3000 metres steeplechase

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3000 metres steeplechase

The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as 3000mSC) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the horse racing steeplechase.

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3000 Metres Steeplechase
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3000 m steeplechase at Rio 2016
World records
Men Lamecha Girma 7:52.11 (2023)
Women Beatrice Chepkoech 8:44.32 (2018)
Olympic records
Men Conseslus Kipruto 8:03.28 (2016)
Women Winfred Yavi 8:52.76 (2024)
World Championship records
Men Ezekiel Kemboi 8:00.43 (2009)
Women Norah Jeruto 8:53.02 (2022)
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Rules

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It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and it is also an event recognized by World Athletics.[1] The obstacles for men are 36 inches (91.4 cm) high, and for women, they are 30 inches (76.2 cm) high.

The water jump consists of a barrier followed by a pit of water with a landing area defined as follows: The pit is 3.66 m (12 feet) square. The pit's forward-direction measurement starts from the approach edge of the barrier and ends at the point where the water jump slope reaches the flat surface of the steeple pathway. The rulebook simply but clearly states, "The water jump, including the hurdle, shall be 3.66 m in length." Pits have an upward slope; the water is deeper near the barrier and is within 2 cm of ground level at the departure end. That slope begins approximately 30 cm (12 in) forward of the barrier, at which point the water is 70 cm (28 in) deep.

The length of the race is usually 3,000 metres (1.86 miles); junior and some masters events are 2,000 metres (1.24 miles), as women's events used to be. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. During the race, each runner must clear a total of 28 ordinary barriers and seven water jumps. This entails seven complete laps after starting with a fraction of a lap run without barriers. The water jump is located on the back turn, either inside the inner lane or outside the outer lane. If it is on the outside, then each of the seven laps is longer than the standard 400 m, and the starting point is on the home straight. If the water jump is on the inside, each lap is shorter than 400 m, and the starting point is on the back straight, so the water jump and barrier in the home straight are bypassed in the first half lap at the start.

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The dimension of an obstacle

Unlike those used in hurdling, steeplechase barriers do not fall over if hit, and the rules allow an athlete to negotiate the barrier by any means, so many runners step on top of them. Four barriers are spaced around the track on level ground, and a fifth barrier at the top of the second turn (fourth barrier in a complete lap from the finish line) is the water jump. The slope of the water jump rewards runners with more jumping ability, because a longer jump results in a shallower landing in the water.

All-time top 25

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Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 3000m steeplechase times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 3000m steeplechase times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 3000m steeplechase times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 3000m steeplechase times

