2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the 2019 World Championships
Beatrice Chepkoech at Doha 2019.jpg
Beatrice Chepkoech competing in the final.
Venue Khalifa International Stadium
Dates27 September (heats)
30 September (final)
Competitors42 from 26 nations
Winning time8:57.84
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
  2017
2022  
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The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, from 27 to 30 September 2019. [1]

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Summary

World record holder Beatrice Chepkoech captured her first world title with a dominant performance in the women’s 3000 metres steeplechase at the World Championships in Doha. The 28-year-old Kenyan led the race from start to finish crossing the line in 8 minutes 57.84 seconds setting a championship record. At one point she led the field by 60 metres before defending champion Emma Coburn attempted to reign her in. The American, Coburn, captured the silver medal running a personal best of 9:03.35 finishing four and one-half seconds behind Chepkoech. Germany’s Gesa Felicitas Krause ran 9:03.30 to take the bronze medal for the second time at a world championship event and also set a new national record. Bahrain’s Winifred Yavi just missed the medal podium running a personal best of 9:05.68 to finish fourth.

Two other national records were established during the race; Denmark’s Anna Emilie Møller finished seventh with a time of 9:13.46 and Albania’s Luiza Gega ran 9:19.93 to finished ninth.

Race Details

When the gun sounded to start the final, Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech wasted no time stepping off to the lead and quickly establishing an expanding gap between herself and the field; 15 metres by the first barrier, 20 metres in the first lap. This caused a seven-woman pack to form led by Bahrain's Winfred Yavi with top challengers Hyvin Kiyeng, defending champion Emma Coburn, and Peruth Chemutai tucked in behind Yavi. The pack was running at a brisk pace, too, but after one kilometre found themselves seven seconds behind Chepkoech.

Chepkoech covered the first kilometre in 2:52.95. She ran her second kilometre in 3:02.34 for a 2,000 metres time of 5:55.28.

At the 6:34 mark Chepkoech opened up a 60 metre lead over the field. Thirty seconds later, at the 7:04 mark, the American Coburn would make a bold move to separate herself from the pack and chase down the leader. The defending champion ran her final kilometre in 2:57 cutting Chepkoech lead by one-half, but it was too great a distance to overcome finishing four and one-half seconds behind the leader.

Chepkoech ran the final kilometer in 3:02.56 to finish at 8:57.84, capturing gold and establishing a championship record.

Fresh off her 2000 metres steeplechase world record a month earlier, Gesa Felicitas Krause ran a spectacular final lap passing two runners, Kiyeng and Yavi, to pick up the bronze medal.

Coburn improved her standing to #8 of all time fastest women's steeplechase list. Krause set her German national record and moved to #9 on the list; Yavi moved up to #11. Anna Emilie Møller set a Danish national record in her preliminary heat and then improved upon it in the final. Finally, Luiza Gega set an Albanian national record.

Of note, at the 6:26 mark and then in fifth place, Kenya's Celliphine Chespol withdrew from the race; she crossed over a water jump and appeared to have injured herself.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: [2]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World record 8:44.32 Beatrice Chepkoech Flag of Kenya.svg KEN 20 Jul 2018 Monaco
Championship 9:02.58 Emma Coburn Flag of the United States.svg USA 11 Aug 2017 London, Great Britain
World leading8:55.58 Beatrice Chepkoech Flag of Kenya.svg KEN 30 Jun 2019 Palo Alto, California, US
African 8:44.32 Beatrice Chepkoech Flag of Kenya.svg KEN 20 Jul 2018 Monaco
Asian 8:52.78 Ruth Jebet Flag of Bahrain.svg BHR 27 Aug 2016 Saint-Denis, France
NACAC 9:00.85 Courtney Frerichs Flag of the United States.svg USA 20 Jul 2018 Monaco
South American 9:25.99 Belén Casetta Flag of Argentina.svg ARG 11 Aug 2017 London, Great Britain
European 8:58.81 Gulnara Samitova-Galkina Flag of Russia.svg RUS 17 Aug 2008 Beijing, China
Oceanian 9:14.28 Genevieve Lacaze Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS 27 Aug 2016Saint-Denis, France

