| Event: | 3000 metres steeplechase |
| Image Upright: | 1.15 |
| Ormen: |  Conseslus Kipruto 8:03.28 (2016) |
| Crmen: | Ezekiel Kemboi 8:00.43 (2009) |
| Wrwomen: | Beatrice Chepkoech 8:44.32 (2018) |
| Orwomen: |  Winfred Yavi 8:52.76 (2024) |
| Crwomen: |  Norah Jeruto 8:53.02 (2022) |
The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the horse racing steeplechase.
It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and it is also an event recognized by World Athletics.[1] The obstacles for men are 36inches high, and for women, they are 30inches high.
The water jump consists of a barrier followed by a pit of water with a landing area defined as follows: The pit is 3.66 m (12 feet) square. The pit's forward-direction measurement starts from the approach edge of the barrier and ends at the point where the water jump slope reaches the flat surface of the steeple pathway. The rulebook simply but clearly states, "The water jump, including the hurdle, shall be 3.66 m in length." Pits have an upward slope; the water is deeper near the barrier and is within 2 cm of ground level at the departure end. That slope begins approximately forward of the barrier, at which point the water is deep.
The length of the race is usually 30002NaN2; junior and some masters events are 20002NaN2, as women's events used to be. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. During the race, each runner must clear a total of 28 ordinary barriers and seven water jumps. This entails seven complete laps after starting with a fraction of a lap run without barriers. The water jump is located on the back turn, either inside the inner lane or outside the outer lane. If it is on the outside, then each of the seven laps is longer than the standard 400 m, and the starting point is on the home straight. If the water jump is on the inside, each lap is shorter than 400 m, and the starting point is on the back straight, so the water jump and barrier in the home straight are bypassed in the first half lap at the start.
Unlike those used in hurdling, steeplechase barriers do not fall over if hit, and the rules allow an athlete to negotiate the barrier by any means, so many runners step on top of them. Four barriers are spaced around the track on level ground, and a fifth barrier at the top of the second turn (fourth barrier in a complete lap from the finish line) is the water jump. The slope of the water jump rewards runners with more jumping ability, because a longer jump results in a shallower landing in the water.
See also: 3000 metres steeplechase world record progression.
| Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 3000m steeplechase times and the top 25 athletes: | |
| - denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 3000m steeplechase times | |
| - denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 3000m steeplechase times, by repeat athletes | |
| - denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 3000m steeplechase times |
| Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7:52.11 | Lamecha Girma | 9 June 2023 | Paris | [3] | |
| 2 | 2 | 7:53.63 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen1 | 3 September 2004 | Brussels | ||
| 3 | 3 | 7:53.64 | Brimin Kipruto | 22 July 2011 | Monaco | [4] | |
| 4 | 4 | 7:54.31 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | 31 May 2012 | Rome | ||
| 5 | 5 | 7:55.28 | Brahim Boulami | 24 August 2001 | Brussels | ||
| 6 | 7:55.51 | Shaheen #2 | 26 August 2005 | Brussels | |||
| 6 | 7 | 7:55.72 | Bernard Barmasai | 24 August 1997 | Cologne | ||
| 7 | 8 | 7:55.76 | Ezekiel Kemboi | 22 July 2011 | Monaco | ||
| 8 | 9 | 7:56.16 | Moses Kiptanui | 24 August 1997 | Cologne | ||
| 10 | 7:56.32 | Shaheen #3 | 3 July 2006 | Athens | |||
| 11 | 7:56.34 | Shaheen #4 | 8 July 2005 | Rome | |||
| 12 | 7:56.37 | Koech #2 | 8 July 2005 | Rome | |||
| 13 | 7:56.54 | Shaheen #5 | 18 August 2006 | Zürich | |||
| 14 | 7:56.58 | Koech #3 | 11 May 2012 | Doha | |||
| 9 | 15 | 7:56.68 | Soufiane El Bakkali | 28 May 2023 | Rabat | [5] | |
| 10 | 16 | 7:56.81 | Richard Mateelong | 11 May 2012 | Doha | ||
| 17 | 7:56.94 | Shaheen #6 | 19 September 2004 | Monaco | |||
| 18 | 7:57.28 | Shaheen #7 | 14 June 2005 | Athens | |||
| 11 | 19 | 7:57.29 | Reuben Kosgei | 24 August 2001 | Brussels | ||
| 20 | 7:57.32 | Koech #4 | 22 July 2011 | Monaco | |||
| 21 | 7:57.38 | Shaheen #8 | 14 September 2003 | Monaco | |||
| 22 | 7:57.42 | Koech #5 | 14 September 2003 | Monaco | |||
| 23 | 7:58.09 | Boulami #2 | 19 July 2002 | Monaco | |||
| 24 | 7:58.10 | Shaheen #9 | 19 July 2002 | Monaco | |||
| 25 | 7:58.15 | El Bakkali #2 | 20 July 2018 | Monaco | [6] | ||
| 12 | 7:58.41 | Jairus Birech | 5 September 2014 | Brussels | [7] | ||
| 13 | 7:59.08 | 13 August 1997 | Zürich | ||||
| 14 | 8:00.09 | 6 July 2013 | Saint-Denis | [8] | |||
| 15 | 8:00.12 | 5 June 2016 | Birmingham | [9] | |||
| 16 | 8:00.45 | 4 July 2015 | Saint-Denis | [10] | |||
| 17 | 8:01.18 | 18 August 2009 | Berlin | [11] | |||
| 18 | 8:01.67 | 31 May 2012 | Rome | ||||
| 19 | 8:01.69 | 24 August 2001 | Brussels | ||||
| 20 | 8:02.36 | 7 July 2024 | Paris | [12] | |||
| 7 July 2024 | Paris | [13] | |||||
| 22 | 8:03.41 | 24 August 1997 | Cologne | ||||
| 23 | 8:03.57 | 23 June 2000 | Saint-Denis | ||||
| 18 May 2013 | Shanghai | ||||||
| 25 | 8:03.74 | 18 August 2000 | Monaco |
1 Until 2002 he was known as Stephen Cherono, and represented Kenya.
The following athletes had their performance (inside 7:55.00) annulled due to doping offences:
| Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8:44.32 | 20 July 2018 | Monaco | [15] | ||
| 2 | 2 | 8:44.39 | Winfred Yavi | 30 August 2024 | Rome | [16] | |
| 3 | 3 | 8:48.03 | Peruth Chemutai | 30 August 2024 | Rome | ||
| 4 | 8:50.66 | Yavi #2 | 16 September 2023 | Eugene | [17] | ||
| 5 | 8:51.67 | B. Chepkoech #2 | 16 September 2023 | Eugene | |||
| 6 | 8:52.76 | Yavi #3 | 6 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | [18] | ||
