The women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and 30. The winning margin was 5.19 seconds which as of 2024 is the only time the women's 3000 metres steeplechase has been won by more than five seconds at these championships.
Milcah Chemos Cheywa was the pre-race favourite, having set the fastest time that year and gone undefeated on the Diamond League. Kenya also entered Mercy Wanjiku Njoroge and Lydia Jebet Rotich, the third and fourth fastest steeplechasers of the season. The other principal medal contenders were Sofia Assefa, second in the Diamond League rankings, and Yuliya Zarudneva (the 2009 runner-up). The 2008 Olympic champion Gulnara Galkina had failed to qualify, while the defending world champion Marta Domínguez was absent due to pregnancy.Landells, Steve (2011-08-22). Women's 3000m Steeplechase - PREVIEW . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-25.Reinares, Diego (2011-08-25). . Agence France Presse. Retrieved on 2011-08-25.
On March 24, 2016, the Court of Arbitration for Sport disqualified Yuliya Zaripova's results from July 20, 2011, to July 25, 2013, which included the World Championships.
This resulted in the winning margin becoming 5.19 seconds. As of 2024, this is the only time this race has been won by more than five seconds at these championships.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeHabiba GhribiMilcah Chemos Cheywa
Records World record8:58.81Beijing, China17 August 2008Championship record9:06.57Osaka, Japan27 August 2007World leading9:12.89Rome, Italy26 May 2011African record9:07.41Beijing, China17 August 2008Asian record9:26.25Wuhan, China2 November 2007North, Central American and Caribbean record9:12.50Berlin, Germany17 August 2009South American record9:41.22London, United Kingdom25 July 2009European record8:58.81Beijing, China17 August 2008Oceanian record9:18.35Oslo, Norway6 June 2008
Qualification standards A timeB time 9:43.00 9:50.00
Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 27, 2011 10:35 HeatsAugust 30, 2011 21:20 Final
Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best
Heats Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Binnaz Uslu NR, Doping 1 1 Habiba Ghribi Q 2 1 Mercy Wanjiku Q 3 1 Hanane Ouhaddou Q, SB 4 1 Birtukan Fente q 5 2 Sofia Assefa Q 6 3 Milcah Chemos Cheywa Q 8 3 Yuliya Zarudneva Zaripova Doping 7 3 Gesa Felicitas Krause Q, PB 8 2 Lydia Rotich Q 9 3 Birtukan Adamu Q 10 3 Barbara Parker q 11 2 Emma Coburn Q 12 2 Lyubov Kharlamova q 13 1 Fionnuala Britton 14 3 Beverly Ramos 15 1 Bridget Franek 16 2 Cristina Casandra 17 1 Korene Hinds 18 3 Stephanie Garcia 19 3 Stephanie Reilly 20 1 Jana Sussmann 21 3 Sandra Eriksson 10:03.20 22 1 Diana Martín 10:04.59 23 2 Gülcan Mingir 10:04.83 24 2 Minori Hayakari 10:05.34 25 1 Ángela Figueroa 10:06.00 26 2 Salima El Ouali Alami 10:07.71 27 2 Marcela Lustigová 10:12.54 28 3 Svitlana Shmidt 10:14.16 29 3 Iríni Kokkinaríou 10:15.18 2 Mardrea Hyman 2 Sara Moreira Drug Test
Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Yuliya Zarudneva Zaripova 9:07.03 WL, Doping Habiba Ghribi 9:11.97 NR Milcah Chemos Cheywa 9:17.16 Mercy Wanjiku 9:17.88 Lydia Rotich 9:25.74 Sofia Assefa 9:28.24 Binnaz Uslu 9:31.06 Doping Hanane Ouhaddou 9:32.36 Gesa Felicitas Krause 9:32.74 PB Birtukan Fente 9:36.81 Lyubov Kharlamova 9:44.14 10 Emma Coburn 9:51.40 11 Barbara Parker 9:56.66 12 Birtukan Adamu Sara Moreira Doping
References
External links 3000 metres steeplechase results at IAAF website