3000 metres steeplechase

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.

Athletics 3000 metres steeplechase
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)

Rules

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.

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

See also: 3000 metres steeplechase world record progression

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]

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

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:

• Brahim Boulami 7:53.17 (Zürich 2002)

Women

• Correct as of 30 August 2024.^[14]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
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]

Annulled marks

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

• Yuliya Zaripova 9:05.02 (Stockholm 2012)^[37]

Olympic medalists

Men

The water jump in the men's steeplechase at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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

Women

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Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2008 Beijing[nb] details	Gulnara Samitova-Galkina  Russia	Eunice Jepkorir  Kenya	Tatyana Petrova  Russia
2012 London[nb2] details	Habiba Ghribi  Tunisia	Sofia Assefa  Ethiopia	Milcah Chemos Cheywa  Kenya
2016 Rio de Janeiro details	Ruth Jebet  Bahrain	Hyvin Jepkemoi  Kenya	Emma Coburn  United States
2020 Tokyo details	Peruth Chemutai  Uganda	Courtney Frerichs  United States	Hyvin Jepkemoi  Kenya
2024 Paris details	Winfred Yavi  Bahrain	Peruth Chemutai  Uganda	Faith Cherotich  Kenya

• ^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

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

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kenya (KEN)	13	12	7	32
2	Morocco (MAR)	2	2	2	6
3	Qatar (QAT)	2	0	0	2
4	Italy (ITA)	1	0	1	2
5	Germany (GER)	1	0	0	1
6	Ethiopia (ETH)	0	3	0	3
7	East Germany (GDR)	0	1	0	1
	Poland (POL)	0	1	0	1
9	France (FRA)	0	0	3	3
10	Algeria (ALG)	0	0	1	1
	Belgium (BEL)	0	0	1	1
	Great Britain (GBR)	0	0	1	1
	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	0	0	1	1
	Spain (ESP)	0	0	1	1
	United States (USA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (15 entries)		19	19	19	57

Women

Women's race at the 2007 World Championships

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2005 Helsinki details	Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA)	Yekaterina Volkova (RUS)	Jeruto Kiptum (KEN)
2007 Osaka details	Yekaterina Volkova (RUS)	Tatyana Petrova (RUS)	Eunice Jepkorir (KEN)
2009 Berlin details	Vacant [40][41]	Yuliya Zarudneva (RUS)	Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)
2011 Daegu details	Habiba Ghribi (TUN)	Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)	Mercy Wanjiku (KEN)
2013 Moscow details	Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)	Lydiah Chepkurui (KEN)	Sofia Assefa (ETH)
2015 Beijing details	Hyvin Jepkemoi (KEN)	Habiba Ghribi (TUN)	Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER)
2017 London details	Emma Coburn (USA)	Courtney Frerichs (USA)	Hyvin Jepkemoi (KEN)
2019 Doha details	Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN)	Emma Coburn (USA)	Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER)
2022 Eugene details	Norah Jeruto (KAZ)	Werkuha Getachew (ETH)	Mekides Abebe (ETH)
2023 Budapest details	Winfred Yavi (BHR)	Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN)	Faith Cherotich (KEN)

