Steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships

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3000 metres steeplechase
at the World Athletics Championships
Overview
GenderMen and women
Years heldMen: 19832023
Women: 20052023
Championship record
Men8:00.43 Ezekiel Kemboi (2009)
Women8:57.84 Beatrice Chepkoech (2019)
Reigning champion
Men Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)
Women Winfred Yavi (BHR)

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 since 1991. Moses Kiptanui won three in a row, 1987-1995, Saif Saaeed Shaheen, born Steven Cherono, won two in 2003-5. The longest winning streak in any event in the World Championships, is 5 in a row by Ezekiel Kemboi, 2009-15. More remarkably, Kemboi prefaced that streak with a streak of three silver medals, 2003-7. 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.


Age

  • All information from IAAF[1]
Distinction Male athlete Age Female athlete Age
Youngest champion Moses Kiptanui 19 years, 334 days Yuliya Zarudneva 23 years, 113 years
Youngest medalist Conseslus Kipruto 18 years, 250 days Mekides Abebe 20 years, 356 days
Youngest participant Jakob Ingebrigtsen 16 years, 321 days Zerfe Wondemagegn 16 years, 336 days
Oldest champion Ezekiel Kemboi 33 years, 91 days Yekaterina Volkova 29 years, 192 days
Oldest medalist Ezekiel Kemboi 33 years, 91 days Habiba Ghribi 31 years, 139 days
Oldest participant Graeme Fell 36 years, 143 days Minori Hayakari 38 years, 271 days

Men's champions

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
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 Patriz Ilg (FRG)  Bogusław Mamiński (POL)  Colin Reitz (GBR)
1987 Rome
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 Francesco Panetta (ITA)  Hagen Melzer (GDR)  William Van Dijck (BEL)
1991 Tokyo
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 Moses Kiptanui (KEN)  Patrick Sang (KEN)  Azzedine Brahmi (ALG)
1993 Stuttgart
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 Moses Kiptanui (KEN)  Patrick Sang (KEN)  Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA)
1995 Gothenburg
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 Moses Kiptanui (KEN)  Christopher Kosgei (KEN)  Saad Al-Asmari (KSA)
1997 Athens
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 Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN)  Moses Kiptanui (KEN)  Bernard Barmasai (KEN)
1999 Seville
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 Christopher Kosgei (KEN)  Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN)  Ali Ezzine (MAR)
2001 Edmonton
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 Reuben Kosgei (KEN)  Ali Ezzine (MAR)  Bernard Barmasai (KEN)
2003 Saint-Denis
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 Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Eliseo Martín (ESP)
2005 Helsinki
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 Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Brimin Kipruto (KEN)
2007 Osaka
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 Brimin Kipruto (KEN)  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Richard Mateelong (KEN)
2009 Berlin
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 Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Richard Mateelong (KEN)  Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA)
2011 Daegu
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 Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Brimin Kipruto (KEN)  Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)
2013 Moscow
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 Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)  Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)
2015 Beijing
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 Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)  Brimin Kipruto (KEN)
2017 London
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 Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)  Evan Jager (USA)
2019 Doha
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 Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)  Lamecha Girma (ETH)  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)
2022 Eugene
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 Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)  Lamecha Girma (ETH)  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)
2023 Budapest
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 Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)  Lamecha Girma (ETH)  Abraham Kibiwott (KEN)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya (KEN)1312732
2 Morocco (MAR)2226
3 Qatar (QAT)2002
4 Italy (ITA)1012
5 Germany (GER)1001
6 Ethiopia (ETH)0303
7 East Germany (GDR)0101
 Poland (POL)0101
9 France (FRA)0033
10 Algeria (ALG)0011
 Belgium (BEL)0011
 Great Britain (GBR)0011
 Saudi Arabia (KSA)0011
 Spain (ESP)0011
 United States (USA)0011
Totals (15 entries)19191957

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Championships Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Ezekiel Kemboi  Kenya (KEN) 2003–2015 4 3 0 7
2 Moses Kiptanui  Kenya (KEN) 1991–1997 3 1 0 4
3 Conseslus Kipruto  Kenya (KEN) 2013–2022 2 2 1 5
4 Soufiane El Bakkali  Morocco (MAR) 2017-2019 2 1 1 4
5 Saif Saaeed Shaheen  Qatar (QAT) 2003–2005 2 0 0 2
6 Brimin Kipruto  Kenya (KEN) 2005–2015 1 1 2 4
7 Christopher Kosgei  Kenya (KEN) 1995–1999 1 1 0 2
Wilson Boit Kipketer  Kenya (KEN) 1997-1999 1 1 0 2
9 Lamecha Girma  Ethiopia (ETH) 2019-2023 0 3 0 3
10 Patrick Sang  Kenya (KEN) 1991-1993 0 2 0 2
11 Ali Ezzine  Morocco (MAR) 1999-2001 0 1 1 2
Richard Mateelong  Kenya (KEN) 2007-2009 0 1 1 2
13 Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad  France (FRA) 2011-2013 0 0 2 2

Women's champions

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
2005 Helsinki
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 Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA)  Yekaterina Volkova (RUS)  Jeruto Kiptum (KEN)
2007 Osaka
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 Yekaterina Volkova (RUS)  Tatyana Petrova (RUS)  Eunice Jepkorir (KEN)
2009 Berlin
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Vacant [2][3]  Yuliya Zarudneva (RUS)  Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)
2011 Daegu
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 Habiba Ghribi (TUN)  Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)  Mercy Wanjiku (KEN)
2013 Moscow
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 Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)  Lydiah Chepkurui (KEN)  Sofia Assefa (ETH)
2015 Beijing
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 Hyvin Jepkemoi (KEN)  Habiba Ghribi (TUN)  Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER)
2017 London
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 Emma Coburn (USA)  Courtney Frerichs (USA)  Hyvin Jepkemoi (KEN)
2019 Doha
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 Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN)  Emma Coburn (USA)  Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER)
2022 Eugene
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 Norah Jeruto (KAZ)  Werkuha Getachew (ETH)  Mekides Abebe (ETH)
2023 Budapest
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 Winfred Yavi (BHR)  Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN)  Faith Cherotich (KEN)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Championships Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Milcah Chemos Cheywa  Kenya (KEN) 2009–2013 1 1 1 3
2 Yekaterina Volkova  Russia (RUS) 2005-2007 1 1 0 2
Habiba Ghribi  Tunisia (TUN) 2011-2015 1 1 0 2
Emma Coburn  United States (USA) 2017-2019 1 1 0 2
Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya (KEN) 2019-2023 1 1 0 2
5 Hyvin Jepkemoi  Kenya (KEN) 2015-2017 1 0 1 2
6 Gesa Felicitas Krause  Germany (GER) 2015–2019 0 0 2 2

Medalists by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Kenya (KEN) 3 3 6 10
2  Russia (RUS) 1 3 0 4
3  United States (USA) 1 2 0 3
4  Tunisia (TUN) 1 1 0 2
5  Bahrain (BHR) 1 0 0 1
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1 0 0 1
 Uganda (UGA) 1 0 0 1
6  Ethiopia (ETH) 0 1 1 2
7  Germany (GER) 0 0 2 2