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The 3000 metres steeplechase has been held as an event at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in the men's division since 1983 and in the women's division since 2005. It can be noted for a series of lengthy winning streaks in the men's division, where Kenyan born athletes have won every championship between 1991 and 2019.
The first 3000 m steeplechase world record to be ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was a run of 8:49.6 minutes by Hungarian Sándor Rozsnyói in 1954. [1] Before standardization, Sweden's Josef Ternström was the first to complete the event in under ten minutes with his time of 9:49.8 minutes in 1914.
The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as 3000m SC) 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 .
Championship records are set when an athlete achieves the best mark in an event at one of the editions of the Championships. World, area, and national records have been set at the championships over the course of its history. Competitors at the World Championships come from around the globe and records have been broken by athletes from all six ...
Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date World record Lamecha Girma (ETH) 7:52.11: Paris, France: 9 June 2023 Championship record Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:00.43: Berlin, Germany: 18 August 2009 World Leading Lamecha Girma (ETH) 7:52.11: Paris, France: 9 June 2023 African Record: Asian Record Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) 7:53.63: Brussels, Belgium ...
Championship record Norah Jeruto (KAZ) 8:53.02: Eugene, United States: 20 July 2022 World Leading Jackline Chepkoech (KEN) 8:57.35: London, Great Britain: 23 July 2023 African Record: 8:44.32: Montecarlo, Monaco: 20 July 2018 Asian Record Ruth Jebet (BHR) 8:52.78: Paris, France: 27 August 2016 North, Central American and Caribbean record ...
She won gold medals at the 2019 World Championships and 2018 African Championships and silver medal at the 2023 World Championships. In the 1500 metres, Chepkoech took silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and bronze at the 2015 African Games. She is the world record holder for the 3000 m steeplechase with a time of 8:44.32 set in 2018 in ...
The IAAF officially recognises men's steeplechase world records after 1954, but unofficial world records were set in 1928, 1936 and 1952. [1] Anders Gärderud's time of 8:08.2 minutes from 1976 remains the only ratified men's steeplechase world record at the Olympics. [2] Galkina's time was also a world record.