| 4 | 7 | 8:52.78 | Ruth Jebet | 27 August 2016 | Saint-Denis | [19] | |
| 5 | 8 | 8:53.02 | Norah Jeruto | 20 July 2022 | Eugene | [20] | |
| 9 | 8:53.34 | Chemutai #2 | 6 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | |||
| 10 | 8:53.65 | Jeruto #2 | 21 August 2021 | Eugene | |||
| 11 | 8:54.29 | Yavi #4 | 27 August 2023 | Budapest | [21] | ||
| 6 | 12 | 8:54.61 | Werkuha Getachew | 20 July 2022 | Eugene | [22] | |
| 13 | 8:55.09 | Chemutai #3 | 25 May 2024 | Eugene | [23] | ||
| 14 | 8:55.10 | B. Chepkoech #3 | 31 August 2018 | Brussels | |||
| 7 | 15 | 8:55.15 | Faith Cherotich | 6 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | ||
| 16 | 8:55.29 | Jebet #2 | 24 August 2017 | Zürich | |||
| 17 | 8:55.40 | B. Chepkoech #4 | 20 April 2024 | Xiamen | [24] | ||
| 18 | 8:55.58 | B. Chepkoech #5 | 30 June 2019 | Stanford | |||
| 8 | 19 | 8:56.08 | Mekides Abebe | 20 July 2022 | Eugene | [25] | |
| 20 | 8:56.51 | B. Chepkoech #6 | 25 May 2024 | Eugene | |||
| 21 | 8:56.55 | Yavi #5 | 18 June 2022 | Paris | [26] | ||
| 9 | 22 | 8:57.35 | Jackline Chepkoech | 23 July 2023 | London | [27] | |
| 23 | 8:57.65 | Cherotich #2 | 30 August 2024 | Rome | |||
| 10 | 24 | 8:57.77 | Courtney Frerichs | 21 August 2021 | Eugene | [28] | |
| 25 | 8:57.84 | B. Chepkoech #7 | 30 September 2019 | Doha | |||
| 11 | 8:58.67 | Alice Finot | 6 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | |||
| 12 | 8:58.78 | Celliphine Chespol | 26 May 2017 | Eugene | [29] | ||
| 13 | 8:58.81 | Gulnara Galkina | 17 August 2008 | Beijing | [30] | ||
| 14 | 9:00.01 | Hyvin Kiyeng | 28 May 2016 | Eugene | [31] | ||
| 15 | 9:00.71 | Sembo Almayew | 2 June 2023 | Florence | [32] | ||
| 16 | 9:02.35 | Emma Coburn | 30 September 2019 | Doha | [33] | ||
| 17 | 9:03.22 | Valerie Constien | 27 June 2024 | Eugene | [34] | ||
| 18 | 9:03.30 | Gesa-Felicitas Krause | 30 September 2019 | Doha | |||
| 19 | 9:04.35 | Elizabeth Bird | 6 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | |||
| 20 | 9:04.61 | Zerfe Wondemagegn | 2 June 2023 | Florence | |||
| 21 | 9:04.93 | Marwa Bouzayani | 30 August 2024 | Rome | |||
| 22 | 9:05.36 | Habiba Ghribi | 11 September 2015 | Brussels | [35] | ||
| 23 | 9:06.07 | Lomi Muleta | 6 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | |||
| 24 | 9:06.37 | Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimšek | 27 August 2023 | Budapest | [36] | ||
| 25 | 9:06.50 | Courtney Wayment | 27 June 2024 | Eugene |
The following athletes had their performances (inside 9:06.50) annulled due to doping offences:
| Year | Time | Athlete | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8:24.2 | Stockholm | ||
| 1969 | 8:22.2 | Kyiv | ||
| 1970 | 8:21.98 | Berlin | ||
| 1971 | 8:24.0 | Adelaide | ||
| 1972 | 8:20.8 | Helsinki | ||
| 1973 | 8:13.91 | Helsinki | ||
| 1974 | 8:14.2 | Helsinki | ||
| 1975 | 8:09.70 | Stockholm | ||
| 1976 | 8:08.02 | Montréal | ||
| 1977 | 8:14.05 | Stockholm | ||
| 1978 | 8:05.4 | Seattle | ||
