2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the 2019 World Championships
Venue Khalifa International Stadium
Dates1 October 2019 (heats)
4 October 2019 (final)
Competitors46 from 26 nations
Winning time8:01.35
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
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The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha from 1 to 4 October 2019. [1]

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The winning margin was 0.01 seconds which as of 2024 is the only time the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase has been won by less than 0.2 seconds at these championships.

Summary

Kenya considers the steeplechase to be their national sport. With defending champion Conseslus Kipruto, they qualified four to the final. the USA, with two Kenyan ex-pats and Ethiopia, also qualified all three of their entrants. This was only the second major championship since 2007 without perennial medalist Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad. Kipruto almost didn't make it. A stress fracture in April would sideline him for months, but he builds a primitive swimming pool at his home in Mosoriot Kenya to do aqua training until he could run again. [2]

While they are a neighboring long-distance running rival, Ethiopia does not have the same successful track record in the steeplechase, but was encouraged by Getnet Wale winning the 2019 IAAF Diamond League. Here the Ethiopians took to the lead. Chala Beyo took the point first with Wale, and Kipruto pushing the pace out front. After two laps, Wale took over. Beyo would not finish. Starting slower, Lamecha Girma ran in the middle of the pack for a while before moving forward to take over leading duties for the team. The fast pace dropped off many of the runners, the lead pack dwindling to the entire Kenyan team, Hillary Bor, Djilali Bedrani, returning silver medalist Soufiane El Bakkali, Wale and Girma. With two laps to go, Kipruto moved out to the lead and looked around for his teammates to join him, but help did not come forward. Instead, Wale moved ahead again and El Bakkali planted himself on Kipruto's shoulder. As the pace increased, the other three Kenyan's fell off the back of the pack. Bedrani and Bor were the next to go. It was a four-man group at the bell with Girma on the tail end. Through the penultimate turn, El Bakkali took the lead. For most of the last decade, the steeplechase was decided by a devastating move off the first barrier on the backstretch, usually by Ezekiel Kemboi. It is where Kipruto won the race in 2017 and the Olympics in 2016. Here, coming off the barrier, Kipruto gained a couple of feet on Wale but El Bakkali remained in command. Instead, Girma ran around the group and into the lead. Kipruto tried to react, passing El Bakkali over the water jump. Wale had no answer for the speed and the medalists were decided. Going into the final barrier, Girma opened up two metres on Kipruto. Coming off the barrier, Kipruto launched into a sprint gaining slightly on Girma. Desperately looking for the finish Girma dipped a little early, Kipruto dipped like a seasoned professional hurdler. In the photo finish, Kipruto took the gold by .01. 18-year-old Girma got the consolation prize of the Ethiopian national record that 19-year-old Wale had improved twice already in 2019.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: [3]

World record Flag of Qatar.svg  Saif Saaeed Shaheen  (QAT)7:53.63 Brussels, Belgium 3 September 2004
Championship record Flag of Kenya.svg  Ezekiel Kemboi  (KEN)8:00.43 Berlin, Germany 18 August 2009
World LeadingFlag of Morocco.svg  Soufiane El Bakkali  (MAR)8:04.82 Monaco 12 July 2019
African Record Flag of Kenya.svg  Brimin Kiprop Kipruto  (KEN)7:53.64Monaco22 July 2011
Asian Record Flag of Qatar.svg  Saif Saaeed Shaheen  (QAT)7:53.63Brussels, Belgium3 September 2004
North, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of the United States.svg  Evan Jager  (USA)8:00.45 Paris, France 4 July 2015
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  Mahiedine Mekhissi  (FRA)8:00.09Paris, France6 July 2013
Oceanian record Flag of New Zealand.svg  Peter Renner  (NZL)8:14.05 Koblenz, West Germany 29 August 1984

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 8:29.00. [4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows: [5]

