Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics Paris - Women's 3000mn Steeplechase, Finale - 04.jpg
The final of the event.
Venue Stade de France, Paris, France [1]
Dates
  • 4 August 2024 (round 1)
  • 6 August 2024 (final)
Winning time8:52.76 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Winfred Yavi Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Silver medal icon.svg Peruth Chemutai Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Bronze medal icon.svg Faith Cherotich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
  2020
2028  

The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in two rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 4 and 6 August 2024. This was fifth time that the women's 3000 metres steeplechase was contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 36 athletes qualified for the event by entry standard or ranking.

The winning margin was 0.58 seconds - the first time the women's steeplechase was won by less than a second at the Olympics.

Summary

Defending champion Peruth Chemutai returns as the world leader for the season, barely ahead of world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech who is also the 2019 world champion and 2023 silver medalist. 2023 gold medalist Winfred Yavi also entered. Those three athletes were the individual heat winners. 2022 world champion was Norah Jeruto, 2019 bronze Gesa Krause and 2023 bronze Faith Cherotich but the rest of the recent podiums were missing. Valerie Constien, Faith Cherotich, Alice Finot and Courtney Wayment were high on the world list. [2]

From the gun, a pack of Chemutai, Chepkoech, Cherotich and Sembo Almayew went to the front with Chemutai on point. After the four formed a break a lap into the race, Yavi, on the front of the second group, bridged the small gap to tag onto the back of the pack. Chepkoech took over the lead for the next three laps, when Chemutai moved up again. Almayew moved up to her shoulder. Yavi moved up around a struggling Cherotich to stay in contact. With two laps to go, Almayew struggled to keep pace and Yavi moved up again. At the bell Chemutai, Chepkoech and Yavi were in a close pack in that order. Through the turn, Yavi moved up behind Chemutai. Down the backstretch, those two separated. Chepkoech was broken, Cherotich went by. Through the final water jump Chemutai held the inside line and the advantage. Behind them Alice Finot, running fastest of all of them, picked off Alamyew and a fading Chepkoech, setting her sights on Cherotich. Going in to the final barrier, Yavi got past Chemutai but then stutter-stepped, both jumping high over the barrier together. Who would have the speed at the end? At first it looked like Chemutai had the advantage, but not known as a fast finisher, Yavi exhibited better sprint form and speed, pulling away for the gold. Cherotich held off Finot for bronze. [3]

It was a new Olympic Record for Yavi, [4] the #4 performance of all time (though she already holds #2). Chemutai improved upon her own National Record. Cherotich moved up to #13 and the #7 performer. Finot was #23, #11 performer and the European Record plus the French record at home. Even further back Elizabeth Bird became the #19 performer with a new British Record and Lomi Muleta became #22.

Background

The women's 3000 metres steeplechase debutted at the 2008 Olympics. [4]

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
RecordAthlete (Nation)Time (s)LocationDate
World record Flag of Kenya.svg  Beatrice Chepkoech  (KEN)8:44.32 [5] Fontvieille, Monaco20 July 2018
Olympic record Flag of Russia.svg  Gulnara Galkina  (RUS)8:58.81 Beijing, China17 August 2008
World leadingFlag of Uganda.svg  Peruth Chemutai  (UGA)8:55.09 [6] Eugene, United States25 May 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics [7]
Area RecordAthlete (Nation)Time (s)
Africa ( records )Flag of Kenya.svg  Beatrice Chepkoech  (KEN)8:44.32 WR
Asia ( records )Flag of Bahrain.svg  Winfred Yavi  (BHR)8:50.66
Europe ( records )Flag of Russia.svg  Gulnara Galkina  (RUS)8:58.81
North, Central America
and Caribbean
( records )
Flag of the United States.svg  Courtney Frerichs  (USA)8:57.77
Oceania ( records )Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Genevieve Lacaze  (AUS)9:14.28
South America ( records )Flag of Brazil.svg  Tatiane Raquel da Silva  (BRA)9:24.38

The following records were set during the event:

CountryAthleteRoundTimeNotes
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Winfred Yavi Final8:52.76 OR

Qualification

For the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. [8] 36 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 9:23.00 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event. [8]

Results

Round 1

Round 1 was held on 4 August, starting at 10:05 (UTC+2) in the morning. [1]

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Peruth Chemutai Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 9:10.51 Q
2 Faith Cherotich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 9:10.57 Q
3 Gesa Krause Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9:10.68 Q, SB
4 Courtney Wayment Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9:10.72 Q
5 Lomi Muleta Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 9:10.73 Q, PB
6 Marwa Bouzayani Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 9:10.91 PB
7 Carolina Robles Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9:22.48
8 Parul Chaudhary Flag of India.svg  India 9:23.39 SB
9 Aneta Konieczek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9:24.43 PB
10 Daisy Jepkemei Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 9:24.69
11 Aimee Pratt Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 9:27.26 SB
12 Regan Yee Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9:27.81

[9]

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Winfred Yavi Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 9:15.11 Q
2 Sembo Almayew Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 9:15.42 Q
3 Valerie Constien Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9:16.33 Q
4 Elizabeth Bird Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 9:16.46 Q
5 Norah Jeruto Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 9:16.46 Q, SB
6 Olivia Gürth Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9:16.47 PB
7 Ceili McCabe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9:20.71
8 Kinga Królik Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9:26.61 PB
9 Luiza Gega Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 9:27.41
10 Flavie Renouard Flag of France.svg  France 9:27.70 SB
11 Cara Feain-Ryan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9:28.72 PB
12 Jackline Chepkoech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 9:35.56

[10]

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Beatrice Chepkoech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 9:13.56 Q
2 Alice Finot Flag of France.svg  France 9:14.78 Q
3 Lea Meyer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9:14.85 Q, PB
4 Alicja Konieczek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9:16.51 Q, NR
5 Irene Sánchez-Escribano Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9:17.39 Q, PB
6 Ilona Mononen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9:22.77 NR
7 Marisa Howard Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9:24.78
8 Stella Rutto Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 9:31.23
9 Amy Cashin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9:32.93
10 Tatiane Raquel da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 9:33.96 SB
11 Belén Casetta Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 9:34.78
12 Xu Shuangshuang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9:43.50

[11]

Final

The final is scheduled to be held on 6 August, starting at 21:10 (UTC+2) in the evening. [1]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Winfred Yavi Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 8:52.76 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Peruth Chemutai Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 8:53.34
NR
Bronze medal icon.svg Faith Cherotich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8:55.15 PB
4 Alice Finot Flag of France.svg  France 8:58.67 ER
5 Sembo Almayew Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 9:00.83 SB
6 Beatrice Chepkoech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 9:04.24
7 Elizabeth Bird Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 9:04.35 NR
8 Lomi Muleta Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 9:06.07 PB
9 Norah Jeruto Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 9:08.97 SB
10 Lea Meyer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9:09.59 PB
11 Irene Sánchez-Escribano Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9:10.43 PB
12 Courtney Wayment Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9:13.60
13 Alicja Konieczek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9:21.31
14 Gesa Felicitas Krause Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9:26.96
15 Valerie Constien Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9:34.08
Source: [12]

References

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  2. https://worldathletics.org/records/toplists/middlelong/3000-metres-steeplechase/all/women/senior/2024?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229524&ageCategory=senior
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