# 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 24 and 26 August.

## Summary

The reigning champion from 2013 Milcah Chemos Cheywa was absent from the competition due to a back injury.
This championship race had a preview of sorts at the 2015 Herculis meet in Monaco where most of the finalists raced to a different order. That race was won by Habiba Ghribi in the world leading time. This final was going to be slower and tactical, everybody was watching each other. A lap into the race, Lalita Babar broke away, building up a 10 to 15 meter gap on the pack. She was treated as a breakaway in a bicycle racing, but the peloton didn't give chase. With 2 laps to go, the pack led by Emma Coburn swallowed up the lead and went past. For the next lap, the pack was content to let Coburn lead, Ghribi coming up to her shoulder and the rest going sometimes five abreast over the barriers. At the bell, Ghribi took the lead, Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi and Coburn battling down the backstretch. Going into the final water jump Jepkemoi finally passed Coburn, with Gesa Felicitas Krause and Sofia Assefa forming a tight pack of five to sprint for the medals. As Krause pressed Ghribi from the inside, Jepkemoi had to swing wide out to lane two to find some running room. Krause took the lead over the final barrier as Ghribi stuttered. Ghribi was stronger to take the lead back from Krause but Jepkemoi ran past both of them on the outside and on to victory.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| 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 | Habiba Ghribi (TUN) | 9:11.28 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 17 July 2015 |
| African record | Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) | 9:07.14 | Oslo, Norway | 7 June 2012 |
| Asian record | Ruth Jebet (BHR) | 9:20.55 | Zürich, Switzerland | 28 August 2014 |
| NACAC record | Emma Coburn (USA) | 9:11.42 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 12 July 2014 |
| 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

* Entry standards
* 9:44.00

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 24 August 2015 | 09:45 | Heats |
| 26 August 2015 | 21:00 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+8)

## Results

| KEY: | Q | Qualified | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Habiba Ghribi | Tunisia (TUN) | 9:24.38 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Gesa Felicitas Krause | Germany (GER) | 9:24.92 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Hiwot Ayalew | Ethiopia (ETH) | 9:25.55 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Rosefline Chepngetich | Kenya (KEN) | 9:25.91 | Q, PB |
| 5 | 3 | Hyvin Jepkemoi | Kenya (KEN) | 9:26.19 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Sofia Assefa | Ethiopia (ETH) | 9:26.47 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Emma Coburn | United States (USA) | 9:27.19 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Lalita Babar | India (IND) | 9:27.86 | q, NR |
| 9 | 3 | Fadwa Sidi Madane | Morocco (MAR) | 9:27.87 | q, PB |
| 10 | 3 | Ruth Jebet | Bahrain (BHR) | 9:27.93 | q |
| 11 | 2 | Salima El Ouali Alami | Morocco (MAR) | 9:28.18 | q |
| 12 | 1 | Virginia Nyambura | Kenya (KEN) | 9:28.50 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Colleen Quigley | United States (USA) | 9:29.09 | q |
| 14 | 1 | Stephanie Garcia | United States (USA) | 9:29.34 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Özlem Kaya | Turkey (TUR) | 9:30.23 | q, PB |
| 16 | 1 | Madeline Heiner | Australia (AUS) | 9:30.79 | |
| 17 | 3 | Etenesh Diro | Ethiopia (ETH) | 9:31.97 | |
| 18 | 1 | Amina Bettiche | Algeria (ALG) | 9:36.10 | SB |
| 19 | 1 | Geneviève Lalonde | Canada (CAN) | 9:36.83 | |
| 20 | 2 | Mariya Shatalova | Ukraine (UKR) | 9:36.87 | PB |
| 21 | 1 | Maruša Mišmaš | Slovenia (SLO) | 9:37.73 | |
| 22 | 3 | Genevieve LaCaze | Australia (AUS) | 9:39.35 | |
| 23 | 3 | Sandra Eriksson | Finland (FIN) | 9:39.64 | |
| 24 | 2 | Birtukan Fente | Ethiopia (ETH) | 9:39.77 | |
| 25 | 2 | Erin Teschuk | Canada (CAN) | 9:40.07 | PB |
| 26 | 2 | Victoria Mitchell | Australia (AUS) | 9:43.73 | |
| 27 | 3 | Lucie Sekanová | Czech Republic (CZE) | 9:45.72 | |
| 28 | 2 | Silvia Danekova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 9:46.31 | |
| 29 | 2 | Sara Louise Treacy | Ireland (IRL) | 9:48.24 | |
| 30 | 3 | Klara Bodinson | Sweden (SWE) | 9:50.13 | |
| 31 | 2 | Charlotta Fougberg | Sweden (SWE) | 9:50.79 | |
| 32 | 1 | Camilla Richardsson | Finland (FIN) | 9:53.13 | |
| 33 | 1 | Michelle Finn | Ireland (IRL) | 9:55.27 | |
| 34 | 1 | Muriel Coneo | Colombia (COL) | 9:55.53 | |
| 35 | 3 | Tuğba Güvenç | Turkey (TUR) | 9:58.07 | |
| 36 | 1 | Lyudmila Lebedeva | Russia (RUS) | 9:58.65 | |
| 37 | 1 | Rosa Flanagan | New Zealand (NZL) | 10:00.71 | |
| 38 | 3 | Natalya Aristarkhova | Russia (RUS) | 10:02.79 | |
| 39 | 3 | Kerry O'Flaherty | Ireland (IRL) | 10:05.10 | |
| 40 | 3 | Zhang Xinyan | China (CHN) | 10:13.25 | |
| 41 | 2 | Ekaterina Doseykina | Russia (RUS) | 10:13.26 | |
| 42 | 3 | Rolanda Bell | Panama (PAN) | 10:33.78 | |
| | 1 | Sviatlana Kudzelich | Belarus (BLR) | DNF | |
| | 1 | Hanane Ouhaddou | Morocco (MAR) | DQ | R163.3b |
| | 1 | Aisha Praught | Jamaica (JAM) | DQ | R163.3b |

### Final

The final was held at 21:00.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Hyvin Jepkemoi | Kenya (KEN) | 9:19.11 | |
| | Habiba Ghribi | Tunisia (TUN) | 9:19.24 | |
| | Gesa Felicitas Krause | Germany (GER) | 9:19.25 | PB |
| 4 | Sofia Assefa | Ethiopia (ETH) | 9:20.01 | SB |
| 5 | Emma Coburn | United States (USA) | 9:21.78 | |
| 6 | Hiwot Ayalew | Ethiopia (ETH) | 9:24.27 | |
| 7 | Virginia Nyambura | Kenya (KEN) | 9:26.21 | |
| 8 | Lalita Babar | India (IND) | 9:29.64 | |
| 9 | Stephanie Garcia | United States (USA) | 9:31.06 | |
| 10 | Salima El Ouali Alami | Morocco (MAR) | 9:32.15 | |
| 11 | Ruth Jebet | Bahrain (BHR) | 9:33.41 | |
| 12 | Colleen Quigley | United States (USA) | 9:34.29 | |
| 13 | Özlem Kaya | Turkey (TUR) | 9:34.66 | |
| 14 | Fadwa Sidi Madane | Morocco (MAR) | 9:41.45 | |
| 15 | Rosefline Chepngetich | Kenya (KEN) | 9:46.08 | |