Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue Carrara Stadium
Dates11 April
Competitors10 from 6 nations
Winning time9:21.00
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
  2014
2022  

The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2018 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 11 April 2018. [1]

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: [2]

World record Flag of Bahrain.svg  Ruth Jebet  (BHR)8:52.78 Paris, France 27 August 2016
Games record Flag of Uganda.svg  Dorcus Inzikuru  (UGA)9:19.51 Melbourne, Australia 22 March 2006

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: [1]

DateTimeRound
Wednesday 11 April 201819:45Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With ten entrants, the event was held as a straight final. [2]

Final

RankOrderNameResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg1Flag of Jamaica.svg  Aisha Praught-Leer  (JAM)9:21.00
Silver medal icon.svg10Flag of Kenya.svg  Celliphine Chepteek Chespol  (KEN)9:22.61
Bronze medal icon.svg8Flag of Kenya.svg  Purity Cherotich Kirui  (KEN)9:25.74
42Flag of England.svg  Rosie Clarke  (ENG)9:36.29
54Flag of Australia.svg  Genevieve LaCaze  (AUS)9:42.69
63Flag of Kenya.svg  Fancy Cherono  (KEN)9:46.27 PB
77Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Geneviève Lalonde  (CAN)9:46.68
86Flag of England.svg  Iona Lake  (ENG)9:58.92
99Flag of Australia.svg  Victoria Mitchell  (AUS)10:12.59
105Flag of Scotland.svg  Lennie Waite  (SCO)10:21.72

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References

  1. 1 2 "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Women's 3000m steeplechase". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 Athletics | Men's 3000m Steeplechase - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.