2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

The Women's 3,000 metres Steeplechase event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 6 and August 8 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. It was the first women's steeplechase to be held at the World Championships. The first three of each heat (Q) plus the six fastest times (q) qualified for the final.

Gold	Docus Inzikuru Uganda (UGA)
Silver	Yekaterina Volkova Russia (RUS)
Bronze	Jeruto Kiptum Kenya (KEN)

No.	Heat 1	SB	PB
361	Roisin McGettigan (IRL)	9:46.12	9:28.29
572	Clarisse Cruz (POR)	9:47.90	9:47.90
353	Lívia Tóth (HUN)	9:30.20	9:30.20
424	Minori Hayakari (JPN)	9:41.21	9:38.68
793	Lisa Galaviz (USA)	9:40.58	9:28.75
675	Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS)	9:32.41	9:32.41
448	Salome Chepchumba (KEN)	9:31.44	9:26.07
485	Bouchra Chaâbi (MAR)	9:41.82	9:30.35
404	Korene Hinds (JAM)	9:30.12	9:28.86
509	Miranda Boonstra (NED)	9:51.30	9:45.87
15	Andrea Mayr (AUT)	9:56.78	9:48.87
35	Stephanie de Croock (BEL)	9:48.65	9:41.79
No.	Heat 2	SB	PB
193	Rosa Morató (ESP)	9:54.20	9:26.23
712	Ida Nilsson (SWE)	9:48.85	9:39.24
460	Jackline Chemwok (KEN)	9:45.70	9:45.70
550	Wioletta Janowska (POL)	9:25.09	9:17.15
405	Mardrea Hyman (JAM)	9:27.21	9:27.21
256	Élodie Olivarès (FRA)	9:40.47	9:33.12
636	Nataliya Izmodenova (RUS)	9:35.51	9:35.51
2	Fatiha Bahi Azzouhoum (ALG)	9:38.31	9:38.31
812	Carrie Messner (USA)	9:39.68	9:39.68
235	Anni Tuimala (FIN)	10:17.56	10:07.41
479	Rasa Troup (LTU)	9:47.47	9:47.47
86	Dobrinka Shalamanova (BUL)	9:56.75	9:42.08
No.	Heat 2	SB	PB
452	Jeruto Kiptum (KEN)	9:26.95	9:23.35
735	Türkan Bozkurt (TUR)	9:50.32	9:46.12
239	Yamina Bouchaouante (FRA)	9:42.18	9:42.18
737	Docus Inzikuru (UGA)	9:15.04	9:15.04
588	Cristina Casandra (ROU)	9:35.95	9:28.53
577	Inês Monteiro (POR)	9:39.20	9:39.20
670	Yekaterina Volkova (RUS)	9:20.49	9:06.57
734	Habiba Ghribi (TUN)	9:51.49	9:50.04
801	Elizabeth Jackson (USA)	9:39.78	9:39.78
746	Valentyna Horpynych (UKR)	9:49.73	9:43.48
262	Jo Ankier (GBR)	9:50.10	9:50.10

Rank	Athlete	Time	Note
1	Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS)	9:32.96	CR
2	Korene Hinds (JAM)	9:36.76
3	Salome Chepchumba (KEN)	9:39.27
4	Minori Hayakari (JPN)	9:41.21	AR
5	Bouchra Chaâbi (MAR)	9:41.82	SB
6	Lisa Galaviz (USA)	9:47.45
7	Lívia Tóth (HUN)	9:51.03
8	Stephanie de Croock (BEL)	9:54.78
9	Roisin McGettigan (IRL)	9:56.31
10	Clarisse Cruz (POR)	10:06.96
11	Andrea Mayr (AUT)	10:07.61
12	Miranda Boonstra (NED)	10:09.91

Medalists