3000 metres steeplechase world record progression
The official world records in the 3000 metres steeplechase are held by Saif Saaeed Shaheen of Qatar at 7:53.63 minutes for men and Ruth Jebet of Bahrain at 8:52.78 for women.
The first 3000 m steeplechase world record to be ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was a run of 8:49.6 minutes by Hungarian Sándor Rozsnyói in 1954.[1] There are earlier records of times run for the event, but none have been recognised by the IAAF. Sweden's Josef Ternström was one of the earliest men to complete the event in under ten minutes with his time of 9:49.8 minutes in 1914. Another Swede, Erik Elmsäter, dipped under nine minutes in 1944.[2] The first person to run the steeplechase in under eight minutes was Moses Kiptanui of Kenya, who ran it in 7:59.18 on 16 August 1995, in Zürich, Switzerland.
The women's 3000 m steeplechase was recognised as an official world record event at a much later date. It did not feature at the World Championships in Athletics until 2005 and made its Olympic debut in 2008. Following the recognition of the event, Justyna Bak's time of 9:25.31 minutes was ratified as the first official women's world record.[1] Earlier records also exist for women, with Romania's Daniela Petrescu having run the first sub-10-minute time of 9:55.28 minutes in 1998.[3] Current women's record holder Galkina-Samitova is the only woman to have run it under nine minutes.
On 16 August 2002, Brahim Boulami of Morocco ran 7:53.17 but this has not been ratified by the IAAF, as Boulami was banned for two years in 2003 after testing positive for EPO.[4]
A total of 32 men's and 7 women's world records have been ratified by the IAAF for the men's event.[1]
Men
Manual timing
| Time | Athlete | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:49.6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Sándor Rozsnyói (HUN) | Bern | 1954-08-28 |
| 8:47.8 |  Pentti Karvonen (FIN) | Helsinki | 1955-07-01 |
| 8:45.4 | Pentti Karvonen (FIN) | Oslo | 1955-07-15 |
| 8:45.4 |  Vasiliy Vlasenko (URS) | Moscow | 1955-08-18 |
| 8:41.2 |  Jerzy Chromik (POL) | Brno | 1955-08-31 |
| 8:40.2 | Jerzy Chromik (POL) | Budapest | 1955-09-11 |
| 8:39.8 | Semyon Rzhishchin (URS) | Moscow | 1956-08-14 |
| 8:35.6 | Sándor Rozsnyói (HUN) | Budapest | 1956-09-16 |
| 8:35.5 | Semyon Rzhishchin (URS) | Tallinn | 1958-07-21 |
| 8:32.0 | Jerzy Chromik (POL) | Warsaw | 1958-08-02 |
| 8:31.4 | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (POL) | Tula | 1960-06-26 |
| 8:31.2 | Grigoriy Taran (URS) | Kiev | 1961-05-28 |
| 8:30.4 | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (POL) | Wałcz | 1961-06-26 |
| 8:29.6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Gaston Roelants (BEL) | Leuven | 1963-09-07 |
| 8:26.4 | Gaston Roelants (BEL) | Leuven | 1965-08-07 |
| 8:24.2 | Jouko Kuha (FIN) | Stockholm | 1968-07-17 |
| 8:22.2 | Vladimir Dudin (URS) | Kiev | 1969-08-19 |
| 8:22.0 |  Kerry O'Brien (AUS) | Berlin | 1970-07-04 |
| 8:20.8 |  Anders Gärderud (SWE) | Helsinki | 1972-09-14 |
| 8:20.8 |  Ben Jipcho (KEN) | Lagos | 1973-01-15 |
| 8:19.1 | Ben Jipcho (KEN) | Helsinki | 1973-06-19 |
| 8:10.4 | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | Oslo | 1975-06-25 |
| 8:09.8 | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | Stockholm | 1975-07-01 |
| 8:08.2 | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | Montreal | 1976-07-28 |
| 8:05.4 | Henry Rono (KEN) | Seattle | 1978-05-13 |
Electronic timing
| Time | Athlete | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:05.35 | Peter Koech (KEN) | Stockholm | 1989-07-03 |
| 8:02.08 | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | Zürich | 1992-08-19 |
| 7:59.18 | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | Zürich | 1995-08-16 |
| 7:59.08 | Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN) | Zürich | 1997-08-13 |
| 7:55.72 | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) | Cologne | 1997-08-24 |
| 7:55.28 |  Brahim Boulami (MAR) | Brussels | 2001-08-24 |
| 7:53.63 |  Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) [nb] | Brussels | 2004-09-03 |
- nb Until 2002 Saif Saaeed Shaheen was known as Stephen Cherono, and represented Kenya.
Women
- (All electronic timing)
Pre-recognition
| Time | Athlete | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:34.5 |  Sara Heeb (USA) | Walnut | 1996-04-20 |
| 10:30.2 | Grace Padilla (USA) | Los Angeles | 1996-05-17 |
| 10:23.47 | Courtney Meldrum (USA) | Atlanta | 1996-06-23 |
| 10:19.6 |  Karen Harvey (CAN) | Walnut | 1998-04-18 |
| 9:55.28 |  Daniela Petrescu (ROM) | Bucharest | 1998-06-21 |
| 9:48.88 |  Yelena Motalova (RUS) | Tula | 1999-07-31 |
| 9:43.64 | Cristina Casandra (ROM) | Bucharest | 2000-08-07 |
| 9:40.20 | Cristina Casandra (ROM) | Reims | 2000-08-30 |
IAAF world records
| Time | Athlete | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:25.31 | Justyna Bąk (POL) | Nice | 2001-07-09 |
| 9:22.29 | Justyna Bąk (POL) | Milan | 2002-06-05 |
| 9:21.72 |  Alesya Turova (BLR) | Ostrava | 2002-06-12 |
| 9:16.51 | Alesya Turova (BLR) | Gdańsk | 2002-07-27 |
| 9:08.33 | Gulnara Samitova (RUS) | Tula | 2003-08-10 |
| 9:01.59 | Gulnara Samitova (RUS) | Iraklio | 2004-07-04 |
| 8:58.81 | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) | Beijing | 2008-08-17 |
| 8:52.78 |  Ruth Jebet (BHR) | Paris | 2016-08-27 |
References
- 1 2 3 "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009." (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 554. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
- ↑ Main > Men, 3000 m Steeplechase > World Records Progression. Brinkster Track and Field. Retrieved on 2014-01-18.
- ↑ 3000h World records. Apulanta. Retrieved on 2014-01-18.
- ↑ Boulami banned after IAAF's appeal. CNN (2013-11-19). Retrieved on 2014-01-18.
External links
- 3000m Steeplechase All Time List from the IAAF