Season's bests

Men Year Time Athlete Place 1968 8:24.2  Jouko Kuha (FIN) Stockholm 1969 8:22.2  Vladimiras Dudinas (URS) Kyiv 1970 8:21.98  Kerry O'Brien (AUS) Berlin 1971 8:24.0  Kerry O'Brien (AUS) Adelaide 1972 8:20.8  Anders Gärderud (SWE) Helsinki 1973 8:13.91  Ben Jipcho (KEN) Helsinki 1974 8:14.2  Anders Gärderud (SWE) Helsinki 1975 8:09.70  Anders Gärderud (SWE) Stockholm 1976 8:08.02  Anders Gärderud (SWE) Montréal 1977 8:14.05  Michael Karst (FRG) Stockholm 1978 8:05.4  Henry Rono (KEN) Seattle 1979 8:17.92  Henry Rono (KEN) Champaign 1980 8:09.70  Bronisław Malinowski (POL) Moscow 1981 8:12.32  Mariano Scartezzini (ITA) Zagreb 1982 8:16.17  Henry Marsh (USA) Koblenz 1983 8:12.37  Henry Marsh (USA) Berlin 1984 8:07.62  Joseph Mahmoud (FRA) Brussels 1985 8:09.17  Henry Marsh (USA) Koblenz 1986 8:10.01  William Van Dijck (BEL) Brussels 1987 8:08.57  Francesco Panetta (ITA) Rome 1988 8:05.51  Julius Kariuki (KEN) Seoul 1989 8:05.35  Peter Koech (KEN) Stockholm 1990 8:10.95  Peter Koech (KEN) Hengelo 1991 8:06.46  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Brussels 1992 8:02.08  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Zürich 1993 8:06.36  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Stuttgart 1994 8:08.80  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Zürich 1995 7:59.18  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Zürich 1996 8:05.68  John Kosgei (KEN) Milan 1997 7:55.72  Bernard Barmasai (KEN) Cologne 1998 8:00.67  Bernard Barmasai (KEN) Monaco 1999 7:58.98  Bernard Barmasai (KEN) Monaco 2000 8:02.76  Bernard Barmasai (KEN) Monaco 2001 7:55.28  Brahim Boulami (MAR) Brussels 2002 7:58.09  Brahim Boulami (MAR) Monaco 2003 7:57.38  Saif Saeed Shaheen (QAT) Monaco 2004 7:53.63  Saif Saeed Shaheen (QAT) Brussels 2005 7:55.51  Saif Saeed Shaheen (QAT) Brussels 2006 7:56.32  Saif Saeed Shaheen (QAT) Athens 2007 7:58.80  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) Brussels 2008 8:00.57  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) Heusden-Zolder 2009 7:58.85  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) Doha 2010 8:00.90  Brimin Kipruto (KEN) Brussels 2011 7:53.64  Brimin Kipruto (KEN) Monaco 2012 7:54.31  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) Rome 2013 7:59.03  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) Saint-Denis 2014 7:58.41  Jairus Birech (KEN) Brussels 2015 7:58.83  Jairus Birech (KEN) Saint-Denis 2016 8:00.12  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) Birmingham 2017 8:01.29  Evan Jager (USA) Monaco 2018 7:58.15  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) Monaco 2019 8:01.35  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) Doha 2020 8:08.04  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) Monaco 2021 8:07.12  Benjamin Kigen (KEN) Paris 2022 7:58.28  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) Rabat 2023 7:52.11  Lamecha Girma (ETH) Paris 2024 8:01.63  Lamecha Girma (ETH) Stockholm

Women Year Time Athlete Place 1996 10:23.47  Courtney Meldrum (USA) Atlanta 1997 10:30.90  Melissa Teemant (USA) Indianapolis 1998 9:55.28  Daniela Petrescu (ROU) Bucharest 1999 9:48.88  Yelena Motalova (RUS) Tula 2000 9:48.88  Cristina Casandra (ROU) Reims 2001 9:44.36  Justyna Bak (POL) Poznań 2002 9:16.51  Alesya Turova (BLR) Gdańsk 2003 9:08.33  Gulnara Samitova (RUS) Tula 2004 9:01.59  Gulnara Samitova (RUS) Iraklio 2005 9:15.04  Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA) Athens 2006 9:17.15  Wioletta Janowska (POL) Athens 2007 9:06.57  Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) Osaka 2008 8:58.81  Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) Beijing 2009 9:12.50  Jennifer Simpson (USA) Berlin 2010 9:11.71  Milcah Chemos (KEN) Rome 2011 9:07.03  Yuliya Zaripova (RUS) Daegu 2012 9:05.02  Yuliya Zaripova (RUS) Stockholm 2013 9:11.65  Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) Moscow 2014 9:10.64  Hiwot Ayalew (ETH) Glasgow 2015 9:05.36  Habiba Ghribi (TUN) Brussels 2016 8:52.78  Ruth Jebet (BHR) Saint-Denis 2017 8:55.29  Ruth Jebet (BHR) Zürich 2018 8:44.32  Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) Monaco 2019 8:55.58  Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) Palo Alto 2020 9:06.14  Hyvin Kiyeng (KEN) Berlin 2021 9:00.67  Norah Jeruto (KEN) Doha 2022 8:53.02  Norah Jeruto (KAZ) Eugene 2023 8:50.66  Winfred Yavi (BHR) Eugene 2024 8:44.39  Winfred Yavi (BHR) Rome

National records

• Updated August 2024.^[2][14]

Men

Equal or superior to 8:30.00 min:

