2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, from 27 to 30 September 2019.[1]

Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the 2019 World Championships
Beatrice Chepkoech competing in the final.
VenueKhalifa International Stadium
Dates27 September (heats)
30 September (final)
Competitors42 from 26 nations
Winning time8:57.84
Medalists
gold medal    Kenya
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    Germany
← 2017
2022 →
Video on YouTube
Official Video

Summary

edit

World record holder Beatrice Chepkoech captured her first world title with a dominant performance in the women’s 3000 metres steeplechase at the World Championships in Doha. The 28-year-old Kenyan led the race from start to finish crossing the line in 8 minutes 57.84 seconds setting a championship record. At one point she led the field by 60 metres before defending champion Emma Coburn attempted to reign her in. The American, Coburn, captured the silver medal running a personal best of 9:03.35 finishing four and one-half seconds behind Chepkoech. Germany’s Gesa Felicitas Krause ran 9:03.30 to take the bronze medal for the second time at a world championship event and also set a new national record. Bahrain’s Winifred Yavi just missed the medal podium running a personal best of 9:05.68 to finish fourth.

Two other national records were established during the race; Denmark’s Anna Emilie Møller finished seventh with a time of 9:13.46 and Albania’s Luiza Gega ran 9:19.93 to finished ninth.

Race Details

edit

When the gun sounded to start the final, Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech wasted no time stepping off to the lead and quickly establishing an expanding gap between herself and the field; 15 metres by the first barrier, 20 metres in the first lap. This caused a seven-woman pack to form led by Bahrain's Winfred Yavi with top challengers Hyvin Kiyeng, defending champion Emma Coburn, and Peruth Chemutai tucked in behind Yavi. The pack was running at a brisk pace, too, but after one kilometre found themselves seven seconds behind Chepkoech.

Chepkoech covered the first kilometre in 2:52.95. She ran her second kilometre in 3:02.34 for a 2,000 metres time of 5:55.28.

At the 6:34 mark Chepkoech opened up a 60 metre lead over the field. Thirty seconds later, at the 7:04 mark, the American Coburn would make a bold move to separate herself from the pack and chase down the leader. The defending champion ran her final kilometre in 2:57 cutting Chepkoech lead by one-half, but it was too great a distance to overcome finishing four and one-half seconds behind the leader.

Chepkoech ran the final kilometer in 3:02.56 to finish at 8:57.84, capturing gold and establishing a championship record.

Fresh off her 2000 metres steeplechase world record a month earlier, Gesa Felicitas Krause ran a spectacular final lap passing two runners, Kiyeng and Yavi, to pick up the bronze medal.

Coburn improved her standing to #8 of all time fastest women's steeplechase list. Krause set her German national record and moved to #9 on the list; Yavi moved up to #11. Anna Emilie Møller set a Danish national record in her preliminary heat and then improved upon it in the final. Finally, Luiza Gega set an Albanian national record.

Of note, at the 6:26 mark and then in fifth place, Kenya's Celliphine Chespol withdrew from the race; she crossed over a water jump and appeared to have injured herself.

Records

edit

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World record 8:44.32 Beatrice Chepkoech   KEN 20 Jul 2018 Monaco
Championship 9:02.58 Emma Coburn   USA 11 Aug 2017 London, Great Britain
World leading 8:55.58 Beatrice Chepkoech   KEN 30 Jun 2019 Palo Alto, California, US
African 8:44.32 Beatrice Chepkoech   KEN 20 Jul 2018 Monaco
Asian 8:52.78 Ruth Jebet   BHR 27 Aug 2016 Saint-Denis, France
NACAC 9:00.85 Courtney Frerichs   USA 20 Jul 2018 Monaco
South American 9:25.99 Belén Casetta   ARG 11 Aug 2017 London, Great Britain
European 8:58.81 Gulnara Samitova-Galkina   RUS 17 Aug 2008 Beijing, China
Oceanian 9:14.28 Genevieve Lacaze   AUS 27 Aug 2016 Saint-Denis, France

Schedule

edit

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:[3]