Schedule

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

DateTimeRound
27 September18:55 Heats
30 September21:50 Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the final. [4]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Beatrice Chepkoech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)9:18.01Q
22 Courtney Frerichs Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)9:18.42Q
32 Gesa Felicitas Krause Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)9:18.82Q
42 Anna Emilie Møller Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)9:18.92q, NR
51 Peruth Chemutai Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)9:21.98Q
61 Emma Coburn Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)9:23.40Q
71 Celliphine Chepteek Chespol Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)9:24.22Q
81 Mekides Abebe Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)9:27.61q, PB
91 Genevieve Gregson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)9:27.74q, SB
102 Luiza Gega Flag of Albania.svg  Albania  (ALB)9:28.32q
111 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)9:28.84q
123 Hyvin Kiyeng Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)9:29.15Q
133 Winfred Mutile Yavi Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)9:29.40Q
143 Maruša Mišmaš Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)9:29.68Q
151 Geneviève Lalonde Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)9:30.01q
162 Elizabeth Bird Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)9:30.13 PB
172 Allie Ostrander Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)9:30.85 PB
183 Fancy Cherono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)9:32.34
193 Yekaterina Ivonina ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes  (ANA)9:35.59 SB
203 Irene Sánchez-Escribano Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)9:37.34
211 Aimee Pratt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)9:38.91 PB
223 Zerfe Wondemagegn Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)9:40.92
231 Xu Shuangshuang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)9:42.23
241 Adva Cohen Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)9:42.92
253 Zhang Xinyan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)9:43.75
261 Anna Tropina ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes  (ANA)9:44.06
272 Paige Campbell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)9:44.80 PB
281 Alicja Konieczek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)9:44.96
293 Belén Casetta Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)9:45.07
302 Michelle Finn Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)9:47.44
313 Marwa Bouzayani Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)9:47.78
321 Özlem Kaya Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)9:48.08
333 Regan Yee Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)9:48.56
343 Rosie Clarke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)9:49.18
352 Lomi Muleta Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)9:49.28
363 Georgia Winkcup Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)9:50.21
372 Viktória Wagner-Gyürkés Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)9:52.11
382 Camilla Richardsson Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)9:53.06
392 Reimi Yoshimura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)9:55.72
402 Maria Bernard-Galea Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)9:57.03
411 Ophélie Claude-Boxberger Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)10:05.10
422 Tuğba Güvenç Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)10:13.79
3 Colleen Quigley Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) DNS

Final

The final was started on 30 September at 21:50. [5]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Beatrice Chepkoech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)8:57.84 CR
Silver medal icon.svg Emma Coburn Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)9:02.35 PB
Bronze medal icon.svg Gesa Felicitas Krause Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)9:03.30 NR
4 Winfred Mutile Yavi Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)9:05.68 PB
5 Peruth Chemutai Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)9:11.08 SB
6 Courtney Frerichs Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)9:11.27
7 Anna Emilie Møller Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)9:13.46 NR
8 Hyvin Kiyeng Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)9:13.53
9 Luiza Gega Flag of Albania.svg  Albania  (ALB)9:19.93 NR
10 Genevieve Gregson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)9:23.84 SB
11 Mekides Abebe Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)9:25.66 SB
12 Maruša Mišmaš Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)9:25.80
13 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)9:29.41
14 Geneviève Lalonde Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)9:32.92
Celliphine Chepteek Chespol Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN) DNF

References

  1. "Start list" (PDF).
  2. "3000 Metres Steeplechase Women − Records". IAAF . Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. "3000 Metres Steeplechase Women − Timetable". IAAF . Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. "Women's 3000 metres steeplechase − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  5. "Final results" (PDF).