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{{Infobox Athletics Championships
|Name = 14th IAAF World Indoor Championships
|Logo = 2012 IAAF WIC.jpg
|Size = 200px
|Host city =[[Istanbul]], Turkey
|Optional caption = Official competition logo
|Nations participating = 171
|Athletes participating = 629
|Events = 26
|Dates = 9–11 March
|Stadium = [[Ataköy Athletics Arena]]
|Previous = [[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships|Doha 2010]]
|Next = [[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships|Sopot 2014]]
}}

The '''2012 [[IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics]]''' was the 14th edition of the global-level [[indoor track and field]] competition and was held between March 9–11, 2012 at the [[Ataköy Athletics Arena]] in [[Istanbul]], Turkey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taf.org.tr/?p=481 |publisher=Türkiye Atletizm federasyonu |title=2012 Dünya Salon Atletizm Şampiyonası |language=tr |access-date=2011-08-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628033838/http://www.taf.org.tr/?p=481 |archive-date=2011-06-28 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WIC12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=62612 Basic Information Guide&nbsp;– IAAF World Indoor Championships, Istanbul 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023012054/http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WIC12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=62612 |date=2012-10-23 }}. IAAF (2011-09-24). Retrieved on 2011-12-17.</ref> It was the first of four [[IAAF World Athletics Series]] events in [[2012 in athletics (track and field)|2012]], which includes the [[2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup|World Race Walking Cup]], the [[2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]] and the [[2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships|World Half Marathon Championships]].

==Preparation==
[[File:Ataköy Athletics Arena2.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Ataköy Athletics Arena]].]]
The [[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]] announced on March 25, 2007, at an IAAF Council meeting in [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] that it had received bids from Turkey and [[Qatar]] to host the [[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships]]. In November 2007 at an IAAF Council meeting in [[Monaco]], Doha was selected to host the 2010 edition, but due to the quality of the [[Istanbul]] bid, the Turkish city was chosen to host the following edition of the competition in 2012.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=2/newsid=42484.html IAAF Council News highlights&nbsp;– Future Competition hosts agreed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614001658/http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=42484.html |date=2009-06-14 }}. [[IAAF]] (2007-11-24). Retrieved on 2011-12-17.</ref> It will be the first time that Turkey has hosted a major global [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] event. Previously, the highest level events that the country had hosted included the [[Athletics at the 2005 Summer Universiade]] and lower-level sections of the [[European Cup (athletics)|European Cup]]/[[European Athletics Team Championships|European Team Championships]].

The events took place at the 7,450-seater [[Ataköy Athletics Arena]], which was constructed especially for the event in the Ataköy neighborhood of [[Bakırköy]] next to the [[Sinan Erdem Dome]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://istanbul2012wic.org/sport-facilities.php?lang=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319060430/http://istanbul2012wic.org/sport-facilities.php/?lang=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-19 |publisher=IAAF WIC Istanbul 2012 |title=Teams/Sport Facilities-Atakoy Athletics Arena |access-date=2011-08-03 }}</ref> The initial bid featured the Dome as the host stadium, but the venue was later changed as the Sinan Erdem Dome was host to the [[2010 FIBA World Championship]] in the months before the event. The construction of the Ataköy Arena was behind schedule, leading to the cancellation of some tester events, meaning that the Turkish Indoor Championships  in late January was the first competition to be held there.<ref>MacKay, Duncan (2012-01-05). [http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/athletics/15395-turkish-officials-allay-fears-over-world-indoor-championships-venue Turkish officials allay fears over World Indoor Championships venue]. Inside the Games. Retrieved on 2012-01-05.</ref>

