# Steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships

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 between 1991 and 2019. Moses Kiptanui won three in a row between 1987 and 1995, Saif Saaeed Shaheen, born Steven Cherono, won two in 2003 and 2005. The longest winning streak in any event in the World Championships, is four in a row by Ezekiel Kemboi, between 2009 and 2015. More remarkably, Kemboi prefaced that streak with a streak of three silver medals between 2003 and 200. 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.
The championship records for the event are 8:00.43 for men, set by Ezekiel Kemboi in 2009, and 8:53.02 for women, set by Norah Jeruto in 2022.

## Age records

All information from World Athletics.
| Distinction | Male | Male | Male | Female | Female | Female |
| Distinction | Athlete | Age | Date | Athlete | Age | Date |
| Youngest champion | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 19 years, 334 days | 31 Aug 1991 | Yuliya Zarudneva (RUS) | 23 years, 113 days | 17 Aug 2009 |
| Youngest medalist | Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) | 18 years, 250 days | 15 Aug 2013 | Mekides Abebe (ETH) | 20 years, 356 days | 20 Jul 2022 |
| Youngest finalist | Getnet Wale (ETH) | 17 years, 23 days | 8 Aug 2017 | Winfred Yavi (BHR) | 17 years, 223 days | 11 Aug 2017 |
| Youngest participant | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | 16 years, 321 days | 6 Aug 2017 | Zerfe Wondemagegn (ETH) | 16 years, 336 days | 27 Sep 2019 |
| Oldest champion | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) | 33 years, 91 days | 24 Aug 2015 | Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) | 29 years, 192 days | 27 Aug 2007 |
| Oldest medalist | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) | 33 years, 91 days | 24 Aug 2015 | Habiba Ghribi (TUN) | 31 years, 139 days | 26 Aug 2015 |
| Oldest finalist | Simon Vroemen (NED) | 36 years, 90 days | 9 Aug 2005 | Mardrea Hyman (JAM) | 34 years, 248 days | 27 Aug 2007 |
| Oldest participant | Graeme Fell (CAN) | 36 years, 143 days | 9 Aug 1995 | Minori Hayakari (JPN) | 38 years, 271 days | 27 Aug 2011 |

## Medalists
### Men

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

#### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Kenya (KEN) | 13 | 12 | 7 | 32 |
| 2 | Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Qatar (QAT) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |

### 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) | 2017-2023 | 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 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 11 | Richard Mateelong | Kenya (KEN) | 2007-2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | France (FRA) | 2011-2013 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

### Women

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

### Medal table

| 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 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

### 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 |
| 2 | Habiba Ghribi | Tunisia (TUN) | 2011-2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Emma Coburn | United States (USA) | 2017-2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 |

## Championship record progression
### Men

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase World Championships record progression :
| Time | Athlete | Nation | Year | Round | Date |
| 8.26.63 | Julius Korir | Kenya (KEN) | 1983 | Heats | 1983-08-09 |
| 8.22.78 | Colin Reitz | Great Britain (GBR) | 1983 | Heats | 1983-08-09 |
| 8.20.81 | Boguslaw Maminski | Poland (POL) | 1983 | Semi-finals | 1983-08-10 |
| 8.15.06 | Patriz Ilg | West Germany (FRG) | 1983 | Final | 1983-08-12 |
| 8.08.57 | Francesco Panetta | Italy (ITA) | 1987 | Final | 1987-09-05 |
| 8.06.36 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya (KEN) | 1993 | Final | 1987-08-21 |
| 8.04.16 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya (KEN) | 1995 | Final | 1993-08-11 |
| 8.00.43 | Ezekiel Kemboi | Kenya (KEN) | 2009 | Final | 2009-08-18 |

### Women

Women's 3000 metres steeplechase World Championships record progression :
| Time | Athlete | Nation | Year | Round | Date |
| 9.32.96 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya | Russia (RUS) | 2005 | Heats | 2005-08-06 |
| 9.27.85 | Dorcus Inzikuru | Uganda (UGA) | 2005 | Heats | 2005-08-06 |
| 9.18.24 | Dorcus Inzikuru | Uganda (UGA) | 2005 | Final | 2005-08-08 |
| 9.06.57 | Yekaterina Volkova | Russia (RUS) | 2007 | Final | 2007-08-27 |
| 9:02.58 | Emma Coburn | United States (USA) | 2017 | Final | 2017-08-11 |
| 8.57.84 | Beatrice Chepkoech | Kenya (KEN) | 2019 | Final | 2019-09-30 |
| 8:53.02 | Norah Jeruto | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 2022 | Final | 2022-07-20 |

## Finishing times
### Top ten fastest World Championship times

Fastest men's times at the World Championships :
| Rank | Time (sec) | Athlete | Nation | Year | Date |
| 1 | 8:00.43 | Ezekiel Kemboi | Kenya | 2009 | 2009-08-18 |
| 2 | 8:00.89 | Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong | Kenya | 2009 | 2009-08-18 |
| 3 | 8:01.18 | Bouabdellah Tahri | France | 2009 | 2009-08-18 |
| 4 | 8:01.26 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | Kenya | 2009 | 2009-08-18 |
| 5 | 8:01.35 | Conseslus Kipruto | Kenya | 2019 | 2019-10-04 |
| 6 | 8:01.36 | Lamecha Girma | Ethiopia | 2019 | 2019-10-04 |
| 7 | 8:03.53 | Soufiane El Bakkali | Morocco | 2023 | 2023-08-27 |
| 8 | 8:03.76 | Soufiane El Bakkali | Morocco | 2019 | 2019-10-04 |
| 9 | 8:04.16 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya | 1995 | 1995-08-11 |
| 10 | 8:02.39 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen | Qatar | 2003 | 2003-08-26 |
Fastest women's times at the World Championships :
| Rank | Time (sec) | Athlete | Nation | Year | Date |
| 1 | 8:53.02 | Norah Jeruto | Kazakhstan | 2022 | 2022-07-20 |
| 2 | 8:54.29 | Winfred Mutile Yavi | Bahrain | 2023 | 2023-08-27 |
| 3 | 8:54.61 | Werkuha Getachew | Ethiopia | 2022 | 2022-07-20 |
| 4 | 8:56.08 | Mekides Abebe | Ethiopia | 2022 | 2022-07-20 |
| 5 | 8:57.84 | Beatrice Chepkoech | Kenya | 2019 | 2019-09-30 |
| 6 | 8:58.98 | Beatrice Chepkoech | Kenya | 2023 | 2023-08-27 |
| 7 | 9:00.69 | Faith Cherotich | Kenya | 2023 | 2023-08-27 |
| 8 | 9:01.31 | Winfred Mutile Yavi | Bahrain | 2022 | 2022-07-20 |
| 9 | 9:01.54 | Norah Jeruto | Kazakhstan | 2022$^H$ | 2022-07-16 |
| 10 | 9:02.35 | Emma Coburn | United States | 2019 | 2019-09-30 |