| 1979 | 8:17.92 | Champaign | ||
| 1980 | 8:09.70 | Moscow | ||
| 1981 | 8:12.32 | Zagreb | ||
| 1982 | 8:16.17 | Koblenz | ||
| 1983 | 8:12.37 | Berlin | ||
| 1984 | 8:07.62 | Brussels | ||
| 1985 | 8:09.17 | Koblenz | ||
| 1986 | 8:10.01 | Brussels | ||
| 1987 | 8:08.57 | Rome | ||
| 1988 | 8:05.51 | Seoul | ||
| 1989 | 8:05.35 | Stockholm | ||
| 1990 | 8:10.95 | Hengelo | ||
| 1991 | 8:06.46 | Brussels | ||
| 1992 | 8:02.08 | Zürich | ||
| 1993 | 8:06.36 | Stuttgart | ||
| 1994 | 8:08.80 | Zürich | ||
| 1995 | 7:59.18 | Zürich | ||
| 1996 | 8:05.68 | Milan | ||
| 1997 | 7:55.72 | Cologne | ||
| 1998 | 8:00.67 | Monaco | ||
| 1999 | 7:58.98 | Monaco | ||
| 2000 | 8:02.76 | Monaco | ||
| 2001 | 7:55.28 | Brussels | ||
| 2002 | 7:58.09 | Monaco | ||
| 2003 | 7:57.38 | Monaco | ||
| 2004 | 7:53.63 | Brussels | ||
| 2005 | 7:55.51 | Brussels | ||
| 2006 | 7:56.32 | Athens | ||
| 2007 | 7:58.80 | Brussels | ||
| 2008 | 8:00.57 | Heusden-Zolder | ||
| 2009 | 7:58.85 | Doha | ||
| 2010 | 8:00.90 | Brussels | ||
| 2011 | 7:53.64 | Monaco | ||
| 2012 | 7:54.31 | Rome | ||
| 2013 | 7:59.03 | Saint-Denis | ||
| 2014 | 7:58.41 | Brussels | ||
| 2015 | 7:58.83 | Saint-Denis | ||
| 2016 | 8:00.12 | Birmingham | ||
| 2017 | 8:01.29 | Monaco | ||
| 2018 | 7:58.15 | Monaco | ||
| 2019 | 8:01.35 | Doha | ||
| 2020 | 8:08.04 | Monaco | ||
| 2021 | 8:07.12 | Paris | ||
| 2022 | 7:58.28 | Rabat | ||
| 2023 | 7:52.11 | Paris | ||
| 2024 | 8:01.63 | Stockholm |
| Year | Time | Athlete | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 10:23.47 | Atlanta | ||
| 1997 | 10:30.90 | Indianapolis | ||
| 1998 | 9:55.28 | Bucharest | ||
| 1999 | 9:48.88 | Tula | ||
| 2000 | 9:48.88 | Reims | ||
| 2001 | 9:44.36 | Poznań | ||
| 2002 | 9:16.51 | Gdańsk | ||
| 2003 | 9:08.33 | Tula | ||
| 2004 | 9:01.59 | Iraklio | ||
| 2005 | 9:15.04 | Athens | ||
| 2006 | 9:17.15 | Athens | ||
| 2007 | 9:06.57 | Osaka | ||
| 2008 | 8:58.81 | Beijing | ||
| 2009 | 9:12.50 | Berlin | ||
| 2010 | 9:11.71 | Rome | ||
| 2011 | 9:07.03 | Daegu | ||
| 2012 | 9:05.02 | Stockholm | ||
| 2013 | 9:11.65 | Moscow | ||
| 2014 | 9:10.64 | Glasgow | ||
| 2015 | 9:05.36 | Brussels | ||
| 2016 | 8:52.78 | Saint-Denis | ||
| 2017 | 8:55.29 | Zürich | ||
| 2018 | 8:44.32 | Monaco | ||
| 2019 | 8:55.58 | Palo Alto | ||
| 2020 | 9:06.14 | Berlin | ||
| 2021 | 9:00.67 | Doha | ||
| 2022 | 8:53.02 | Eugene | ||
| 2023 | 8:50.66 | Eugene | ||
| 2024 | 8:44.39 | Rome |
Equal or superior to 8:30.00 min:
| Nation | Time | Athlete | Date | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:52.11 | Lamecha Girma | 9 June 2023 | Paris | ||
| 7:53.63 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen | 3 September 2004 | Brussels | ||
| 7:53.64 | Brimin Kipruto | 22 July 2011 | Monaco | ||
| 7:55.28 | Brahim Boulami | 24 August 2001 | Brussels | ||
| 8:00.09 | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | 6 July 2013 | Saint-Denis | ||
| 8:00.45 | Evan Jager | 4 July 2015 | Saint-Denis | ||