==Schedule==
{{athletics schedule legend}}
:''All dates are [[Eastern European Time|EET]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])''
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{| class="wikitable athletics-schedule"
|+Men<ref name=Timetable>[http://istanbul2012wic.org/en/timetable Competition Timetable] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306023410/http://istanbul2012wic.org/en/timetable/ |date=2016-03-06 }}. Doha 2012. Retrieved on 2012-02-28.</ref>
|-
! Date || colspan=2| Mar 9 || colspan="3"| Mar 10 || colspan="3"|Mar 11
|-
!Event || M || A || M || colspan="2"| A || M || colspan="2"| A
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|60 m]] || || class="heats" |H || || class="semifinals"| ½ || class="final"|F || ||colspan="2"|
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres|400 m]] || class="heats" | H || class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" colspan="2"|F || ||colspan="2"|  
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres|800 m]] || class="heats" |H || ||  || colspan="2"| || || class="final" colspan="2"|F
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]] || class="heats" |H || || || class="final" colspan="2"|F || ||colspan="2"|
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|3000 m]] || || class="heats" |H || ||colspan="2"| || || class="final" colspan="2"|F
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles|60 m hurdles]] || ||  || class="heats" |H || colspan="2"| || || class="semifinals" | ½ || class="final" |F
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|{{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} relay]] || || || class="heats" |H || colspan="2"| || || class="final" colspan="2"|F
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's long jump|Long jump]] || || class="qualifiers" |Q || || class="final" colspan="2"|F || ||colspan="2"|
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump|Triple jump]] || || || class="qualifiers" |Q || colspan="2"| || || class="final" colspan="2"|F
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump|High jump]] || || || class="qualifiers" |Q || colspan="2"| || || class="final" colspan="2"|F
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault|Pole vault]] || || || || class="final" colspan="2"|F || || colspan="2"|
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put|Shot put]] || class="qualifiers" |Q || class="final" |F  || || colspan="2"| || || colspan="2"|
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon|Heptathlon]] || class="final" colspan=5|F || ||colspan="2"|
|}
{{column}}
{| class="wikitable athletics-schedule"
|+Women<ref name=Timetable/>
|-
! Date || colspan=2| Mar 9 || colspan=3| Mar 10 || colspan="3"|Mar 11
|-
!Event || M || A || M || colspan=2| A || M || colspan="2"| A
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres|60 m]] || || || class="heats" |H ||colspan="2"| || || class="semifinals"| ½  || class="final"|F
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres|400 m]] || class="heats" |H || class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" colspan=2|F || ||colspan="2"|
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres|800 m]] || class="heats" |H || ||  ||colspan="2"| || || class="final" colspan="2"|F
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres|1500 m]] || || class="heats" |H || || class="final" colspan="2"|F || ||colspan="2"|
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres|3000 m]] || class="heats" |H || || || colspan=2| || || class="final" colspan=2| F
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles|60 m hurdles]] || || class="heats" |H || || class="semifinals" | ½ || class="final" | F || || colspan="2"|
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|{{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} relay]] || || ||  || colspan="2"| || || class="final" colspan="2"|F
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's long jump|Long jump]] || || || class="qualifiers" |Q || colspan=2| || || class="final" colspan=2 | F
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump|Triple jump]] || class="qualifiers" |Q || || ||class="final" colspan=2 | F || || colspan=2|
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump|High jump]] || class="qualifiers" |Q || || || class="final" colspan=2| F || ||colspan=2|
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault|Pole vault]] || || || || colspan=2|  || || class="final" colspan=2 | F
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put|Shot put]] || || || class="qualifiers" |Q || class="final" colspan="2"|F || ||colspan="2"|