Date Time Round
27 September 18:55 Heats
30 September 21:50 Final

Results

edit

Heats

edit

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the final.[4]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Beatrice Chepkoech   Kenya (KEN) 9:18.01 Q
2 2 Courtney Frerichs   United States (USA) 9:18.42 Q
3 2 Gesa Felicitas Krause   Germany (GER) 9:18.82 Q
4 2 Anna Emilie Møller   Denmark (DEN) 9:18.92 q, NR
5 1 Peruth Chemutai   Uganda (UGA) 9:21.98 Q
6 1 Emma Coburn   United States (USA) 9:23.40 Q
7 1 Celliphine Chepteek Chespol   Kenya (KEN) 9:24.22 Q
8 1 Mekides Abebe   Ethiopia (ETH) 9:27.61 q, PB
9 1 Genevieve Gregson   Australia (AUS) 9:27.74 q, SB
10 2 Luiza Gega   Albania (ALB) 9:28.32 q
11 1 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal   Norway (NOR) 9:28.84 q
12 3 Hyvin Kiyeng   Kenya (KEN) 9:29.15 Q
13 3 Winfred Mutile Yavi   Bahrain (BHR) 9:29.40 Q
14 3 Maruša Mišmaš   Slovenia (SLO) 9:29.68 Q
15 1 Geneviève Lalonde   Canada (CAN) 9:30.01 q
16 2 Elizabeth Bird   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 9:30.13 PB
17 2 Allie Ostrander   United States (USA) 9:30.85 PB
18 3 Fancy Cherono   Kenya (KEN) 9:32.34
19 3 Yekaterina Ivonina   Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) 9:35.59 SB
20 3 Irene Sánchez-Escribano   Spain (ESP) 9:37.34
21 1 Aimee Pratt   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 9:38.91 PB
22 3 Zerfe Wondemagegn   Ethiopia (ETH) 9:40.92
23 1 Xu Shuangshuang   China (CHN) 9:42.23
24 1 Adva Cohen   Israel (ISR) 9:42.92
25 3 Zhang Xinyan   China (CHN) 9:43.75
26 1 Anna Tropina   Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) 9:44.06
27 2 Paige Campbell   Australia (AUS) 9:44.80 PB
28 1 Alicja Konieczek   Poland (POL) 9:44.96
29 3 Belén Casetta   Argentina (ARG) 9:45.07
30 2 Michelle Finn   Ireland (IRL) 9:47.44
31 3 Marwa Bouzayani   Tunisia (TUN) 9:47.78
32 1 Özlem Kaya   Turkey (TUR) 9:48.08
33 3 Regan Yee   Canada (CAN) 9:48.56
34 3 Rosie Clarke   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 9:49.18
35 2 Lomi Muleta   Ethiopia (ETH) 9:49.28
36 3 Georgia Winkcup   Australia (AUS) 9:50.21
37 2 Viktória Wagner-Gyürkés   Hungary (HUN) 9:52.11
38 2 Camilla Richardsson   Finland (FIN) 9:53.06
39 2 Reimi Yoshimura   Japan (JPN) 9:55.72
40 2 Maria Bernard-Galea   Canada (CAN) 9:57.03
41 1 Ophélie Claude-Boxberger   France (FRA) 10:05.10
42 2 Tuğba Güvenç   Turkey (TUR) 10:13.79
3 Colleen Quigley   United States (USA) DNS

Final

edit

The final was started on 30 September at 21:50.[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Beatrice Chepkoech   Kenya (KEN) 8:57.84 CR
  Emma Coburn   United States (USA) 9:02.35 PB
  Gesa Felicitas Krause   Germany (GER) 9:03.30 NR
4 Winfred Mutile Yavi   Bahrain (BHR) 9:05.68 PB
5 Peruth Chemutai   Uganda (UGA) 9:11.08 SB
6 Courtney Frerichs   United States (USA) 9:11.27
7 Anna Emilie Møller   Denmark (DEN) 9:13.46 NR
8 Hyvin Kiyeng   Kenya (KEN) 9:13.53
9 Luiza Gega   Albania (ALB) 9:19.93 NR
10 Genevieve Gregson   Australia (AUS) 9:23.84 SB
11 Mekides Abebe   Ethiopia (ETH) 9:25.66 SB
12 Maruša Mišmaš   Slovenia (SLO) 9:25.80
13 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal   Norway (NOR) 9:29.41
14 Geneviève Lalonde   Canada (CAN) 9:32.92
Celliphine Chepteek Chespol   Kenya (KEN) DNF

References

edit
  1. ^ "Start list" (PDF).
  2. ^ "3000 Metres Steeplechase Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ^ "3000 Metres Steeplechase Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Women's 3000 metres steeplechase − Heats − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Final results" (PDF).