# 2000 metres steeplechase

The 2000 meter steeplechase is a rarely run senior athletics and a standard youth athletics event for the steeplechase in track and field. The event was part of the athletics programme for boys and girls at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics. It is an obstacle race over the distance of 2000 metres, and derives its name from the horse racing steeplechase.

## All-time top 25

* i = indoor performance
* A = affected by altitude

### Men

* Correct as of 4 September 2024.
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 1 | 5:10.68 | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | France | 30 June 2010 | Reims |
| 2 | 5:13.47 | Bouabdellah Tahri | France | 25 June 2010 | Tomblaine |
| 3 | 5:13.77 i | Paul Kipsiele Koech | Kenya | 13 February 2011 | Ghent |
| 4 | 5:14.06 | Soufiane El Bakkali | Morocco | 11 September 2022 | Zagreb |
| 5 | 5:14.43 | Julius Kariuki | Kenya | 21 August 1990 | Rovereto |
| 6 | 5:14.53 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen | Qatar | 13 May 2005 | Doha |
| 7 | 5:16.22 | Philip Barkutwo | Kenya | 21 August 1990 | Rovereto |
| 8 | 5:16.46 | Wesley Kiprotich | Kenya | 13 May 2005 | Doha |
| 9 | 5:16.85 | Eliud Barnegetuny | Kenya | 13 June 1995 | Parma |
| 10 | 5:18.28 | Richard Kosgei | Kenya | 13 June 1995 | Parma |
| 11 | 5:18.36 | Alessandro Lambruschini | Italy | 12 September 1989 | Verona |
| 12 | 5:18.38 | Azzedine Brahmi | Algeria | 17 June 1992 | Verona |
| 13 | 5:18.51 | John Langat | Kenya | 29 August 2001 | Rovereto |
| 14 | 5:18.60 | Stanley Kibiwott | Kenya | 29 August 2001 | Rovereto |
| 15 | 5:18.65 | Antonio David Jiménez | Spain | 7 June 2005 | Huelva |
| 16 | 5:18.67 | Benjamin Kigen | Kenya | 2 June 2017 | Andujar |
| 17 | 5:19.21 | Joseph Keter | Kenya | 23 August 1995 | Rovereto |
| 18 | 5:19.68 | Samson Obwocha | Kenya | 19 July 1986 | Birmingham |
| 18 | 5:19.68 | Duncan Hamilton | United States | 3 September 2024 | Copenhagen |
| 20 | 5:19.78 | Paul Malakwen Kosgei | Kenya | 20 June 1998 | La Spezia |
| 21 | 5:19.86 | Mark Rowland | Great Britain | 28 August 1988 | London |
| 22 | 5:19.96 | Roba Gari | Ethiopia | 19 May 2007 | Herrera |
| 23 | 5:19.99 | Meresa Kahsay | Ethiopia | 12 July 2013 | Donetsk |
| 24 | 5:20.00 | Krzysztof Wesolowski | Poland | 28 June 1984 | Oslo |
| 24 | 5:20.00 + | Lawrence Kemboi | Kenya | 6 May 2016 | Doha |

#### Notes

Below is a list of all other times equal or superior to 5:20.00:
* Bouabdellah Tahri also ran 5:15.36 (2009), 5:15.96 (2002), 5:17.19 (2007), 5:19.33 (2001).
* Paul Kipsiele Koech also ran 5:17.04 i (2010).
* John Langat also ran 5:18.61 (2001).
* Eliud Barngetuny also ran 5:18.67 (1995).
* Alessandro Lambruschini also ran 5:18.68 (1990), 5:18.88 (1992), 5:19.44 (1992).
* Richard Kosgei also ran 5:19.05 (1995).

### Women

* Correct as of September 2024.
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 1 | 5:45.09 i | Winfred Yavi | Bahrain | 9 February 2021 | Liévin |
| 2 | 5:47.42 | Beatrice Chepkoech | Kenya | 10 September 2023 | Zagreb |
| 3 | 5:47.79 i | Maruša Mišmaš | Slovenia | 19 February 2020 | Liévin |
| 4 | 5:52.80 | Gesa-Felicitas Krause | Germany | 1 September 2019 | Berlin |
| 5 | 5:52.92 | Winnie Jemutai | Kenya | 10 September 2023 | Zagreb |
| 6 | 5:54.16+ | Ruth Jebet | Bahrain | 27 August 2016 | Saint-Denis |
| 7 | 5:56.79 | Luiza Gega | Albania | 10 September 2023 | Zagreb |
| 8 | 6:00.31 i | Mercy Chepkurui | Kenya | 19 February 2020 | Liévin |
| 9 | 6:00.50 | Olivia Gürth | Germany | 1 September 2024 | Berlin |
| 10 | 6:01.27 i | Roseline Chepngetich | Kenya | 19 February 2020 | Liévin |
| 11 | 6:01.47 | Tatiane Raquel da Silva | Brazil | 18 June 2023 | Poznań |
| 12 | 6:02.04 | Celestine Biwot | Kenya | 18 June 2023 | Poznań |
| 13 | 6:02.16 | Virginia Nyambura | Kenya | 6 September 2015 | Berlin |
| 14 | 6:03.38 | Wioletta Frankiewicz | Poland | 15 July 2006 | Gdańsk |
| 15 | 6:04.05 | Maroua Bouziani | Tunisia | 12 May 2023 | Toulon |
| 16 | 6:04.46 | Dorcus Inzikuru | Uganda | 1 June 2005 | Milano |
| 17 | 6:06.85 | Aneta Konieczek | Poland | 18 June 2023 | Poznań |
| 18 | 6:07.01 | Fancy Cherono | Kenya | 1 September 2019 | Berlin |
| 19 | 6:07.72 | Jolanda Kallabis | Germany | 10 September 2022 | Trier |
| 20 | 6:09.48 | Viktória Wagner-Gyürkés | Hungary | 1 September 2019 | Berlin |
| 20 | 6:09.48 | Genevieve Gregson | Australia | 1 September 2019 | Berlin |
| 22 | 6:09.62 | Kinga Krôlik | Poland | 1 September 2024 | Berlin |
| 23 | 6:09.85 | Joana Soares | Portugal | 25 July 2020 | Ribeira Brava |
| 24 | 6:10.11 i | Fancy Kipkoech | Kenya | 9 February 2021 | Liévin |
| 25 | 6:10.82 | Magdalene Masai | Kenya | 6 September 2015 | Berlin |

#### Notes

Below is a list of all other times equal or superior to 6:10.82:
* Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimsek also run 5:48.71i (2021), 5:53.38 (2023), 5:56.28 (2020).
* Winfred Yavi also ran 5:48.68i (2020), 5:56.83 (2019).
* Gesa-Felicitas Krause also ran 5:56.71 (2024), 6:04.20 (2015), 6:09.46 (2016).
* Luiza Gega also ran 6:00.07 (2019).
* Beatrice Chepkoech also ran 6:02.47 (2015).
* Winnie Jemutai also ran 6:02.61 (2023).