|-
| class="event" | [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon|Pentathlon]] || class="final" colspan=2 | F || ||colspan=2|   || ||colspan=2|
|}
{{columns-end}}

==Results==

===Men===

[[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships#Men|2008]] | [[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships#Men|2010]] | 2012 | [[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships#Men|2014]] | [[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships#Men|2016]]
{|{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|60 metres<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-60-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Men's 60 metres (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-11}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres}}
| [[Justin Gatlin]] <br />''{{flagu|United States}}'' ||6.46 '''SB'''
| [[Nesta Carter]] <br />''{{JAM}}'' ||6.54
| [[Dwain Chambers]] <br />''{{flagu|Great Britain}}'' ||6.60
|-
|400 metres<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-400-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf |title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Men's 400 metres (final) |publisher=Omega Timing |access-date=2012-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827230059/http://iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-400-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf |archive-date=2012-08-27 }}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres}}
| [[Nery Brenes]] <br />''{{CRC}}'' ||45.11 '''[[IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics#Championship records|CR]]''', '''[[List of Costa Rican records in athletics#Indoor|NR]]'''
| [[Demetrius Pinder]] <br />''{{BAH}}'' ||45.34 '''SB'''
| [[Chris Brown (sprinter)|Chris Brown]] <br />''{{BAH}}'' ||45.90 '''SB'''
|-
|800 metres<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-800-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Men's 800 metres (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-11}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres}}
| [[Mohammed Aman (athlete)|Mohammed Aman]] <br />''{{ETH}}'' ||1:48.36
| [[Jakub Holuša]] <br />''{{CZE}}'' ||1:48.62
| [[Andrew Osagie]] <br />''{{flagu|Great Britain}}'' ||1:48.92
|-
|1500 metres<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-1500-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Men's 1500 metres (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-11}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres}}
| [[Abdalaati Iguider]] <br /> ''{{MAR}}'' ||3:45.21
| [[Ilham Tanui Özbilen]] <br /> ''{{TUR}}'' ||3:45.35
| [[Mekonnen Gebremedhin]] <br /> ''{{ETH}}'' ||3:45.90
|-
|3000 metres<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-3000-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Men's 3000 metres (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-11}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres}}
| [[Bernard Lagat]] <br />''{{flagu|United States}}'' ||7:41.44 '''SB'''
| [[Augustine Kiprono Choge]] <br />''{{KEN}}'' ||7:41.77
| [[Edwin Soi]] <br />''{{KEN}}'' ||7:41.78	
|-
|60 metres hurdles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-60H-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Men's 60 metres hurdles (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-12}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles}}
| [[Aries Merritt]] <br />''{{flagu|United States}}'' ||7.44
| [[Liu Xiang (hurdler)|Liu Xiang]] <br /> ''{{flagu|China}}'' ||7.49
| [[Pascal Martinot-Lagarde]] <br /> ''{{flagu|France}}'' ||7.53 '''PB'''
|-
|4 × 400 metres relay<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-4X4-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Men's 4x400 metres relay (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-11}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay}}
|{{flagu|United States}}<br>[[Frankie Wright]]<br>[[Calvin Smith Jr.]]<br>[[Manteo Mitchell]]<br>[[Gil Roberts]]<br>[[Jamaal Torrance]]*<br>[[Quentin Iglehart-Summers]]*||3:03.94 '''SB'''
|{{flagu|Great Britain}}<br>[[Conrad Williams (athlete)|Conrad Williams]]<br>[[Nigel Levine]]<br>[[Michael Bingham]]<br>[[Richard Buck]]<br>[[Luke Lennon-Ford]]*||3:04.72 '''SB'''
|{{flagcountry|Trinidad and Tobago}}<br>[[Lalonde Gordon]]<br>[[Renny Quow]]<br>[[Jereem Richards]]<br>[[Jarrin Solomon]]<br />||3:06.85 '''[[List of Trinidad and Tobago records in athletics#Indoor|NR]]'''
|-
|High jump<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-HJ-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Men's high jump (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-11}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
