2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 24 and 26 August.[1]

Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the 2015 World Championships
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates24 August (heats)
26 August (final)
Competitors45 from 26 nations
Winning time9:19.11
Medalists
gold medal    Kenya
silver medal    Tunisia
bronze medal    Germany
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Summary

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The reigning champion from 2013 Milcah Chemos Cheywa was absent from the competition due to a back injury.[2][3]

This championship race had a preview of sorts at the 2015 Herculis meet in Monaco where most of the finalists raced to a different order. That race was won by Habiba Ghribi in the world leading time. This final was going to be slower and tactical, everybody was watching each other. A lap into the race, Lalita Babar broke away, building up a 10 to 15 meter gap on the pack. She was treated as a breakaway in a bicycle racing, but the peloton didn't give chase. With 2 laps to go, the pack led by Emma Coburn swallowed up the lead and went past. For the next lap, the pack was content to let Coburn lead, Ghribi coming up to her shoulder and the rest going sometimes five abreast over the barriers. At the bell, Ghribi took the lead, Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi and Coburn battling down the backstretch. Going into the final water jump Jepkemoi finally passed Coburn, with Gesa Felicitas Krause and Sofia Assefa forming a tight pack of five to sprint for the medals. As Krause pressed Ghribi from the inside, Jepkemoi had to swing wide out to lane two to find some running room. Krause took the lead over the final barrier as Ghribi stuttered. Ghribi was stronger to take the lead back from Krause but Jepkemoi ran past both of them on the outside and on to victory.[4]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[5]

World record   Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) 8:58.81 Beijing, China 17 August 2008
Championship record   Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) 9:06.57 Osaka, Japan 27 August 2007
World leading   Habiba Ghribi (TUN) 9:11.28 Fontvieille, Monaco 17 July 2015
African record   Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) 9:07.14 Oslo, Norway 7 June 2012
Asian record   Ruth Jebet (BHR) 9:20.55 Zürich, Switzerland 28 August 2014
NACAC record   Emma Coburn (USA) 9:11.42 Glasgow, United Kingdom 12 July 2014
South American record   Sabine Heitling (BRA) 9:41.22 London, United Kingdom 25 July 2009
European record   Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) 8:58.81 Beijing, China 17 August 2008
Oceanian record   Donna MacFarlane (AUS) 9:18.35 Oslo, Norway 6 June 2008

Qualification standards

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Entry standards[6]
9:44.00

Schedule

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Date Time Round
24 August 2015 09:45 Heats
26 August 2015 21:00 Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

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KEY: Q Qualified q Fastest non-qualifiers NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

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Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the final.[7]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Habiba Ghribi   Tunisia (TUN) 9:24.38 Q
2 2 Gesa Felicitas Krause   Germany (GER) 9:24.92 Q
3 1 Hiwot Ayalew   Ethiopia (ETH) 9:25.55 Q
4 2 Rosefline Chepngetich   Kenya (KEN) 9:25.91 Q, PB
5 3 Hyvin Jepkemoi   Kenya (KEN) 9:26.19 Q
6 3 Sofia Assefa   Ethiopia (ETH) 9:26.47 Q
7 3 Emma Coburn   United States (USA) 9:27.19 Q
8 2 Lalita Babar   India (IND) 9:27.86 q, NR
9 3 Fadwa Sidi Madane   Morocco (MAR) 9:27.87 q, PB
10 3 Ruth Jebet   Bahrain (BHR) 9:27.93 q
11 2 Salima El Ouali Alami   Morocco (MAR) 9:28.18 q
12 1 Virginia Nyambura   Kenya (KEN) 9:28.50 Q
13 2 Colleen Quigley   United States (USA) 9:29.09 q
14 1 Stephanie Garcia   United States (USA) 9:29.34 Q
15 2 Özlem Kaya   Turkey (TUR) 9:30.23 q, PB
16 1 Madeline Heiner   Australia (AUS) 9:30.79
17 3 Etenesh Diro   Ethiopia (ETH) 9:31.97
18 1 Amina Bettiche   Algeria (ALG) 9:36.10 SB
19 1 Geneviève Lalonde   Canada (CAN) 9:36.83
20 2 Mariya Shatalova   Ukraine (UKR) 9:36.87 PB
21 1 Maruša Mišmaš   Slovenia (SLO) 9:37.73
22 3 Genevieve LaCaze   Australia (AUS) 9:39.35
23 3 Sandra Eriksson   Finland (FIN) 9:39.64
24 2 Birtukan Fente   Ethiopia (ETH) 9:39.77
25 2 Erin Teschuk   Canada (CAN) 9:40.07 PB
26 2 Victoria Mitchell   Australia (AUS) 9:43.73
27 3 Lucie Sekanová   Czech Republic (CZE) 9:45.72
28 2 Silvia Danekova   Bulgaria (BUL) 9:46.31
29 2 Sara Louise Treacy   Ireland (IRL) 9:48.24
30 3 Klara Bodinson   Sweden (SWE) 9:50.13
31 2 Charlotta Fougberg   Sweden (SWE) 9:50.79
32 1 Camilla Richardsson   Finland (FIN) 9:53.13
33 1 Michelle Finn   Ireland (IRL) 9:55.27
34 1 Muriel Coneo   Colombia (COL) 9:55.53
35 3 Tuğba Güvenç   Turkey (TUR) 9:58.07
36 1 Lyudmila Lebedeva   Russia (RUS) 9:58.65
37 1 Rosa Flanagan   New Zealand (NZL) 10:00.71
38 3 Natalya Aristarkhova   Russia (RUS) 10:02.79
39 3 Kerry O'Flaherty   Ireland (IRL) 10:05.10
40 3 Zhang Xinyan   China (CHN) 10:13.25
41 2 Ekaterina Doseykina   Russia (RUS) 10:13.26
42 3 Rolanda Bell   Panama (PAN) 10:33.78
1 Sviatlana Kudzelich   Belarus (BLR) DNF
1 Hanane Ouhaddou   Morocco (MAR) DQ R163.3b
1 Aisha Praught   Jamaica (JAM) DQ R163.3b

Final

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The final was held at 21:00.[8]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Hyvin Jepkemoi   Kenya (KEN) 9:19.11
  Habiba Ghribi   Tunisia (TUN) 9:19.24
  Gesa Felicitas Krause   Germany (GER) 9:19.25 PB
4 Sofia Assefa   Ethiopia (ETH) 9:20.01 SB
5 Emma Coburn   United States (USA) 9:21.78
6 Hiwot Ayalew   Ethiopia (ETH) 9:24.27
7 Virginia Nyambura   Kenya (KEN) 9:26.21
8 Lalita Babar   India (IND) 9:29.64
9 Stephanie Garcia   United States (USA) 9:31.06
10 Salima El Ouali Alami   Morocco (MAR) 9:32.15
11 Ruth Jebet   Bahrain (BHR) 9:33.41
12 Colleen Quigley   United States (USA) 9:34.29
13 Özlem Kaya   Turkey (TUR) 9:34.66
14 Fadwa Sidi Madane   Morocco (MAR) 9:41.45
15 Rosefline Chepngetich   Kenya (KEN) 9:46.08

References

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  1. ^ "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ^ Musumba, Chris (2015-07-02). INJURY SCARE: Coach Kirwa worried over women's steeplechase conquest in Beijing. Kenya Standard. Retrieved on 2015-08-16.
  3. ^ Start list
  4. ^ "REPORT: WOMEN'S 3000M STEEPLECHASE FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Records & Lists – 3000 meters steeplechase". IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. ^ IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
  7. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  8. ^ Final results