Nation	Time	Athlete	Date	Place
Ethiopia	7:52.11	Lamecha Girma	9 June 2023	Paris
Qatar	7:53.63	Saif Saaeed Shaheen	3 September 2004	Brussels
Kenya	7:53.64	Brimin Kipruto	22 July 2011	Monaco
Morocco	7:55.28	Brahim Boulami	24 August 2001	Brussels
France	8:00.09	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad	6 July 2013	Saint-Denis
United States	8:00.45	Evan Jager	4 July 2015	Saint-Denis
Uganda	8:03.81	Benjamin Kiplagat	8 July 2010	Lausanne
Netherlands	8:04.95	Simon Vroemen	26 August 2005	Brussels
Spain	8:05.69	Fernando Carro	12 July 2019	Monaco
Sweden	8:05.75	Mustafa Mohamed	28 July 2007	Heusden
Bahrain	8:06.13	Tareq Mubarak Taher	13 July 2009	Athens
Great Britain	8:07.96	Mark Rowland	30 September 1988	Seoul
Saudi Arabia	8:08.14	Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari	16 July 2002	Stockholm
Italy	8:08.57	Francesco Panetta	5 September 1989	Rome
Poland	8:09.11	Bronisław Malinowski	28 July 1976	Montreal
Tunisia	8:09.41	Mohamed Amin Jhinaoui	7 July 2024	Paris
Germany	8:09.48	Damian Kallabis	11 August 1999	Zürich
New Zealand	8:09.64	Geordie Beamish	7 July 2024	Paris
Japan	8:09.91	Ryuji Miura	9 June 2023	Paris
India	8:09.91	Avinash Sable	7 July 2024	Paris
Belgium	8:10.01	William Van Dijck	15 September 1986	Brussels
Algeria	8:10.23	Laid Bessou	18 August 2000	Monaco
China	8:10.46	Sun Ripeng	19 October 1997	Shanghai
Finland	8:10.67	Jukka Keskisalo	28 August 2009	Zürich
Austria	8:10.83	Günther Weidlinger	21 August 1999	Seville
Eritrea	8:11.22	Yemane Haileselassie	8 June 2017	Rome
South Africa	8:11.50	Ruben Ramolefi	29 August 2011	Deagu
Canada	8:11.64	Matthew Hughes	15 August 2013	Moscow
Norway	8:12.05	Jim Svenøy	22 August 1997	Brussels
Tanzania	8:12.48	Filbert Bayi	31 July 1980	Moscow
Romania	8:13.26	Florin Ionescu	21 August 1999	Seville
Brazil	8:14.41	Wander Moura	22 March 1995	Mar del Plata
Russia	8:15.54	Pavel Potapovich	4 July 2003	Saint-Denis
Australia	8:16.22	Shaun Creighton	2 July 1993	Villeneuve d'Ascq
Slovenia	8:16.96	Boštjan Buč	12 June 2003	Ostrava
Turkey	8:17.85	Tarık Langat Akdağ	3 August 2012	London
Hungary	8:17.97	Gábor Markó	21 July 1984	Potsdam
Luxembourg	8:18.82	Ruben Querinjean	28 June 2024	Luxembourg
Moldova	8:18.97	Ion Luchianov	16 August 2008	Beijing
Portugal	8:19.82	Manuel Silva	27 July 2004	Stockholm
Denmark	8:20.42	Ole Hesselbjerg	8 June 2021	Turku
Venezuela	8:20.87	José Peña	1 September 2013	Berlin
Bulgaria	8:20.87	Mitko Tsenov	12 June 2014	Huelva
Egypt	8:21.55	Salem Mohamed Attiaallah	28 June 2024	Luxembourg
Ukraine	8:21.75	Andriy Popelyayev [ru]	19 July 1984	Moscow
Czech Republic	8:21.83	Tomáš Habarta [de]	10 June 2024	Rome
Djibouti	8:22.17	Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim	12 June 2021	Nice
Lithuania	8:22.2h	Vladimiras Dudinas [de; fr]	19 August 1969	Kyiv
Switzerland	8:22.24	Christian Belz	4 June 2001	Hengelo
Iran	8:22.79	Hosein Keyhani	27 August 2018	Jakarta
Uruguay	8:23.02	Ricardo Vera	28 June 1992	Hengelo
Cyprus	8:24.01	Filippos Filippou	15 September 1983	Casablanca
Greece
Ireland	8:24.09	Brendan Quinn	30 August 1985	Brussels
Kazakhstan	8:24.13	Artyom Kosinov	11 June 2012	Moscow
Israel	8:24.14	Itai Maggidi	4 July 2008	Longeville-lès-Metz
Belarus	8:25.2h	Aleksandr Vorobey	6 July 1980	Moscow
Zambia	8:25.49	Godfrey Siamusiye	16 July 1995	Birmingham
Argentina	8:25.63	Marcelo Cascabelo	4 June 1989	Belgrade
Colombia	8:25.66	Carlos San Martín	29 June 2021	Castellón
Mexico	8:25.69	Salvador Miranda	8 July 2000	Barakaldo
Cuba	8:26.16	José Sanchez	19 June 2009	Havana
Uzbekistan	8:27.51 8:19.75 [a]	Anatoliy Dimov	19 June 1983 31 July 1980	Moscow Moscow
Armenia	8:27.88	Artashes Mikoyan	29 May 1976	Munich
Puerto Rico	8:27.91	Alexander Greaux	10 July 2004	Barakaldo
Georgia	8:28.0h	Sergey Skripka	11 June 1977	Moscow
Estonia	8:28.55	Kaur Kivistik	3 September 2019	Zagreb
Peru	8:28.67	Mario Bazán	16 August 2009	Berlin
Serbia	8:28.80	Vule Maksimović	4 September 1989	Budapest
Chile	8:28.99	Emilio Ulloa	8 August 1984	Los Angeles