| [[Dimitrios Chondrokoukis]] <br />''{{GRE}}'' ||2.33 '''PB'''
| [[Andrey Silnov]] <br />''{{flagu|Russia}}'' ||2.33 
| [[Ivan Ukhov]] <br />''{{flagu|Russia}}'' ||2.31
|-
|Pole vault<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-PV-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Men's Pole vault (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-12}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault}}
| [[Renaud Lavillenie]] <br /> ''{{flagu|France}}'' ||5.95 '''WL'''
| [[Björn Otto]] <br /> ''{{flagu|Germany}}'' ||5.80
| [[Brad Walker (athlete)|Brad Walker]] <br /> ''{{flagu|United States}}'' ||5.80
|-
|Long jump<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-LJ-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Men's Long jump (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-12}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's long jump}}
| [[Mauro Vinícius da Silva]] <br />''{{flagu|Brazil}}'' ||8.23
| [[Henry Frayne (athlete)|Henry Frayne]] <br />''{{flagu|Australia}}'' ||8.23 '''[[List of Oceanian records in athletics#Indoor|AR]]'''
| [[Aleksandr Menkov]] <br />''{{flagu|Russia}}'' ||8.22
|-
|Triple jump<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-TJ-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Men's triple jump (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-11}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump}}
| [[Will Claye]] <br />''{{flagu|United States}}'' ||17.70 '''WL'''
| [[Christian Taylor (athlete)|Christian Taylor]] <br />''{{flagu|United States}}'' ||17.63 '''SB'''
| [[Lyukman Adams]] <br />''{{flagu|Russia}}'' ||17.36 '''PB'''
|-
|Shot put<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-SP-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf |title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Men's shot put (final) |publisher=Omega Timing |access-date=2012-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827225325/http://iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-SP-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf |archive-date=2012-08-27 }}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
| [[Ryan Whiting]] <br />''{{flagu|United States}}'' ||22.00 '''WL'''
| [[David Storl]] <br />''{{flagu|Germany}}'' ||21.88 '''PB'''
| [[Tomasz Majewski]] <br />''{{flagu|Poland}}'' ||21.72 '''[[List of Polish records in athletics#Indoor|NR]]'''
|-
|Heptathlon<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-HEP-M-7--0--.RS2.pdf |title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Men's heptathlon (final results) |publisher=Omega Timing |access-date=2012-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827230126/http://iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-HEP-M-7--0--.RS2.pdf |archive-date=2012-08-27 }}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon}}
| [[Ashton Eaton]] <br />''{{flagu|United States}}'' ||6645 '''[[List of world records in athletics#Indoor world records|WR]]'''
| [[Oleksiy Kasyanov]] <br />''{{UKR}}'' ||6071
| [[Artem Lukyanenko]] <br />''{{flagu|Russia}}'' ||5969
|-
|- bgcolor= e8e8e8
|colspan=7|{{Sports record codes}}
|}

===Women===

[[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships#Women|2008]] | [[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships#Women|2010]] | 2012 | [[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships#Women|2014]] | [[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships#Women|2016]]
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|60 metres<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-60-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's 60 metres (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-12}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's 60 metres}}
| [[Veronica Campbell-Brown]] <br />''{{JAM}}'' ||7.01 '''WL'''
| [[Murielle Ahouré]] <br />''{{CIV}}'' ||7.04 '''[[List of Ivorian records in athletics#Indoor|NR]]'''
| [[Tianna Bartoletta]] <br />''{{flagu|United States}}'' ||7.09
|-
|400 metres<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-400-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's 400 metres (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-12}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's 400 metres}}
| [[Sanya Richards-Ross]] <br />''{{flagu|United States}}'' ||50.79
| [[Aleksandra Fedoriva]] <br />''{{flagu|Russia}}'' ||51.76
| [[Natasha Hastings]] <br />''{{flagu|United States}}'' ||51.82
|-
