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

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Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the 2015 World Championships
Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi Beijing 2015.jpg
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates24 August (heats)
26 August (final)
Competitors45 from 26 nations
Winning time9:19.11
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
  2013
2017  

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]

Contents

Summary

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

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

World record Flag of Russia.svg  Gulnara Samitova-Galkina  (RUS)8:58.81 Beijing, China17 August 2008
Championship record Flag of Russia.svg  Yekaterina Volkova  (RUS)9:06.57 Osaka, Japan27 August 2007
World leadingFlag of Tunisia.svg  Habiba Ghribi  (TUN)9:11.28 Fontvieille, Monaco17 July 2015
African record Flag of Kenya.svg  Milcah Chemos Cheywa  (KEN)9:07.14 Oslo, Norway7 June 2012
Asian record Flag of Bahrain.svg  Ruth Jebet  (BHR)9:20.55 Zürich, Switzerland28 August 2014
NACAC record Flag of the United States.svg  Emma Coburn  (USA)9:11.42 Glasgow, United Kingdom12 July 2014
South American record Flag of Brazil.svg  Sabine Heitling  (BRA)9:41.22 London, United Kingdom25 July 2009
European record Flag of Russia.svg  Gulnara Samitova-Galkina  (RUS)8:58.81Beijing, China17 August 2008
Oceanian record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Donna MacFarlane  (AUS)9:18.35Oslo, Norway6 June 2008

Qualification standards

Entry standards [6]
9:44.00

Schedule

DateTimeRound
24 August 201509:45 Heats
26 August 201521:00 Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

KEY:QQualifiedqFastest non-qualifiersNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Habiba Ghribi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)9:24.38 Q
22 Gesa Felicitas Krause Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)9:24.92 Q
31 Hiwot Ayalew Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)9:25.55 Q
42 Rosefline Chepngetich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)9:25.91 Q, PB
53 Hyvin Jepkemoi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)9:26.19 Q
63 Sofia Assefa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)9:26.47 Q
73 Emma Coburn Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)9:27.19 Q
82 Lalita Babar Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)9:27.86 q, NR
93 Fadwa Sidi Madane Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)9:27.87 q, PB
103 Ruth Jebet Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)9:27.93 q
112 Salima El Ouali Alami Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)9:28.18 q
121 Virginia Nyambura Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)9:28.50 Q
132 Colleen Quigley Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)9:29.09 q
141 Stephanie Garcia Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)9:29.34 Q
152 Özlem Kaya Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)9:30.23 q, PB
161 Madeline Heiner Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)9:30.79
173 Etenesh Diro Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)9:31.97
181 Amina Bettiche Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)9:36.10 SB
191 Geneviève Lalonde Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)9:36.83
202 Mariya Shatalova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)9:36.87 PB
211 Maruša Mišmaš Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)9:37.73
223 Genevieve LaCaze Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)9:39.35
233 Sandra Eriksson Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)9:39.64
242 Birtukan Fente Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)9:39.77
252 Erin Teschuk Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)9:40.07 PB
262 Victoria Mitchell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)9:43.73
273 Lucie Sekanová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)9:45.72
282 Silvia Danekova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)9:46.31
292 Sara Louise Treacy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)9:48.24
303 Klara Bodinson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)9:50.13
312 Charlotta Fougberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)9:50.79
321 Camilla Richardsson Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)9:53.13
331 Michelle Finn Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)9:55.27
341 Muriel Coneo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)9:55.53
353 Tuğba Güvenç Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)9:58.07
361 Lyudmila Lebedeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)9:58.65
371 Rosa Flanagan Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)10:00.71
383 Natalya Aristarkhova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)10:02.79
393 Kerry O'Flaherty Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)10:05.10
403 Zhang Xinyan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)10:13.25
412 Ekaterina Doseykina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)10:13.26
423 Rolanda Bell Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)10:33.78
1 Sviatlana Kudzelich Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR) DNF
1 Hanane Ouhaddou Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR) DQ R163.3b
1 Aisha Praught Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM) DQ R163.3b

Final

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

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

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