Men

  • Correct as of July 2024.[2]
More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlaceRef.
1 1 7:52.11 Lamecha Girma  Ethiopia 9 June 2023 Paris [3]
2 2 7:53.63Saif Saaeed Shaheen1 Qatar 3 September 2004 Brussels
3 3 7:53.64Brimin Kipruto Kenya 22 July 2011 Monaco [4]
4 4 7:54.31Paul Kipsiele Koech Kenya 31 May 2012 Rome
5 5 7:55.28Brahim Boulami Morocco 24 August 2001 Brussels
6 7:55.51Shaheen #2 26 August 2005 Brussels
6 7 7:55.72Bernard Barmasai Kenya 24 August 1997 Cologne
7 8 7:55.76Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya 22 July 2011 Monaco
8 9 7:56.16Moses Kiptanui Kenya 24 August 1997 Cologne
10 7:56.32Shaheen #3 3 July 2006 Athens
11 7:56.34Shaheen #4 8 July 2005 Rome
12 7:56.37Koech #2 8 July 2005 Rome
13 7:56.54Shaheen #5 18 August 2006 Zürich
14 7:56.58Koech #3 11 May 2012 Doha
9 15 7:56.68 Soufiane El Bakkali  Morocco 28 May 2023 Rabat [5]
10 16 7:56.81Richard Mateelong Kenya 11 May 2012 Doha
17 7:56.94Shaheen #6 19 September 2004 Monaco
18 7:57.28Shaheen #7 14 June 2005 Athens
11 19 7:57.29Reuben Kosgei Kenya 24 August 2001 Brussels
20 7:57.32Koech #4 22 July 2011 Monaco
21 7:57.38Shaheen #8 14 September 2003 Monaco
22 7:57.42Koech #5 14 September 2003 Monaco
23 7:58.09Boulami #2 19 July 2002 Monaco
24 7:58.10Shaheen #9 19 July 2002 Monaco
25 7:58.15El Bakkali #2 20 July 2018 Monaco [6]
12 7:58.41Jairus Birech Kenya 5 September 2014 Brussels [7]
13 7:59.08Wilson Boit Kipketer Kenya 13 August 1997 Zürich
14 8:00.09Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad France 6 July 2013 Saint-Denis [8]
15 8:00.12Conseslus Kipruto Kenya 5 June 2016 Birmingham [9]
16 8:00.45Evan Jager United States 4 July 2015 Saint-Denis [10]
17 8:01.18Bouabdellah Tahri France 18 August 2009 Berlin [11]
18 8:01.67Abel Mutai Kenya 31 May 2012 Rome
19 8:01.69Kipkirui Misoi Kenya 24 August 2001 Brussels
20 8:02.36 Abrham Sime Ethiopia 7 July 2024 Paris [12]
Amos Serem Kenya 7 July 2024 Paris [13]
22 8:03.41Patrick Sang Kenya 24 August 1997 Cologne
23 8:03.57 Ali Ezzine Morocco 23 June 2000 Saint-Denis
Hillary Yego Kenya 18 May 2013 Shanghai
25 8:03.74Raymond Yator Kenya 18 August 2000 Monaco
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Notes

1 Until 2002 he was known as Stephen Cherono, and represented Kenya.

Annulled marks

The following athletes had their performance (inside 7:55.00) annulled due to doping offences:

Women

  • Correct as of 30 August 2024.[14]
More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlaceRef.
1 1 8:44.32 Beatrice Chepkoech Kenya 20 July 2018 Monaco [15]
2 2 8:44.39 Winfred Yavi  Bahrain 30 August 2024 Rome [16]
3 3 8:48.03 Peruth Chemutai  Uganda 30 August 2024 Rome [16]
4 8:50.66 Yavi #2 16 September 2023 Eugene [17]
5 8:51.67 B. Chepkoech #2 16 September 2023 Eugene [17]
6 8:52.76 Yavi #3 6 August 2024 Saint-Denis [18]
4 7 8:52.78 Ruth Jebet Bahrain 27 August 2016 Saint-Denis [19]
5 8 8:53.02 Norah Jeruto Kazakhstan 20 July 2022 Eugene [20]
9 8:53.34 Chemutai #2 6 August 2024 Saint-Denis [18]
10 8:53.65 Jeruto #2 21 August 2021 Eugene
11 8:54.29 Yavi #4 27 August 2023 Budapest [21]
6 12 8:54.61 Werkuha Getachew  Ethiopia 20 July 2022 Eugene [22]
13 8:55.09 Chemutai #3 25 May 2024 Eugene [23]
14 8:55.10 B. Chepkoech #3 31 August 2018 Brussels
7 15 8:55.15 Faith Cherotich  Kenya 6 August 2024 Saint-Denis [18]
16 8:55.29 Jebet #2 24 August 2017 Zürich
17 8:55.40 B. Chepkoech #4 20 April 2024 Xiamen [24]
18 8:55.58 B. Chepkoech #5 30 June 2019 Stanford
8 19 8:56.08 Mekides Abebe  Ethiopia 20 July 2022 Eugene [25]
20 8:56.51 B. Chepkoech #6 25 May 2024 Eugene [23]
21 8:56.55 Yavi #5 18 June 2022 Paris [26]
9 22 8:57.35 Jackline Chepkoech  Kenya 23 July 2023 London [27]
23 8:57.65 Cherotich #2 30 August 2024 Rome [16]
10 24 8:57.77 Courtney Frerichs United States 21 August 2021 Eugene [28]
25 8:57.84 B. Chepkoech #7 30 September 2019 Doha [29]
11 8:58.67 Alice Finot  France 6 August 2024 Saint-Denis [18]
12 8:58.78 Celliphine Chespol Kenya 26 May 2017 Eugene [30]
13 8:58.81 Gulnara Galkina Russia 17 August 2008 Beijing [31]
14 9:00.01 Hyvin Kiyeng Kenya 28 May 2016 Eugene [32]
15 9:00.71 Sembo Almayew  Ethiopia 2 June 2023 Florence [33]
16 9:02.35 Emma Coburn United States 30 September 2019 Doha [29]
17 9:03.22 Valerie Constien  United States 27 June 2024 Eugene [34]
18 9:03.30 Gesa-Felicitas Krause Germany 30 September 2019 Doha [29]
19 9:04.35 Elizabeth Bird United Kingdom 6 August 2024 Saint-Denis [18]
20 9:04.61 Zerfe Wondemagegn  Ethiopia 2 June 2023 Florence [33]
21 9:04.93 Marwa Bouzayani  Tunisia 30 August 2024 Rome [16]
22 9:05.36 Habiba Ghribi Tunisia 11 September 2015 Brussels [35]
23 9:06.07 Lomi Muleta Ethiopia 6 August 2024 Saint-Denis [18]
24 9:06.37 Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimšek  Slovenia 27 August 2023 Budapest [36]
25 9:06.50 Courtney Wayment  United States 27 June 2024 Eugene [34]
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Annulled marks