|800 metres<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-800-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's 800 metres (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-12}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's 800 metres}}
| [[Pamela Jelimo]] <br />''{{KEN}}'' ||1:58.83 '''WL'''
| [[Nataliia Lupu]] <br />''{{UKR}}'' ||1:59.67 '''PB'''
| [[Erica Moore]] <br />''{{flagu|United States}}'' ||1:59.97 '''PB'''		
|-
|1500 metres<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-1500-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's 1500 metres (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-12}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's 1500 metres}}
| [[Genzebe Dibaba]] <br />''{{ETH}}'' ||4:05.78
| [[Mariem Alaoui Selsouli]] <br />''{{MAR}}'' ||4:07.78
| [[Hind Déhiba]] <br />''{{flagu|France}}'' ||4:10.30
|-
|3000 metres<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-1500-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's 3000 metres (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-11}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's 3000 metres}}
| [[Hellen Onsando Obiri]] <br />''{{KEN}}'' ||8:37.16
| [[Meseret Defar]] <br />''{{ETH}}'' ||8:38.26
| [[Gelete Burka]] <br />''{{ETH}}'' ||8:40.18
|-
|60 metres hurdles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-60H-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf |title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's 60 metres hurdles (final) |publisher=Omega Timing |access-date=2012-03-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417091707/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-60H-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf |archive-date=2012-04-17 }}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's 60 metres hurdles}}
| [[Sally Pearson]] <br />''{{flagu|Australia}}'' ||7.73 '''WL'''
| [[Tiffany Porter]] <br />''{{flagu|Great Britain}}'' ||7.94
| [[Alina Talay]] <br />''{{BLR}}'' ||7.97 '''SB'''
|-
|4 × 400 metres relay<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-4X4-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf |title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's 4x400 metres relay (final) |publisher=Omega Timing |access-date=2012-03-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316144348/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-4X4-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-16 }}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's 4 × 400 metres relay}}
|{{flagu|Great Britain}}<br>[[Shana Cox]]<br>[[Nicola Sanders]]<br>[[Christine Ohuruogu]]<br>[[Perri Shakes-Drayton]]<br />||3:28.76 '''WL'''
|{{flagu|United States}}<br>[[Leslie Cole (athlete)|Leslie Cole]]<br>[[Natasha Hastings]]<br>[[Jernail Hayes]]<br>[[Sanya Richards-Ross]]<br />||3:28.79 '''SB'''
|{{flagcountry|Romania}}<br>[[Angela Moroșanu]]<br> [[Alina Panainte]]<br>[[Adelina Pastor]]<br> [[Elena Mirela Lavric]]<br />||3:33.41 '''SB'''
|-
|High jump<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-HJ-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's high jump (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-11}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's high jump}}
| [[Chaunté Lowe]] <br />''{{flagu|United States}}''<br /> ||1.98
| [[Antonietta Di Martino]] <br />''{{flagu|Italy}}''<br />[[Anna Chicherova]] <br />''{{flagu|Russia}}''<br />  [[Ebba Jungmark]] <br />''{{flagu|Sweden}}'' ||1.95 '''SB'''<br /><br />1.95<br /><br />1.95 '''SB'''
|colspan=2|&nbsp; ''Not awarded''  <!-- No bronze, as there was a three-way tie for silver. -->
|-
|Pole vault<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-PV-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's pole vault (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-12}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's pole vault}}
| [[Yelena Isinbayeva]] <br />''{{flagu|Russia}}'' ||4.80
| [[Vanessa Boslak]] <br />''{{flagu|France}}'' ||4.70 '''[[French records in athletics#Indoor|NR]]'''
| [[Holly Bradshaw|Holly Bleasdale]] <br />''{{flagu|United Kingdom}}'' ||4.70
|-
|Long jump<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-LJ-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf |title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's long jump (final) |publisher=Omega Timing |access-date=2012-03-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316144426/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-LJ-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-16 }}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's long jump}}
| [[Brittney Reese]] <br />''{{flagu|United States}}'' ||7.23 '''[[IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics#Championship records|CR]]'''
| [[Janay DeLoach]] <br />''{{flagu|United States}}'' ||6.98 '''SB'''
| [[Shara Proctor]] <br />''{{flagu|Great Britain}}'' ||6.89 '''[[List of British records in athletics#Indoor|NR]]'''
|-
|Triple jump<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-TJ-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf|title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's triple jump (final)|publisher = Omega Timing|access-date=2012-03-11}}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's triple jump}}
| [[Yamilé Aldama]] <br />''{{flagu|Great Britain}}'' ||14.82 '''SB'''
| [[Olga Rypakova]] <br />''{{KAZ}}'' ||14.63
| [[Mabel Gay]] <br />''{{CUB}}'' ||14.29
|-
|Shot put<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-SP-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf |title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's shot put (final) |publisher=Omega Timing |access-date=2012-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827230828/http://iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-SP-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf |archive-date=2012-08-27 }}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's shot put}}
| [[Valerie Adams]] <br />''{{flagu|New Zealand}}'' ||20.54 '''[[List of Oceanian records in athletics#Indoor|AR]]'''
| [[Michelle Carter (athlete)|Michelle Carter]] <br />''{{flagu|United States}}'' ||19.58 '''SB'''
| [[Jillian Camarena-Williams]] <br />''{{flagu|United States}}'' ||19.44
|-
|Pentathlon<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-PEN-W-5--0--.RS2.pdf |title=2012 World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's pentathlon (final results) |publisher=Omega Timing |access-date=2012-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827224958/http://iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-PEN-W-5--0--.RS2.pdf |archive-date=2012-08-27 }}</ref><br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Women's pentathlon}}
| [[Nataliya Dobrynska]] <br />''{{UKR}}'' ||5013 '''[[List of world records in athletics#Indoor world records|WR]]'''
| [[Jessica Ennis-Hill|Jessica Ennis]] <br />''{{flagu|Great Britain}}'' ||4965 '''[[List of British records in athletics#Indoor|NR]]'''
| [[Austra Skujytė]] <br />''{{LTU}}'' ||4802 '''[[List of Lithuanian records in athletics#Indoor|NR]]'''
|-
|- bgcolor= e8e8e8
|colspan=7|{{Sports record codes}}
|}

==Medal table==
<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WIC12/Results/MedalTable.aspx Medal Table]</ref>
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
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 | gold_USA = 10 | silver_USA = 4 | bronze_USA = 5
 | gold_GBR = 2 | silver_GBR = 3 | bronze_GBR = 4
 | gold_ETH = 2 | silver_ETH = 1 | bronze_ETH = 2
 | gold_KEN = 2 | silver_KEN = 1 | bronze_KEN = 1
 | gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 3 | bronze_RUS = 4
 | gold_UKR = 1 | silver_UKR = 2 | bronze_UKR = 0
 | gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 2
 | gold_AUS = 1 | silver_AUS = 1 | bronze_AUS = 0
 | gold_MAR = 1 | silver_MAR = 1 | bronze_MAR = 0
 | gold_JAM = 1 | silver_JAM = 1 | bronze_JAM = 0
 | gold_BRA = 1 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 0
 | gold_CRC = 1 | silver_CRC = 0 | bronze_CRC = 0
 | gold_GRE = 1 | silver_GRE = 0 | bronze_GRE = 0 
 | gold_NZL = 1 | silver_NZL = 0 | bronze_NZL = 0
 | gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 2 | bronze_GER = 0
 | gold_BAH = 0 | silver_BAH = 1 | bronze_BAH = 1
 | gold_CHN = 0 | silver_CHN = 1 | bronze_CHN = 0
 | gold_CZE = 0 | silver_CZE = 1 | bronze_CZE = 0
 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 1 | bronze_ITA = 0
 | gold_CIV = 0 | silver_CIV = 1 | bronze_CIV = 0
 | gold_KAZ = 0 | silver_KAZ = 1 | bronze_KAZ = 0
 | gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 1 | bronze_SWE = 0
 | gold_TUR = 0 | silver_TUR = 1 | bronze_TUR = 0
 | gold_BLR = 0 | silver_BLR = 0 | bronze_BLR = 1
 | gold_CUB = 0 | silver_CUB = 0 | bronze_CUB = 1
 | gold_LTU = 0 | silver_LTU = 0 | bronze_LTU = 1
 | gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 0 | bronze_POL = 1
 | gold_ROU = 0 | silver_ROU = 0 | bronze_ROU = 1
 | gold_TRI = 0 | silver_TRI = 0 | bronze_TRI = 1
}}

==Gallery from the games==
Photos from the games in Istanbul:<!--Please list in alphabetical order by family name-->
<gallery>
Justin Gatlin Istanbul 2012.jpg|[[Justin Gatlin]] celebrating his win in the 60 metres.
Nery Brenes Istanbul 2012.jpg|[[Nery Brenes]] celebrating his win after the 400 metres.