Women

Equal or superior to 9:30.00 min:

Nation	Time	Athlete	Date	Place
Kenya	8:44.32	Beatrice Chepkoech	20 July 2018	Monaco
Bahrain	8:44.39	Winfred Yavi	30 August 2024	Rome
Kazakhstan	8:53.02	Norah Jeruto	20 July 2022	Eugene
Ethiopia	8:54.61	Werkwuha Getachew	20 July 2022	Eugene
Uganda	8:55.09	Peruth Chemutai	25 May 2024	Eugene
United States	8:57.77	Courtney Frerichs	21 August 2021	Eugene
France	8:58.67	Alice Finot	6 August 2024	Saint-Denis
Russia	8:58.81	Gulnara Galkina	17 August 2008	Beijing
Germany	9:03.30	Gesa-Felicitas Krause	28 September 2019	Doha
Tunisia	9:05.36	Habiba Ghribi	11 September 2015	Brussels
Slovenia	9:06.37	Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimsek	27 August 2023	Budapest
Great Britain	9:07.87	Elizabeth Bird	10 August 2022	Monaco
Spain	9:09.39	Marta Domínguez	25 July 2009	Barcelona
Albania	9:09.64	Luiza Gega	31 August 2023	Zürich
Norway	9:13.35	Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal	26 August 2017	Sandnes
Denmark	9:13.46	Anna Emilie Møller	30 September 2019	Doha
Turkey	9:13.53	Gülcan Mıngır	9 June 2012	Sofia
Jamaica	9:14.09	Aisha Praught-Leer	31 August 2018	Brussels
Australia	9:14.28	Genevieve LaCaze	27 August 2016	Saint-Denis
India	9:15.31	Parul Chaudhary	27 August 2023	Budapest
Belarus	9:16.51	Alesya Turova	27 July 2002	Gdańsk
Poland	9:16.51	Alicja Konieczek	4 August 2024	Saint-Denis
Romania	9:16.85	Cristina Casandra	17 August 2008	Beijing
Portugal	9:18.54	Jessica Augusto	9 June 2010	Huelva
Switzerland	9:20.28	Chiara Scherrer	18 June 2022	Paris
China	9:20.32	Zhang Xinyan	8 April 2021	Shaoxing
Canada	9:20.58	Ceili McCabe	17 May 2024	Los Angeles
Morocco	9:20.64	Salima El Ouali Alami	17 July 2015	Monaco
Finland	9:22.77	Ilona Mononen	4 August 2024	Saint-Denis
Sweden	9:23.96	Charlotta Fougberg	12 July 2014	Glasgow
Brazil	9:24.38	Tatiane Raquel da Silva	11 June 2022	Watford
Ukraine	9:24.54	Nataliya Strebkova	30 June 2022	Stockholm
Algeria	9:25.90	Amina Betiche	17 May 2017	Baku
Argentina	9:25.99	Belén Casetta	11 August 2017	London
Hungary	9:26.59	Zita Kácser	31 August 2019	Budapest
Lithuania	9:26.88	Greta Karinauskaitė	27 May 2023	Sacramento
Latvia	9:27.21	Poļina Jeļizarova	4 August 2012	London
Netherlands	9:27.38	Irene van der Reijken	3 June 2021	Huelva
Italy	9:27.48	Elena Romagnolo	15 August 2008	Beijing
Ireland	9:28.29	Roisin McGettigan	28 July 2007	Heusden-Zolder
Belgium	9:28.47	Veerle Dejaeghere	2 June 2007	Neerpelt
Israel	9:29.74	Adva Cohen	12 August 2018	Berlin

Notes

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

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External links

• IAAF list of 3000-metres steeplechase records in XML Archived 2021-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Steeplechase at the Olympic Games at Sports Reference