The following athletes had their performances (inside 9:06.50) annulled due to doping offences:

Olympic medalists

Men

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The water jump in the men's steeplechase at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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Games Gold Silver Bronze
1920 Antwerp
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Percy Hodge
 Great Britain
Patrick Flynn
 United States
Ernesto Ambrosini
 Italy
1924 Paris
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Ville Ritola
 Finland
Elias Katz
 Finland
Paul Bontemps
 France
1928 Amsterdam
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Toivo Loukola
 Finland
Paavo Nurmi
 Finland
Ove Andersen
 Finland
1932 Los Angeles
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Volmari Iso-Hollo
 Finland
Thomas Evenson
 Great Britain
Joe McCluskey
 United States
1936 Berlin
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Volmari Iso-Hollo
 Finland
Kalle Tuominen
 Finland
Alfred Dompert
 Germany
1948 London
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Tore Sjöstrand
 Sweden
Erik Elmsäter
 Sweden
Göte Hagström
 Sweden
1952 Helsinki
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Horace Ashenfelter
 United States
Vladimir Kazantsev
 Soviet Union
John Disley
 Great Britain
1956 Melbourne
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Chris Brasher
 Great Britain
Sándor Rozsnyói
 Hungary
Ernst Larsen
 Norway
1960 Rome
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Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak
 Poland
Nikolay Sokolov
 Soviet Union
Semyon Rzhishchin
 Soviet Union
1964 Tokyo
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Gaston Roelants
 Belgium
Maurice Herriott
 Great Britain
Ivan Belyayev
 Soviet Union
1968 Mexico City
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Amos Biwott
 Kenya
Benjamin Kogo
 Kenya
George Young
 United States
1972 Munich
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Kipchoge Keino
 Kenya
Ben Jipcho
 Kenya
Tapio Kantanen
 Finland
1976 Montreal
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Anders Gärderud
 Sweden
Bronisław Malinowski
 Poland
Frank Baumgartl
 East Germany
1980 Moscow
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Bronisław Malinowski
 Poland
Filbert Bayi
 Tanzania
Eshetu Tura
 Ethiopia
1984 Los Angeles
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Julius Korir
 Kenya
Joseph Mahmoud
 France
Brian Diemer
 United States
1988 Seoul
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Julius Kariuki
 Kenya
Peter Koech
 Kenya
Mark Rowland
 Great Britain
1992 Barcelona
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Matthew Birir
 Kenya
Patrick Sang
 Kenya
William Mutwol
 Kenya
1996 Atlanta
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Joseph Keter
 Kenya
Moses Kiptanui
 Kenya
Alessandro Lambruschini
 Italy
2000 Sydney
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Reuben Kosgei
 Kenya
Wilson Boit Kipketer
 Kenya
Ali Ezzine
 Morocco
2004 Athens
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Ezekiel Kemboi
 Kenya
Brimin Kipruto
 Kenya
Paul Kipsiele Koech
 Kenya
2008 Beijing
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Brimin Kipruto
 Kenya
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
 France
Richard Mateelong
 Kenya
2012 London
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Ezekiel Kemboi
 Kenya
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
 France
Abel Mutai
 Kenya
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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Conseslus Kipruto
 Kenya
Evan Jager
 United States
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
 France
2020 Tokyo
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Soufiane El Bakkali
 Morocco
Lamecha Girma
 Ethiopia
Benjamin Kigen
 Kenya
2024 Paris
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Soufiane El Bakkali
 Morocco
Kenneth Rooks
 United States
Abraham Kibiwot
 Kenya
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Women

