# 2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

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.
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

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| | Habiba Ghribi Tunisia (TUN) | Milcah Chemos Cheywa Kenya (KEN) |

## Records

| 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 | Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) | 9:12.89 | Rome, Italy | 26 May 2011 |
| 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, Central American and Caribbean record | Jennifer Barringer (USA) | 9:12.50 | Berlin, Germany | 17 August 2009 |
| 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

| A time | B time |
| 9:43.00 | 9:50.00 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| August 27, 2011 | 10:35 | Heats |
| August 30, 2011 | 21:20 | Final |

## Results

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal 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 | Turkey (TUR) | 9:24.06 | NR, Doping |
| 1 | 1 | Habiba Ghribi | Tunisia (TUN) | 9:24.56 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Mercy Wanjiku | Kenya (KEN) | 9:24.95 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Hanane Ouhaddou | Morocco (MAR) | 9:25.96 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 1 | Birtukan Fente | Ethiopia (ETH) | 9:28.82 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Sofia Assefa | Ethiopia (ETH) | 9:32.48 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Milcah Chemos Cheywa | Kenya (KEN) | 9:35.61 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Yuliya Zarudneva Zaripova | Russia (RUS) | 9:35.80 | Doping |
| 7 | 3 | Gesa Felicitas Krause | Germany (GER) | 9:35.83 | Q, PB |
| 8 | 2 | Lydia Rotich | Kenya (KEN) | 9:36.70 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Birtukan Adamu | Ethiopia (ETH) | 9:37.31 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Barbara Parker | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 9:38.21 | q |
| 11 | 2 | Emma Coburn | United States (USA) | 9:38.42 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Lyubov Kharlamova | Russia (RUS) | 9:40.04 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Fionnuala Britton | Ireland (IRL) | 9:41.17 | |
| 14 | 3 | Beverly Ramos | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 9:45.50 | |
| 15 | 1 | Bridget Franek | United States (USA) | 9:43.09 | |
| 16 | 2 | Cristina Casandra | Romania (ROM) | 9:51.00 | |
| 17 | 1 | Korene Hinds | Jamaica (JAM) | 9:52.11 | |
| 18 | 3 | Stephanie Garcia | United States (USA) | 9:53.47 | |
| 19 | 3 | Stephanie Reilly | Ireland (IRL) | 9:55.49 | |
| 20 | 1 | Jana Sussmann | Germany (GER) | 9:59.53 | |
| 21 | 3 | Sandra Eriksson | Finland (FIN) | 10:03.20 | |
| 22 | 1 | Diana Martín | Spain (ESP) | 10:04.59 | |
| 23 | 2 | Gülcan Mingir | Turkey (TUR) | 10:04.83 | |
| 24 | 2 | Minori Hayakari | Japan (JPN) | 10:05.34 | |
| 25 | 1 | Ángela Figueroa | Colombia (COL) | 10:06.00 | |
| 26 | 2 | Salima El Ouali Alami | Morocco (MAR) | 10:07.71 | |
| 27 | 2 | Marcela Lustigová | Czech Republic (CZE) | 10:12.54 | |
| 28 | 3 | Svitlana Shmidt | Ukraine (UKR) | 10:14.16 | |
| 29 | 3 | Iríni Kokkinaríou | Greece (GRE) | 10:15.18 | |
| | 2 | Mardrea Hyman | Jamaica (JAM) | DNF | |
| | 2 | Sara Moreira | Portugal (POR) | DQ | Drug Test |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yuliya Zarudneva Zaripova | Russia (RUS) | 9:07.03 | WL, Doping |
| | Habiba Ghribi | Tunisia (TUN) | 9:11.97 | NR |
| | Milcah Chemos Cheywa | Kenya (KEN) | 9:17.16 | |
| | Mercy Wanjiku | Kenya (KEN) | 9:17.88 | |
| 4 | Lydia Rotich | Kenya (KEN) | 9:25.74 | |
| 5 | Sofia Assefa | Ethiopia (ETH) | 9:28.24 | |
| 7 | Binnaz Uslu | Turkey (TUR) | 9:31.06 | Doping |
| 6 | Hanane Ouhaddou | Morocco (MAR) | 9:32.36 | |
| 7 | Gesa Felicitas Krause | Germany (GER) | 9:32.74 | PB |
| 8 | Birtukan Fente | Ethiopia (ETH) | 9:36.81 | |
| 9 | Lyubov Kharlamova | Russia (RUS) | 9:44.14 | |
| 10 | Emma Coburn | United States (USA) | 9:51.40 | |
| 11 | Barbara Parker | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 9:56.66 | |
| 12 | Birtukan Adamu | Ethiopia (ETH) | 10:05.10 | |
| | Sara Moreira | Portugal (POR) | DQ | Doping |