| 8:03.81 | 8 July 2010 | ||||
| 8:04.95 | 26 August 2005 | ||||
| 8:05.69 | Fernando Carro | 12 July 2019 | Monaco | ||
| 8:05.75 | 28 July 2007 | ||||
| 8:06.13 | 13 July 2009 | ||||
| 8:07.96 | 30 September 1988 | ||||
| 8:08.14 | 16 July 2002 | ||||
| 8:08.57 | 5 September 1989 | ||||
| 8:09.11 | 28 July 1976 | ||||
| 8:09.41 | 7 July 2024 | Paris | |||
| 8:09.48 | 11 August 1999 | ||||
| 8:09.64 | 7 July 2024 | Paris | |||
| 8:09.91 | 9 June 2023 | Paris | |||
| 8:09.91 | 7 July 2024 | Paris | |||
| 8:10.01 | 15 September 1986 | ||||
| 8:10.23 | 18 August 2000 | ||||
| 8:10.46 | 19 October 1997 | ||||
| 8:10.67 | 28 August 2009 | ||||
| 8:10.83 | 21 August 1999 | ||||
| 8:11.22 | Yemane Haileselassie | 8 June 2017 | Rome | ||
| 8:11.50 | Ruben Ramolefi | 29 August 2011 | Deagu | ||
| 8:11.64 | Matthew Hughes | 15 August 2013 | Moscow | ||
| 8:12.05 | 22 August 1997 | ||||
| 8:12.48 | 31 July 1980 | ||||
| 8:13.26 | 21 August 1999 | ||||
| 8:14.41 | 22 March 1995 | ||||
| 8:15.54 | 4 July 2003 | ||||
| 8:16.22 | 2 July 1993 | ||||
| 8:16.96 | 12 June 2003 | ||||
| 8:17.85 | 3 August 2012 | London | |||
| 8:17.97 | 21 July 1984 | Potsdam | |||
| 8:18.82 | 28 June 2024 | Luxembourg | |||
| 8:18.97 | 16 August 2008 | ||||
| 8:19.82 | Manuel Silva | 27 July 2004 | Stockholm | ||
| 8:20.42 | Ole Hesselbjerg | 8 June 2021 | Turku | ||
| 8:20.87 | José Peña | 1 September 2013 | Berlin | ||
| 8:20.87 | Mitko Tsenov | 12 June 2014 | Huelva | ||
| 8:21.55 | 28 June 2024 | Luxembourg | |||
| 8:21.75 | 19 July 1984 | Moscow | |||
| 8:21.76 | Nahuel Carabaña | 10 September 2023 | Zagreb | ||
| 8:21.83 | 10 June 2024 | Rome | |||
| 8:22.17 | Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim | 12 June 2021 | Nice | ||
| 8:22.2 | 19 August 1969 | Kyiv | |||
| 8:22.24 | Christian Belz | 4 June 2001 | Hengelo | ||
| 8:22.79 | Hosein Keyhani | 27 August 2018 | Jakarta | ||
| 8:23.02 | Ricardo Vera | 28 June 1992 | Hengelo | ||
| 8:24.01 | 15 September 1983 | ||||
| 8:24.09 | 30 August 1985 | ||||
| 8:24.13 | Artyom Kosinov | 11 June 2012 | Moscow | ||
| 8:24.14 | Itai Maggidi | 4 July 2008 | Longeville-lès-Metz | ||
| 8:25.2 | Aleksandr Vorobey | 6 July 1980 | Moscow | ||
| 8:25.49 | Godfrey Siamusiye | 16 July 1995 | Birmingham | ||
| 8:25.63 | Marcelo Cascabelo | 4 June 1989 | Belgrade | ||
| 8:25.66 | Carlos San Martín | 29 June 2021 | Castellón | ||
| 8:25.69 | Salvador Miranda | 8 July 2000 | Barakaldo | ||
| 8:26.16 | José Sanchez | 19 June 2009 | Havana | ||
| data-sort-value="19 June 1983" | 19 June 1983 31 July 1980 | Moscow Moscow | |||
| 8:27.88 | 29 May 1976 | Munich | |||
| 8:27.91 | Alexander Greaux | 10 July 2004 | Barakaldo | ||
| 8:28.0 | Sergey Skripka | 11 June 1977 | Moscow | ||
| 8:28.55 | Kaur Kivistik | 3 September 2019 | Zagreb | ||
| 8:28.67 | Mario Bazán | 16 August 2009 | Berlin | ||
| 8:28.80 | Vule Maksimović | 4 September 1989 | Budapest | ||
| 8:28.99 | Emilio Ulloa | 8 August 1984 | Los Angeles |
Equal or superior to 9:30.00 min: