2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

The Women's 3,000 metres Steeplechase event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15 and August 17. The Russian steeplechase team entered for the event was particularly strong, featuring world record holder and Olympic champion Gulnara Galkina, defending world champion Yekaterina Volkova, and third fastest of the year Yuliya Zarudneva. Other possible medallists included Marta Domínguez, who had the world-leading time prior to the competition, American record holder Jenny Barringer, and world junior record holder Ruth Bisibori.[1]

On the first day of competition, Galkina won heat one, with Germany's Antje Möldner finishing not far behind with a national record-breaking run. African athletes Zemzem Ahmed and Gladys Kipkemoi shared the winning time in the second heat, a race which saw the defending champion Volkova eliminated from the competition.[2]

In the final, the favourite Galkina led upon the final lap, when Domínguez and Zarudneva sped ahead of the field. Domínguez kicked in the final straight to take her first World Championship gold medal in 9:07.32. This was a Spanish record and the fourth fastest of all time, in what was only her ninth race in the steeplechase. Zarudneva held on for the silver medal and Milcah Chemos Cheywa, a Kenyan newcomer, took the bronze, both athletes with a personal best. The former champion Galkina had faded into fourth place, and out of the medals. A number of athletes in the rest of the field recorded personal bests, with highlights including Habiba Ghribi and Antje Möldner running national records, and Jennifer Barringer setting a new North American record.[3]

On November 19, 2015, the Court of Arbitration for Sport found Domínguez guilty of an anti-doping rule violation and ordered that all competitive results obtained by Domínguez from 5 August 2009 be disqualified.[4] Earlier in 2015, silver medalist Yuliya Zarudneva (now known as Zaripova) received a doping ban that did not backdate to the 2009 World Championships,[5] therefore Zarudneva was not advanced to gold

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Vacated Yuliya Zarudneva
  Russia (RUS)&

Milcha Chemos Cheywa   Kenya (KEN)

Gulnara Samitova-Galkina  Russia (RUS)

Records

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World record   Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) 8:58.81 Beijing, China 17 August 2008
Championship record   Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) 9:06.57 Osaka, Japan 27 August 2007
World leading   Marta Domínguez (ESP) 9:09.39 Barcelona, Spain 25 July 2009
African record   Eunice Jepkorir (KEN) 9:07.41 Beijing, China 17 August 2008
Asian record   Liu Nian (CHN) 9:26.25 Wuhan, China 2 November 2007
North American record   Jennifer Barringer (USA) 9:22.26 Beijing, China 17 August 2008
South American record   Sabine Heitling (BRA) 9:41.22 London, United Kingdom 25 July 2009
European record   Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) 8:58.81 Beijing, China 17 August 2008
Oceanian record   Donna MacFarlane (AUS) 9:18.35 Oslo, Norway 6 June 2008

Qualification standards

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A time B time
9:40.00 9:48.00

Schedule

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Date Time Round
August 15, 2009 10:50 Heats
August 17, 2009 20:30 Final

Results

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Heats

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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 Gulnara Samitova-Galkina   Russia (RUS) 9:17.67 Q
2 1 Antje Möldner   Germany (GER) 9:21.73 Q, NR
3 1 Sofia Assefa   Ethiopia (ETH) 9:22.63 Q
4 1 Milcah Chemos Cheywa   Kenya (KEN) 9:23.87 Q
5 1 Eva Arias   Spain (ESP) 9:25.14 q, PB
6 2 Habiba Ghribi   Tunisia (TUN) 9:26.40 Q
7 2 Yuliya Zarudneva   Russia (RUS) 9:26.64 Q
8 1 Jéssica Augusto   Portugal (POR) 9:26.64 q, SB
9 2 Jennifer Barringer   United States (USA) 9:26.81 Q
10 2 Katarzyna Kowalska   Poland (POL) 9:26.93 Q, PB
11 2 Ruth Bosibori   Kenya (KEN) 9:27.04 q
12 2 Sara Moreira   Portugal (POR) 9:28.64 PB
13 3 Zemzem Ahmed   Ethiopia (ETH) 9:29.36 Q, SB
14 3 Gladys Kipkemoi   Kenya (KEN) 9:29.36 Q
15 2 Korahubsh Itaa   Ethiopia (ETH) 9:33.67
16 3 Sophie Duarte   France (FRA) 9:34.08 Q
17 1 Ancuţa Bobocel   Romania (ROM) 9:34.39 SB
18 3 Marta Domínguez   Spain (ESP) 9:34.78 Q
19 1 Iríni Kokkinaríou   Greece (GRE) 9:35.61 SB
20 3 Hanane Ouhaddou   Morocco (MAR) 9:35.78
21 3 Oxana Juravel   Moldova (MDA) 9:36.63 NR
22 1 Yelena Sidorchenkova   Russia (RUS) 9:37.16
23 2 Ulrika Johansson   Sweden (SWE) 9:38.88 PB
24 1 Minori Hayakari   Japan (JPN) 9:39.28 SB
25 2 Helen Clitheroe   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 9:41.71
26 2 Diana Martín   Spain (ESP) 9:42.39 PB
27 3 Yekaterina Volkova   Russia (RUS) 9:43.52
28 2 Élodie Olivarès   France (FRA) 9:43.83
29 3 Lívia Tóth   Hungary (HUN) 9:45.14
30 1 Lindsey Anderson   United States (USA) 9:46.03
31 3 Sandra Eriksson   Finland (FIN) 9:46.62 PB
32 3 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal   Norway (NOR) 9:48.47
33 3 Cristina Casandra   Romania (ROM) 9:49.88
34 3 Bridget Franek   United States (USA) 9:50.02
35 2 Sabine Heitling   Brazil (BRA) 9:50.96
36 1 Donna MacFarlane   Australia (AUS) 9:52.46 SB
37 1 Durka Mana   Sudan (SUD) 9:52.90
38 1 Elena Romagnolo   Italy (ITA) 9:56.61
39 2 Roisin McGettigan   Ireland (IRL) 9:59.10
40 2 Silje Fjørtoft   Norway (NOR) 10:01.04
41 3 Aslı Çakır   Turkey (TUR) 10:06.64

Key: NR = National record, PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
DQ Marta Domínguez   Spain (ESP) 9:07.32 WL, NR
  Yuliya Zarudneva   Russia (RUS) 9:08.39 PB
Milcah Chemos Cheywa   Kenya (KEN) 9:08.57 PB
  Gulnara Samitova-Galkina   Russia (RUS) 9:11.09 SB
4 Jennifer Barringer   United States (USA) 9:12.50 AR
5 Habiba Ghribi   Tunisia (TUN) 9:12.52 NR
6 Ruth Bosibori   Kenya (KEN) 9:13.16 PB
7 Gladys Kipkemoi   Kenya (KEN) 9:14.62 PB
8 Antje Möldner   Germany (GER) 9:18.54 NR
9 Zemzem Ahmed   Ethiopia (ETH) 9:22.64 SB
10 Jéssica Augusto   Portugal (POR) 9:25.25 SB
11 Katarzyna Kowalska   Poland (POL) 9:30.37
12 Sofia Assefa   Ethiopia (ETH) 9:31.29
13 Eva Arias   Spain (ESP) 9:33.34
14 Sophie Duarte   France (FRA) 9:33.85

Key: AR = Area record, NR = National record, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season)

Note: Marta Domínguez was disqualified in November 2015. Gold Medal has been left vacated because Yuliya Zarudneva took drugs too and got a ban.

Splits

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Intermediate Athlete Country Mark
1000m Gulnara Galkina   Russia 3:01.26
2000m Gladys Jerotich Kipkemoi   Kenya 6:06.45

References

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  1. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-09). Women's 3000m Steeplechase - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16. Archived 2009-09-08.
  2. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-15). Event Report - Women's 3000m Steeplechase - Heats Archived 2009-08-17 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16.
  3. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-17). Event Report - Women's 3000m Steeplechase - Final Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18.
  4. ^ "Marta Domínguez Banned for 3 Years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)" (PDF) (Press release). Court of Arbitration for Sport. November 19, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  5. ^ "Russian athletes (athletics) recognized ineligible | RUSADA". Archived from the original on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2015-11-19.