The 3000 metres steeplechase has been held as an event at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in the men's division since 1983 and in the women's division since 2005. It can be noted for a series of lengthy winning streaks in the men's division, where Kenyan born athletes have won every championship between 1991 and 2019. Moses Kiptanui won three in a row between 1987 and 1995, Saif Saaeed Shaheen, born Steven Cherono, won two in 2003 and 2005. The longest winning streak in any event in the World Championships, is four in a row by Ezekiel Kemboi, between 2009 and 2015. More remarkably, Kemboi prefaced that streak with a streak of three silver medals between 2003 and 200. 2007 champion Brimin Kipruto has a complete set of medals, including two bronze. Kenya has also fared well in the women's division winning 9 of the 21 medals issued to date. 2013 women's champion Milcah Chemos Cheywa also has a complete set of medals.
The championship records for the event are 8:00.43 for men, set by Ezekiel Kemboi in 2009, and 8:53.02 for women, set by Norah Jeruto in 2022.
Age records All information from World Athletics. DistinctionMaleFemaleAthleteAgeDateAthleteAgeDateYoungest champion19 years, 334 days31 Aug 199123 years, 113 days17 Aug 2009Youngest medalist18 years, 250 days15 Aug 201320 years, 356 days20 Jul 2022Youngest finalist17 years, 23 days8 Aug 201717 years, 223 days11 Aug 2017Youngest participant16 years, 321 days6 Aug 201716 years, 336 days27 Sep 2019Oldest champion33 years, 91 days24 Aug 201529 years, 192 days27 Aug 2007Oldest medalist33 years, 91 days24 Aug 201531 years, 139 days26 Aug 2015Oldest finalist36 years, 90 days9 Aug 200534 years, 248 days27 Aug 2007Oldest participant36 years, 143 days9 Aug 199538 years, 271 days27 Aug 2011
Medalists
Men
Multiple medalists Rank Athlete Nation ChampionshipsGoldSilverBronze Total 1 2003–2015 4 3 0 7 2 1991–1997 3 1 0 4 3 2013–2022 2 2 1 5 2017-2025 2 2 1 5 5 2003–2005 2 0 0 2 6 2005–2015 1 1 2 4 7 1995–1999 1 1 0 2 1997-1999 1 1 0 29Lamecha Girma2019-20230303 10 1991-1993 0 2 0 2 11 1999-2001 0 1 1 2 2007-2009 0 1 1 2 13 2011-2013 0 0 2 2
Women
Medal table RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal14361121304312034110211026100110016012370022
Multiple medalists Rank Athlete Nation ChampionshipsGoldSilverBronze Total 1 2009–2013 1 1 1 3 2 2005-2007 1 1 0 2 2011-2015 1 1 0 2 2017-2019 1 1 0 2Beatrice Chepkoech2019-20231102Winfred Yavi2023-20251102 5 2015-2017 1 0 1 2Faith Cherotich2023-20251012 6 2015–2019 0 0 2 2
Championship record progression
Men +Men's 3000 metres steeplechase World Championships record progressionMain > Men's 3000 m steeplechase > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.TimeAthleteNationYearRoundDate8.26.63Julius Korir1983Heats1983-08-098.22.78Colin Reitz1983Heats1983-08-098.20.81Boguslaw Maminski1983Semi-finals1983-08-108.15.06Patriz Ilg1983Final1983-08-128.08.57Francesco Panetta1987Final1987-09-058.06.36Moses Kiptanui1993Final1987-08-218.04.16Moses Kiptanui1995Final1993-08-118.00.43Ezekiel Kemboi2009Final2009-08-18
Women +Women's 3000 metres steeplechase World Championships record progressionMain > Women, 3000 m steeplechase > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.TimeAthleteNationYearRoundDate9.32.96Yelena Zadorozhnaya2005Heats2005-08-069.27.85Dorcus Inzikuru2005Heats2005-08-069.18.24Dorcus Inzikuru2005Final2005-08-089.06.57Yekaterina Volkova2007Final2007-08-279:02.58Emma Coburn2017Final2017-08-118.57.84Beatrice Chepkoech2019Final2019-09-308:53.02Norah Jeruto2022Final2022-07-208:51.59Faith Cherotich2025Final2025-09-17
Finishing times
Top ten fastest World Championship times
+ Fastest men's times at the World ChampionshipsRankTime (sec)AthleteNationYearDate 1 8:00.43 Ezekiel Kemboi 2009 2009-08-18 2 8:00.89 Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong 2009 2009-08-18 3 8:01.18 Bouabdellah Tahri 2009 2009-08-18 4 8:01.26 Paul Kipsiele Koech 2009 2009-08-18 5 8:01.35 Conseslus Kipruto 2019 2019-10-04 6 8:01.36 Lamecha Girma 2019 2019-10-04 7 8:03.53 Soufiane El Bakkali 2023 2023-08-27 8 8:03.76 Soufiane El Bakkali 2019 2019-10-04 9 8:04.16 Moses Kiptanui 1995 1995-08-11 10 8:02.39 Saif Saaeed Shaheen 2003 2003-08-26
+ Fastest women's times at the World ChampionshipsRankTime (sec)AthleteNationYearDate 1 8:51.59 Faith Cherotich 2025 2025-09-17 2 8:53.02 Norah Jeruto 2022 2022-07-20 3 8:54.29 Winfred Yavi 2023 2023-08-27 4 8:54.61 Werkuha Getachew 2022 2022-07-20 5 8:56.08 Mekides Abebe 2022 2022-07-20 6 8:56.46 Winfred Yavi 2025 2025-09-17 7 8:57.84 Beatrice Chepkoech 2019 2019-09-30 8 8:58.86 Sembo Almayew 2025 2025-09-17 9 8:58.98 Beatrice Chepkoech 2023 2023-08-27 10 9:00.69 Faith Cherotich 2023 2023-08-27
See also 3000 metres steeplechase 3000 metres steeplechase at the Olympics
References
External links Official World Athletics website