Ashton Eaton Istanbul 2012.jpg|[[Ashton Eaton]] en route to victory in the heptathlon.
Mauro Vinícius da Silva Istanbul 2012.jpg|[[Mauro Vinícius da Silva]] celebrating his win after long jump.
1500 m final Istanbul 2012.jpg|[[Abdalaati Iguider]] (far right) en route to victory in the 1500 metres.
Ryan Whiting Istanbul 2012.jpg|[[Ryan Whiting]] during the shot put in which he won gold.
File:Renaud Lavillenie Istanbul 2012.jpg|[[Renaud Lavillenie]] during the pole vault in which he won gold.
File:Mohammed Aman Istanbul 2012.jpg|[[Mohammed Aman (athlete)|Mohammed Aman]] celebrating his win after finishing the 800 metres.
File:Dimítrios Chondrokoúkis Istanbul 2012.jpg|[[Dimitrios Chondrokoukis]] celebrating his win in the high jump.
File:Men pole vault podium Istanbul 2012.jpg|The winners in the pole vault (from left) [[Björn Otto]], [[Renaud Lavillenie]] and [[Brad Walker (athlete)|Brad Walker]].
File:Aries Merritt Istanbul 2012.jpg|[[Aries Merritt]] en route to victory in the 60 metres hurdles.
File:Christian Taylor Istanbul 2012.jpg|Silver medalist in the triple jump [[Christian Taylor (athlete)|Christian Taylor]].
File:Bernard Lagat Istanbul 2012.jpg|[[Bernard Lagat]] en route to victory in the 3000 metres.
Genzebe Dibaba Istanbul 2012.jpg|[[Genzebe Dibaba]] celebrating her win after the 1500 metres.
Yamilé Aldama Istanbul 2012.jpg|[[Yamilé Aldama]] celebrating her win after the triple jump.
Nataliya Dobrynska 2012.jpg|[[Nataliya Dobrynska]] celebrating her win after the pentathlon.
File:Chaunte Howard-Lowe Istanbul 2012.jpg|[[Chaunté Lowe]] celebrating her win after the high jump.
File:Pamela Jelimo Istanbul 2012.jpg|[[Pamela Jelimo]] celebrating her win after finishing the 800 metres.
File:Asli Çakir Alptekin Istanbul 2012.jpg |[[Aslı Çakır Alptekin]] celebrating her bronze medal performance in the 1500 metres.
File:Hellen Obiri Istanbul 2012.jpg|[[Hellen Onsando Obiri]] winning the 3000 metres.
File:Brittney Reese Istanbul 2012.jpg|Gold medalist in the long jump [[Brittney Reese]].
</gallery>

==Participating nations==
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*{{flag|Afghanistan|2004}} (1)
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*{{ARU}} (1)
*{{flagu|Australia}} (6)
*{{AUT}} (3)
*{{AZE}} (2)
*{{BAH}} (6)
*{{BHR}} (4)
*{{BAN}} (2)
*{{BLR}} (17)
*{{flagu|Belgium}} (3)
*{{BEN}} (2)
*{{BER}} (1)
*{{BIH}} (2)
*{{BOT}} (4)
*{{flagu|Brazil}} (7)
*{{IVB}} (1)
*{{BRU}} (2)
*{{BUL}} (8)
*{{BUR}} (1)
*{{CAM}} (1)
*{{CMR}} (2)
*{{flagu|Canada}} (4)
*{{CAY}} (1)
*{{CHA}} (1)
*{{flagu|China}} (13)
*{{TPE}} (2)
*{{COL}} (1)
*{{COM}} (2)
*{{COK}} (1)
*{{CRC}} (1)
*{{CRO}} (1)
*{{CUB}} (10)
*{{CYP}} (2)
*{{CZE}} (13)
*{{COD}} (1)
*{{DEN}} (2)
*{{DJI}} (1)
*{{DMA}} (1)
*{{DOM}} (1)
*{{ECU}} (1)
*{{EGY}} (1)
*{{GEQ}} (1)
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*{{ETH}} (10)
*{{FSM}} (1)
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*{{flagu|France}} (11)
