The 2000 metres steeplechase is a rarely run senior athletics and a standard youth athletics event for the steeplechase in track and field. The event was part of the athletics programme for boys and girls at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics. It is an obstacle race over the distance of 2000 metres, and derives its name from the horse racing steeplechase.
All-time top 25 i = indoor performance A = affected by altitude
Men Correct as of 5 June 2026. RankTimeAthleteNationDatePlace15:10.68Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad30 June 2010Reims25:13.47Bouabdellah Tahri25 June 2010Tomblaine35:13.77 Paul Kipsiele Koech13 February 2011Ghent45:14.06 Soufiane El Bakkali11 September 2022Zagreb55:14.43Julius Kariuki21 August 1990Rovereto65:14.53Saif Saaeed Shaheen13 May 2005Doha75:16.22Philip Barkutwo21 August 1990Rovereto85:16.46Wesley Kiprotich13 May 2005Doha95:16.85Eliud Barnegetuny13 June 1995Parma105:18.28Richard Kosgei13 June 1995Parma115:18.29Karl Bebendorf31 May 2026Dresden125:18.36Alessandro Lambruschini12 September 1989Verona135:18.38Azzedine Brahmi17 June 1992Verona145:18.51John Langat29 August 2001Rovereto155:18.60Stanley Kibiwott29 August 2001Rovereto165:18.65Antonio David Jiménez7 June 2005Huelva175:18.67Benjamin Kigen2 June 2017Andujar185:19.21Joseph Keter23 August 1995Rovereto195:19.68Samson Obwocha19 July 1986BirminghamDuncan Hamilton3 September 2024Copenhagen215:19.78Paul Malakwen Kosgei20 June 1998La Spezia225:19.86Mark Rowland28 August 1988London235:19.96Roba Gari19 May 2007Herrera245:19.99Meresa Kahsay12 July 2013Donetsk255:20.00Krzysztof Wesolowski28 June 1984Oslo5:20.00 Lawrence Kemboi6 May 2016Doha
Notes Below is a list of all other times equal or superior to 5:20.00: Bouabdellah Tahri also ran 5:15.36 (2009), 5:15.96 (2002), 5:17.19 (2007), 5:19.33 (2001). Paul Kipsiele Koech also ran 5:17.04 (2010). John Langat also ran 5:18.61 (2001). Eliud Barngetuny also ran 5:18.67 (1995). Alessandro Lambruschini also ran 5:18.68 (1990), 5:18.88 (1992), 5:19.44 (1992). Richard Kosgei also ran 5:19.05 (1995).
Women Correct as of July 2025. RankTimeAthleteNationDatePlace15:45.09 Winfred Yavi9 February 2021Liévin25:47.42Beatrice Chepkoech10 September 2023Zagreb35:47.79 Maruša Mišmaš19 February 2020Liévin45:52.80Gesa-Felicitas Krause1 September 2019Berlin55:52.92Winnie Jemutai10 September 2023Zagreb65:54.16Ruth Jebet27 August 2016Saint-Denis75:56.79Luiza Gega10 September 2023Zagreb85:57.76Ley Meyer27 July 2025Berlin96:00.31 Mercy Chepkurui19 February 2020Liévin106:00.50Olivia Gürth1 September 2024Berlin116:01.27 Roseline Chepngetich19 February 2020Liévin126:01.47Tatiane Raquel da Silva18 June 2023Poznań136:02.04Celestine Biwot18 June 2023Poznań146:02.16Virginia Nyambura6 September 2015Berlin156:03.38Wioletta Frankiewicz15 July 2006Gdańsk166:04.05Maroua Bouziani12 May 2023Toulon176:04.46Dorcus Inzikuru1 June 2005Milano186:04.79Jolanda Kallabis27 July 2025Berlin196:05.53Eline Dalemans27 July 2025Berlin206:06.85Aneta Konieczek18 June 2023Poznań216:07.01Fancy Cherono1 September 2019Berlin226:09.48Viktória Wagner-Gyürkés1 September 2019BerlinGenevieve Gregson1 September 2019Berlin246:09.62Kinga Krôlik1 September 2024Berlin256:09.85Joana Soares25 July 2020Ribeira Brava
Notes Below is a list of all other times equal or superior to 6:09.85: Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimsek also run 5:48.71 (2021), 5:53.38 (2023), 5:56.28 (2020). Winfred Yavi also ran 5:48.68 (2020), 5:56.83 (2019). Gesa-Felicitas Krause also ran 5:56.71 (2024), 6:04.20 (2015), 6:09.46 (2016). Luiza Gega also ran 6:00.07 (2019). Beatrice Chepkoech also ran 6:02.47 (2015). Winnie Jemutai also ran 6:02.61 (2023). Jolanda Kallabis also ran 6:07.72 (2022).
See also
3000 metres steeplechase
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