2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase


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.

Summary

World record holder Beatrice Chepkoech wasted no time in the [|final], stepping off to the lead from the gun and quickly establishing an expanding gap, 15 metres by the first barrier, 20 in the first lap and well under her world record pace. A seven woman peloton formed running at a more reasonable pace, with Hyvin Kiyeng, Emma Coburn, Peruth Chemutai and Winfred Yavi on the front. One barrier before the next to last water jump, the defending champion Coburn took it smoother than Kiyeng and the others, establishing a break. By this point Chepkoech had 50 metres over Coburn. While Chepkoech noticeably slowed, her lead was far too great to overcome, winning by five seconds over Coburn. Fresh off her 2000 metres steeplechase world record a month earlier, Gesa Felicitas Krause picked up the bronze.
Chepkoech's 8:57.84 was a championship record. Coburn improved her standing as #8 of all time, Krause set her German national record and moved to #9 on the list. Yavi moved up to #11. Anna Emilie Møller set her Danish national record in the heats and improved upon it in the final. And Luiza Gega set her Albanian national record.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
RecordAthleteDateLocation
World record8:44.32Beatrice Chepkoech20 Jul 2018Monaco
Championship9:02.58Emma Coburn11 Aug 2017London, Great Britain
World leading8:55.58Beatrice Chepkoech30 Jun 2019Palo Alto, California, US
African8:44.32Beatrice Chepkoech20 Jul 2018Monaco
Asian8:52.78Ruth Jebet27 Aug 2016Saint-Denis, France
NACAC9:00.85Courtney Frerichs20 Jul 2018Monaco
South American9:25.99Belén Casetta11 Aug 2017London, Great Britain
European8:58.81Gulnara Samitova-Galkina17 Aug 2008Beijing, China
Oceanian9:14.28Genevieve Lacaze27 Aug 2016Saint-Denis, France

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time, was as follows:
DateTimeRound
27 September18:55Heats
30 September21:50Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 6 fastest advanced to the final.
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Beatrice Chepkoech9:18.01Q
22Courtney Frerichs9:18.42Q
32Gesa Felicitas Krause9:18.82Q
42Anna Emilie Møller9:18.92q, NR
51Peruth Chemutai9:21.98Q
61Emma Coburn9:23.40Q
71Celliphine Chepteek Chespol9:24.22Q
81Mekides Abebe9:27.61q,
91Genevieve Gregson9:27.74q,
102Luiza Gega9:28.32q
111Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal9:28.84q
123Hyvin Kiyeng9:29.15Q
133Winfred Mutile Yavi9:29.40Q
143Maruša Mišmaš9:29.68Q
151Geneviève Lalonde9:30.01q
162Elizabeth Bird9:30.13
172Allie Ostrander9:30.85
183Fancy Cherono9:32.34
193Yekaterina Ivonina9:35.59
203Irene Sánchez-Escribano9:37.34
211Aimee Pratt9:38.91
223Zerfe Wondemagegn9:40.92
231Xu Shuangshuang9:42.23
241Adva Cohen9:42.92
253Zhang Xinyan9:43.75
261Anna Tropina9:44.06
272Paige Campbell9:44.80
281Alicja Konieczek9:44.96
293Belén Casetta9:45.07
302Michelle Finn9:47.44
313Marwa Bouzayani9:47.78
321Özlem Kaya9:48.08
333Regan Yee9:48.56
343Rosie Clarke9:49.18
352Lomi Muleta9:49.28
363Georgia Winkcup9:50.21
372Viktória Wagner-Gyürkés9:52.11
382Camilla Richardsson9:53.06
392Reimi Yoshimura9:55.72
402Maria Bernard-Galea9:57.03
411Ophélie Claude-Boxberger10:05.10
422Tuğba Güvenç10:13.79
3Colleen Quigley

Final

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