*{{PYF}} (2)
*{{GAM}} (1)
*{{GEO}} (2)
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*{{GHA}} (3)
*{{GIB}} (1)
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*{{flaglinkteam|Greece}} (7)
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*{{GUI}} (1)
*{{GBS}} (2)
*{{GUY}} (2)
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*{{HKG}} (2)
*{{HUN}} (3)
*{{ISL}} (2)
*{{flagu|India}} (1)
*{{INA}} (1)
*{{IRI}} (3)
*{{IRQ}} (2)
*{{IRL}} (3)
*{{ISR}} (2)
*{{flagu|Italy}} (14)
*{{CIV}} (2)
*{{JAM}} (10)
*{{flagu|Japan}} (1)
*{{KAZ}} (6)
*{{KEN}} (9)
*{{KIR}} (2)
*{{KUW}} (1)
*{{flag|Kyrgyzstan|1992}} (2)
*{{LAT}} (2)
*{{LIB}} (1)
*{{LES}} (1)
*{{LTU}} (5)
*{{MAC}} (1)
*{{flag|Macedonia}} (1)
*{{MAD}} (1)
*{{MAW}} (1)
*{{MDV}} (1)
*{{MLI}} (1)
*{{MLT}} (1)
*{{MHL}} (1)
*{{flag|Mauritania|1959}} (1)
*{{MRI}} (2)
*{{flagu|Mexico}} (1)
*{{MDA}} (2)
*{{MON}} (1)
*{{MGL}} (2)
*{{MAR}} (6)
*{{NAM}} (1)
*{{NRU}} (2)
*{{flagu|Netherlands}} (4)
*{{flagu|New Zealand}} (1)
*{{NCA}} (1)
*{{NGR}} (4)
*{{flag|Norfolk Island}} (1)
*{{NMI}} (1)
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*{{OMA}} (1)
*{{PAK}} (2)
*{{PLW}} (2)
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*{{PAN}} (1)
*{{PNG}} (2)
*{{PAR}} (1)
*{{PER}} (1)
*{{PHI}} (1)
*{{flagu|Poland}} (13)
*{{flagu|Portugal}} (2)
*{{PUR}} (1)
*{{QAT}} (3)
*{{CGO}} (1)
*{{ROM}} (13)
*{{flagu|Russia}} (42)
*{{RWA}} (2)
*{{SKN}} (2)
*{{LCA}} (1)
*{{VIN}} (2)
*{{ESA}} (1)
*{{SAM}} (1)
*{{SMR}} (2)
*{{KSA}} (1)
*{{SEN}} (1)
*{{SRB}} (1)
*{{SEY}} (1)
*{{SLE}} (1)
*{{SIN}} (2)
*{{SVK}} (1)
*{{SLO}} (4)
*{{SOL}} (2)
*{{flagu|South Africa}} (3)
*{{KOR}} (1)
*{{flagu|Spain}} (20)
*{{SUD}} (2)
*{{flag|Swaziland}} (1)
*{{flagu|Sweden}} (4)
*{{flagu|Switzerland}} (2)
*{{SYR}} (2)
*{{TJK}} (2)
*{{TAN}} (1)
*{{THA}} (1)
*{{TGA}} (2)
*{{TRI}} (7)
*{{TUR}} (16)
*{{TKM}} (1)
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*{{UKR}} (25)
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*{{flagu|United States}} (46)
*{{ISV}} (2)
*{{URU}} (2)
*{{UZB}} (5)
*{{VAN}} (2)
*{{VEN}} (4)
*{{ZAM}} (2)
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==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[https://archive.today/20120320164911/http://www.istanbul2012wic.org/ Official website]
*[http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WIC12/index.aspx IAAF competition website]
*[http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/standards/newsid=59926.html Official entry standards]
*[http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WIC12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=62941 Turkish athletics history, at a glance&nbsp;– Istanbul 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204051232/http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WIC12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=62941 |date=2011-12-04 }} from IAAF

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