2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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The Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, on August 16 and August 18, 2009. Keeping in line with previous major championships success, the four-man Kenyan team entered for the event contained a number of race favourites. [1]

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The Kenyans were led by the reigning World and Olympic champion Brimin Kipruto, followed by 2004 Olympic champion and world-leader Ezekiel Kemboi, and finally Olympic medallists Paul Kipsiele Koech and Richard Mateelong. Two French athletes offered the strongest possibility of beating the Kenyans, with Olympic silver medallist Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad and European record holder Bouabdellah Tahri. Other possible medallists were the in-form Moroccan Jamel Chatbi and the European Champion Jukka Keskisalo. [1]

After Mekhissi-Benabbad pulled up due to injury in the heats, the chance of a Kenyan podium sweep increased. [2] All three heats were won by a Kenyan athlete, and Kenyan-born Tareq Mubarak Taher, who now competes for Bahrain, was the fastest non-Kenyan qualifier. [3] Chatbi, who had finished second in his heat, became the first athlete of the championships to test positive for banned substances. His "A" sample showed traces of clenbuterol and he was withdrawn from the final. [4]

In the final, South African Ruben Ramolefi lead early on, but he was soon overtaken by Koech and Kemboi. Around the halfway mark, a group of five athletes were leading the field: the four Kenyan runners and Frenchman Tahri. Defending champion Kipruto was the only one to fall away from the leading pack and Koech, Kemboi, Mateelong were the first to reach the home stretch. In a close finish, Kemboi won in 8:00.43, and Mateelong took the silver. Tahri made a strong run to the line to upset the Kenyan's podium sweep hopes, beating Koech to the bronze and setting a new European record in the process. The top four runners had all beaten Moses Kiptanui's fourteen-year-old Championship record in what was the fastest ever steeplechase race at the World Championships. [5]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Ezekiel Kemboi
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)
Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)
Bouabdellah Tahri
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record Flag of Qatar.svg  Saif Saaeed Shaheen  (QAT)7:53.63 Brussels, Belgium 3 September 2004
Championship record Flag of Kenya.svg  Moses Kiptanui  (KEN)8:04.16 Gothenburg, Sweden 11 August 1995
World leadingFlag of Kenya.svg  Ezekiel Kemboi  (KEN)7:58.85 Doha, Qatar 8 May 2009
African record Flag of Morocco.svg  Brahim Boulami  (MAR)7:55.28Brussels, Belgium24 August 2001
Asian record Flag of Qatar.svg  Saif Saaeed Shaheen  (QAT)7:53.63Brussels, Belgium3 September 2004
North American recordFlag of the United States.svg  Daniel Lincoln  (USA)8:08.82 Rome, Italy 14 July 2006
South American record Flag of Brazil.svg  Wander do Prado Moura  (BRA)8:14.41 Mar del Plata, Argentina 22 March 1995
European record Flag of France.svg  Bouabdellah Tahri  (FRA)8:02.19 Metz, France 3 July 2009
Oceanian recordFlag of New Zealand.svg  Peter Renner  (NZL)8:14.05 Koblenz, Switzerland 29 August 1984

Qualification standards

A timeB time
8:23.008:33.50

Schedule

DateTimeRound
August 16, 200911:00 Heats
August 18, 200919:50 Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat(Q) and the next 3 fastest(q) advance to the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Richard Mateelong Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:17.99Q
22 Brimin Kipruto Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:18.07Q
31 Tareq Mubarak Taher Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)8:18.13Q
41 Paul Kipsiele Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:18.16Q
51 Roba Gary Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)8:18.22Q
62 Bouabdellah Tahri Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)8:18.23Q
72 Ruben Ramolefi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)8:18.24Q
82 Benjamin Kiplagat Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)8:18.55Q
91 Abubaker Ali Kamal Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)8:18.95q, SB
103 Ezekiel Kemboi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:19.36Q
113 Yacob Jarso Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)8:20.91Q
122 Jukka Keskisalo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)8:22.00q
132 Mustafa Mohamed Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)8:22.92q
142 José Luis Blanco Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)8:24.07
152 Krijn van Koolwijk Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)8:24.22SB
163 Eliseo Martín Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)8:24.29Q
171 Abdelatif Chemlal Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)8:25.68
183 Ion Luchianov Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova  (MDA)8:27.41
191 Tomasz Szymkowiak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)8:27.93
203 Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)8:28.49SB
211 Mario Bazán Flag of Peru.svg  Peru  (PER)8:28.67 NR
221 Pieter Desmet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)8:31.81
232 Ildar Minshin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)8:33.89
243 Steffen Uliczka Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)8:37.83
253 Simon Ayeko Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)8:37.86
263 Yoshitaka Iwamizu Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)8:39.03
273 Boštjan Buč Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)8:40.56
281 Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieaux Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)8:41.85
293 Alberto Paulo Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)8:43.13
302 Rob Watson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)8:44.73
311 Per Jacobsen Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)8:44.80
323 Daniel Huling Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)8:46.79
331 Ángel Mullera Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)8:47.40
342 Youcef Abdi Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)8:49.88
352 Legese Lamiso Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)8:51.63
362 Joshua McAdams Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)9:02.19
1 Kyle Alcorn Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)DNF
3 Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)DNF
DSQ 3 Jamel Chatbi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)8:20.26Q [6]

Key: DNF = Did not finish, NR = National record, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

DSQ - Disqualified (Chatbi disqualified due to violation of anti-doping rules)

Final

Kenyan athletes led for much of the race 3000 steeple final Berlin 2009.jpg
Kenyan athletes led for much of the race
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Ezekiel Kemboi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:00.43 CR
Silver medal icon.svg Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:00.89PB
Bronze medal icon.svg Bouabdellah Tahri Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)8:01.18 AR
4 Paul Kipsiele Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:01.26SB
5 Yacob Jarso Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)8:12.13PB
6 Roba Gary Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)8:12.40
7 Brimin Kiprop Kipruto Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:12.61
8 Jukka Keskisalo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)8:14.47
9 Eliseo Martín Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)8:16.51SB
10 Tareq Mubarak Taher Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)8:17.08
11 Benjamin Kiplagat Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)8:17.82
12 Abubaker Ali Kamal Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)8:19.72
13 Ruben Ramolefi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)8:32.54
14 Mustafa Mohamed Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)8:35.77
Jamel Chatbi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)DNS [6]

Key: AR = Area record, CR = Championship record, DNS = Did not start, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

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