  • nb Yekaterina Volkova of Russia was originally the 2008 women's steeplechase bronze medalist, but she was subsequently disqualified for doping and her teammate Arkhipova was allocated the medal.[38]
  • nb2 Yuliya Zaripova of Russia was originally the 2012 women's steeplechase champion, but she was subsequently disqualified for doping. Ghribi, Sofia Assefa and Chemos were all elevated one place as a result.[39]

World Championships medalists

Men

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Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
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 Patriz Ilg (FRG)  Bogusław Mamiński (POL)  Colin Reitz (GBR)
1987 Rome
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 Francesco Panetta (ITA)  Hagen Melzer (GDR)  William Van Dijck (BEL)
1991 Tokyo
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 Moses Kiptanui (KEN)  Patrick Sang (KEN)  Azzedine Brahmi (ALG)
1993 Stuttgart
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 Moses Kiptanui (KEN)  Patrick Sang (KEN)  Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA)
1995 Gothenburg
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 Moses Kiptanui (KEN)  Christopher Kosgei (KEN)  Saad Al-Asmari (KSA)
1997 Athens
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 Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN)  Moses Kiptanui (KEN)  Bernard Barmasai (KEN)
1999 Seville
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 Christopher Kosgei (KEN)  Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN)  Ali Ezzine (MAR)
2001 Edmonton
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 Reuben Kosgei (KEN)  Ali Ezzine (MAR)  Bernard Barmasai (KEN)
2003 Saint-Denis
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 Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Eliseo Martín (ESP)
2005 Helsinki
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 Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Brimin Kipruto (KEN)
2007 Osaka
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 Brimin Kipruto (KEN)  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Richard Mateelong (KEN)
2009 Berlin
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 Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Richard Mateelong (KEN)  Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA)
2011 Daegu
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 Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Brimin Kipruto (KEN)  Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)
2013 Moscow
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 Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)  Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)
2015 Beijing
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 Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)  Brimin Kipruto (KEN)
2017 London
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 Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)  Evan Jager (USA)
2019 Doha
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 Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)  Lamecha Girma (ETH)  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)
2022 Eugene
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 Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)  Lamecha Girma (ETH)  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)
2023 Budapest
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 Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)  Lamecha Girma (ETH)  Abraham Kibiwott (KEN)
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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya (KEN)1312732
2 Morocco (MAR)2226
3 Qatar (QAT)2002
4 Italy (ITA)1012
5 Germany (GER)1001
6 Ethiopia (ETH)0303
7 East Germany (GDR)0101
 Poland (POL)0101
9 France (FRA)0033
10 Algeria (ALG)0011
 Belgium (BEL)0011
 Great Britain (GBR)0011
 Saudi Arabia (KSA)0011
 Spain (ESP)0011
 United States (USA)0011
Totals (15 entries)19191957
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Women

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Women's race at the 2007 World Championships

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National records

Men

Equal or superior to 8:30.00 min:

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Women

Equal or superior to 9:30.00 min:

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Notes

  1. Not accepted as a national record by the Uzbekistani athletic federation.

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