DateTimeRound
1 October18:15 Heats
4 October21:45 Final

Results

Heats

The first three in each heat (Q) and the next six fastest (q) qualified for the final. [6]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Getnet Wale Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)8:12.96Q
21 Djilali Bedrani Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)8:13.02Q
31 Leonard Kipkemoi Bett Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:13.07Q
41 Matthew Hughes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)8:13.12q, SB
51 Fernando Carro Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)8:13.56q
62 Lamecha Girma Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)8:16.64Q
72 Soufiane El Bakkali Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)8:17.96Q
82 Abraham Kibiwott Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:18.46Q
92 Andrew Bayer Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)8:18.66q
101 Stanley Kebenei Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)8:19.02q
113 Conseslus Kipruto Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:19.20Q
123 Benjamin Kigen Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:19.44Q
133 Hillary Bor Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)8:20.67Q
143 Chala Beyo Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)8:21.09q
151 Zak Seddon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)8:22.51q
162 Albert Chemutai Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)8:23.08
173 Ibrahim Ezzaydouni Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)8:23.99
183 Benjamin Kiplagat Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)8:24.44 SB
191 Yohanes Chiappinelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)8:24.73
203 Avinash Sable Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)8:25.23qR, NR
212 Altobeli da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)8:25.34 SB
221 Amor Ben Yahia Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)8:26.12 SB
232 Yemane Haileselassie Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)8:26.58
241 Martin Grau Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)8:26.79 SB
251 Tom Erling Kårbø Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)8:27.01 PB
261 Boniface Abel Sikowo Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)8:27.96
272 Osama Zoghlami Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)8:28.57
282 Daniel Arce Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)8:31.69
293 Topi Raitanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)8:32.44
303 Ryan Smeeton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)8:32.53
312 Karl Bebendorf Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)8:32.58
322 John Gay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)8:33.74
333 Carlos San Martín Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)8:35.10
342 Bilal Tabti Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)8:35.15
353 Salem Mohamed Attiaallah Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)8:35.18
361 Abdelkarim Ben Zahra Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)8:36.67
373 Yoann Kowal Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)8:37.90
383 Takele Nigate Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)8:38.34
391 Kaur Kivistik Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)8:39.26
403 Yaser Bagharab Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)8:39.65
412 Rantso Mokopane Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)8:42.22
422 Ben Buckingham Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)8:42.86
432 Krystian Zalewski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)8:51.79
443 Otmane Nait-Hammou IAAF flag (2017).svg  Athlete Refugee Team  (ART)9:30.17
1 Fouad Idbafdil IAAF flag (2017).svg  Athlete Refugee Team  (ART) DNF
3 Mohamed Tindouft Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)

Final

The final was started on 4 October at 21:45. [7]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Conseslus Kipruto Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:01.35 WL
Silver medal icon.svg Lamecha Girma Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)8:01.36 NR
Bronze medal icon.svg Soufiane El Bakkali Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)8:03.76 SB
4 Getnet Wale Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)8:05.21 PB
5 Djilali Bedrani Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)8:05.23 PB
6 Benjamin Kigen Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:06.95
7 Abraham Kibiwott Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:08.52
8 Hillary Bor Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)8:09.33
9 Leonard Kipkemoi Bett Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:10.64
10 Stanley Kebenei Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)8:11.15 SB
11 Fernando Carro Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)8:12.31
12 Andrew Bayer Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)8:12.47 PB
13 Avinash Sable Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)8:21.37 NR
14 Matthew Hughes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)8:24.78
15 Zak Seddon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)8:40.23
Chala Beyo Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH) DNF

References

  1. Start list
  2. "Against all odds, Kipruto claims his most treasured gold | FEATURE | World Athletics".
  3. "3000 Metres Steeplechasse Men − Records". IAAF . Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. "Competitions Entry Standards 2019 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019". iaaf.org. 2 August 2019.
  5. "3000 Metres Steeplechase Men − Timetable". IAAF . Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  6. "Heats results" (PDF).
  7. "Final results" (PDF).