| Sonja Roman | | DNF | |
| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200m | Yelena Soboleva | | 30.95 |
| 400m | Yelena Soboleva | | 1:03.26 |
| 600m | Yelena Soboleva | | 1:35.66 |
| 800m | Yuliya Fomenko | | 2:07.89 |
| 1000m | Yuliya Fomenko | | 2:39.90 |
| 1200m | Yuliya Fomenko | | 3:11.53 |
| 1400m | Yuliya Fomenko | | 3:42.27 |
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